Hurricane Sandy – Where to Find Help Now

General Assistance: General Hotline for New York State Residents Call (888) 769-7243 or (518) 485-1159

New York City Emergency Food Assistance Program: General Hotline to find the nearest Food Pantries/ Soup Kitchens Call (866) 888-8777

If you don’t have electricity: For , Queens, and Staten Island residents, please call Con Edison at (800) 752-6633. For Long Island residents, please call (800) 490-0075 to report an outage or downed wire, or text REG to 695472.

Public Transportation: Bus: Running. Staten Island Ferry: Running. LIRR: Long Beach line still suspended. All other lines are running with changes to service. Metro-North: All lines are now running with service changes on New Canaan, Port Jervis, and Pascack Valley. Subway: All lines are now up and running. There are changes to several lines including the N,Q,R, J,Z,1,2,3,A,C, and E please check for signs in subway stops for details. No A train service between JFK-Howard Beach and the Rockaways. PATH: Operating limited rail service from Journal Square in Jersey City to 33 Street in Manhattan from 5 am to 10 pm (Stops are: Journal Square, Grove Street, Newport, 14 st, 23 st, 33 st).

Replacing SNAP Benefits: Members who have lost food purchased with SNAP benefits (Food Stamps) due to Hurricane Sandy are able to replace these benefits by November 28th. Please contact or stop by the MRNY office to speak with:

Claudia Garzon Young Choi (718) 727-1222 x3442 (718) 418-7690 x1207 Staten Island everyday Queens on Monday 11/5, Brooklyn all other days

Blanca Palomeque Patricia Suarez (718) 809-4220 (917) 369-0065 Queens: Tues 3–5pm Fri: 2–6 pm Staten Island: Mon-Thurs 12 pm – 2 pm BK: Wed 9-1 pm Fri: 9 am-1 pm

Alejandra Dominguez (347) 455-2945 BK: Wed 3-5 pm

 BROOKLYN

Hurricane Shelters: Location Address Population Served Brooklyn Tech High School 29 Fort Greene Place Special Medical Needs Only Franklin Delano Roosevelt High 5800 20th Avenue Intakes and Referrals Only School Park Slope Armory 361 15th Street Special Medical Needs Only

Food and Water Distribution Centers: Location Monday Time Coffey Park, 85 Richards Street 12pm- 4pm , Corner of Avenue 12pm- 4pm and Brighton Beach Avenue Our Lady of Solace Church, Mermaid Avenue 12pm- 4pm and 19th Street

Other Food Pantries: CCBQ Brooklyn Community Center 191 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 9 am – 5 pm

 QUEENS

Hurricane Shelters: Location Address Population Served Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard All populations York College 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd Special Medical Needs Only

Food and Water Distribution Centers: Food and Water will be distributed until electricity is restored Location Address Monday Time Beach 41st Street Community Beach Channel Drive and Beach 1pm- 5pm Center 40th Street Hammel Community Center Beach 84th Street and Rockaway 1pm- 5pm Beach Blvd Redfern House Community Hassock Street and Beach 1pm-5pm Center Channel Drive St. Francis de Sales Rockaway Beach Blvd at Beach 1pm-5pm 129th Street St. Helen's Roman Catholic 83rd Street and 157th Avenue 1pm-5pm Church

FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (Open 8 am - 8pm): Hillcrest High School 160-05 Highland Center Queens, NY 11432

Other Food Pantries: St. Francis DeSales Church CCBQ Queens Community Center 129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd 23-40 Astoria Blvd. Belle Harbor, NY 11694 Long Island City, NY 11102 Pick ups: M,W, Th 10 am – 2 pm

 STATEN ISLAND

** Con Edison will be distributing dry ice at the parking lot on Hunter Avenue and Father Capadanno Blvd.

Hurricane Shelters: Location Address Population Served Susan Wagner High School 1200 Manor Blvd Intakes and Referrals Only

Food and Water Distribution Centers: Location Friday Time Miller Field, Mill Road and New Dorp Lane 1pm- 5pm Midland Beach, Hunter Avenue and Father 1pm- 5pm Capadanno Blvd

FEMA Disaster Recover Center: Miller Field Mount Manresa Jesuit House 600 New Dorp Lane 239 Fingerboard Road Staten Island, NY 10306 Staten Island, NY 10305 8:30 am to 8 pm 8 am to 8 pm

