URGENT SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR SANDY RELIEF IN SOUTHERN QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND
HERE ARE ALL THE RESOURCES I HAVE SO FAR FOR DONATIONS I PERSONALLY AM COLLECTING BABY FOOD AND BATTERIES AT MY OFFICE aMERICAN DREAM REAL ESTATE 6307- 39TH AVE WOODSIDE NY 11368 IM GOING EVERY MORNING ON THE Q53N THAT GOES STRAIT DOWN THERE FROM 61 ST WOODSIDE WITH A CARITRO FULL OF STUFF.
ATLAS MALL IN QUEENS
8028 COOPER ST COLLECTING CANNED NON PERISHABLE FOOD CLOTHES AND CLEANING SUPPLYS
Hey Astoria…They need local help sorting donations & loading them for delivery to Rockaways today. Matrix Fitness, 43-60 Ditmars (inside LGA plaza) starting at 9am-4pm. Need peeps ESP for early shift, have 2 box trucks coming to load up.
Spread the word…
Bk people – Yessenia Rodriguez is rounding up volunteers to Far Rock tomorrow 9am – meet at the Bway Junction turnstyles. Text her directly – 347-400-9286. She knows Far Rock very well.
URGENT SUPPLIES NEEDED
Blankets Candles Flashlights Lights Water Food Batteries Diapers and Wipes Gloves and Masks Rubber boots Shovels Cleaning supplies and bleach Trash bags Serving dishes and utensils Anything that produces heat Winter wear (jackets, hats, gloves, warm stuff)
(WE NO LONGER NEED ANY GENERAL CLOTHING SUPPLIES) IMPORTANT INFO FOR VOLUNTEERS Click here for the latest volunteer information.We will be transporting volunteers and supplies from St Jacobi Church in Sunset Park to impacted areas throughout the day. We prefer that new volunteers come to Sunset Park if possible so that we can route you to the locations with the greatest need, rather than going directly to one of the volunteer sites.
To catch a ride to Sunset Park, vehicles will be leaving from the following Brooklyn locations at 10am and 1pm. Please arrive a little before the hour as cars will be leaving on time!
Willimsburg: 306 Leonard at Metropolitan – (please wait outside) East Williamsburg: 342 Maujer st
Transportation update
Use the MTA to get to Jacobi or 520 Clinton. Please visit www.mta.info or www.hopstop.com for directions.
Staten Island Ferry will be running starting at Noon 11/2
NY water taxi providing free rides from ikea to lower manhattan
* Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew and St. Jacobi Church are our primary training and distribution centers. It is important that new volunteers come to one of these two locations first if at all possible. Of course, if you can’t make it to one of these but can make it to one of the other locations you should go there, but please make every effort to come to one of the main distributions centers first.
VOLUNTEER LOCATIONS (Also accepting donations)
WE NO LONGER NEED ANY GENERAL CLOTHING SUPPLIES
These are locations where you can drop off supplies AND/OR volunteer to help out. For more details about specific location needs, click the link for that area.
Clinton Hill Click here for needs and volunteer info*Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew
520 Clinton Avenue (between Fulton & Atlantic)
hours: 9am – 9pm
Main Distribution Center – Best choice for new volunteers
Brighton Beach
2770 West 5th St Brooklyn
Jacob Stolar 212-991-6572 jstolar@jasa.org
Abled bodied volunteers are needed to carry supplies upstairs for homebound seniors in Brighton Beach More info on Facebook
Sunset Park Click here for needs and volunteer info*St. Jacobi Church
5406 4th Ave
Contact: (347)470-4192
Main Distribution Center – Best choice for new volunteers
Broad Channel
The American Legion
209 Crossbay Blvd
Fire Department
15 Noel Road
Newark
106 Sussex Avenue
Volunteers needed to deliver supplies to homebound families
Lower East Side Click here for needs and volunteer infoGOLES
169 Ave. B btw 10th and 11th
(11/3 12pm-5pm)
GOLES is currently a volunteer location only Running low on supplies at drop off point 6th street community center. 638 east 6th st. Between avenue b and ave c. Contact is Citlalic and Howard. 212 677 1863.
