New Yorkers Face Tuesday Deadline To Apply For Ida Relief; New Jersey Has Until Wednesday
Residents can use the money for rental assistance and home repairs not covered by insurance.
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Residents can use the money for rental assistance and home repairs not covered by insurance.
New Jersey residents recovering from Hurricane Ida have more time to apply for federal assistance.
FEMA declined an on-camera interview, but told CBS2 it expects more people to purchase flood insurance.
Other disaster recovery centers opened earlier this week in Bergen, Hunterdon and Mercer counties.
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer says FEMA tried to deprive the city's public hospital system of the funds because it didn't build or rent new facilities for COVID patients.
Businesses in the Westchester County village are working to recover, but the process requires patience, hard work, and a good measure of optimism.
On Friday, Essex, Hudson, Mercer and Union counties were added to the major disaster declaration for damages from Ida.
The clean-up from Ida in the hard-hit town of Manville is far from over.
For now, people in the community are doing what they can to help each other out.
The usually tranquil Ho-Ho-Kus Brook swelled more than 10 feet, flooding homes and turning backyards into a fast-moving river.
President Biden signed a declaration to pump out federal funds to the local level, which will help New Yorkers in dire need.
Twenty seven people died in New Jersey as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Ida and four people remain missing, three in Passaic County and one in Essex County.
On this Labor Day, countless homeowners and workers were laboring, cleaning up debris and totaling up the damage from Ida.
Officials say 27 people have died and at least four remain missing in the devastating flooding in New Jersey.
In the hours after Ida, many are scrambling to figure out what they lost and what exactly is covered under their insurance policies.
The federal government in early April will start offering financial assistance to help cover funeral costs for people who have died of COVID-19.
The site will be open seven days a week, and can vaccinate 6,000 people a day.
It didn't take long for thousands of people to sign up. The site is part of state and federal efforts to reach hard-hit communities.
Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are spreading the word to help families who lost loved ones to the coronavirus.
Criswell is the first woman nominated to lead FEMA, which is primarily responsible for responding to natural disasters.
Financial relief is headed to New York City and the state.
"I'm grateful for the Federal assistance and the speedy resolution," the governor said in a statement.
The agency says it's because the funding is not an "immediate action" to protect public health and safety.
Adams says the cuts are political and would stop reimbursement for the cleaning of schools, subways and public facilities during the pandemic.
Schools, subways and courthouses could all become a whole lot dirtier, and federal funds to buy coronavirus protective gear for teachers and students could dry up.
