After Hurricane Sandy: Relief, Rebuilding and Climate Change
Hurricane Sandy has plowed through the Northeast United States, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage. People are working together to pick up the pieces through mutual aid and solidarity. We list here some of the ways you can get involved with relief and rebuilding. The hard works starts after the hurricane parties and disaster porn.
Hurricane Sandy was also an example of the "new normal" of life during rapid climate change. We also share some links to people writing about that crisis.
Relief Efforts - Friday, November 9
- Occupy Sandy Relief NYC
- Occupy Sandy Relief - New Jersey
- Occupy Sandy Relief - South Jersey
- Food Not Bombs Hurricane Sandy Relief Program
- CAAAV - "Organizing Asian Communities
- Occupy Judaism
- Occupy gets rolling in Sandy disaster relief; Far Rockaway & Staten Island in a messy situation; #hurricanehackers Sandy Crisis Camps this weekend
- Occupy Sandy relief steps up: OWS continues anarchist tradition of mutual aid efforts in the storm's wake
- Occupy needs volunteer coordinators - anyone who think they will be with us for 2-3 days - but also those with less time over long haul. (source: Facebook)
Neighborhoods
- Lower East Side - (646) 580-7473
- Astoria - (347) 669-4394
- Red Hook - (347) 464-9269
- Staten Island - (347) 934-9927
Technology Response and Infrastructure
- Twitter hashtags: #HurricaneHackers
- Brooklyn Tech is again taking volunteers (South Elliot b/t Lafayette and Dekalb). (source: Occupy Judaism)
- Sandy CrisisCamp
- Caitria and Morgan O’Neill: How to step up in the face of disaster - Excellent TED talk about managing information after a natural disaster.
News
- After Sandy, thousands left to freeze in public housing
- Occupy Wall Street Leading Massive, Volunteer-Powered Recovery Efforts in New York
- Sandy’s Devastating Impact to Hudson River Includes Widespread Toxic Spills
- The Hideous Inequality Exposed by Hurricane Sandy
- Goldman Sachs Building Is Bright, but Occupy Shines
Opinion and Analysis
- Shock Doctrine, American-Style: Hurricane Sandy Devastation Used to Push for Sale of Public Infrastructure to Investors
- There’s no such thing as a natural disaster
CITYWIDE LIST OF DROP-OFF LOCATIONS. Please SHARE!
Astoria (items dropped in Astoria will be delivered to the Rockaways)
Location 1:
23-74 38th Street (closed for the night, MIGHT reopen tomorrow, please check back here for updates)
Contact Leni: (347) 762-1648
Location 2:
33-33 87th St btw Northern Blvd and 34th Ave (closes 9pm)
Contact Neha: (917) 392-9708
Chinatown (open Nov 1, 10am-5pm)
CAAAV
46 Hester St Frnt A
(212) 473-6485
justice@caaav.org - email provided, but best to just show up to help or bring supplies!
Specific Requests in Chinatown:
Water bottles
C, D, AA, AAA batteries (and one 9 volt battery)
Food (hot at lunch, non-perishable/bread/cookies)
Some bottles of Ensure (Glucerna shake) for the elderly, vitamins for the elderly
Generator (for shelter at 350 Grand St, Seward Park High School)
Rockaway and Far Rockaway
Location 1:
Firehouse on 59th street
across from the train station.
contact person: Jean Dupont 9179755623
Location 2:
Veggie Island
96th Street and Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Location 3:
Store Front Community Center
B113 and Rockaway Blvd
Specific Requests in Rockaway and Far Rockaway (starred ones are most urgent):
* Propane grille or camping style oven
* Plates, cups, forks, bowls, spoons, etc
* blankets, jackets, gloves, hats, anything to keep folks warm
* cleaning supplies - buckets, squeegies, mops, bleach
* masks, gloves for cleaning
* socks
* water
* tarps
* garbage bags
boots
electric stove
gas stove
satellite phones
big paper, tape, markers
pens, paper, notepads
generators
pumps
camping tables
gasoline
gasoline containers
percolator
fire extinguishers
walkie talkies
i9 tablets
projector/illuminator
Fort Green/Clinton Hill
45 Waverly Avenue
just off of Park Ave in Fort Green/Clinton Hill
(Hours for Nov 1: 10am-6pm)
Park Slope
New Hope Church
120/122 16th St btw 4th and 5th ave
Contact: Pastor Craig: (718) 768-5275
Red Hook
The Red Hook Initiative
767 Hicks Street
Contact: Mariya (347) 770-1528 (but please just show up!)
Specific Requests in Redhook:
(Will be updated at redhook.recovers.org
prepared food (including food for children)
batteries
flashlights
power strips
toiletries (including toilet paper and paper towels)
utensils such as spoons and bowls
jugs of water
Bay Ridge
Residence
9108 Colonial Rd. Brooklyn 11209 #E9
Sunset Park
St. Jacobi Church
5406 4th Ave
Contact: Ronnie 646-353-5194
Specific Requests in Sunset Park:
steamtable foil pans full or half size w lids
blankets
cleaning supplies
tin foil
saran wrap
Williamsburg (starting Nov 1, 10am)
Residence
306 Leonard St, apt J1 (btwn Conselyea and Metropolitan)
Contact: Jennifer (917) 586-4153
Bedstuy
Residence
136 Jefferson Ave, apt 2 11216
East Billyburg (Beginning Thursday Nov 1 at 12 noon)
House of Yes
342 Maujer st
Contact: Kae Burke (525)217-7209
Downtown Brooklyn
NYCC
2-4 Nevins Street, 2nd Floor
Harlem
Location 1:
Residence
47 saint nicholas avenue #4d
btw 112 and 113
Location 2:
Residence
938 st Nicholas ave # 25 at corner of 157th and st Nicholas ave.
