Overheated and Underserved in New York City

Extreme heat is now NYC’s deadliest climate threat, causing hundreds of preventable deaths each summer and hitting low‑income, and chronically ill New Yorkers the hardest. Yet many high‑risk neighborhoods still lack adequate cooling resources—some areas had only two cooling centers for over 160,000 residents during recent heat waves. Join us for a timely conversation on the urgent need to expand cooling access, strengthen emergency response, and advance new legislation—including NYC’s codified cooling center program and statewide protections for tenants and workers. This webinar brings together advocates, experts, and policymakers to explore what a truly heat‑safe city could look like—and how we get there. SPEAKERS Caleb Smith, New York City Policy Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice Katherin Sibel, MSUP, Community Climate Resiliency Coordinator, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Jessica Cruz, Deputy Director of Living Streets & Public Spaces, New York City Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice Jada Tulloch, Environmental Justice Educator, South Bronx Unite Resources shared in the webinar include: Department for the Aging:https://www.nyc.gov/site/dfta/index.page (212-AGING-NYC) Urban Forest Plan: https://www.urbanforestplan.nyc/ NYC Cool Options Map: https://finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/ 'Be a Buddy' program: https://www.nyc.gov/content/climate/p... Notify NYC: https://a858-nycnotify.nyc.gov/notify... Calls to action: https://weact.us14.list-manage.com/su... Resources to stay cool: https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/hea...