Josh Nathan delivered for Rye, and he'll do it again on the City Council. Elect Josh Nathan on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Early voting is 10/23-10/31.
Resources to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida
FEMA Helpline: 800-621-3362
NY State Flooding Resources and Recovery Assistance: https://www.governor.ny.gov/programs/governors-relief-and-response-resources
Westchester Housing Assistance: 914-995-2099
And a new local resource set up by Rye volunteers can be reached at: RyeRelief@gmail.com
More Resource Information is set forth below. . .
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Given the devastating impact of Hurricane Ida throughout Rye, I’m using this space first to express my deepest sympathies to all who are suffering. My family and I lost our home to a fire in 2002, and we shudder thinking about the personal loss and disruption so many in our community are experiencing and the significant damage to local institutions and businesses.
We as a community have been here before. In the wake of Super Storm Sandy and Hurricane Irene, volunteers in our community, including me, were appointed to the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery NY Rising Community Reconstruction Planning Committee for Rye. With experts in the field and input from the community, we developed 18 projects to improve storm resilience and flood mitigation in Rye. We were awarded a multimillion-dollar federal grant to implement several of those projects and they are underway.
A key reason I am running for City Council is to make sure Rye gets what it needs so that we can protect our people, homes, and property from storms and flooding. I will continue to advocate for Rye by working with our federal, state, and county officials and with our neighboring communities. I will work to ensure that we prioritize storm resilience and flood mitigation in all of our infrastructure and planning.
As I’ve walked around Rye speaking with people whose homes have been severely damaged, the frustration and distress is palpable. It has also been heartening to hear how neighbors have come together to help each other, and to see how our first responders and DPW personnel have been working tirelessly. When we take care of one another and work together, our community endures, and we can flourish again.
Yours,
For hyper local assistance, Rye volunteers are available at:
To receive updates from your state and local representatives:
State Senator Shelley Mayer page
State Assemblyman Steve Otis e-alerts
County Executive George Latimer page
County Legislator Catherine Parker page
City of Rye e-blasts
Code Red notifications
FEMA-RELATED ASSISTANCE:
Assistance may be available to you from FEMA, following President Biden's Major Disaster Declaration for this area. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, or low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses.
General information: https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
Individual assistance: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual
Small businesses assistance: https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/ or call 1-800-659-2955 (TTY/TDD: 1-800-877-8339)
FEMA Helpline: 1-800-621-3362. TTY users: 1-800-462-7585. Open every day, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. ET.
Important FEMA Information
**Document all damage in writing and with photographs, receipts and other documentation. More is better!**
If you have insurance, file a claim with your insurance company before applying to FEMA. FEMA cannot duplicate insurance payments, but may be able to help where homeowners or flood insurance did not.
If you have flood insurance, report your loss immediately to your insurance agent or carrier.
Relevant criteria for eligibility include:
Damage must have occurred during the incident period of the declaration and be a direct result of the incident.
Eligible losses include non-insured damage/loss to primary residence, damage/loss to eligible personal property.
Additional Resources:
NY State Flooding Resources and Recovery Assistance: https://www.governor.ny.gov/programs/governors-relief-and-response-resources
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Disaster-related
Westchester County Department of Social Services for a housing emergency: 914-995-2099
American Red Cross at 877-RED-CROSS
United Way by dialing 211.
FEMA Helpline: 1-800-621-3362. TTY users: 1-800-462-7585. Open every day, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. ET.
Utilities
Con Ed:
1-800-752-6633 or online at www.coned.com (where you can also view service restoration information and the outage map).
For text notifications signup at www.conEd.com/text. Customers can also text REG to OUTAGE (688243) and follow the prompts. You will need to enter your Con Edison account number to complete the registration process.
Verizon:
1-800-VERIZON (837-4966 landline services) 1-800-922-0204 (wireless services). or visit: https://www.verizon.com/support/residential/service-outage
Altice:
Residential customer service: 718-860-3513 or https://www.optimum.com/storm and scroll down to "chat"
Police
Non-emergency Rye Police Department: 914-967-1234
Emergencies: 911
