A Midtown senior center had to be cut from the city’s cooling center list because of a broken air conditioning system.
amNewYork email newsletterAs a heatwave blankets NYC, a Midtown senior center with multiple infrastructure problems had to be cut from the city’s cooling center list because of a broken air conditioning system., located in the basement of St. Malachy’s Church at 239 West 49th St., offers seniors a place to socialize, get a nutritious meal, and, in extreme heat, stay cool.
“The HVAC in this space, which is acting like the Little Engine that Could to cool this space down on this very hot day, is well over 30 years old,” Kaplan said on Thursday. “The manufacturer of this HVAC doesn’t even make the parts for this system anymore.”from NYC’s Department of Aging. But private donors and other city contracts help support it, too.
Another major infrastructure problem at Encore is its elevator. When it works, only one person can ride in it at a time. It also gets stuck multiple times a day. Staff have to pull a lever to get it working again.
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