Community Board #13 Newsletter |
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Please find the following information about the incoming storm cribbed directly from the website of the NYC Department of Emergency Management. Please read through it and prepare your home for this potential emergency. We also ask that you make sure your neighbors are also prepared for the potential for disrupted services and heavy rainfall.
Tropical Storm Henri to Impact NYC
NYC Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory for Saturday, August 21, and Sunday, August 22 . According to the National Weather Service, there is the potential for very heavy rainfall and damaging winds that may flood roadways and reduce visibility to create hazardous travel conditions through the weekend. Storm impacts are forecast to begin late Saturday, before intensifying throughout Sunday into the afternoon. Residual impacts including showers with breezy winds will still be possible into Monday.
- A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect citywide.
- A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the Bronx and northern Queens until further notice.
- NYC Parks announced that all City beaches will be closed to swimming on Sunday, August 22 and Monday, August 23, due to the dangerous conditions predicted as an effect of Tropical Storm Henri.
- Including Saturday and through midnight Monday, citywide average precipitation amounts of 1 inch to 2 inches are expected with locally higher amounts possible.
Preparedness Tips
Coastal storms, including nor'easters, tropical storms and hurricanes, can and do affect New York City. It's important New Yorkers take the time to prepare. All residents should have a plan in the event they need to evacuate or ride out the storm at home.
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Develop a plan with your household members that outlines what to do, how to find each other, and how to communicate if a hurricane strikes. Use Ready New York: My Emergency Plan at NYC.gov/myemergencyplan .
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Know your zone . Areas of the city subject to storm surge flooding are divided into six evacuation zones (1 through 6) based on risk of storm surge flooding. The City may order residents to evacuate depending on the hurricane's track and projected storm surge. Use the Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder or call 311 (212-639-9675 for Video Relay Service, or TTY: 212-504-4115) to find out if your address is located in an evacuation zone. If you live in an evacuation zone, have a plan for where you will go if an evacuation order is issued for your area.
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Stay informed . Sign up for Notify NYC, the City of New York's official, free emergency communications program. Register for emergency notifications by getting the free Notify NYC mobile application, visiting NYC.gov/notifynyc , contacting 311 (212-639-9675 for Video Relay Service, or TTY: 212-504-4115) or following @NotifyNYC on Twitter. (Notify NYC messages are available through many formats, including email, text messages, telephone, the Notify NYC website, RSS, Twitter, and American Sign Language videos.)
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HELLO EVERYONE
WE NEED VOLUNTEER TO GIVE MASK
You're part of a distinguished group of over a thousand New Yorkers who have worked with us, and worked together, to keep MTA customers and employees safe since we began Mask Force last July.
We'll be out again on Wednesday, August 25, and would love to have you join us.
Wearing masks inside and on our system is still required – whether you’re vaccinated or not. Mask usage has slipped, and we need your help to reverse this trend so that all New Yorkers and visitors feel safe when traveling with us.
Thank you as always!
-The Team at Mask Force Central
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'Take the G to the Sea': MTA Announces Weekend Service Changes on C, E, F, and G Lines That Will Temporarily Enhance G Service By Extending the Line to Coney Island
Service Changes to Take Place August 6-9 and 13-16
MTA New York City Transit today announced that service changes during a pair of August weekends on the , , and lines will bring “the G to the Sea” by extending the line more than 5 miles, to Coney Island. The train normally terminates at Church Av in Kensington, Brooklyn, since the line was extended there from Smith-9 Sts in July 2009.
“We plan carefully to keep service disruptions to a minimum,” said Demetrius Crichlow, Acting Senior Vice President for Subways, New York City Transit. “But there are times when service changes can actually result in localized improvements for riders. When that happens, we like to promote it! In this case, we are extending the line by more than 5 miles and giving customers from Greenpoint and Williamsburg a direct route to Coney Island. So I encourage customers from Long Island City and northern Brooklyn to put on some flip flops, grab the sun screen, and enjoy a transfer-free subway ride to the beach!”
The temporary service change will take place during the weekends of August 6-9 and 13-16 and is being made to support the final portion of critical post-Superstorm Sandy work to rehabilitate the tunnel the train uses when traveling between Manhattan and Brooklyn. During these outages, crews will also install cables in the vicinity of Jay Street in order to support the ongoing signal modernization work between Church Avenue and Coney Island. In order to support customers, the MTA will provide several alternative service options.
The MTA has begun displaying posters and relevant service change information on digital screens throughout the impacted areas to inform customers of the changes. The MTA will also send alerts to email or text message subscribers, and via social media.
OTHER CUSTOMER IMPACTS — MANHATTAN AND QUEENS
- Riders who normally take the train between Manhattan and Queens should take the , which will stop at all stations between Roosevelt Avenue in Queens and Chambers St-World Trade Center in Manhattan.
- Riders who normally take the train in Manhattan or between Manhattan and Queens should take the , which will stop at all stations between Roosevelt Avenue in Queens and Delancey St in Manhattan.
- Riders who normally use the East Broadway station in Manhattan can take a free shuttle bus service to the Delancey St station.