Lower East Side
Location 1
The Bowery Mission
45-51 Ave D
212-777-3424
contact: Claude Nelson or any "operations manager" on duty. they're open 24/7 and in need of prepared foods, a generator and anything else you can offer.
Location 2 (open 11/1 3pm-6pm and 11/2 12pm-6pm)
Goles
169 Ave. B btwn 10th and 11th
Specific Requests at Lower East Side:
Generator (Requested at Bowery)
Prepared Foods (Requested at Bowery)
flashlights (Requested at GOLES)
batteries (AA, AAA, D) (Requested at GOLES)
non perishable food (Requested at GOLES)
candles (Requested at GOLES)
first aid kits (Requested at GOLES)
vehicles or bikes with trailers (to bring supplies around) (Requested at GOLES)
Upper East Side (drop off center for Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel donations)
Saloon
York Ave between 83 and 84th st
Contact Leni: (347) 762-1648
Location 2:
33-33 87th St btw Northern Blvd and 34th Ave (closes 9pm)
Contact Neha: (917) 392-9708
Chinatown (open Nov 1, 10am-5pm)
CAAAV
46 Hester St Frnt A
(212) 473-6485
justice@caaav.org - email provided, but best to just show up to help or bring supplies!
Specific Requests in Chinatown:
Water bottles
C, D, AA, AAA batteries (and one 9 volt battery)
Food (hot at lunch, non-perishable/bread/cookies)
Some bottles of Ensure (Glucerna shake) for the elderly, vitamins for the elderly
Generator (for shelter at 350 Grand St, Seward Park High School)
Rockaway and Far Rockaway
Location 1:
Firehouse on 59th street
across from the train station.
contact person: Jean Dupont 9179755623
Location 2:
Veggie Island
96th Street and Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Location 3:
Store Front Community Center
B113 and Rockaway Blvd
Specific Requests in Rockaway and Far Rockaway (starred ones are most urgent):
* Propane grille or camping style oven
* Plates, cups, forks, bowls, spoons, etc
* blankets, jackets, gloves, hats, anything to keep folks warm
* cleaning supplies - buckets, squeegies, mops, bleach
* masks, gloves for cleaning
* socks
* water
* tarps
* garbage bags
boots
electric stove
gas stove
satellite phones
big paper, tape, markers
pens, paper, notepads
generators
pumps
camping tables
gasoline
gasoline containers
percolator
fire extinguishers
walkie talkies
i9 tablets
projector/illuminator
Fort Green/Clinton Hill
45 Waverly Avenue
just off of Park Ave in Fort Green/Clinton Hill
(Hours for Nov 1: 10am-6pm)
Park Slope
New Hope Church
120/122 16th St btw 4th and 5th ave
Contact: Pastor Craig: (718) 768-5275
Red Hook
The Red Hook Initiative
767 Hicks Street
Contact: Mariya (347) 770-1528 (but please just show up!)
Specific Requests in Redhook:
(Will be updated at redhook.recovers.org
prepared food (including food for children)
batteries
flashlights
power strips
toiletries (including toilet paper and paper towels)
utensils such as spoons and bowls
jugs of water
Bay Ridge
Residence
9108 Colonial Rd. Brooklyn 11209 #E9
Sunset Park
St. Jacobi Church
5406 4th Ave
Contact: Ronnie 646-353-5194
Specific Requests in Sunset Park:
steamtable foil pans full or half size w lids
blankets
cleaning supplies
tin foil
saran wrap
Williamsburg (starting Nov 1, 10am)
Residence
306 Leonard St, apt J1 (btwn Conselyea and Metropolitan)
Contact: Jennifer (917) 586-4153
Bedstuy
Residence
136 Jefferson Ave, apt 2 11216
East Billyburg (Beginning Thursday Nov 1 at 12 noon)
House of Yes
342 Maujer st
Contact: Kae Burke (525)217-7209
Downtown Brooklyn
NYCC
2-4 Nevins Street, 2nd Floor
Harlem
Location 1:
Residence
47 saint nicholas avenue #4d
btw 112 and 113
Location 2:
Residence
938 st Nicholas ave # 25 at corner of 157th and st Nicholas ave.
Lower East Side
Location 1
The Bowery Mission
45-51 Ave D
212-777-3424
contact: Claude Nelson or any "operations manager" on duty. they're open 24/7 and in need of prepared foods, a generator and anything else you can offer.
Location 2 (open 11/1 3pm-6pm and 11/2 12pm-6pm)
Goles
169 Ave. B btwn 10th and 11th
Specific Requests at Lower East Side:
Generator (Requested at Bowery)
Prepared Foods (Requested at Bowery)
flashlights (Requested at GOLES)
batteries (AA, AAA, D) (Requested at GOLES)
non perishable food (Requested at GOLES)
candles (Requested at GOLES)
first aid kits (Requested at GOLES)
vehicles or bikes with trailers (to bring supplies around) (Requested at GOLES)
Upper East Side (drop off center for Rockaway/Breezy Point/Broad Channel donations)
Saloon
York Ave between 83 and 84th st
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