Sandy Relief Volunteer Opportunities, Beginning Friday 11/16/12
Minda Aguhob
Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy, 58,000 people in the Rockaways, Long Island and Brooklyn still lack power, and thus heat/hot water. Great need for volunteers to work on clean up, door-to-door canvassing, and collection/distribution of donations.
*Please email* this list to your community for Sandy Relief projects. Consider joining, and leading, teams from your communities this month. Also posted on Sandy Relief Google Group.
This is the latest update of Hurricane Sandy relief projects beginning Friday 11/16/12, compiled by organization, so you can plan or join other projects. Some are URLs only. Please send your questions about projects to the organizations directly.
**These lists are usually updated late at night or early AM. Some of you wish to plan ahead, we understand. So, plan to be ready with a range of geographic areas and times you can handle, and have an alternate free time plan, since you'll often only get details late PM. Read Lessons Learned thread and New member of the group? READ HERE! on Sandy Relief Google group for helpful advice, thanks!
I'd like to recognize Team @Equinox Fitness members, who have already led amazing relief work, and participated on a number of projects. A team of us from Raven Keyes' Healing Meditation class are also available to provide Reiki treatments on site! Please contact myself or Susan Vitale svita...@gmail.com about including us on projects.
Volunteers are amazing. Be amazing!
Minda
NOTES:1. $2 Ferry from E 34th St Ferry to Rockaway is available.The ferry service will start at 5:45 am in the Rockaways with ferries departing for Manhattan regularly until 9:20am, with regular service resuming during the evening rush. The ferry service, which will be provided by Seastreak, will depart from Beach 108th street and Beach Channel Drive, where the Economic Development Corporation has been working to install a temporary landing and stop at Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan with free transfers between Pier 11 and East 34th street in Midtown. The cost will be $2.00 each way.
2. Great information for Sandy victims and those helping them - on everything.
3. Have a ride/Need a ride? See link below.
4. List of supplies needed. See link below.
NOTES:1. $2 Ferry from E 34th St Ferry to Rockaway is available.The ferry service will start at 5:45 am in the Rockaways with ferries departing for Manhattan regularly until 9:20am, with regular service resuming during the evening rush. The ferry service, which will be provided by Seastreak, will depart from Beach 108th street and Beach Channel Drive, where the Economic Development Corporation has been working to install a temporary landing and stop at Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan with free transfers between Pier 11 and East 34th street in Midtown. The cost will be $2.00 each way.
2. Great information for Sandy victims and those helping them - on everything.
3. Have a ride/Need a ride? See link below.
4. List of supplies needed. See link below.
4. List of supplies needed. See link below.
--Sandy Relief Google Group2 projects
1. Clean and Stock up. Organized by Brett A. Scudder, who has been walking up and down Rockaway to assess the island block by block. When: Nov 15 to Nov 17. Where: Notify us on Google Group or Facebook about your intention to join, preferably 1+ days in advance. We will provide Brett's contact info so you can connect with him. Meet at the Far Rockaway Shopping Center at Mott & Central Ave by 9-10am for briefing. Food and refreshments will be provided for the volunteers. Who/What: You will meet Rockaway residents to provide needed food, water and supplies. The Navy is sending us 300-500 reserves and we have orgs, churches and schools bringing people from all over - it will be an awesome day of togetherness. We have 10,000 garbage bags and people are ready to go.
2. Rockaway Beach Clean Up Effort
PROJECTS: CLEANUP AND / OR DEMOLITION. Please see Facebook link for details on what to bring. And,• DRESS APPROPRIATELY• WEAE PROTECTIVE MASK AND GOGGLES • PACK YOUR OWN LUNCH - DO WHAT YOU CAN
Location 1: 224 beach 100th street - 10 small bungalows need to be emptied (25 people needed)Location 2: 150 beach 121st - 5 FEET of sand needs to come out of a basement - 10 people neededLocation 3: 92nd, 91st and 90th street clean up & 125 beach 91st clean upLocation 4: 2328 Camp Rd. Far Rockaway - x 3 homesLocation 5: Beach 25-305 Far Rockaway– Basement and 1st floor furniture removal and cleanup (10 people)
MANHATTAN PICK-UP and MEET UP LOCATION• Upper West Side - 93rd on Broadway NORTH BOUND – STARBUCKS o BE THERE 7AM
QUEENS PICK-UP LOCATION• Queens Plaza 27th streeto Be there 7:30AM
BROOKLYN PICKUP• TBD or CHURCH AVENUE AND FLATBUSH
ROCKAWAY MEET-UP LOCATIONBEACH 91st Between HOLLAND and SHORE – If I am early – ask for Reid or Mike – they will put you to work.
HERE WE WILL BREAK UP INTO TEAMS – THERE IS MUCH WORK TO DO
IF YOU HAVE A FULL CAR OR VAN - MEET AT BEACH 91st BY 8:30AM
--Bio Warning: If you are helping with clean up in these areas, you need to read all of this article, buy some Vit D and probiotics! Mold alergy outbreak is beginning, just like Katrina. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/01/recovery-from-toxic-mold-exposure.aspx
--Twitter/FB Grab Bag
Airbnb, a popular social website for travelers is offering free, temporary housing to New Yorkers displaced by Hurricane Sandy. http://www.travelwithval.com/airbnb-partners-with-nyc-to-house-residents-displaced-by-hurricane-sandy/
FOSTERS NEEDED on Long Island/Uniondale for owned pets of evacuees now sheltering at Mitchel Field. Temporary animal disaster rescue shelter can't stay open forever, so some long-term help is needed to care for beloved pets of those whose homes have been destroyed/damaged and currently have no place to keep their pets. THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT FOR ADOPTION (although there are a few strays being sheltered who DO need permanent homes), just temporary housing with your family until they can be reunited with their Sandy survivor human families in safe long-term housing. If you can care for a dog or cat or other pet, THANK YOU. Please go tohttps://www.facebook.com/groups/463839006993018/
TO REPORT A NEED, TEXT SANDY TO 69866Note: Please do not include distribution centers; this is for individual (household) needs.TO OFFER A RESOURCE, TEXT MUTUAL AID TO 69866 Note: Please only text in your resource if you are on-site at an affected area.
