FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Islip, Mastic to close
A file photo of Islip Town Hall West, which served as a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center after superstorm Sandy. Credit: Erin Geismar, 2011
Those affected by superstorm Sandy have until 3 p.m. Sunday to visit Disaster Recovery Centers in Islip and Mastic, which will be closing, according to a FEMA release.
Seven other Long Island centers will remain open.
Those affected by the storm have until Jan. 28 to register for federal disaster assistance, which could include "money for rent, essential home repairs, personal property losses and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance," the Federal Emergency Management Agency release said.
Closing after Sunday are the centers at Town Hall West, 401 Main St., Islip, and at the Mastic Recreation Community Center, 15 Herkimer St., Mastic. More than 3,400 survivors have visited those centers so far, FEMA said.
For more information see http://asd.fema.gov/inter/locator/home.htm
Centers remaining open:
Lindenhurst Library
1 Lee Ave.
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Recreation and Ice Arena
700 Magnolia Blvd.
Long Beach, NY 11561
Sacred Heart Parish
LIRR station parking lot
127 Long Beach Rd.
Island Park, NY 11558
Cedar Creek Park
Merrick Road East
Seaford, NY 11783
Marjorie Post Community Center
477 Unqua Rd.
Massapequa, NY 11758
Young Israel, gymnasium
859 Peninsula Blvd.
Woodmere, NY 11598
Freeport Recreation Center
130 E. Merrick Rd.
Freeport, NY 11520
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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