Hi All,
Just reporting that all of us birds were lucky to have fared well through the storm, but obviously there is tremendously urgent need for help in parts of the city that were hit. Here’s a collection of useful links we’ve compiled for those who might have some free time to help out or items to donate this weekend. One of the amazing parts of this storm has been to watch the strength of the community response, often with neighbors helping neighbors even before federal aid could arrive. Below are some ways you can connect to those grassroots efforts and make a real difference right away!
Occupy Sandy Drop Off Centers; frequently updated
Oh/My/Rockness General Info
Brooklyn Street Art Blog Weekend Volunteering Options
New York Blood Center Blood Banks and Drives for donation
NYC Food and Water Distribution Sites
Amazing Google Map of Volunteer Options
Rank and Filer Radical Social Service Workers Sandy Round-Up
Food Trucks Giving out Food in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Third Root Community Health Center Storm Support All-Day Gathering and Fundraiser
Donate Unused NY Marathon Hotel Reservations to Displaced Families
Rent your apartment or space to a needy Sandy family or individual displaced by the storm!
Brooklyn:
Brokelyn Blog about Places to Volunteer this Weekend
Added Value, Red Hook
Donating to Animal Victims
Central Brooklyn Pickup Spots to Donate to Far Rockaways
Willie May Rock Camp Organizing
Donate at Brooklyn Kitchen
Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope
Manhattan:
Canvassing LES on Bike to assess needs
Committe Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV) organizing to help folks in Chinatown
Elsewhere:
Drop off sites to help Staten Island
Updates about Conditions in Haiti from the Nation
Petition from 350.org about addressing climate change
Updates from Safe Horizon about open programs (most re-opened November 1)
There will be a stoop sale this Saturday in Bed Stuy called “Boroughs without Borders,” in honor of the victims of Hurricane Sandy. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the victims. It will take place Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 am to 5 pm at 525 Halsey Street (between Stuyvesant and Malcolm X).
If you have any additions, feel free to leave them below in the comments section or email us at forthebirdscollective@gmail.com and will will add them to this blog!
With Love,
For the Birds
Queens? Where can we go with no car to help in Queens? Thanks.
Two drop off sites are open in Astoria/Woodside (from the Occupy Sandy Relief website above):
Location 1
33-33 87th St btw Northern Blvd and 34th Ave
Contact Neha: (917) 392-9708
Open until 9pm
Location 2
23-74 38th Street in Astoria
contact Leni at 646.296.0070
10 am until 7 pm
and one in Sunnyside:
Sunnyside
47-01 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205,
M-F from 9am – 6pm.
Saturday, November 3rd from 10am – 2pm
and here’s the number for the “astoria recovery coalition” Astoria – (347) 762-1648
I heard of some friends organizing in the Jackson Heights area but am not sure anything has come together yet! I might recommend getting in touch with these people (at any of the sites) and seeing how they are transporting things to the Rockaways, and whether you could tag along, or help in other ways. Also depending on your location you could take the subway into mid/upper manhattan and find some sites there. Thanks for the question!!