Oyster Bay Extending Pool Hours, Opening Cooling Centers

OYSTER BAY TOWN, NY — To help residents beat the heat as high temperatures and humidity roll in this week, the Town of Oyster Bay announced that it will extend the hours of operations at all town pulls and TOBAY Beach. The town will also be opening three cooling centers.

Starting Tuesday, hours will be extended through Sunday, July 24. The cooling centers will be open every day through Sunday to give residents an indoor location to cool off.

"We want to help you beat the heat! With the forecast calling for extreme oppressive heat, we invite our residents to enjoy some fun family time and make the town pool facilities their backyards away from home," said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. "Our town pools and beaches are a staycation destination for residents of all ages and that especially holds true during high temperatures like those estimated for this coming week."

All pool facilities will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, including:

• Marjorie Post Community Park in Massapequa
• Syosset-Woodbury Community Park
• Bethpage Community Park
• Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park
• Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing

Swimming at TOBAY Beach will remain open until 6 p.m. during the same time. The TOBAY Spray Park will also be open during the week until 6 p.m., and until 7 p.m. on the weekend.

Additionally, cooling centers will be available Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the following facilities:

• Marjorie Post Park Skate House, Unqua Road & Merrick Road, Massapequa
• Syosset-Woodbury Park Skate House, 7800 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury
• Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating center, 1001 Stewart Ave., Bethpage

"As temperatures increase, a combination of heat and humidity has the potential to become overwhelming, especially out in the direct sun," Saladino said. "To help provide our residents with some relief, we have made these cooling centers available for those in need of a location to cool off."