Nazareth Housing
206 E. 4th street
Contact:
Michael Callaghan 212 477-7017
The Bowery Mission
45-51 Ave D
contact: 212-777-3424 (Claude Nelson or any “operations manager” on duty. Open 24/7)
6th St. Community Center
686 E. 6th Street between Avenue B and C
Open 1pm-5pm
Outpost setup on Cross Bay Blvd & 95th
Drop-off only
Nordeck Community Room
321 Beach 57th
Councilman Sanders’ building
1526 Central Ave in Far Rockaway
Disaster Recovery Center
ADDRESS: 11331 Beach Channel Drive
Staten Island Click here for needs and volunteer infoUnitarian Church of SI,
312 Fillmore St
Pastor Susan Karlson
No volunteers needed at Unitarian Church, drop-off only!
Crossroads Church (old Lane Theater),
168 New Dorp Ln
Gloria or Chad
Sen Lanza’s office
3845 RICHMOND AVENUE
Lots of supplies available!
Iglesia el tabernaculo
2769 stillwell ave
Open until 7pm
Coney Island Generation Gap
2904 Neptune Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Contact: Pamela Harris, 917-592-2719, kimosobbe@optonline.net
Garfield Temple
8th Ave and Garfield
Looking for help Monday 9AM to cook breakfast
DROP OFF ONLY (not volunteer sites – other than for transportation to Sunset Park)
WE NO LONGER NEED ANY GENERAL CLOTHING SUPPLIES
Red HookThe Red Hook Initiative
767 Hicks Street
(718) 858-6782
Hours: 10am-9pm
Meals at 12pm and 6pm (Sunday last day)
Accepted: prepared food & water only
Visitation Church
98 Richards Street and Verona
(718) 624-1572
Hours: 11:30 – sundown
Accepting: all supplies until full
South Brooklyn Community High School
173 Conover Street, corner of Wolcott
(718) 422-1900
accepted: all supplies
Office of Emergency GMT
351 Van Brunt
offering people access to computers, support for local businesses
can help out with filing FEMA/food stamp forms
not a drop-off location
Red Cross distribution
Coffey Park
Verona St. bet. Richard St. and Dwight St.
Beginning 12pm
Gerristen BeachResurrection RC Church
2331 Gerritsen Avenue, Bklyn NY 11229
Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire House
52 Seba Ave Bklyn NY 11229
GB Fire Dept Donation Staging Site
2732 Gerritsen Ave Bklyn NY 11229
Children’s Halloween Parade
2414 Gerritsen Ave Bklyn NY 11229
TIME: 11/5 at 1:30 PM
Park SlopeNew Hope Church
120/122 16th St btw 4th and 5th ave
Pastor Craig: (718) 768-5275
Park Slope Armory YMCA
Address: 361 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Park slope armory needs overnight volunteers to assist with displaced elderly patients.
BushwickSecret Works 10am – 8pm
59 Jefferson Street #301
Brooklyn, NY
East BillyburgHouse of Yes
342 Maujer st
Contact: Kae Burke (585)217-7209
Upper East SideSaloon
(drop off center for Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel donations)
York Ave between 83 and 84th st
Upper West Side
167 W 80th Street
Contact: Monica @monicaomdec monica.omalley@gmail.com
Open today until 6PM NOT OPEN MONDAY 11/5
HarlemPS187
Cabrini and 187th St
St. Edward’s
14 E 109 St
Sat 12-3
Sunnyside47-01 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205,
M-F from 9am – 6pm.
