NYC pols refuse Adams’ call to open offices as cooling centers during weekend heatwave
NY Post
This is very uncool.
New York City’s elected officials and community boards couldn’t be bothered with helping residents cope with the stifling weekend heat wave — despite a direct appeal from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
The city Office of Emergency Management sent a request to 225 elected officials and staffers — including members of the City Council, state Senate and Assembly, Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and the House of Representatives — to volunteer their offices as cooling centers over the short but sweltering stretch.
Not one of the pols or workers offered to open their office’s doors over the sizzling weekend, when temperatures hit well in the 90s, city officials said.
Only six elected officials bothered to respond at all to the request — and even then, it was only to say they would allow their office to be used as a mini-cooling center on weekdays.
The half-dozen pols who responded were state Sen. Leroy Comrie and council members Nantasha Williams and Selvena Brooks-Powers of Queens, Councilwoman Ana Sanchez of The Bronx and state Assemblyman Michael Novakhov and Councilwoman Alexa Aviles of Brooklyn.
