Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the County, FEMA, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross are distributing food and drinks to thousands of residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy. LOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAILY. County Shelters and Warming Centers remain open to the public.
SHELTER LOCATIONS
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Red Cross have opened the following locations for residents to take shelter:
ISLAND HARVEST FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Island Harvest will distribute up to 20,000 sandwiches and drinks today to residents on the streets of the following neighborhoods today through a Mobile Distribution Center:
Freeport Port Washington Bayville Glen Cove Valley Stream
Massapequa Seaford Wantagh Atlantic Beach Island Park
Oceanside
RED CROSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION
The Red Cross has opened a number of meal distribution centers Nassau County. Locations are open from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Meals, water, and comfort kits will be distributed at the following locations.
FEMA POD LOCATIONS
FEMA’s Points of Distribution (PODs) are located throughout the north and south shores of Nassau County. Locations include:
South Shore:
Atlantic Beach: Silver Point, 2189 Atlantic Blvd. (9am-3pm)
Baldwin Harbor: Meadow Elementary School, 888 Jackson St. (9am-4pm)
Bellmore: Newbridge Road Park, 2600 S. Newbridge Rd. (7am-4:30pm)
East Rockaway: Fire Department, 5 Main St (10am-4pm)
Freeport: Recreation Center, located at the intersection of Main & Mill
Inwood: The #2 School, 1 Donahue Ave (7am-4:30pm)
Island Park: Heggerty School, 100 Radcliffe Rd. (9am-4pm)
Lawrence: Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave
Lido Beach: Lido St & Parkside St (9am-3pm)
Long Beach:
East Elementary - Intersection of Neptune & Hudson Blvd (9am-3pm)
West Elementary - Intersection of Maryland and Beach St. (9am-3pm)
85 E. Park Ave. (9am-3pm)
Massapequa: Marjorie R. Post Community Park, 451 Unqua Rd. (10am-2pm)
Oceanside: Oceanside Park, 3800 Mahlon Brower Dr. (7am-4:30)
North Shore:
Bayville: Stehli Beach, Corner of Bayville Rd & Bayville Ave. (10am-2pm)
Great Neck: Great Neck High School, 64 Arrandale Ave (9am-4pm)
New Cassel/Westbury: New Cassel Community Center, 141 Garden Street (9am-4pm)
New Hyde Park: Michael J. Tully Park, 1801 Evergreen Ave (9am-4pm)
Port Washington: Railroad Station: Off Main Street and Haven Ave. (9am-4pm)
Woodbury: Syosset Woodbury Community Park, 7800 Jericho Turnpike (10am-2pm)
SHOWER FACILITIES
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has opened the following locations for residents to take a free shower:
WARMING CENTERS
Nassau County Warming Centers include:
CONTACT NUMBERS:
FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Centers:
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are a readily accessible mobile office where applicants may go to receive guidance regarding disaster recovery, clarification of any written correspondence received, Housing Assistance and Rental Resource information, resolutions to problems and referrals to agencies that may provide further assistance, status of applications being processed by FEMA, as well as U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) program information.
Nassau Community College | Recreation Center and Ice Arena | Island Park Village Hall |
1 Education Drive | 700 Magnolia Blvd | 127 Long Beach Road |
Garden City, NY | Long Beach, NY | Island Park, NY |
8am – 8pm | 8am – 8pm | 9am – 4:30pm |
For more information on storm recovery, please visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/hurricane or follow Ed Mangano on Facebook and Twitter.
Non-Emergency Hotline 1-888-684-4274
LIPA 1-800-490-0075