Sat 11/3 from 10am – 2pm
Astoria
23-74 38th St
Leni 646-296-0070
Open until 7pm Sat and Sun
Matrix Fitness Club
43-60 Ditmars Blvd
lower level of LaGuardia Shopping Center
718.267.8989 (please call ahead)
open 7am – 8pm Saturday and Sunday
RECOVERS.ORG
Occupy Wall Street & 350.org have teamed up with Recovers.org – a people-powered disaster relief platform – to help coordinate response to Hurricane Sandy in NYC. At Recovers.org we are launching support pages where people can GIVE help or post a NEED.Here is more information about this coalition. We have started with the following Recovery pages, and more will be coming soon:
Staten Island - (347) 934-9927 – statenislandrecovers@gmail.com – @SIrecovers
Additional sites will be added as information becomes available. Times for distribution this weekend will also be added shortly. Please check back for updates.
Location
Borough
Monday Time
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 – 4pm
St. Francis De Sales Parish (129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach 129th Street)
Queens
12pm – 4pm
Conch Playground at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 49th Street
Queens
12pm – 4pm
Corner of Brighton Beach Avenue and Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn
12pm – 4pm
West 25th Street and Surf Avenue
Brooklyn
12pm – 4pm
Coffey Park (85 Richards Street between King and Verona Streets)
HERE ARE ALL THE RESOURCES I HAVE SO FAR FOR DONATIONS I PERSONALLY AM COLLECTING BABY FOOD AND BATTERIES AT MY OFFICE aMERICAN DREAM REAL ESTATE 6307- 39TH AVE WOODSIDE NY 11368 IM GOING EVERY MORNING ON THE Q53N THAT GOES STRAIT DOWN THERE FROM 61 ST WOODSIDE WITH A CARITRO FULL OF STUFF.
ATLAS MALL IN QUEENS
8028 COOPER ST COLLECTING CANNED NON PERISHABLE FOOD CLOTHES AND CLEANING SUPPLYS
Hey Astoria…They need local help sorting donations & loading them for delivery to Rockaways today. Matrix Fitness, 43-60 Ditmars (inside LGA plaza) starting at 9am-4pm. Need peeps ESP for early shift, have 2 box trucks coming to load up.
Spread the word…
Bk people – Yessenia Rodriguez is rounding up volunteers to Far Rock tomorrow 9am – meet at the Bway Junction turnstyles. Text her directly – 347-400-9286. She knows Far Rock very well.
@OccupySandy
To get regular updates by text message please text @occupysandy to 23559
Contact us at OccupySandy@interoccupy.net.For Real-time Social Media Updates on Sandy Aid Efforts, Click Here!
URGENT SUPPLIES NEEDED
Blankets Candles Flashlights Lights Water Food Batteries Diapers and Wipes Gloves and Masks Rubber boots Shovels Cleaning supplies and bleach Trash bags Serving dishes and utensils Anything that produces heat Winter wear (jackets, hats, gloves, warm stuff)
(WE NO LONGER NEED ANY GENERAL CLOTHING SUPPLIES)
IMPORTANT INFO FOR VOLUNTEERS
Click here for the latest volunteer information.We will be transporting volunteers and supplies from St Jacobi Church in Sunset Park to impacted areas throughout the day. We prefer that new volunteers come to Sunset Park if possible so that we can route you to the locations with the greatest need, rather than going directly to one of the volunteer sites.
To catch a ride to Sunset Park, vehicles will be leaving from the following Brooklyn locations at 10am and 1pm. Please arrive a little before the hour as cars will be leaving on time!
Willimsburg: 306 Leonard at Metropolitan – (please wait outside)
East Williamsburg: 342 Maujer st
Transportation update
Use the MTA to get to Jacobi or 520 Clinton. Please visit www.mta.info or www.hopstop.com for directions.
