Table 2.

NYC and NY State Cooling Programs

Program or Policy		Year Started	Agencies Involved	Description
Cool Roofs NYC		2009	MOS, DSBS, MOR	NYC program created in 2009 as part of the City’s goal to reduce its greenhouse emissions by 80% by 2050. By painting a roof with a reflective coating, less heat is absorbed by the building, which reduces the indoor temperatures and the need for AC.
Home Energy Assistance program (HEAP)		2013	OTDA, HCR, NYSERDA, NYSOA, NYSDOH	State program created in 2013 that helps low-income New Yorkers pay for the cost of heating and cooling their homes.
Cool Neighborhoods NYC		2017	MOS, MOR, DOHMH, NYCPARKS	NYC program created in 2017 that established the City’s first comprehensive heat resiliency plan that focuses on reducing heat-related health impacts and deaths by lowering temperatures in heat-vulnerable neighborhoods and strengthening social networks.
Sub-Program	Home Health Aide Training	2017	DOHMH, MOR	NYC initiative created as part of Cool Neighborhoods NYC that provides climate risk training for home health aides.
Sub-Program	Street-Tree Planting	2017	MOR, NYCPARKS, DOHMH	NYC street-tree planting program that targeted planting trees in heat-vulnerable areas identified based on the city’s HVI.
Sub-Program	Be a Buddy Program	2018	MOR, DOHMH	NYC program created in 2018 as part of the Cool Neighborhoods NYC program to promote community cohesion and collaboration with community groups to develop and test strategies for protecting at risk New Yorkers from the health impacts of extreme heat in heat-vulnerable areas (NYC Office of the Mayor).
Sub-Program	Cool It! NYC	2017	NYCPARKS, NYCHA	NYC program created as part of the Cool Neighborhoods NYC program to increase the amount of cooling amenities available to the public.
Cooling Centers		2017	MOR, DOHMH, DOA	NYC opens designated cooling centers at locations such as community centers, senior centers, public libraries during a heat emergency to provide a safe and cool place for heat-vulnerable community members to go.
Introduction 1563–2019 (Proposed)		2019	DOHMH, OEM	Introduction 1563 is a NYC City Council bill proposed in May 2019 which would codify the City’s cooling center program and includes a set of guidelines to improve the effectiveness of the program.
Get Cool NYC		2020	MOS, MOR, DOHMH, DCAS, DOA, NYCHA, OEM	NYC program created in May 2020 that provides free air conditioners to low-income seniors who are enrolled in city benefit programs (NYC 311 Portal).
Green Roofs Tax Abatement Law		2019	DOB, DOF, NYCPARKS	State law that provides a one-time property tax abatement of $5.23 per square foot of green roof space for properties that have green roofs. The benefit is capped at whichever is less: $100,000 or the amount of property taxes due for the building that tax year (DOF).
	Local Law 92 & 94	2019	DOB, DCAS, NYCPARKS	NYC laws that require all new buildings or existing buildings that need to replace the whole roof to build either green roofs or solar panels (DOB).
Climate Mobilization Act	Local Law 97	2019	DOB, DCAS, MOS	NYC law that requires buildings larger than 25,000 square feet (50,000 residential and commercial buildings in NYC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 (Building Energy Exchange).
	Local Law 98	2019	DOB, MOS, DCAS	NYC law that requires DOB to include wind energy in its use of renewable energy technologies (Building Energy Exchange).
Introduction 1960–2020 (Enacted)		2020	DOHMH	Introduction 1960–2020 is a NYC law enacted in 2020 which requires the City to submit their summer heat plan by May 15th each year.
Introduction 1945–2020 (Enacted)		2020	DOHMH	Introduction 1945–2020 is a NYC law enacted in 2020 which requires the DOHMH to annually report on neighborhood heat vulnerability and the number of heat-related deaths.