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Unlock $ For Your Flood Damage
NYC needs to know (today) so potential funds can be unlocked

Did you have any flood damages from July 31 big storm?
Urgent: Today is Damage Deadline (do now)
Oakland Gardens Queens got 6.52 inches of rain, 6.35 inches in Bayside
Prospect Park Brooklyn received 2.49 inches
Staten Island saw totals exceeding 2.7 inches
If yes, you can potentially unlock city funding for damages by helping NYC gather reports for federal money from small business administration (SBA).
»Important Note: this isn’t a guarantee for support or that YOU will get funding, but to help NYC submit the request for funding which if we can get could be useful to you and others.
Deadline for July 31 storm is TODAY
Two Ways to Submit
☎️ (212) 615-8329 (someone nice actually answers, I tried it and you do NOT need a NYC Login ID)
👩🏾💻 By online form: https://reportdamage.nyc.gov/ (need NYC Login ID…or use Google to sign in)
(NOTE: this Report Damage Portal is a NYC City office but different from 311…they have a good form too and useful, but not needed at this very moment)
5 Min of Info Needed
You may need the following information to complete this form:
Damaged property's address 📫
Damaged property's insurance details ☔️
Landlord and/or tenant information 🤓
Estimated water and/or sewage in the property 🧽
Ideally some photos of the damage 📷
Anyone Can Submit
You can be a renter, tenant, a building owner, or a small business/non-profit. All encouraged. Here is screen shot from portal:
Relevant Links
NYC Housing Recovery Portal (do today)
311 Portal (do this after getting portal done, less time sensitive)
Water Connects Us
By submitting your damage, you can help unlock potential funding for others.
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