The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that numerous Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will be open Thanksgiving morning to assist survivors of Hurricane Sandy.
DRCs are one-stop shops where storm survivors can meet with representatives from the state, FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration and other agencies to get the useful information and help they need.
Centers that are scheduled to be open Thanksgiving morning and their hours are:
Nassau Community College
Student Union Building
1 Education Drive
Garden City, NY 11530
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Fort Tilden Park
Building 415
1-199 Rockaway Point Boulevard
Breezy Point, NY 11697
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Waldbaum’s parking lot
112-15 Beach Channel Road
Far Rockaway, NY 11694
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Miller Field
600 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY 10306
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Recreation Center and Ice Arena
700 Magnolia Boulevard
Long Beach, NY 11561
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Sacred Heart Parish (Tent)
127 Long Beach Road
Island Park, NY 11558
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
H. Lee Dennison Building
100 Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Corner of Father Capodanno Boulevard and Hunter Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Town Hall West
401 Main Street
Islip, NY 11757
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Mount Loretto CYO
6581 Hylan Boulevard
Staten Island, NY10309
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Riverhead County Center
300 Center Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Holy Family R.C. Church
9719 Flatlands Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11236
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Community Church of the Nazarene
1414 Central Avenue
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Coffey Park
85 Richards Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Gerritsen Little League Field
2901 Gerritsen Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11229
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Mastic Recreation Center
15 Herkimer Street
Mastic, NY 11950
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Lindenhurst Library
1 Lee Avenue
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
New Cassel Community Center Garden
141 Garden Street
Westbury, NY 11590
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
American Legion
209 Cross Bay Boulevard
Broad Channel, NY 11693
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Borough Hall
10 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Social Security Building
Gravesend
10 Bouck Court
Brooklyn, NY 11223
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Storefront
1001 Beach 20th Street
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Kia in Staten Island
1976 Hylan Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10306
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Mitchell Field Athletic Center
1 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11553
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Cedar Creek Park
Merrick Road East
Seaford, NY 11783
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Nickerson Beach
880 Lido Boulevard
Lido Beach, NY 11561
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Nov. 26
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Marjorie Post Community Center
477 Unqua Road
Massapequa, NY 11758
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-Sun
9 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
St. Francis de Chantal
2962 Harding Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday
Closed Saturday and Sunday
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Fri beginning Nov. 26
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Arverne by the Sea
68-20 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Queens, NY 11692
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Jewish Community Center
YMCA
3300 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11235
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sun
8 a.m. to noon Thanksgiving
Six other centers will not be staffed on Thanksgiving Day, but five of them will reopen Friday. Those scheduled to resume operations on Friday are located at:
Mount Manresa Jesuit House
239 Fingerboard Road
Staten Island, NY 10305
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
Ikea
1 Beard Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
Westchester County Center
198 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun
12th Judicial District
851 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 23
Fire Training Center
9 Training Center Lane
New Hampton, NY 10958
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-Fri
A sixth center will resume normal business hours on Saturday. It is located at:
Provident Bank Park
1 Provident Bank Park Drive
Pomona, NY 10970
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Sun except for Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 23.
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