MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND
NYC RAPID REPAIRS PROGRAM COMPLETES WORK ON MORE THAN 20,000 HOMES DAMAGED BY
HURRICANE SANDY
City Releases Details on Plan for $1.77 Billion in Federal Aid for Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Dedicates $10 Million in Private Donations to Assist Homeowners In Need of Minor, Non-Structural Repairs; Over $51 Million Committed to Recovery Efforts by Mayor's Fund
City Releases Details on Plan for $1.77 Billion in Federal Aid for Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Dedicates $10 Million in Private Donations to Assist Homeowners In Need of Minor, Non-Structural Repairs; Over $51 Million Committed to Recovery Efforts by Mayor's Fund
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for
Operations Cas Holloway, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery
Operations Brad Gair, Director of Rapid Repairs Kathryn Mallon and FEMA Federal
Coordinating Officer Michael Byrne today announced NYC Rapid Repairs has
completed work on more than 99 percent of homes, helping more than 20,000
families – and approximately 54,000 people – return to their homes in
communities hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. NYC Rapid Repairs is a
first-of-its-kind program to provide free repairs to thousands of homeowners
left without heat, power and hot water following the storm. Under the NYC Rapid
Repairs program, the City deployed dozens of contractors and thousands of
skilled construction workers to make emergency repairs on residential
properties affected by Hurricane Sandy. No other city has ever responded to a
natural disaster by offering essential emergency repairs that allow homeowners
to get back to living in their own homes. The innovative program is projected
to finish all scheduled home repairs by next week and will continue to offer
homeowners with guidance through NYC Rapid Repairs After-Care. Additionally,
the Mayor today detailed the City’s plans for $1.77 billion in Federal aid to
help residents and businesses as they continue to rebuild and recover from the
storm. Further, the Mayor announced that the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York
City is dedicating $10 million in private donations to assist one- and two-family homes in need of minor-to-moderate,
non-structural repairs. The Mayor made the announcement at the American Legion
Post in Broad Channel – which served as a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center and a
NYC Rapid Repairs registration site following Hurricane Sandy – where he was
joined by Congressman Gregory Meeks, Council Members Eric Ulrich and Donovan
Richards and residents whose homes were repaired by the NYC Rapid Repairs
program.
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