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As NYC continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, I want to pass along some information.

Students in need of assistance should file a request in the Counseling Center room N108 as soon as possible.

The links below provide updates on how to find food, water, shelter, medical care and other essentials, as well as information about how to apply for disaster assistance and also to volunteer.

Food, blanket and water distribution sites
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/foodandwater.html

Daytime warming centers
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/warming_ctr.html

Current list of overnight emergency shelters
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/hurricane_shelters.html

Bus pick up for overnight emergency shelters
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/overnight_shelter.html

Mobile Medical Care
http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2012b/pr393-12-static.html

American Red Cross Disaster Assistance, including shelter information
http://www.redcross.org/

NYC School closures
http://schools.nyc.gov

Interactive map shows locations providing emergency services and availability of supplies
http://www.google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy-nyc

Information regarding subway, bus and commuter rail availability
http://www.mta.info
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferrybus/ferintro.shtml
http://www.mta.info/lirr/
http://www.panynj.gov/alerts-advisories/inclement-weather.html

Power Outage Updates
http://www.governor.ny.gov/poweroutageinfo

Full-service locations to aid in applications for emergency social, economic and FEMA assistance
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/dasc.html

FEMA Transitional Sheltering Assistance
www.disasterassistance.gov
m.fema.gov for mobile devices

Or if you would like to donate to the relief effort or volunteer
http://www.nycservice.org/

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