FEMA has opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Westchester County at the Mamaroneck Library, 136 Prospect Ave. Mamaroneck, New York 10543. The
hours are: Monday, Wednesday, from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. and on Sunday from
1 p.m. – -4:30 p.m. And also at the Mamaroneck Courthouse 169 Mount Pleasant Ave in Mamaroneck New York 10543. The hours of operations at the
courthouse are 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.,seven days a week.
Seven counties are now designated for Individual Assistance (Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester) and nine counties for Public Assistance (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Sullivan, Suffolk and Westchester). All counties in the state are eligible to apply for assistance under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
How to Register
You can apply for disaster assistance at DisasterAssistance.gov by using the FEMA mobile app or by calling 1-800-621-3362. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service,VRS, captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service. Operators are on duty seven days a week from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. local time.
You should have the following information available to register:
More than 39,000 applications for assistance have been received. More than $10.9 million has been disbursed.
Hurricane Ida tore through Westchester County on Sept. 1, 2021. File photo
• Name and SSN of the primary applicant.
• Name and SSN of secondary/co-applicant (encouraged but not required).
• Current and pre-disaster address.
• Names of all occupants of the pre-disaster household.
• Current contact information.
• Types of insurance held by the household.
• Household pre-disaster annual gross income.
• Losses caused by the disaster.
• Banking information for direct deposit of financial assistance, if requested.
Other Disaster Recovery Centers (Westchester)
FEMA has opened Disaster Recovery Centers where you can meet face-to-face with FEMA staffers and representatives of other federal and state agencies.
If you have not alreadyapplied for help, you can do so at a DRC.
• Yonkers Library, 1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710
Low-interest Disaster Loans Businesses of all sizes, nonprofits, homeowners and renters may apply for a U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest
disaster loan. Adjacent counties to the designated counties are eligible to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans. Applicants may apply online using SBA’s secure website at https://www.sba.gov/page/disaster-loan-applications. Call SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 or email isastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call 800-877-8339.
By the Numbers
For losses not covered by insurance, FEMA has approved more than $12 million in Individual Assistance disaster grants for homeowners and renters. More than 39,000 applications for assistance have been received. More than $10.9 million has been disbursed. The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved 26 low-interest disaster loans totaling more than $1 million. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than $680,000 in flood insurance
claims. More than 2,600 claims have been submitted. Note: If a homeowner received FEMA assistance from a previous disaster and did not comply with the requirement to maintain flood insurance for the lifetime of the property, then the homeowner is not eligible to receive assistance from FEMA.
FEMA might offer money for certain kinds of mitigationprojects under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program. For more information and how to apply
for the program, visit www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/hazard-mitigation/individuals.
Resources
New York 311: The call goes to local helpline call centers that have counselors for disaster recovery and can provide information on access to local resources
such as housing, food and health care. Dial: 311.
New York City Vital Statistics: Provides information on birth certificates, death certificates, vaccine records, childcare, and other services in New York City. Dial: 311.
New York Department of Health: Serves outside of New York City. Provides information on birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce
certificates and other services. Dial: 855-322-1022
Find information about strengthening property for future disasters at www.fema.gov/protect-your-property. Videos about FEMA Assistance with closed captioning and American Sign Language interpretation are available here. For official information on the recovery effort, please visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4615.
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