Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the County, FEMA, Island Harvest 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.
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:
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.
Strip Mall, 99 The Plaza.
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, 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
Long Beach: East Elementary - Intersection of Neptune & Hudson Blvd
West Elementary - Intersection of Maryland and Beach St
85 E. Park Ave.,
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)
SHELTER LOCATIONS:
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Red Cross have opened the following locations for residents to take shelter:
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. Locations Open from 8am to 8pm daily:
Nassau Community College 1 Education Drive Garden City, NY 11530 |
Recreation Center and Ice Arena 700 Magnolia Blvd Long Beach, NY |
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