Staten Island Ferry will be running starting at Noon 11/2
NY water taxi providing free rides from ikea to lower manhattan
VIEW AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF ALL LOCATIONS
* Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew and St. Jacobi Church are our primary training and distribution centers. It is important that new volunteers come to one of these two locations first if at all possible. Of course, if you can’t make it to one of these but can make it to one of the other locations you should go there, but please make every effort to come to one of the main distributions centers first.
VOLUNTEER LOCATIONS (Also accepting donations)
WE NO LONGER NEED ANY GENERAL CLOTHING SUPPLIES
These are locations where you can drop off supplies AND/OR volunteer to help out. For more details about specific location needs, click the link for that area.
Clinton Hill
Click here for needs and volunteer info*Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew
520 Clinton Avenue (between Fulton & Atlantic)
hours: 9am – 9pm
Main Distribution Center – Best choice for new volunteers
Brighton Beach
2770 West 5th St Brooklyn
Jacob Stolar 212-991-6572 jstolar@jasa.org
Abled bodied volunteers are needed to carry supplies upstairs for homebound seniors in Brighton Beach
More info on Facebook
Sunset Park
Click here for needs and volunteer info*St. Jacobi Church
5406 4th Ave
Contact: (347)470-4192
Main Distribution Center – Best choice for new volunteers
Broad Channel
The American Legion
209 Crossbay Blvd
Fire Department
15 Noel Road
Newark
106 Sussex Avenue
Volunteers needed to deliver supplies to homebound families
Lower East Side
Click here for needs and volunteer infoGOLES
169 Ave. B btw 10th and 11th
(11/3 12pm-5pm)
GOLES is currently a volunteer location only Running low on supplies at drop off point 6th street community center. 638 east 6th st. Between avenue b and ave c. Contact is Citlalic and Howard. 212 677 1863.
Nazareth Housing
206 E. 4th street
Contact:
Michael Callaghan 212 477-7017
The Bowery Mission
45-51 Ave D
contact: 212-777-3424 (Claude Nelson or any “operations manager” on duty. Open 24/7)
6th St. Community Center
686 E. 6th Street between Avenue B and C
Open 1pm-5pm
Food drop-off only
Rockaway
Click here for needs and volunteer infoSt. Gertrude’s Church
B38 beach channel drive
(This is a great location for volunteers to go to on Sunday)
96th and Rockaway Beach Blvd
Outpost setup on Cross Bay Blvd & 95th
Drop-off only
Nordeck Community Room
321 Beach 57th
Councilman Sanders’ building
1526 Central Ave in Far Rockaway
Disaster Recovery Center
ADDRESS: 11331 Beach Channel Drive
Staten Island
Click here for needs and volunteer infoUnitarian Church of SI,
312 Fillmore St
Pastor Susan Karlson
No volunteers needed at Unitarian Church, drop-off only!
Crossroads Church (old Lane Theater),
168 New Dorp Ln
Gloria or Chad
Sen Lanza’s office
3845 RICHMOND AVENUE
Lots of supplies available!
Coney IslandClick here for needs and volunteer info
Iglesia el tabernaculo
2769 stillwell ave
Open until 7pm
Coney Island Generation Gap
2904 Neptune Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Contact: Pamela Harris, 917-592-2719, kimosobbe@optonline.net
Garfield Temple
8th Ave and Garfield
Looking for help Monday 9AM to cook breakfast
DROP OFF ONLY (not volunteer sites – other than for transportation to Sunset Park)
WE NO LONGER NEED ANY GENERAL CLOTHING SUPPLIES
Red HookThe Red Hook Initiative
767 Hicks Street
(718) 858-6782
Hours: 10am-9pm
Meals at 12pm and 6pm (Sunday last day)
Accepted: prepared food & water only
Visitation Church
98 Richards Street and Verona
(718) 624-1572
Hours: 11:30 – sundown
Accepting: all supplies until full
South Brooklyn Community High School
173 Conover Street, corner of Wolcott
(718) 422-1900
accepted: all supplies
Office of Emergency GMT
351 Van Brunt
offering people access to computers, support for local businesses
can help out with filing FEMA/food stamp forms
not a drop-off location
Red Cross distribution
Coffey Park
Verona St. bet. Richard St. and Dwight St.