Mount Loretto 6581 Hylan Blvd Staten Island, NY 10309 8:30 am to 8 pm

Hospitals (Only go if a medical emergency): Staten Island University Hospital 475 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 (718) 226-9000

Richmond University Medical Center (Main Campus) Bayley Seton Campus 355 Bard Avenue 75 Staten Island, NY 10310 Staten Island, NY 10304 (718) 818-1234 (718) 818-6000

Food Pantries/Soup Kitchens: St. Edwards Food Pantry Christian Pentecostal Church 6581 Hyland Boulevard 900 Richmond Avenue Staten Island, NY 10309 Staten Island, NY 10302 (718) 984-1625 (718) 273-5850 Open Mon/Wed/Sat from 10 am – 1pm Open Tues/Wed 7-8pm

Project Hospitality Centro de la Hospitalidad 100 Park Avenue 1546 Castleton Avenue Staten Island, NY 10302 Staten Island, NY 10302 (718) 815-0800 (718) 420-6466 9 am – 11 am and 1 pm – 3 pm Tuesdays Open 5:30pm Thurs, 8:30am Sat 9 am – 11 am Thursdays

Trinity Lutheran Church 309 St. Paul’s Avenue Staten Island, NY 10304 (718) 447-0526 Open Sat 11am-1pm

 LONG ISLAND

Hurricane Shelters: Location Address American Red Cross Shelter 80 Orville Rd. Ste. 102 Bohemia, NY 11716

Red Cross Food Distribution Centers: Location Hours Cedar Creek Park in Seaford-Merrick, east of 11 am – 1pm and 4 pm – 6 pm Wantagh Avenue Dennison Building, 100 Veterans Memorial 11 am – 1 pm and 4 pm – 6 pm Highway, Hauppauge Nickerson Beach Park in lido Beach (880 Lido 11am – 1pm and 4 pm – 6 pm Boulevard) Grant Park in Hewlett, and Sheridan 11 am – 1 pm and 4 pm – 6 pm Avenue

FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers: Location Address Hours H. Lee Dennison Building 100 Veterans Memorial 8 am – 8pm Highway, Hauppauge

County Courthouse 401 Main St., Islip 8 am – 8 pm

FEMA Distribution Locations: Location Address Bellmore (7am – 4:30 pm) Newbridge Road Park 2600 S. Newbridge Blvd. East Rockaway (10 am – 4 pm) Fire Department 5 Main Street Long Beach (9 am – 3 pm) East Elementary Intersection of Neptune and Hudson Blvd Long Beach (9 am – 3 pm) West Elementary Intersection of Maryland and Beach Street Island Park (9 am – 4 pm) Heggarty School 100 Radcliffe Road Massapequa Park (10 am – 2 pm) Marjorie R. Post Community Park 451 Unqua Road Oceanside (7 am – 4:30 pm) Oceanside Park 3800 Mahlon Brower Drive Bayville (10 am – 2 pm) Stehli Beach Corner of Bayville Road and Bayville Avenue Great Neck (9 am – 4 pm) Great Neck High School 64 Arrandale Avenue New Cassel/Westbury (9 am – 4 pm) New Cassel Community Center 141 Garden Street New Hyde Park (9 am – 4 pm) Michael J. Tully Park 1801 Evergreen Avenue Port Washington (9 am – 4 pm) Off Main Street and Haven Avenue Woodbury (10 am – 2 pm) Syosset Woodbury Community Park 7800 Jericho Turnpike

Hospitals: Only go if a medical emergency North Shore LIJ University Hospital 300 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 (516) 562-0100

Open Supermarkets in Suffolk County: http://www.lipolitics.com/blog/2012/11/01/suffolk-county-provides-a-list-of-open- supermarkets/

Referrals, Advice, and Legal Assistance for Central Islip residents: The Touro Law Center - Hurricane Emergency Assistance and Referral Team (TLC-HEART) will be staffed by volunteer lawyers and law students. Residents will be able to call the center at (631) 761- 7198 or email [email protected] to receive assistance from disaster relief trained students and attorneys who will match resident concerns with referrals to federal, state and local government agencies and private groups offering storm-related assistance. The telephone hotline will be answered live Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Voicemail messages can be left anytime.