Rockaways Hurricane Sandy News: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RockawaysHurricaneSandy
Busy day at St Francis De Sale in Rockaway. We could really use volunteers. I know it's the work week, but if you have off and can come lend us a hand, the community would appreciate it. We were really short on volunteers today. But good news is the donations keep coming in and we keep handing them out. Thank you to everyone who comes down!
Families helping families http://www.family-to-family.org/2012/11/family-to-family-hurricane-sandy-relief-effort/
--UJA-Federation of NY
When a crisis takes place, our instinct is to instantly respond — and to extend a helping hand. Together, we’re alleviating some of the suffering of our fellow New Yorkers who are still without power, food, and other necessities.
Please see the details below on the many worthwhile projects available. For additional opportunities, please fill out a form and someone will contact you shortly. Or donate to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.
Volunteer (Needs Assessment)
Date: Thursday, November 15th (11:30 a.m.)
Location: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Abraham Residence II, 3915 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: For more information or to sign up, please contact 
. Subject Line: NEEDS ASSESSMENT (indicate if you need transportation to the site)
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty seeks volunteers to help the agency assess the needs of low-income residents at Abraham Residence II, who have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Volunteers will go door-to-door, asking residents questions, to be used to address their concerns.
Volunteer (Sort and Organize Items)
Date: Sunday, November 18th (1:30 p.m.)
Location: The City of Long Beach Ice Arena, 150 West Bay Drive, Long Beach
Contact: To R.S.V.P., please contact Vera Eisinger at 1.516.677.1841 or 
.
UJA-Federation of New York needs volunteers to sort items for people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Volunteers will also organize and replenish shelves, and distribute goods.
Volunteer (Socialize With Seniors)
Date: Sunday, November 18th (11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Location: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Council Towers III, 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: For more information or to sign up, please contact . Subject Line: HELP SENIORS (indicate if you need transportation to the site)
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to socialize with elderly clients who have been temporarily displaced from their homes. Please bring games or cards.
Volunteer (Hurricane Sandy Relief Collection and Drive)
Date: Ongoing
Location: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Senior Residence, 171 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: Items can be left with the security guard at any time. However, if you have more than four boxes to donate, contact 
.
Help victims of Hurricane Sandy by donating the following items to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty: new blankets, toilet paper, paper towels, and other paper goods, cleaning products, flashlights and lanterns, and batteries (AA, D, C).
Volunteer (Collection Drive)
Location: Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul), 728 Empire Avenue, Far Rockaway
Dates: Monday, November 12th – Friday, November 16th (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
The Jewish Services Coalition in Far Rockaway and the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula are working together to help the local community. Volunteers are asked to drop off the following items: blankets, scarves, gloves, hats, cleaning supplies, and plastic bags.
Volunteer (Respite)
Date: Monday, November 12th – Thursday, November 15th (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.)
Location: Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul), 728 Empire Avenue, Far Rockaway
Contact: Aviva Gordon or Chaim Leibtag at 1.917.913.2014.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to provide respite for parents by spending time with their children. Activities include homework help and games. No sign up necessary.
Volunteer (Donate Food and Supplies)
Dates: Ongoing
Locations: Various throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties, Long Island
UJA-Federation’s network agencies on Long Island continue to need specific items to provide people displaced from their homes by the hurricane. Please bring any of the following items to one of the collection centers:
- Nonperishable Food: canned vegetables, fruit, salmon, tuna, soup, cereal, pasta, oatmeal packets, peanut butter, jelly, condiments, juice boxes, baby food
- Toiletries: deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, baby diapers, toilet paper
- Home Goods: blankets, paper towels, paper goods, plastic cutlery, nonelectric can openers, power strips, batteries
- Clothing (All Sizes): coats, underwear, socks, shoes, sweaters, hats, gloves
Collection Locations:
Kol Ditzrich Kosher Food Pantry - Central Avenue, Woodmere (No clothing, please)
Sunday, November 11th to Thursday, November 15th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 18th to Wednesday, November 21st, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
FEGS Health & Human Services – 6900 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset
To drop off items, please call Gail at 1.516.496.7550 ext. 302250.
Temple Beth Am – 2377 Merrick Avenue, Merrick
Drop off items weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center – 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview
Drop off items at front desk during The Mid-Island Y’s regular business hours.
Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center – 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack
Drop off items at the front desk, Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Volunteer (Collection)
Dates: Daily (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) (5:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
Location: Oceanside Jewish Center, 2860 Brower Avenue
Contact: If you have questions, please call 1.516.536.6112.
The Oceanside Jewish Center is collecting the following items for victims of Hurricane Sandy: blankets, winter coats, cleaning supplies, baby clothes and other supplies, and adult diapers. All bags of gently used clothing should be freshly laundered, folded, and labeled. Labels should include gender and sizes. All household items must also be labeled, clean, and new or gently used.
