City of Rochester issues Cool Sweep Friday ...Middle East

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The City of Rochester has issued a Cool Sweep Friday for rising temperatures.

What is a cool sweep?

A Cool Sweep is a public safety initiative that provides people with free access to cooling resources and sites across Rochester.

The city issues Cool Sweep declarations any time temperatures are forecast to reach 85 degrees or hotter. During a Cool Sweep, there are extended hours at the R-Centers, spray parks and libraries.

The following R-Centers will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays

Adams St., 85 Adams St.         Avenue D, 200 Avenue D        Carter St., 500 Carter St.         David F. Gantt, 700 North St.        Edgerton, 41 Backus St.        Frederick Douglass, 999 South Ave.         Trenton and Pamela Jackson, 485 N. Clinton Ave.        Willie Walker Lightfoot, 271 Flint St.        Rochester Community Sports Complex, 460 Oak St. (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) 

The following spray parks will be open everyday between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Carter Street R-Center, 500 Carter St.  Edgerton R-Center, 41 Backus St.  David F. Gantt R-Center, 700 North St.  Thomas P. Ryan R-Center, 530 Webster Ave.  Roxie Ann Sinkler R-Center, 75 Grover St.  Hope R-Center, 524 Campbell St.  Humboldt R-Center, 1045 Atlantic Ave. 

The following spray features will be open everyday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fourth and Peck Playground, Corner of Fourth and Peck Streets  Troup Street Park, Troup Street and Van Auker Street (between Reynolds Street and Ford Street) 

City branch libraries: Find hours here

Arnett Branch, 310 Arnett Blvd., (585) 428-8214    Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Ave., (585) 428-7300    Charlotte Branch, 3557 Lake Ave., (585) 428-8216    Frederick Douglass Community Library, 971 South Ave., (585) 428-8206    Lincoln Branch, 851 Joseph Ave., (585) 428-8210    Lyell Branch, 956 Lyell Ave., (585) 428-8218    Maplewood Community Library, 414 Lexington Ave., (585) 428-8220    Monroe Branch, 809 Monroe Ave., (585) 428-8202    Phillis Wheatley Community Library, 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way, (585) 428-8212    Sully Branch, 530 Webster Ave., (585) 428-8208    Winton Branch, 611 N. Winton Rd, (585) 428-8204   

To learn more about the city’s Cool Sweep, click here.

Weekend weather forecast

News10NBC’s First Alert Weather team is tracking temperatures between 75-85 degrees Friday and through the weekend. Our weather team has a Yellow Alert up for possible strong thunderstorms Saturday afternoon.

For the latest weather forecast and all other weather updates, click here, or download the News10NBC First Alert Weather app.

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