STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As New York deals with an increasingly deadly ongoing cold front, the city has activated warming centers in the five boroughs, including on Staten Island.
According to New York City’s emergency notification system, the warming centers have opened “for residents needing relief from cold temperatures.”
Two warming centers have been activated on Staten Island. The first, NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, is located at 165 Vanderbilt Ave in Clifton. This center will be open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
The second is Project Hospitality, located at 150 Richmond Terrace in St. George.
In addition, warming buses will be parked outside 18 Richmond Place in Richmond Valley from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., according to the 311 website.
These locations are open to anyone in need, according to the city.
According to the National Weather Service, a cold weather advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m.
The combination of temperatures in the single digits to teens and sustained winds of 15-25 mph is creating hazardous conditions.
Wind gusts are expected to increase Sunday afternoon, reaching 30-40 mph across Staten Island, with coastal areas possibly experiencing gusts up to 45 mph.
Sunday’s high will be 23 degrees with a low of 14, continuing a trend of brutally cold conditions.
The cold weather pattern will continue through the week, with high temperatures generally around 30 degrees and lows in the teens to single digits from Monday through Friday.
Wind chills during this period will be closest to advisory criteria during late Sunday night and early Monday morning but are not expected to be severe or widespread enough to warrant an extension of the cold weather advisory.
After Sunday’s extreme cold, New York City will experience below-normal temperatures throughout the week, though not as severe as the weekend conditions. The forecast shows consistently cold but dry weather with no significant precipitation expected in the coming days.