It's Daylight Saving Time - Change Your Batteries
The New York City Fire Department will be hosting fire safety events across the City this week to encourage New Yorkers to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they change their clocks this Sunday for Daylight Savings Time.
As part of the annual "Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries" campaign, the FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit will be distributing 25,000 9-volt batteries and fire safety materials at locations throughout the five boroughs this weekend. The citywide campaign is aimed at promoting fire safety awareness among New Yorkers and reminding them about the importance of having a working smoke alarm in their home. The batteries were donated by the FDNY Foundation.
The FDNY will be distributing batteries and fire safety information at the following locations and times this weekend:
Friday, October 30
Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer Train Station 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Broadway (East New York) Junction Complex-Jamaica Ave./Fulton St. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
West 168th St. and Broadway Train Station 4 p.m - 6 p.m.
East 161st St, and River Ave./Yankee Stadium Train Station 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
Staten Island Mall, 2655 Richmond Ave, Center Common Area 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday, November 1
Stuyvesant Town, 14th St. and Avenue A 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