Beginning 12pm
Gerristen BeachResurrection RC Church
2331 Gerritsen Avenue, Bklyn NY 11229
Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire House
52 Seba Ave Bklyn NY 11229
GB Fire Dept Donation Staging Site
2732 Gerritsen Ave Bklyn NY 11229
Children’s Halloween Parade
2414 Gerritsen Ave Bklyn NY 11229
TIME: 11/5 at 1:30 PM
Park SlopeNew Hope Church
120/122 16th St btw 4th and 5th ave
Pastor Craig: (718) 768-5275
Park Slope Armory YMCA
Address: 361 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Park slope armory needs overnight volunteers to assist with displaced elderly patients.
BushwickSecret Works
10am – 8pm
59 Jefferson Street #301
Brooklyn, NY
Bay RidgeResidence
9108 Colonial Rd. #E9
Downtown BrooklynNYCC
2-4 Nevins Street, 2nd Floor
WilliamsburgOccupy Steve’s Place
459 Keap St. Williamsburg
TIME: Monday: Noon-midnight / Tuesday: 7:30pm-midnight / Wednesday: 6:00pm-midnight / Thursday: 7:00pm-midnight / Friday: 10:00am-midnight / Saturday: 3:00pm-midnight
CONTACT: 908-546-2063 (call, no buzzer)
Belle HarborSt. Francis DeSailles
East BillyburgHouse of Yes
342 Maujer st
Contact: Kae Burke (585)217-7209
Upper East SideSaloon
(drop off center for Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel donations)
York Ave between 83 and 84th st
Upper West Side
167 W 80th Street
Contact: Monica @monicaomdec monica.omalley@gmail.com
Open today until 6PM NOT OPEN MONDAY 11/5
HarlemPS187
Cabrini and 187th St
St. Edward’s
14 E 109 St
Sat 12-3
Sunnyside47-01 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205,
M-F from 9am – 6pm.
Sat 11/3 from 10am – 2pm
Astoria
23-74 38th St
Leni 646-296-0070
Open until 7pm Sat and Sun
Matrix Fitness Club
43-60 Ditmars Blvd
lower level of LaGuardia Shopping Center
718.267.8989 (please call ahead)
open 7am – 8pm Saturday and Sunday
RECOVERS.ORG
Occupy Wall Street & 350.org have teamed up with Recovers.org – a people-powered disaster relief platform – to help coordinate response to Hurricane Sandy in NYC. At Recovers.org we are launching support pages where people can GIVE help or post a NEED.Here is more information about this coalition. We have started with the following Recovery pages, and more will be coming soon:
Lower East Side - (646) 580-7473
Astoria - (347) 762-1648
Red Hook - (347) 464-9269
Staten Island - (347) 934-9927 – statenislandrecovers@gmail.com – @SIrecovers
Additional sites will be added as information becomes available. Times for distribution this weekend will also be added shortly. Please check back for updates.
Location
Borough
Monday Time
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 – 4pm
St. Francis De Sales Parish (129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach 129th Street)
Queens
12pm – 4pm
Conch Playground at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 49th Street
Queens
12pm – 4pm
Corner of Brighton Beach Avenue and Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn
12pm – 4pm
West 25th Street and Surf Avenue
Brooklyn
12pm – 4pm
Coffey Park (85 Richards Street between King and Verona Streets)
Brooklyn
12pm – 4pm
419 West 17th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues
Manhattan
12pm – 4pm
Pitt Street and East Houston Street
Manhattan
12pm – 4pm
Corner of Mill Road and New Dorp Lane
Staten Island
12pm – 4pm
Father Capodanno Boulevard and Hunter Avenue
Staten Island
12pm – 4pm
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