Friendly Visitor (Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort)
Date: Ongoing starting Monday, November 5, 2012
Location: Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center, 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview
Contact: For additional information, contact Sue Tregerman at 1.516.822.3535.
The Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center needs volunteers to bring food to local clients, as well as offer companionship and a helping hand.
Volunteer (Assist Homebound Seniors)
Date: Ongoing
Locations: Jewish Association Serving the Aging at 161 Corbin Place, 3161 Brighton 6th Street, and 3601 Surf Avenue, all in Brooklyn
Contact: To sign up, please e-mail 
.
Meeting Times: Monday – Friday (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
The Jewish Association Serving the Aging needs volunteers to either bring supplies to frail seniors or clean refrigerators. Volunteers should bring flashlights and batteries for distribution.
Distribute Emergency Items for Seniors – COJECO
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, 3300 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn
Volunteers are needed for Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations (COJECO) to bring food, water and supplies to seniors trapped, without electricity, on the upper floors of high-rise buildings in the southern part of Brooklyn. Volunteers will deliver these items, door-to-door, as well as offer comfort, assurance, vital information, and other services. Please meet at the Shorefront Y at 10:30 a.m. daily to receive assignments.
Donate Food and Emergency Supplies at UJA-Federation Offices in Westchester
Dates: Ongoing
Locations: White Plains Office: 701 Westchester Avenue, White Plains/ Northern Westchester Office: 27 Radio Circle Drive, Mt. Kisco, from10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: For more information, contact Donna Divon at 
or 1.914.761.5100 ext. 130.
(Please call the Mount Kisco office at 1.914.666.9650 before dropping off.)
UJA-Federation of New York in Westchester is mobilizing a communitywide food and emergency-supply drive. The following items are being requested: baby food, boxed milk, coffee creamer, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meat and vegetables, cereal, cookies, crackers, coffee, teas, hot chocolate, pasta, rice, instant potatoes, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soup, tomato sauce, vinegar, oil, salad dressings, raisins, prunes, dried fruit, nuts, peanut butter, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toiletries, diapers, wipes, baby formula, hand sanitizer, batteries, heavy-duty trash bags, work gloves, and flashlights. Kosher food is appreciated.
Volunteer (Food Pantry Collection)
Dates: Ongoing, beginning Monday, November 5th
Location: Bronx Jewish Community Council, 2157 Holland Avenue, Bronx
The Bronx Jewish Community Council’s food pantry is completely barren. Volunteers are needed to donate food or conduct food drives at their schools, house of worship, or businesses. Suggested list of items: breakfast cereal, non-perishable milk, canned fruits and vegetables, canned tuna, crackers, pasta, rice, canned soup, tomato sauce, salad dressing, dried fruits, raisins, prunes, and other non-perishable items. All food items should be dropped off at the agency.
Volunteer (Collection and Distribution)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Trump Warbasse Recovery Center, 2770 West 5th Street, Coney Island
Contact: Please contact Jacob at 1.917.710.6081 for sign-up, times, and dates.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to help collect and distribute donations, and perform other miscellaneous tasks. Met Council is also accepting donations of dry food and water.
Volunteer (Collection and Distribution)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater, 27-16 Healy Avenue, Queens
Contact: For questions, call hotlines at 1.718.327.8608 or 1.917.727.7306.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to help collect and distribute items at Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater, as well as participate in clean-up efforts throughout the community. Please bring cleaning supplies. There is no need to register or confirm. This drive will be operating continuously. Volunteers are needed at any hour.
Volunter (Food Pantry)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, 1466 Manor Road
Contact: For times and dates, contact Sarah Cohen at 1.718.698.2016.
The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island needs volunteers to help with collection and distribution at its food pantry, as well as participate in clean-up efforts throughout the community.
Volunteer (Hurricane Relief Collection and Drive)
Date: Ongoing
Location: Ohab Zedek, 118 West 95th Street, Manhattan
Ohab Zedek needs volunteers to collect and donate basic necessities for people devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Please drop off the following items: flashlights, batteries (AAA, AA, C and D), diapers, wet wipes, baby formula, feminine-hygiene products, blankets, toiletries, lanterns, cloth towels, cleaning supplies, paper towels, garbage bags, disposal surgical masks, work gloves, plastic gloves, scrub brushes, mops, brooms, buckets, and unopened bottles of Tylenol and Advil.
Volunteer (Food Server)
Dates: Now through Friday, November 16th (Monday – Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Location: United Jewish Council of the East Side, Lunch Club, 15-17 Bialystoker Place, Manhattan
Contact: Betsy Jacobson at 1.212. 673.9328 or 
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The United Jewish Council of the East Side needs volunteers to serve hot, kosher lunches to low-income seniors.
Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations, Congregation Beth Elohim, Kings Bay YM-YWHA, Jewish Association Serving the Aging, Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, amongst others, are coordinating volunteer opportunities throughout the most affected areas of South Brooklyn and the Rockaways. For more information about how you can help, contact 
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Occupy Sandy
BAY RIDGE KITCHENVOLUNTEERS & FOOD & COOKING SUPPLIES NEEDED!St. Mary's Orthodox Church192 81st Street & Ridge Blvd. (Bay Ridge)Kitchen Contact: Allison 718-909-2434; Organizer from 520: Joshua 347-213-4656VOLUNTEERS:Needed Tuesday - Saturday, 10a - 5p. Looking for 4 chefs per day. People who can do full days preferred. People with culinary experience, and can be efficient in a small space preferred. Plus volunteer drivers to pick up food once at noon and once at 3:30pm and deliver to needed sites.The 4 kitchen volunteers need proper kitchen attire (i.e. hair nets) and, if they prefer, their own chef utensils (i.e. knives).NEEDS: Food: Barley, Quinoa, Brown rice, Pasta, Egg noodles, Flour, Sugar, Dried cranberries, Dried apricots, Tortillas, Dried: lentils, split peas, Cooking liquid, Boxes of white and red wine, Guinness stoutCanned: Tomatoes, Canned beans (any), Better than Boullion soup base, Peanut butter, Tuna, Salmon, Canned chicken, Jam, Relish, Tahini, Roasted red peppers, Artichokes, Olives, Capers, Tofu, Baby Corn, Water chestnuts, Canned chiles, Olive oil, Canola oilMeat: Whole uncut pieces of meat we can break down ourselves are fine. Seriously- any cheap cut of meat will do. No offal. Pork shoulder, Ribs, Stew beef, Ground beef, London broil/skirt steak, Chicken thighs, Bacon, Ham, Hot dogs, SausageVegetables: Onions, Potatoes, Carrots, Celery, Garlic, Sweet potatoes, ApplesFrozen: Edamame, Spinach, Pearl onions, Green beansDairy (prefer gift cards for these items): Milk, Cream, Cream cheese, Eggs, Parmesan cheeseMiscellaneous: Paper bags, Take out containers (pints and quarts), Ziplock bags, Aluminum pans with cover, Aluminum foil, Plastic wrap, Sandwich baggies, Deli paper, Latex glovesWill also need LOTS of fresh produceSupplies: Note that we'd be happy borrowing any of this from restaurants who are not using them, and will return after the holidays. Cambros or insulated bags for steam pans, Racks and sternos, Large Gatorade coolers for soup, Hotel pans, Baking pans, Kitchen spoons, Ladles, Measuring cups, Cutting boards, Knives, Colander, Stock pots, Rondo, Sautée pan (large), Grill pan, 2 metro racks, Spreaders/butter knives, Dishes/scoops >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>520 CLINTON AVENUE, BROOKLYNContact: osvolunteerplacement@gmail.comVOLUNTEERS NEEDED:Thursday 11/15 - Saturday 11/17 9a - 5pKitchen: Food Production
Kitchen
Hot Kitchen Team Leader** (1)Hot Kitchen Team* (2-6)
Prep Leader (1)Prep Team (2-10)
Sandwich Prep Leader (1)Sandwich Team (1-15)Sandwich Team also packs all bagged meals.
Sanitation Coordinator** (1)Should/must have Food Handler’s Certificate/Servesafe CertificateWorks with FIC when there is one.
Dishwashers (2-4)
Dry Pantry Organizer (1) (secondary)Works with FIC and Sanitation Coordinator.
Administration
Food Production Coordinator** (1-2)Coordinating all of food production.
Prepared Food Distribution Team (2)Packs up, organizes, and hands out any and all food orders that leave our space.
Prepared Food Order Coordinator° (1)Work with Coms, Dispatch and Prepared Food Production Teamis also main liaison with everyone working to send food out.
Food Production Front Desk Guardian (1)Sitting in one spot and engaging everyone!
Food + Supply Intake Coordinator (1) (secondary)If food and supplies in the same place/if available.
*Experience working in some kind of food production**Experience in management of large scale food production°Organized and experience using spreadsheets (having a laptop is a big plus) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>520 CLINTON AVENUE, BROOKLYNContact: 347-770-4520VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:Monday - Sunday 9a - 5p - ONGOINGKitchen: We need experienced kitchen personnel to fill specific roles. The more experience working in large scale food production, the better. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>520 CLINTON AVENUE, BROOKLYNContact: 347-770-4520VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:Monday - Sunday 10a - 5p - ONGOINGManagement: General management of the space. This ranges from helping bring in donations, sorting donations and getting things out to the trucks to go out. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>520 CLINTON AVENUE, BROOKLYNContact: 347-770-4520VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:Monday - Sunday 10a - 5p - ONGOINGTech/Communications: People who can work with our comms team on the phones and computers. Some data entry and website work. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SEA BRIGHTAnyone looking to volunteer today seabright is the place to beCall Boro Hall and ask for Gil1167 Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright, NJ 07760732-842-0099 - Fax: 732-741-3116Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:30pmAlso, needed supplies: Gloves, hats, scarves. Also there is a need for utility gloves, masks, anything someone putting there home back together would need. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SHEEPSHEAD BAYCorner of Brown St & Emmons Ave, BrooklynVolunteers needed to help residents clean out their homes, staff a sidewalk distribution site, and go door-to-door doing needs assessments. People who can do heavy lifting especially required.10 am-5 pm TRAVEL INFORMATIONRed Hook, St Jacobi Church or 520 Clinton Avenue: all are accessible by public transportation. We are no longer offer pick ups of volunteers.To Rockaway: to get to B113, Veggie Island or the church on 100st DO NOT follow the MTA instructions. They are instructing people to take the "A" train to Howard Beach and then take a shuttle bus. The directions below are much quicker less crowded. If anyone is going to any location below 80th street then follow the MTA directionsTake the "A" train to rockaway blvd. This station is not in rockaway (it can be confusing). It is the stop after 88th street in ozone park, queens.Take the SOUTHBOUND Q21 or Q53 bus. (It will say the bus is towards rockaway)Once the bus enters rockaway, it will be on 90th street. they can get off if going to veggie island or continue on the bus to 100th st or 113th street. The last stop is 116th street so if you get lost, you will not be far from our locations. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:If you end up on a clean up crew a few suggestions/reminders:Pack yourself a lunch.Pack water.Bring a face mask and sturdy work gloves.
