Brooklyn Finally Gets Fed Tornado Relief Funds
On Friday, President Bush issued a disaster declaration for Brooklyn, making residents whose homes or cars were damaged during last month’s freak tornado eligible for federal funds. The decision was a reversal for the Bush administration, which at first only committed to giving relief funds to Queens residents affected by the August 8th storm. After…
On Friday, President Bush issued a disaster declaration for Brooklyn, making residents whose homes or cars were damaged during last month’s freak tornado eligible for federal funds. The decision was a reversal for the Bush administration, which at first only committed to giving relief funds to Queens residents affected by the August 8th storm. After the ample documentation of the storm’s devastating impact on neighborhoods like Bay Ridge, Ditmas Park and Prospect Park South, the only surprising thing about the federal aid is that it took so long—and, according to the Brooklyn Paper, so much wrangling on the part of elected officials like Rep. Vito Fossella—to materialize. Residents whose property was damaged by the storm can apply for FEMA aid here, while small businesses can apply for federal loans here.
Bush Releases Tornado Relief Funds to Brooklyn [Brooklyn Paper]
A Rough 24 Hours in Brooklyn [Brownstoner]
Photo of Tornado-Torn Bay Ridge Houses by monika_ny.
Shrub sucks
You’re doing a heckuva job, Bushie!
And we’re surprised that it was difficult? This is the same administration that hasn’t managed to get it together in New Orleans and the Gulf region yet, years after Katrina. People are still living in FEMA trailers that were not designed as permanant dwellings. Those are the people who managed to get a trailer in the first place. They’ve barely allocated any of the billions of money that was promised to the area. If FEMA was a private company they would have all been fired 2 years ago.
Good luck to those in Bklyn and Queens, in getting deserved aid. I hope your process is much quicker.