City to help displaced hurricane victims, families at new Manhattan center
The center, set to open Thursday, will offer access to city services and in-person support from a range of government offices, including social services, health and mental hygiene, education and senior services. Representatives from the
"We've been sending donations and emergency responders to affected areas, and now we're setting up a central location to help displaced people in our city receive essential services and assistance," the mayor said in an emailed statement.
The center will be supported through existing city services and staff, according to a spokeswoman from the mayor's office, who declined to specify the cost of the initiative.
Services will be provided at the
Anyone looking for assistance can set up an appointment ahead of time, beginning Wednesday, by visiting nyc.gov or calling 311.
City agencies have already begun to prepare for what officials anticipate will be an influx of displaced people from hurricane-ravaged areas, particularly residents from
"This is a humanitarian crisis the likes [of which] our city has ever experienced and we must do everything we can to help our fellow Puerto Ricans who have given so much to our city and to our country," said Mark-Viverito, who visited the island in the aftermath of Maria.
Last week, Public Advocate
Although de Blasio has said the city is preparing, he also warned last week that resources were already tight.
"I don't want to encourage people to come here if they don't have some family to turn to," de Blasio said at unrelated news conference on Thursday. "We have to be really clear about this."
The state is also working to help victims of the hurricanes. Earlier in October, Gov.
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