If you happen to end up in a building with a lot of mold or that even smells like mold. Be sure to stop working every 15-20 minutes and get some fresh air even if you are wearing a mask.Be sure to wear several layers of clothes. It is cold out, sweat + cold = hypothermia. You may not notice it right away but when you stop working if you feel shivers and are disoriented you can be showing the first signs of it. Get warm fast. Pack a thermos of hot tea as well if you can and drink a little bit throughout the day. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK OR DELIVERIES AFTER 4PM. THIS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY AND FOR EVERYONE'S PROTECTION. Note: if you are asthmatic or have a heart condition you should not do this kind of work. We prefer that you help us with other Occupy Sandy volunteer efforts. There is a lot of dust and debris in this work.
--Hope for New York/Redeemer Presbyterian Church
The Bowery Mission: For Wed-Fri, 11/14-11/16. Help The Bowery Mission sort and organize donations at 227 Bowery. 1PM-5PM. RSVP: | | .
Graffiti Church: For Wed-Fri, 11/14-11/16. Help Graffiti Church on LES clean-up after flooding. 8:30AM-4PM, or however long you can commit. RSVP: | | .
Staten Island Clean Up with New Hope Community Church & Operation Blessing: For Sat. 11/17. This volunteer opportunity involves manual labor, including gutting basements and 1st floors, clearing debris and clean up. Volunteers must RSVP individually. RSVP .
Staten Island Clean Up with Movement Church: For Sat. 11/17 and Sun. 11/18. Movement Church Staten Island needs lots of volunteers to help with clean-up, receiving and loading goods, feeding hot and cold food, helping to sort clothes in its clothing pantry, distributing cleaning supplies, and taking household surveys. RSVP: | .
Rockaways Clean Up: For Sat. 11/17. Volunteers are needed to come alongside Recovery House of Worship, also known as Baptist Temple Church, to help them serve their community who was impacted by the storm. This volunteer event is helping the church organize and distribute donations as well as making sandwiches to be delivered to relief sites. In the afternoon, they hope to deliver some of the donations to their community. RSVP required. RSVP .
--Sandy Relief Google Group2 projects
1. Clean and Stock up. Organized by Brett A. Scudder, who has been walking up and down Rockaway to assess the island block by block. When: Nov 15 to Nov 17. Where: Notify us on Google Group or Facebook about your intention to join, preferably 1+ days in advance. We will provide Brett's contact info so you can connect with him. Meet at the Far Rockaway Shopping Center at Mott & Central Ave by 9-10am for briefing. Food and refreshments will be provided for the volunteers. Who/What: You will meet Rockaway residents to provide needed food, water and supplies. The Navy is sending us 300-500 reserves and we have orgs, churches and schools bringing people from all over - it will be an awesome day of togetherness. We have 10,000 garbage bags and people are ready to go.
2. Rockaway Beach Clean Up Effort
When: Nov 15 to Nov 17. Where: Notify us on Google Group or Facebook about your intention to join, preferably 1+ days in advance. We will provide Brett's contact info so you can connect with him. Meet at the Far Rockaway Shopping Center at Mott & Central Ave by 9-10am for briefing. Food and refreshments will be provided for the volunteers. Who/What: You will meet Rockaway residents to provide needed food, water and supplies. The Navy is sending us 300-500 reserves and we have orgs, churches and schools bringing people from all over - it will be an awesome day of togetherness. We have 10,000 garbage bags and people are ready to go.
PROJECTS: CLEANUP AND / OR DEMOLITION. Please see Facebook link for details on what to bring. And,• DRESS APPROPRIATELY• WEAE PROTECTIVE MASK AND GOGGLES • PACK YOUR OWN LUNCH - DO WHAT YOU CAN
Location 1: 224 beach 100th street - 10 small bungalows need to be emptied (25 people needed)Location 2: 150 beach 121st - 5 FEET of sand needs to come out of a basement - 10 people neededLocation 3: 92nd, 91st and 90th street clean up & 125 beach 91st clean upLocation 4: 2328 Camp Rd. Far Rockaway - x 3 homesLocation 5: Beach 25-305 Far Rockaway– Basement and 1st floor furniture removal and cleanup (10 people)
MANHATTAN PICK-UP and MEET UP LOCATION• Upper West Side - 93rd on Broadway NORTH BOUND – STARBUCKS o BE THERE 7AM
QUEENS PICK-UP LOCATION• Queens Plaza 27th streeto Be there 7:30AM
BROOKLYN PICKUP• TBD or CHURCH AVENUE AND FLATBUSH
ROCKAWAY MEET-UP LOCATIONBEACH 91st Between HOLLAND and SHORE – If I am early – ask for Reid or Mike – they will put you to work.
HERE WE WILL BREAK UP INTO TEAMS – THERE IS MUCH WORK TO DO
IF YOU HAVE A FULL CAR OR VAN - MEET AT BEACH 91st BY 8:30AM
--Bio Warning: If you are helping with clean up in these areas, you need to read all of this article, buy some Vit D and probiotics! Mold alergy outbreak is beginning, just like Katrina. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/01/recovery-from-toxic-mold-exposure.aspx
When a crisis takes place, our instinct is to instantly respond — and to extend a helping hand. Together, we’re alleviating some of the suffering of our fellow New Yorkers who are still without power, food, and other necessities.
Please see the details below on the many worthwhile projects available. For additional opportunities, please fill out a form and someone will contact you shortly. Or donate to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.
