New York: By the Numbers

NEW YORK — Disaster assistance to New York survivors of Hurricane Sandy has reached nearly $3.2 billion, including:

• Nearly $954 million in FEMA grants approved for individuals and households
  • Nearly $818 million for housing assistance
  • More than $136 million for other needs
• Nearly $1.4 billion in SBA disaster loans approved for homeowners, renters and businesses
• Nearly $824 million approved in FEMA Public Assistance grants to communities and some nonprofit organizations that serve the public

Other assistance:

• More than $3.3 billion in National Flood Insurance Program payments made to policy holders
• 271,188 people have registered for assistance in the 13 designated counties
• 183,358 housing inspections completed
• 179,240 visits to Disaster Recovery Centers
• 5.6 million cubic yards of debris removed
• More than 500 voluntary agencies involved in recovery
• 26 languages used to communicate assistance information to survivors

Individuals can register with FEMA online at DisasterAssistance.gov or via smartphone or tablet at m.fema.gov. Applicants may also call 800-621-3362 (Voice, 7-1-1/Relay) or TTY 800-462-7585.  The toll-free telephone numbers operate 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST, seven days a week.