Federal Disaster Relief for New York

NEW YORK, NY - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens & Brooklyn) today joined with other New York City elected officials and civic leaders to hail last night’s final passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a package of legislative measures delivering federal disaster aid to those areas of the New York metropolitan region devastated by the cataclysmic Superstorm Sandy last October. The leaders spoke at a news conference she convened outside the Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital on East 23rd Street, which will benefit from more than $228 million in federal funding to help it recover from Sandy that will help the facility renovate and repair key departments and systems, replace damaged or destroyed medical equipment and building systems, and repair or replace damaged IT equipment damaged during the superstorm.
 

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) issued the following statement this morning after the House failed to vote on the Senate-passed Sandy aid package last night:
 

Washington, DC -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) issued the following statement upon Senate passage tonight of a $60 billion disaster aid package for those affected by Superstorm Sandy:

Dear Neighbor,

Every day since Hurricane Sandy swamped our city, I have been learning the stories of courageous acts and selfless deeds by my constituents who saved lives, or reached out to help others.  There’s Jon Candelaria from Stanley Isaacs Houses on Manhattan’s East Side, for instance, who risked his life during the storm to rescue a taxi driver whose cab was overwhelmed with water.  You can read about more about his heroic rescue here.