May 22, 2013
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was drawn up for The World Trade Center Campus Security Plan on April 8, 2013. Following that, a public hearing on the DEIS was held on April 23. Catherine McVay Hughes, chair of Community Board 1 testified at that hearing and drew attention to the need for additional information regarding provisions for future storms and potential flooding; she also requested an extension of air quality monitoring; asked where the Downtown PATH greenmarket would be relocated; and also requested further review of the impact of continued construction vehicle access to the World Trade Center Campus during the completion of the Master Plan. Her full statement can be read here.
The public were invited to submit written comments on the DEIS to the Lead Agency by 5:00pm on May 8 (30 days after the Notice of Completion was issued). That deadline has now been extended to 5:00pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Comments should be sent to: Assistant Commissioner David Kelly, Conterterrorism Division, NYC Police Department, One Police Plaza, New York, NY 10038. For further information call 646-610-4557 or email wtceis@nypd.org.
To read the DEIS, please click here or go to: Office of Environmental Coordination,
100 Gold Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038.
Courtesy of the Battery Park City Broadsheet
April 13, 2013
The deadline to register for FEMA assistance has been extended to April 13, 2013 for residents living in 13 counties labeled disaster areas. All five boroughs are disaster areas.
Federal aid may include money for rental assistance, home repairs, and other needs not covered by insurance.
You can register online here or by calling 800-621-3362. For more information on FEMA, please visit www.fema.gov/SandyNY, www.twitter.com/FEMASandy, www.facebook.com/FEMASandy and www.fema.gov/blog. You can also visit disasterassistance.gov.
December 6, 2012 – December 14, 2012
Members of the NYPD who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy must submit a completed NYPDRF form with a copy of their application to FEMA for disaster relief. The form must be received at the New York Disaster Relief Fund, Inc. not later than 1600 hours on Friday, December 14, 2012.
While the fund will continue to accept donations, only those who have submitted the NYPDRF form with a copy of the FEMA application by that date and time will be considered for financial relief.
The NYPDRF form can be found by clicking here.
New York Disaster Relief Fund, Inc.
233 Broadway, Suite 1801
New York, NY 10279
September 30, 2012
Adolescents and their parents enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry now have until September 30, 2012 to complete the Registry’s survey. This update, the third since the terrorist attacks, was sent to enrollees in November of 2011 and seeks information from the approximately 1,300 Registry enrollees currently under 18.
Only 40% of the surveys sent out to registrants under 18 have been returned. The third survey for adults over the age of 18, which is also in progress now, currently has a 63% response rate.
There is a great need for a statistically meaningful sample, particularly from the relatively small groups such as adolescents.
The brief, 24-question survey for adolescents can be taken over the phone by calling 866-692-9827 or you can print a PDF online by clicking here.
September 7, 2012
Residents of Lower Manhattan are invited to a private viewing of the 9/11 Memorial on the evening of Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Space is limited, and passes will be required. Each resident may receive up to 4 passes. Pasees may be obtained at the Community Board 1 office from 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. Passes can also be ordered by e-mailing community@911memorial.org by Friday, September 7, 2012. Please include your address and the number of passes you would like to receive.
Community Board 1
49-51 Chambers Street, Suite 715
New York, NY