| Release Date: 11/03/2012 |
| If you sustained losses or damage from Hurricane Sandy, you may be eligible for disaster aid. You can call to apply: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) The TTY number is 1-800-462-7585. For 711 or Video Relay Service, call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) For more information or to apply: www.DisasterAssistance.gov Or apply on your smartphone at: m.fema.gov When you apply for disaster assistance, please have the following available: – Social Security number (including your spouse’s number) – Private insurance information, if available – Address and zip code of the damaged property – Directions to the damaged home or property – Daytime telephone number – A telephone number where FEMA can reach you or leave a message – An address where you can get mail – If you want your disaster assistance funds sent directly to your bank, provide the FEMA agent with your bank account type (savings/checking), account number, and routing number Disaster recovery assistance for eligible recipients is available without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. |
Village Neighborhood Association in Downtown Jersey City Needs Your Help
The Village Neighborhood Association has been doing some wonderful work in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and they can use your help
Here’s how you can help…
THE VNA Â NEEDS TO FIND THOSE IN NEED OF HELP
If you are in need of help or know someone else who is need of help, fill out this form and we’ll get on it.
TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE
9:00 – 10:00. If you have a car, this is your moment. We will have “relief baskets” ready at Barry Mansion (83 Wayne Street between Barrow and Jersey). Just pull up, let us know you’re there, and we’ll load you up and tell you what baskets go to what address. Continue reading Village Neighborhood Association in Downtown Jersey City Needs Your Help
Sally Deering’s SUPERSTORM SANDY
DAY 4, THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
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(Weehawken, NJ) It’s Friday, four days since we Jerseyans woke up to the nightmare of Superstorm Sandy and still 1.4 million New Jersey residents and businesses are without electricity. One harrowing scene after the other is broadcast on TV and the Internet and those of us with power are not only living through this, we’re seeing what our neighbors just a few miles away are dealing with, and it’s devastating.Â
There has been so much heartbreak throughout New Jersey, but seeing sections of the Jersey Shore floating in the Atlantic was the saddest. Seaside Heights is gone, just gone. Atlantic City lost sections of its beach and boardwalk and little Asbury Park which has been going through a renaissance took some hard knocks, too. To us Jersey folks, ‘The Shore’ is a living scrapbook of our childhood memories, teenage romances; days away from the urban landscape with friends and time with our kids and their kids who will follow us in our sandy footsteps. Seeing these popular shore places torn to bits has given all us Jerseyans a heavy heart. Continue reading Sally Deering’s SUPERSTORM SANDY
MAYOR HEALY: HELP IS HERE Meal Centers Established Across Jersey City
JERSEYCITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and officials from the Office of Emergency Management has expanded their hot meal distribution sites for today, Saturday November 3, 2012.
Free hot meals will be distributed at the Hudson County Boys and Girls Club, 1 Canal Street and the Ercel Webb Park Public Swimming Pool (Johnston Avenue entrance) from 5-7 p.m. Continue reading MAYOR HEALY: HELP IS HERE Meal Centers Established Across Jersey City
Sally Deering’s Blog -SUPERSTORM SANDY
DAY 3 POST SUPERSTORM SANDY: HANG IN THERE JERSEYANS
It’s only been a couple days since Superstorm Sandy played some vicious Halloween tricks on New Jersey and now my fellow Jerseyans are picking up the pieces like empty candy wrappers in a Trick-or-Treat bag. As of Thursday evening, 1,818,200 New Jersey residents are without electricity and that means no computers, TVs, lights and other necessities. Many are without heat or hot water. Take a walk through our towns on the Hudson River waterfront and it feels like the Wicked Witch of the West blew in and destroyed Munchkinland. Continue reading Sally Deering’s Blog -SUPERSTORM SANDY
BREAKING NEWS ALERT-Whitehouse Official Tours Ravaged Neighborhoods in Jersey City Slammed by Sandy
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JERSEY CITY – John O. Brennan, Deputy National Security Advisor and Special Aid to the President of the United States, will tour neighborhoods destroyed by Hurricane Sandy within the city, including the financial district know as Wall Street West, beginning 12 noon Saturday, November 3, 2012.
 Brennan, who will be accompanied by Assistant Administrator for Response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Robert J. Fenton, will take the tour of the City and key infrastructure along with Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and officials from the city’s Office of Emergency Management. The first public leg begins at a neighborhood walloped by Hurricane Sandy, Country Village, at that community’s Little League Baseball Field. Continue reading BREAKING NEWS ALERT-Whitehouse Official Tours Ravaged Neighborhoods in Jersey City Slammed by Sandy
HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE FROM THE CITY OF BAYONNE
| HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE #9 Release Date: 11/02/2012 |
| Bayonne remains under a state of emergency. A mandatory overnight curfew remains in effect from 6:00 p.m. until further notice. For your safety, residents are instructed to remain at home or in secure locations as much as possible over the next several days. Electric power: Some parts of Bayonne are still without electric power. We have been in daily contact with PSE&G about restoring power throughout the city. We will continue to keep residents updated with the latest information as it becomes available. Continue reading HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE FROM THE CITY OF BAYONNE |
Got Gas? You Bet We Do! Gov. Chris Christie’s Gas Rationing System Begins Tomorrow in 12 New Jersey Counties
Starting tomorrow (Sat, Nov. 3) at 12 noon, New Jersey drivers will be able to roll up to the pump for some much-needed gas. Gov. Christie announced today that a gas-dispensing system has been put in place that will allow drivers in 12 New Jersey Counties to fuel up.
As of tomorrow, cars with license plates that end in an odd number will be able to gas up on odd-numbered days and cars with license plates that end in an even number can line up at the pumps on even-numbered days. Specialty license plates and vanity plates without numbers are considered odd-numbered plates
“With the challenges we face in the storm’s aftermath, we will be vigilant in enforcing this odd-even system, as we ease the stresses on the system,” Attorney General Jeffery S. Chiesa said in a prepared statement. “Those who choose to disregard this order will be prosecuted to the fullest.â€
Jersey City OEM Calls for Evacuation Shelters Activated, Schools Closed Parking Suspended for Hurricane Sandy
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, in conjunction the Office of Emergency Management, has issued a mandatory evacuation of residents for 7 a.m. Monday morning for designated flood zones and low-lying regions due to the anticipated severe flooding associated with Hurricane Sandy.
 Residents in traditional flood zones and low lying areas of the city are urged to relocate to higher ground and or shelter with family and friends as soon as possible prior to the mandatory evacuation Monday morning, Healy said. Accordingly, emergency shelters across the city will be open by 8 p.m. (Sunday night) to residents of flood zones who had not already relocated with family. Continue reading Jersey City OEM Calls for Evacuation Shelters Activated, Schools Closed Parking Suspended for Hurricane Sandy
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