Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, 2012, New York took an enormous hit from Superstorm Sandy. The combination of the storm’s wind and flooding and the aftermath of lost power and snarled transit dealt a blow to our city.
My district had its share of problems. Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village were without power for weeks, and vast swaths of the Lower East Side and Long Island City were hit with both floods and power losses. Hospitals along the East River, including NYU-Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center, Manhattan VA Hospital and Coler Hospital on Roosevelt Island were flooded, lost power, and had to be evacuated. This suspension of regular medical services at these institutions was a major blow to the healthcare system, causing missed appointments, lapsed prescriptions and overflows of patients at hospitals that were fortunate enough to remain operational.
But ours is a city of grit and strength, and we continue to move forward together—as we have when confronted with crises in the past. City, State and Federal government agencies have cooperated through the entire process to address the emergency situations in the immediate aftermath of the storm and continue to work together in the process of rebuilding and repairing damage.
Resources for Businesses and Individuals:
In a business centered city like New York, it is crucial that businesses are able to properly prepare for emergencies, as Superstorm Sandy showed the devastation that natural disasters can inflict on many businesses and the economy.
If you are concerned about the affects of local disasters on business, please visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/businesses/businesses.shtml for more information. You may visit http://www.sba.gov/ for more information on how small businesses can recover from natural disasters.
At this point, the deadline has passed to register for FEMA assistance. You can check the status of your FEMA assistance application or appeal at 1 (800) 621-FEMA.
New York City Evacuation Zones:
New York City has reclassified its evacuation zones which correspond to threat levels of coastal flooding following a storm surge. New York has developed a New Flood Zone map, which can help New Yorkers find out if their homes, schools, or work places fall within the boundaries of a City evacuation zone. To find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, please refer to http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/storms_evaczones.shtml.
Also, please note that evacuation information is subject to change. For the latest information, please call 311.
FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps:
Please note that FEMA has release new Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps, which have not yet been finalized. These maps serve to codify building standards for homes and other structures in areas of high flood risk. Please visit http://www.region2coastal.com/ to find out more information on coastal analysis and mapping.
If you have any further questions regarding the status of your application for FEMA assistance, or have any questions about purchasing flood insurance, please contact my office at 212-860-0606.
I am committed to offering any help and assistance possible as my constituents recover from damages to their homes or businesses. Please contact us with any concerns you may have, either by phone or using the “Contact Me” function at http://maloney.house.gov/contact. If you would like to request assistance contacting FEMA or the Small Business Administration (SBA), please be sure to fill out the privacy release form here. You may print this form, sign it and return it to my district office at the address at the bottom of the page.
More on Hurricane Sandy
NEW YORK – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney today lauded an announcement that the City has secured a commitment of $376 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair and protect Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
NEW YORK – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney today lauded an announcement that the City has secured a commitment of $181 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair and protect Coler Specialty Hospital on Roosevelt Island, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The funds will be used for the replacement of a generator that was destroyed, reimbursement for repairs already completed to the electrical system, and a flood wall that will protect critical parts of the campus to the 500-year flood level.
NEW YORK – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney joined MTA heads and local electeds to greet passengers today to mark the reopening of the G train
“This is an exciting day because the G train is back and better than ever after much-needed repairs following damage from Super Storm Sandy,” said the Congresswoman. “The $84 million in repairs, which were entirely federally-funded, have made the G Train more resilient to any future extreme weather occurrences.”
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) today released the following statement applauding $1.1 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance funding for Sandy repair work and mitigation projects at New York University’s (NYU) Medical Center. Maloney fought to secure the funding in a supplemental aid package approved by Congress in 2013.
New York, NY – Today, on the one-year anniversary of the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney cheered the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that it has allocated $1.3 billion in additional federal funding for recovery aid in New York City, and an additional $2 billion for New York State.
New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) was joined by Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), New York City property owners, co-op residents, insurance experts, small-business owners and community advocates today outside 200 East End Avenue, an Upper East Side co-op building that, after recouping from $4 million of damage after Hurricane Sandy, could be hit with sky-high flood insurance premiums through the National Flood Insurance Program, as a result of the the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. Other attendees from around New York City are also facing the reality of soaring flood insurance premiums that are unaffordable and could prevent people from purchasing insurance. Congresswoman Maloney called for a delay in the rate increases, many of which took effect on Oct. 1, and could raise New Yorker’s premiums by $5,000-$10,000, according to a recent City report.
NEW YORK, NY – On Friday morning, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan who leads President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and Senator Charles E. Schumer for the announcement that homeowners with federally-backed mortgages who suffered damage to their homes as a result of Superstorm Sandy will be granted an extended forbearance. When the current forbearance period expires at the end of this month, these families will be able to sign up for a streamlined mortgage modification that allows them to make manageable payments over the next year.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today in response to a question posed by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) at a hearing of the Financial Services Committee, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Carol Galante announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will streamline the approval of FHA loan applications of multifamily apartment owners in New York and New Jersey.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-12-NY) spoke out in support of passage of the flood relief portion of Sandy Disaster Aid that was passed by the Senate in the last Congress and died in the House earlier this week.