TODAY’S FORECAST Monday: Partly cloudy. High of 46. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph. Monday night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then overcast with a chance of rain. Low of 36. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%. EVENT of the DAY: Selections from “The Nutcracker” with the Ohman School of Ballet Come to [...]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is answering Governor Andrew Cuomo’s call for prompt assistance for New Yorkers whose homes were affected by Superstorm Sandy. FEMA will bring in contractors to disaster-stricken areas to perform basic repairs so homes can once again become livable, and residents can return while longer term repairs are in progress. [...]
On Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to open more Disaster Recovery Centers in New York City and Long Island. The centers help residents apply for FEMA and other disaster assistance programs, but those in neighborhoods that were hit hard by Sandy have a difficult time getting to them and [...]
Food, Blanket and Water Distribution Locations in Queens (12 p.m. to 4 p.m.) Redfern Playground between Beach 12th Street and Redfern Avenue Queens 12pm – 4pm Hammel Playground between Beach 84th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard Queens 12pm – 4pm Beach 41st Street Houses at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 40th Street Queens 12pm – [...]
Governor Andrew Cuomo sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a maximum reimbursement from the federal government for damage suffered during Hurricane Sandy. “Our counties are responding to the continued impacts of multi-building fires, tunnel closures, power losses to hospitals and other critical infrastructure, destroyed homes and sheltered populations — all in the midst [...]
Queens Officials To Stand Against Swastika Graffiti Four swastikas showed up on the walls of the Jackson Heights branch of the Queens Library Thursday. At least one more was painted on the library branch in East Elmhurst, and another was etched on the door of a synagogue on 88th Street. Police believe the incidents in [...]
Federal aid is on the way for more than a thousand Queens homeowners who applied for help. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $2 million for Queens residents since the county qualified for federal aid last month. Queens was declared a disaster area, allowing individual residents, business owners and non-profits to [...]
Homeowners in Queens have only one more day to visit their local Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). The center – located at 144-06 94th Street in Jamaica – will close on Wednesday, October 5 at 5 p.m., according to the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The DRC in Queens opened on Monday, September [...]
Queens homeowners who suffered damages as a direct result of last month’s Hurricane Irene may now qualify for federal assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared the county a disaster area, allowing individual residents, business owners and non-profits to apply for reimbursement from necessary expenses and compensation from repairs. “We went out and performed [...]
