Whether you need help or can offer help of any kind, see below for some resources for New Yorkers affected by Hurricane Sandy.
My apartment has no electricity, heat, or Internet, too.
Note: if you want to take advantage of the free showers from NY Sports Clubs for those without power/water, BYO towel.
Katharine
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Staten Island
Main website:
Other info from a friend who lives in Staten Island:
There is a group called
The Brown Cross consisting of anyone who wants to volunteer and help those, clean
out basements and move furniture etc. They do a lot of heavy labor operations, but heavy labor is not
the only thing needed there though---you can meet up with this group and help
hand out supplies in the areas that they are helping in.
They
meet everyday at:
80 Marine Way
Staten Island, NY
After the meeting, they then choose where they need to go.
(This location is 1.4 miles east of the New Dorp stop on the Staten Island Railroad.)
You can also contact Andrea Freeman at: afreeman AT operasolutions DOT com for details.
For heavy labor
operations, hammers, sledge hammers, crowbars, garbage bags, work gloves, face
masks are needed to do the work and needed in supply to give to others to do
the work. You'd definitely have to wear tall rubber boots, and clothes
that you dont mind getting dirty in as there's a huge mess out there.
The following are
donation sites:
Unitarian
Church of Staten Island
312 Fillmore
New Dorp High School – FEMA / RedCross
Site
465 New Dorp Lane
Crossroads
Church
168 New Dorp Lane
St.
Clare’s Church
Nelson Ave (just above Hylan)
South Richmond High School
6581 Hylan Blvd.
For the
donations---I know these are definitely needed (from the Occupy Sandy
Relief Site)
Construction/Cleaning
Supplies
Work
gloves
Heavy duty waterproof gloves
Work goggles
N-95 respirator masks
brooms, mops, rakes, shovels
sponges
heavy duty garbage bags
spray bottles
bleach
duct tape, masking tape
markers, pens
masks
towels / rags
tarps
generators & gasoline
pumps
tools
Light
Sources
Flashlights
Candles
Lanterns
and things to power them such as batteries
Things to
Keep People Warm
blankets
hand warmers/hotties
heavy winter coats
boots
thick socks
Food/Water
bottled
water
non-perishable food and quick snacks like granola bars and snack packs
Baby Items
baby food
diapers, wipes, powder, cream etc.
Sanitary
Items
Toilet paper
paper towels
hand sanitizers / wipes
toiletries – deodorants, shampoos, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.
first aid kits
Pet Food
Dog, cat, bird, hamster
Office
Supplies
Printer
paper
markers
From Yangbo Du (@mitgc_cm on twitter)
Offer help:
#SandyVolunteer
If you or people you know need help:
#SandyAid
Follow
#SandyCoworking
if you need or can offer space to work while electric power is being
restored across blacked-out areas.
From Gary's Guide: resource list
http://garysguide.com/sandy
Some
restaurants, bars & shops are open.
Eater NY has also setup a
dining guide. If you need coworking space,
AlleyNYC in midtown is open for business.
A few ways you can get involved in the recovery process ......
The Red Cross expects this to be a large and costly relief response
across several states, one that continues for several days, and they
need your help now as they work on opening up and maintaining many
shelters for those who were forced to evacuate their homes.
So donate to or volunteer for the Red Cross.
There are a few recovery organizing sites that allow people to
offer/request assistance, and are coordinated by the folks at Occupy NYC
and community organizations on the ground including
Lower East Side Recovers and
Astoria Recovers,
Red Hook Recovers and
Staten Island Recovers.
You can
sign up to volunteer at the NYC Public Advocate's Office.
Craig Newmark of Craigslist and CraigConnects
is matching the next $25K in donations to help Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and United Airlines Foundation
will contribute up to $50,000 to match donations to the American Red Cross, Feeding America or AmeriCares.
You can also
donate blood via the NY Blood Center.
NY Tech Meetup and New Work City are organizing volunteers with
technology skills to help with relief efforts and help New York-area
businesses and organizations get their technology back up and running
after Hurricane Sandy.
Here is the signup form.
From The Listings Project
Organizations who are taking volunteers, donations
and providing support toward Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts:
- Here are some resources on ways to help NYC get back up and running.. more vibrant then ever before.
Brooklyn General
LES
Red Hook
Dumbo Resources
Galapagos Art Space
http://smallknot.com/galapagos-art-space
Robert Elmes and Co. regularly host Creative Mornings and other events
at Galapagos. Their space was completely innundated and they need a
helping hand. A fundraiser has been established by Tina Roth Eisenberg.
Powerhouse Books
https://twitter.com/powerhousebooks
(check
@powerhousebooks on twitter for updates and future fundraising efforts)
Powerhouse Arena and Books is hundreds of feet from the waterfront, yet
over 28" of flood waters washed into their space and destroyed much of
their inventory. They do not have flood insurance. A fundraising
announcement will be made in the next few days.
Astoria
Churches
Churches are mobilizing and tweeting how to get involved in various neighborhoods:
Hashtags
#sandyvolunteer- to get involved
#coworkingsandy- to find a new place to work or at
bit.ly/sandycowork
Donations
REGISTER AS A TECH VOLUNTEER
COWORKING SESSION FOR TECH VOLUNTEERS
Today
(Thursday, November, 1) we will be gathering at two locations. Here we
will identify projects and work together. If you are able to visit
either of these two locations, stop by and join a team!
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