A curious crowd of locals gathered around a brief conference this morning at Club Fit in Briarcliff Manor, where County Executive Rob Astorino announced the launch of "Operation Hot Shower," in conjunction with area businesses, including the gym.
"I think all of us understand it's not easy to be without power," he said. "On a hygiene level, we all weant to feel clean and feel better about ourselves; and I know for some people, it's been days since they were able to take a hot or warm shower."
Club Fit's Briarcliff Manor and Jefferson Valley locations, as well as all New York Sports Club locations and Chappaqua Crossing are participating in the initiative as power outages continue in Westchester County.
"When we thought about how we could help our friends and neighbors, we realized a nice hot shower could help beat the chill of the past week,” said Club Fit Owner David Swope. “It’s so basic, and yet so essential.”
The announcement came shortly after Astorino said he learned U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the county a disaster area, making it eligible to receive federal funds.
Astorino said he continues to pressure NYSEG and Con Edison when it comes to bringing power back to residents. NYSEG said it anticipates having all of Northern Westchester restored by the end of Sunday, while Con Edison predicted most power will be back by the end of next weekend.
"We are going to hold their feet to the fire," he said.
The County Executive added bringing power back to schools is a big priority.
"We expect every school in Westchester to be open on Monday," he stated. "It's important to get these schools up and running—not only to get kids back in the classrooms, but also most of these schools are polling places and we have an election on Tuesday. So, it's important for our democracy that people get to cast a ballot on Tuesday."
Anyone looking to take advantage of the free showers are asked to bring an ID, towel and toiletries to the locations:
Chappaqua Crossing
280 Bedford Road
Chappaqua, NY 10514
Ask for Red Cross upon arrival
Club Fit of Briarcliff
584 North State Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
(914) 762-3444
Club Fit of Jefferson Valley
600 Bank Road
Jefferson Valley, NY 10535
(914) 245-4040
Court Sports
150 Clearbrook Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 592-3005
JCC on the Hudson
371 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 366-7898
www.jcconthehudson.org
New York Sports Club/Carmel
Putnam Plaza
1844 Route 6 and Stoneleigh Ave
Carmel, NY 10512
(845) 225-0511
New York Sports Club/Croton-on-Hudson
420 South Riverside Avenue
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
(914) 271-8909
New York Sports Club/Dobbs Ferry
50 Livingstone Avenue
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 478-0944
New York Sports Club/Hawthorne
24 Saw Mill River Road
Hawthorne, NY 10532
(914) 347-2248
New York Sports Club/Hartsdale
208 E. Hartsdale Avenue
Hartsdale, NY 10530
(914) 725-8447
New York Sports Club/Larchmont
15 Madison Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538
(914) 834-7700
New York Sports Club/Mamaroneck
124 Palmer Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
(914) 381-3282
New York Sports Club/New Rochelle
175 Huguenot Street
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 636-2455
New York Sports Club/Scarsdale
696 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 472-2800
New York Sports Club/Somers
80 Route 6
Somers Commons
Somers, NY 10505
(914) 628-5600
New York Sports Club/White Plains
4 City Place
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 428-2020
Yonkers Tennis Center
493 Sprain Road
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 968-6918
NOTE: GPS does not provide accurate directions, please check website for directions: www.yonkerstennis.com/directions
