As you know, Hurricane Sandy has devastated the metropolitan area, especially shoreline areas in Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the New Jersey shore.
Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City
Office of Emergency Management
AllMedia New York page on blood donations, volunteering, and donations
SILive has many suggestions
WNYC.org has suggestions
Rockaway Help
NYC, LI mobile fuel stations
Places that still need your help
Brooklyn Public Library and Hurricane Relief
Long Beach:
How You Can Help to Volunteer, please call 516-301-0932.
Donations can be sent to:
City of Long Beach Relief
1 West Chester Street
Long Beach, NY 11561
Most needed items:
- Already prepared food (including food for children)
- Blankets
- Baby products (diapers, wipes, etc.)
- Batteries, flashlights, candles, power strips
- Toiletries (including toilet paper and paper towels)
- Utensils such as spoons and bowls
- Jugs of water
- Ensure bottles
- Vitamins
- Generators
- Sanitary pads, tampons
- Toothpaste
- Cat and dog food
- Food: cereal, bread, canned goods (it can never hurt to donate a can opener, as well), chips, pasta
- UnderwearIf you can volunteer in Coney Island to distribute food, water, and supplies, go to 2770 W. 5th, Room 4C. That is volunteer and donation central for Domenic Recchia’s team.If you can donate food, water, and supplies, please bring them to 2770 W. 5th, Room 4C. They are in especially high need of water and food.Please direct all communications to sandyreliefrecchia@gmail.com. To stay updated on volunteer opportunities in this area, along with vital information regarding food and water distribution, visit his website: http://drecchia.com/
- Anyone know any local efforts or other organizations? Simply note them in Comments.Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department donations
11/2/12