Volunteer (Needs Assessment)
Date: Thursday, November 15th (11:30 a.m.)
Location: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Abraham Residence II, 3915 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: For more information or to sign up, please contact
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty seeks volunteers to help the agency assess the needs of low-income residents at Abraham Residence II, who have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Volunteers will go door-to-door, asking residents questions, to be used to address their concerns.
Volunteer (Sort and Organize Items)
Date: Sunday, November 18th (1:30 p.m.)
Location: The City of Long Beach Ice Arena, 150 West Bay Drive, Long Beach
Contact: To R.S.V.P., please contact Vera Eisinger at 1.516.677.1841 or
UJA-Federation of New York needs volunteers to sort items for people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Volunteers will also organize and replenish shelves, and distribute goods.
Volunteer (Socialize With Seniors)
Date: Sunday, November 18th (11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Location: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Council Towers III, 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: For more information or to sign up, please contact
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to socialize with elderly clients who have been temporarily displaced from their homes. Please bring games or cards.
Volunteer (Hurricane Sandy Relief Collection and Drive)
Date: Ongoing
Location: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Senior Residence, 171 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: Items can be left with the security guard at any time. However, if you have more than four boxes to donate, contact
Help victims of Hurricane Sandy by donating the following items to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty: new blankets, toilet paper, paper towels, and other paper goods, cleaning products, flashlights and lanterns, and batteries (AA, D, C).
Volunteer (Collection Drive)
Location: Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul), 728 Empire Avenue, Far Rockaway
Dates: Monday, November 12th – Friday, November 16th (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
The Jewish Services Coalition in Far Rockaway and the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula are working together to help the local community. Volunteers are asked to drop off the following items: blankets, scarves, gloves, hats, cleaning supplies, and plastic bags.
Volunteer (Respite)
Date: Monday, November 12th – Thursday, November 15th (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.)
Location: Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul), 728 Empire Avenue, Far Rockaway
Contact: Aviva Gordon or Chaim Leibtag at 1.917.913.2014.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to provide respite for parents by spending time with their children. Activities include homework help and games. No sign up necessary.
Volunteer (Donate Food and Supplies)
Dates: Ongoing
Locations: Various throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties, Long Island
UJA-Federation’s network agencies on Long Island continue to need specific items to provide people displaced from their homes by the hurricane. Please bring any of the following items to one of the collection centers:
- Nonperishable Food: canned vegetables, fruit, salmon, tuna, soup, cereal, pasta, oatmeal packets, peanut butter, jelly, condiments, juice boxes, baby food
- Toiletries: deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, baby diapers, toilet paper
- Home Goods: blankets, paper towels, paper goods, plastic cutlery, nonelectric can openers, power strips, batteries
- Clothing (All Sizes): coats, underwear, socks, shoes, sweaters, hats, gloves
Collection Locations:
Kol Ditzrich Kosher Food Pantry - Central Avenue, Woodmere (No clothing, please)
Sunday, November 11th to Thursday, November 15th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 18th to Wednesday, November 21st, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
FEGS Health & Human Services – 6900 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset
To drop off items, please call Gail at 1.516.496.7550 ext. 302250.
Temple Beth Am – 2377 Merrick Avenue, Merrick
Drop off items weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center – 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview
Drop off items at front desk during The Mid-Island Y’s regular business hours.
Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center – 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack
Drop off items at the front desk, Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Volunteer (Collection)
Dates: Daily (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) (5:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
Location: Oceanside Jewish Center, 2860 Brower Avenue
Contact: If you have questions, please call 1.516.536.6112.
The Oceanside Jewish Center is collecting the following items for victims of Hurricane Sandy: blankets, winter coats, cleaning supplies, baby clothes and other supplies, and adult diapers. All bags of gently used clothing should be freshly laundered, folded, and labeled. Labels should include gender and sizes. All household items must also be labeled, clean, and new or gently used.
Friendly Visitor (Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort)
Date: Ongoing starting Monday, November 5, 2012
Location: Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center, 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview
Contact: For additional information, contact Sue Tregerman at 1.516.822.3535.
The Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center needs volunteers to bring food to local clients, as well as offer companionship and a helping hand.
Volunteer (Assist Homebound Seniors)
Date: Ongoing
Locations: Jewish Association Serving the Aging at 161 Corbin Place, 3161 Brighton 6th Street, and 3601 Surf Avenue, all in Brooklyn
Contact: To sign up, please e-mail
Meeting Times: Monday – Friday (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
The Jewish Association Serving the Aging needs volunteers to either bring supplies to frail seniors or clean refrigerators. Volunteers should bring flashlights and batteries for distribution.
Distribute Emergency Items for Seniors – COJECO
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, 3300 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn
Volunteers are needed for Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations (COJECO) to bring food, water and supplies to seniors trapped, without electricity, on the upper floors of high-rise buildings in the southern part of Brooklyn. Volunteers will deliver these items, door-to-door, as well as offer comfort, assurance, vital information, and other services. Please meet at the Shorefront Y at 10:30 a.m. daily to receive assignments.
Donate Food and Emergency Supplies at UJA-Federation Offices in Westchester
Dates: Ongoing
Locations: White Plains Office: 701 Westchester Avenue, White Plains/ Northern Westchester Office: 27 Radio Circle Drive, Mt. Kisco, from10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: For more information, contact Donna Divon at
(Please call the Mount Kisco office at 1.914.666.9650 before dropping off.)
