NETWORK ANALYSIS 1
Percentage of covered Areas 0
5 Mi
by borough
bronx
25.1% manhattan
42.4% queens
0.3%
staten island
5.5%
brooklyn
20.2%
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To quench the hottest days of the summer, the city provides access to community and senior centers belonging to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), transforming them into cooling centers. To analyze their spatial distribution in relation to heat vulnerability, we performed a network analysis. This resulted in half-mile service areas within walking distance of the 246 corresponding facilities. The resulting map illustrates how cooling centers perform an important service to many communities in need during events of extreme heat. The Lower East Side of Manhattan is almost entirely covered by service areas. However, given the lack of facilities in other neighborhoods, these service areas seem insufficient. Census blocks in Queens and the Bronx, where some of the most vulnerable live, have littleto-no access to cooling centers.
