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Hurricane Sandy Resources for Brooklyn
General Emergency Numbers
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Assistance
For FEMA Assistance: visit disasterassistance.gov or call 800-621-3362; 800.462.7585 (TTY)
Red Cross 877.733.2767
Finding Loved Ones: Red Cross’s Safe and Well registry: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php
Brooklyn Borough President’s Office 718.802.3700
Public Advocate 212-669-7200
Housing
For NYC Emergency Shelters:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/hurricane_shelters.html
Or call 311
Brooklyn Shelters
Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School 5800 20th Avenue Brooklyn
John Jay High School 237 7th Avenue Brooklyn
Park Slope Amory 361 15th Street Brooklyn (Special Medical
Needs Only)
Food
For Food Assistance: The Food Bank for New York City’s food
program locator: http://www.foodbanknyc.org/our-programs/our-
food-program-network/food-program-locator
Brooklyn Distributions:
Coffey Park at Richards Street Friday 1pm - 5pm.
West 25th Street and Surf Avenue Friday 1pm -5 pm
Red Hook Initiative 767 Hicks St. Friday 1pm – 5pm 718.858.6782
Utilities
Con Ed 800.75 CONED; 800.752.6633; 800.642.2308 (TTY)
Con Edison will be distributing dry ice at the following locations
until supplies run out. Personnel will also be available to answer questions.
Walgreen’s 532 Neptune Ave (W 5-6 Sts)
National Grid:
Gas leak and gas emergencies 718-643-4050
Customer support 718-643-4050
TTY 718-237-2857
Transportation
MTA Service Advisory: realtime service updates to rail, subway, bus, bridges & tunnels: http://alert.mta.info/ or call 511
Brooklyn Hospitals
Coney Island Hospital has been evacuated and closed.
For information about other Brooklyn hospitals:
Brookdale University Hospital 718.240.5000
The Brooklyn Hospital Center 718.250.8000
Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center 718.260.7500
Kings County Hospital 718.245.3131
SUNY Downstate 718.270.1000
SUNY Downstate at LICH 718.780.1000
Lutheran Medical Center 718.630.7000
Woodhull Medical Center 718.963.8000
VA New York Harbor 718.636.6600
New York Methodist Hospital 718.780.3000
Disability Resources
General Access Concerns
Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities
646-234-6488
212.788.2830
212.788.2838 tty
NYC Commission on Human Rights (718) 579-6900 / (212) 306-5070
Temporarily working from a Bronx office (Bronx 1932 Arthur Avenue, Room 203A, Bronx, NY 10457,
Parents Helping Parents - 718-638-9444
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled 718.998.3000
Sinergia (bilingual English/Spanish) - 212.643.2840
Resources for Children with Special Needs - 212.677.4650
(phone messages will be returned)
Extreme Kids and Crew - 718.576.6741
The Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs - 718.253.4948
Mental Health Issues
Lifenet
800-LifeNet
800-543-3638 (English)
877-Ayudese (Haitian Creole)
877-298-3373 (Spanish)
877-990-8585 (Chinese)
212-982-5284 (TTY)
Woodhull Mobile Crisis 718.260.7725
SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline 800-985-5990
Family Resource Centers
Western Brooklyn (ICL) 877-425-8133 / 212- 385-3030
Eastern Brooklyn (JCCA) 347-394-5186 / 718-859-4500
Developmental Disabilities
Autism Society 800-3AUTISM
800.318.8476
Monday through Friday from 9 to 5 and on Saturday and Sunday
from 9 to 5.
Office of Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ODD)
866.946.9733; 866.933.4889 tty
Brooklyn Developmental Disability Support Organization
718.642.6000
YAI Link 866 2 YAILINK / 212.273.6182
Education
Department of Education 718.935.2000
Closed Brooklyn Schools
Dewey High school
PS 15
Pave Academy charter School
MS 246 Walt Whitman
Fahari Academy Charter School
IS 211 John Wilson
PS 233 Langston Hughes
PS 235 Lennox School
PS 244 Richard R Green
PS 276 Lewis Marshall
PS 279 Herman Schrieber
Olympus Academy
IS 187 Christa Mcauliffe
PS 90 Edna Cohen
IS 98 Bay Academy
PS 188 Michael Berdy
PS 209 Margaret Mead
PS 216 Arturo Toscanini
IS 239 Mark Twain
PS 253
PS 288 Shirley Tanyhill
IS 303 Herbert Eisenberg
PS 329 Surf Side
International Highschool at Lafayette
Rachel Carson Highschool for Coastal Studies
Highschool of Sports Management
PS 370
Kingsborough Early College
John Dewey Highschool
Life Academy for Film and Music
Expeditionary Learning School for Community Leaders
William E. Grady Career and Technical Higschool
PSK721 Occupational Training Center
Liberation Diploma Plus
Coney Island Prep Public Charter School
PSK771 6565 Flatlands Avenue
JHS 078 Roy H. Mann
PS 119 Amersfort
PS 195 Manhattan Beach
PS 207 Elizabeth G. Leary
PS 236 Mill Basin
PS 277 Gerritsen Beach
JHS 278 Marine Park
PS 312 Bergen Beach
Brooklyn Committees on Special Education
District 15 Deborah-Cuffey-Jackson 718-935-4900
District 20 Amine Haddad 718-759-4900
District 22 Arlene Rosenstock 718-968-6200
District 23 Miriama Sandi 718-240-3557 or 718-240-3558
Brooklyn City Council Offices
District 39 Brad Landers 718-499-1090
456 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Misc.
For Downed Tree Removal: NYC Parks’ Forestry Service Request:
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Link for DOE page on school openings and relocations (Post Hurricane Sandy)
Below please find the link to the DOE website for school closings and opening
http://schools.nyc.gov/Home/InOurSchoolsToday/2012-2013/cancellations.htm
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New York Home Educators' Network
A diverse group of New York State homeschoolers from the past, present, and future, from seasoned veterans to newcomers. Website provides information NY State homeschooling regulations, current issues, and resources.
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Parents Guide to RTI
This Information is to help parents understand what is Response to Intervention (RTI)
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Youth
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Ability On-Line
A safe, on-line community for children with disabilities and chronic health needs where they can make friends, get tips from mentors, and freely participate in an atmosphere of collaboration, companionship and support.
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Ben’s Guide to US Government
Provides learning tools for kindergarten through 12th grade students, parents, and teachers explaining how our government works. The site includes links to other Government web sites for children and youth.
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Kid Zone
This component of LD OnLine features an art gallery and kids' magazine, as well as things for children and youth to read, hear & do.
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Kids Against Bullying
A kid friendly site about bullying, developed by the PACER Center.
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Kids As Self Advocates
KASA is a national, grassroots project created by and for youth with disabilities to provide helpful, positive information, increase knowledge on key issues, foster self-advocacy and take on leadership roles in their communities.
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Kids.gov
The official kids’ portal for the US government
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Kid’s Quest
A disability awareness and resources website for children
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National Youth Leadership Network
The National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) “is dedicated to advancing the next generation of disability leaders”.
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Steps Toward Adult Responsibility (STAR)
The Steps Toward Adult Responsibility (STAR) program is a peer-based support group that, combined with education and mentoring, helps make adolescence a rich and positive experience for teens living with chronic physical or health care needs, and supports them as they successfully transition into adulthood.
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Stop Bullying Now
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Teens Against Bullying
A teen-friendly site developed by the PACER Center about bullying; how to recognize it, prevent it, and respond to it. Much of the content is by teens for teens.
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