UJA-Federation of New York in Westchester is mobilizing a communitywide food and emergency-supply drive. The following items are being requested: baby food, boxed milk, coffee creamer, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meat and vegetables, cereal, cookies, crackers, coffee, teas, hot chocolate, pasta, rice, instant potatoes, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soup, tomato sauce, vinegar, oil, salad dressings, raisins, prunes, dried fruit, nuts, peanut butter, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toiletries, diapers, wipes, baby formula, hand sanitizer, batteries, heavy-duty trash bags, work gloves, and flashlights. Kosher food is appreciated.
Volunteer (Food Pantry Collection)
Dates: Ongoing, beginning Monday, November 5th
Location: Bronx Jewish Community Council, 2157 Holland Avenue, Bronx
The Bronx Jewish Community Council’s food pantry is completely barren. Volunteers are needed to donate food or conduct food drives at their schools, house of worship, or businesses. Suggested list of items: breakfast cereal, non-perishable milk, canned fruits and vegetables, canned tuna, crackers, pasta, rice, canned soup, tomato sauce, salad dressing, dried fruits, raisins, prunes, and other non-perishable items. All food items should be dropped off at the agency.
Volunteer (Collection and Distribution)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Trump Warbasse Recovery Center, 2770 West 5th Street, Coney Island
Contact: Please contact Jacob at 1.917.710.6081 for sign-up, times, and dates.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to help collect and distribute donations, and perform other miscellaneous tasks. Met Council is also accepting donations of dry food and water.
Volunteer (Collection and Distribution)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater, 27-16 Healy Avenue, Queens
Contact: For questions, call hotlines at 1.718.327.8608 or 1.917.727.7306.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to help collect and distribute items at Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater, as well as participate in clean-up efforts throughout the community. Please bring cleaning supplies. There is no need to register or confirm. This drive will be operating continuously. Volunteers are needed at any hour.
Volunter (Food Pantry)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, 1466 Manor Road
Contact: For times and dates, contact Sarah Cohen at 1.718.698.2016.
The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island needs volunteers to help with collection and distribution at its food pantry, as well as participate in clean-up efforts throughout the community.
Volunteer (Hurricane Relief Collection and Drive)
Date: Ongoing
Location: Ohab Zedek, 118 West 95th Street, Manhattan
Ohab Zedek needs volunteers to collect and donate basic necessities for people devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Please drop off the following items: flashlights, batteries (AAA, AA, C and D), diapers, wet wipes, baby formula, feminine-hygiene products, blankets, toiletries, lanterns, cloth towels, cleaning supplies, paper towels, garbage bags, disposal surgical masks, work gloves, plastic gloves, scrub brushes, mops, brooms, buckets, and unopened bottles of Tylenol and Advil.
Volunteer (Food Server)
Dates: Now through Friday, November 16th (Monday – Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Location: United Jewish Council of the East Side, Lunch Club, 15-17 Bialystoker Place, Manhattan
Contact: Betsy Jacobson at 1.212. 673.9328 or
The United Jewish Council of the East Side needs volunteers to serve hot, kosher lunches to low-income seniors.
Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations, Congregation Beth Elohim, Kings Bay YM-YWHA, Jewish Association Serving the Aging, Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, amongst others, are coordinating volunteer opportunities throughout the most affected areas of South Brooklyn and the Rockaways. For more information about how you can help, contact
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Occupy Sandy
The Bowery Mission: For Wed-Fri, 11/14-11/16. Help The Bowery Mission sort and organize donations at 227 Bowery. 1PM-5PM. RSVP: | | .
Graffiti Church: For Wed-Fri, 11/14-11/16. Help Graffiti Church on LES clean-up after flooding. 8:30AM-4PM, or however long you can commit. RSVP: | | .
Staten Island Clean Up with New Hope Community Church & Operation Blessing: For Sat. 11/17. This volunteer opportunity involves manual labor, including gutting basements and 1st floors, clearing debris and clean up. Volunteers must RSVP individually. RSVP .
Staten Island Clean Up with Movement Church: For Sat. 11/17 and Sun. 11/18. Movement Church Staten Island needs lots of volunteers to help with clean-up, receiving and loading goods, feeding hot and cold food, helping to sort clothes in its clothing pantry, distributing cleaning supplies, and taking household surveys. RSVP: | .
Rockaways Clean Up: For Sat. 11/17. Volunteers are needed to come alongside Recovery House of Worship, also known as Baptist Temple Church, to help them serve their community who was impacted by the storm. This volunteer event is helping the church organize and distribute donations as well as making sandwiches to be delivered to relief sites. In the afternoon, they hope to deliver some of the donations to their community. RSVP required. RSVP .
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NYC Service
Monetary Donations
The Mayor’s Fund is accepting financial donations from organizations and individuals to support hurricane relief efforts. One hundred percent of donations are being dispersed to relief efforts and organizations.Donate now »
Food Donations
If you would like to donate food, please keep in mind that nonperishable items and water are of highest priority. To donate food items, please contact these organizations: City Harvest, Food Bank, Met Council.
Clothing and Goods Donations
For those interested in donating goods to support victims of Hurricane Sandy, please remember that cash is the most helpful form of donation.
If goods are all you have to donate, please consider donating materials directly to one of the following organizations that are partners with the City in its disaster relief operations. By donating to their thrift stores, you are helping fund their disaster relief services: Salvation Army, Housing Works, Catholic Charities.
Please review and fill specific needs posted by additional non-profit organizations.
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Occupy Sandy
Below is what is on deck. We have lots of opportunities at 520 Clinton Avenue one of our main distribution hubs, St. Mary's in Bayridge, and Sea Bright and Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, so be sure to read all the way through.