- Riders who normally take the from Manhattan to Brooklyn should transfer to the train at Canal Street. Trains will make all stops from there to Euclid Avenue. trains will terminate at the World Trade Center platform.
OTHER CUSTOMER IMPACTS — BROOKLYN
- Riders who normally take the between Bergen Street and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue will instead board trains for most of the weekend. For service to Jay Street in Brooklyn and Manhattan, customers should transfer at Hoyt-Schermerhorn to the opposite platform where they can board Manhattan-bound or rerouted service. For service to stations in Manhattan, customers should transfer again at West 4th Street to trains, which will make those stops.
- From 9:30 p.m. Friday night to 5 a.m. Saturday morning, a free shuttle bus service will connect Bedford-Nostrand and 4th Avenue-9th Street in lieu of service. service resumes at 5 a.m. Saturday morning, extending to Coney Island for the remainder of the weekend.
- Riders who normally take local service between Canal Street in Manhattan and Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn will instead take trains, which will stop at all stations between 50th Street in Manhattan and Euclid Avenue in Brooklyn.
- Riders who normally use the York Street station in Brooklyn should instead use the nearby High Street station. The York Street station will be closed during these two weekends.
The bulk of the tunnel work was completed during the spring after crews spent 17 weekends and dozens of weeknights working to install new tracks, signal equipment, communication cables and tunnel lighting. Workers also performed considerable upgrades to the East Broadway station in Manhattan, including nearly 12,000 square feet of platform renewal, 13,000 square feet of wall tile replacement, 1,360 feet of platform edge removal in addition to a range of leak mitigation work. The construction timeline on the Rutgers tube was the fastest of all the Sandy-related tube rehabilitation projects.
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CON EDISON PAYMENT PROGRAMS CAN HELP
CUSTOMERS & THE REGION EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC
Company Seeking to Work with Customers,
Offering Payment Plans, Other Help
NEW YORK – Con Edison wants to help the region’s resurgence from the Covid-19 pandemic by working with customers struggling to pay their bills.
Con Edison encourages customers who are behind on their bills to make payment arrangements or seek assistance from government programs such as the Emergency Rental Assistance Program or the NYS COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program. Visit conEd.com/CovidHelp for information.
All customers are eligible for a payment agreement regardless of prior payment history. Customers can go to conEd.com/PaymentPlans for information. Customers who meet certain conditions below may qualify for special protections.
Residential Customers
If you are a residential customer and contact us to affirm you experienced a change in financial circumstances as a result of Covid-19 starting on or after March 7, 2020:
· We will not disconnect your service for non-payment through Dec. 21, 2021.
· You will be eligible for a payment agreement that requires no down payment, late fees, or penalties. If you are already on a payment agreement, you can request a new one.
Residential customers can also receive certain low-income discounts if they qualify.
A customer will be enrolled automatically if an agency notifies Con Edison that the customer receives benefits from an eligible program. Learn more at conEd.com/BillHelp.
A residential customer who is not yet enrolled can submit documentation to verify that he or she receives benefits from one of these programs. E-mail us at LowIncomeRate@coned.com, fax to (212) 844-0110, or mail a copy of your documentation to Con Edison, PA Central, 4 Irving Place, 9th Floor, Box 13, New York, N.Y. 10003.
Commercial Customers
Under state law, a commercial customer’s service will not be disconnected for non-payment through Dec. 21, 2021 if the customer confirms a change in financial circumstances starting on or after March 7, 2020 because of the pandemic, and:
- You are a small-business customer with 25 or fewer employees, and
- You are not a publicly held company, or a subsidiary thereof, and
- You are not a seasonal, short-term, or temporary Con Edison customer, and
- You are not a high-energy use customer as defined by the New York State Public Service Commission, and
- You do not have the resources available to pay your bill
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TO EVERYONE WHO NEED VACCINATION RIGHT NOW
FEMA is asking for your help in getting people vaccinated at the
New York City Brooklyn and Queens Community Vaccination Centers.
Their mission is to speak with organizations like yours and provide direct information concerning the vaccination process and the opportunities to get people vaccinated at the New York City Vaccination Centers in Brooklyn (Medgar Evers College) and Queens (York College).
They are looking at ways to help underserved populations from the age of 16 years old and older in accordance with the Governor’s Vaccination Program.
I would ask that you solicit your members/congregants who wish to be vaccinated and develop a list of names, telephone numbers, and zip codes where they live and provide that list to our contact at FEMA, Kimberly Grisham (kimberly.grisham@fema.dhs.gov).
They will then have staff at the vaccination centers call them directly, register them on the NY DOH website, and provide you and the individuals a specific date for vaccination of your choosing.
They can only offer this through April 27th due to the limited time to secure the first vaccine and schedule and administer the second vaccine dose before the intended end date of the New York City Community Vaccination Centers.
If your organization is interested, please contact right now Kimberly Grisham at
Kimberly Grisham
Voluntary Agency Liaison|Recovery Division | FEMA Region II
Mobile: (202) 702-5826
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