Also St. Jacobi 5406 4th Avenue and 110 Wolcott Street in Red Hook really needs volunteers during the week - please lend a hand if you can!!
For more specifics or if you are interested in making material donations please check our interactive map on our websites www.occupysandy.com and www.occupysandynj.org
ALERT: Today Friday 11/16, tell Mayor Bloomberg more action is needed for those in need |
At Noon TODAY FRIDAY 11/16, in front of City Hall, nurses, doctors, EMTs, and other healthcare professionals will go to the mayor to demand more coordinated action to rebuild our city’s healthcare infrastructure and care for the thousands of people hurting after Hurricane Sandy. Will you be there? And can you help get other nurses there?
Volunteers in the field urgently need supplies and greater help from the federal and city government. These life-saving volunteers have told us themselves that they can’t fill the place of a real community health network, and are asking us to help get clinics, pharmacies and hospitals re-opened. On Friday, we’re taking a list of those medical needs to Mayor Bloomberg to ask for the City’s help. New York’s healthcare crisis is still unfolding – and likely to get worse. The response from city, state, and federal officials has been too little and too late. Urgent action and greater coordination are needed to help thousands of people in desperate need. The storm badly damaged NYC’s healthcare system, and there is currently no Level One Trauma Center below 57th St. in Manhattan. The evacuation of Bellevue, NYU Langone, and Coney Island Hospitals has left some of our city’s most vulnerable patients forced to look elsewhere for care. Our city is short more than 2,000 hospital beds. We need our city and state officials to do everything in their power to re-open the hospitals as soon as possible. Other hospitals are slammed with additional patients, and nurses on some units are working without proper staffing or training. All hospitals need to provide adequate staffing and training to deal with the influx of patients. And our city and state officials need to make a real plan to deal with the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital in 2010. Thousands of New Yorkers – in Staten Island, the Rockaways, Coney Island, and beyond – are still stuck in their homes with no heat, no electricity, and urgent (and unattended) medical needs. Many of these people will get worse the longer they go unattended. Children and seniors are especially in need. Access to medication and medical devices is severely limited. We are asking the Mayor to work with us to get medical care and medications out to the most devastated neighborhoods in the Rockaways, Coney Island and Staten Island, and to re-open services at Bellevue and Coney Island Hospitals on a clear and realistic timeline. NYSNA is helping to coordinate this action with other frontline relief workers, including Physicians for a National Health Program, Occupy Sandy, the People’s Medical Relief, and many independent relief volunteers. This group met with representatives from FEMA on Wednesday night. FEMA told us they would like to help get more resources into the field - but they can't do it without a formal request from the Mayor’s office. It is late notice but we would like to make a real push to get nurses and our staff to this action. Please do your part today to tell nurses and ask them to come. Dan Lutz and Desma Holcomb from our staff will be coordinating this action. If you have any questions, call Dan at 347.835.3429. |
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Public Advocate
Staten Island:
- Daily/Ongoing: Project Hospitality needs volunteers to work the night shifts (midnight–8am) at their evacuation center at Bayley Seton Hospital. Please RSVP here with your availability and contact information.
- Sunday, November 18, 10:30am: the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers for heavy-duty cleaning of homes which were badly flooded. Note: this is not LIGHT cleaning. It includes but is not limited to: removing furniture, mucking out mud, et cetera. Please RSVP here with “STATEN ISLAND CLEAN UP” in the subject line.
- Saturday and Sunday November 17 & 18: the Brown Cross needs volunteer drivers are needed to transport volunteers to clean-up sites on Staten Island. Please RSVP here to volunteer Saturday, or click here to volunteer on Sunday and we will follow-up with additional details.
Queens
- November 17, 18 & 20 10am to 3pm: Friends of Firefighters needs volunteers at their donation center in Glendale to organize donations and package supplies for families. Please click here for additional information.
Brooklyn
- Saturday, November 17, 10:30am to 2pm: New York Communities for Change needs volunteer drivers who are able to deliver short-term relief packets from Brooklyn to individual homes in the Rockaways. Please RSVP here for additional information.
Manhattan
- Saturday, November 17, 8:30am to 4pm: Get on the bus from the Lower East Side to the Rockaways! Volunteers will do clean-up work in houses, physical work of digging cars out of sand and more. Bring tools such as mops, heavy brooms, flat edge shovels, and face masks. There is a $10 suggested donation to help cover the cost of the bus ride. Please RSVP here no later than 2pm, Friday, November 16.
Donations
- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is working with the Food Bank of New York on a food drive to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The items in the highest demand right now are: pouches of tuna, salmon or chicken; tuna or chicken salad meal kits; applesauce cups; juice boxes of 100% juice; crackers; breakfast bars/granola bars; bottled water; canned fruit or fruit cocktail in juice; 8oz shelf-stable milk boxes; single-serve cereal boxes/cups; and peanut butter. Donations will be accepted at the Public Advocate's Office at 1 Centre Street, 15th floor in Manhattan on weekdays, 9am-6pm.
- Flatbush Shomrim is seeking donations of new pillows and warm quilts/comforters. Items can be dropped off between 10am and 3pm, Sunday to Thursday at 2294 Nostrand Avenue between Avenue I and Avenue J. Please call 718-338-9453in advance before dropping off donations.
- The Church of the Nazarene in the Rockaways is in need of baby formula and diapers as well as water pumps. Donations will be accepted at the Church located at 14-14 Central Avenue, in Far Rockaway, Queens daily between 9am and 3pm. Please call 718-327-5242 in advance.