Round-up: Where to Volunteer/Donate To Aid in Hurricane Sandy Recovery

[Above: a list of NYC shelters in need of volunteers]

I'm sure we can all agree that Hurricane Sandy sucked huge ass. There are a lot of people without homes, basic supplies and medical attention at the moment, so if you are available to do so, please consider lending a helping hand or two! 

WHERE TO VOLUNTEER

• John Jay HS Evacuation Center (7th Avenue between 4th/5th Streets). Volunteers are needed for minimum 6-8 hrs shifts -- adults only.
• Park Slope Armory (361 15th St. between 7th and 7th Avenue) which is a makeshift medical/frail shelter. Volunteers are needed for minimum 6-8 hrs shifts -- adults only. Shifts where they need the most aid are 8PM-12AM, 12AM-4AM and 4AM-8AM. A tipster wrote in early this morning and said that the Park Slope Armory was looking for more volunteers and that there are a lot of hot guys volunteering, for whatever that's worth.
• The Red Cross needs volunteers. Read more HERE.
• City Hall is looking for volunteers. You can email nycservice@cityhall.nyc.gov and give them your name, email address and borough. They will contact you with ways to help over the next week.
• PS 249 in Prospect Park South is acting as a shelter, and is looking for help from licensed counselors, anyone who can provide temporary shelter and the following items:

• Clothing, both children’s and adult’s
• Coffee and tea
• Kid’s toys and books
• Drinking cups

• NYC College of Technology (300 Jay Street, between Tillary & Johnson, in Downtown Brooklyn)
• Brooklyn Technical HS (29 Ft. Green Place, between DeKalb and Fulton, in Fort Greene)
• John Jay HS (237 7th Ave, between 4th & 5th Streets in Park Slope)
• IS 136 (4004 4th Ave, between 40th & 41st Streets in Sunset Park)
• PS 249 (18 Marlborough Road, between Church Avenue & Caton Avenue, in Prospect Park South)
• IS 187 (1171 65th St, between 11th & 12th Aves, in Borough Park)
• FDR High School (5800 20th Ave, between 57th & 58th Streets, in Midwood)

WHERE TO DONATE

• If you’ve got extra storm supplies, like batteries and food, etc.. Brokelyn has put together a great list of places to donate them.
• Check out Huffpo's "Hurricane Sandy: 10 Tips for Donating Smart"

[Tips via Park Slope Patch, Brokelyn]

Who is responsible for damage caused by fallen scaffolding?

Trees falling on cars is one thing, but there was a lot of storm damage caused by contractors not properly securing their shit.

On 8th Ave near Garfield, a bucket and pulley fell off a building and smashed a car. And up on Prospect Park West, a bunch of scaffolding rained down from a tall apartment and fell across the entrance (and car) of the building next door.  This could have killed people.

Should these building owners or construction companies be investigated or fined for negligence?

Here are some more photos: 

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HURRICANE SANDY: A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

This video was made by local Prospect Heights filmmaker Francesco Paciocco, and damn if he didn't make that bitch of a Hurricane Sandy look downright gorgeous. 

SANDY AFTERMATH OPEN POST

Good morning, Park Slope. We hope you are safe, and well, and that Sandy didn't kick your ass last night. We want to hear all about what's going on in your Park Slope neck of the woods! Send pics to effedinparkslope@gmail.com and keep us updated in the comments. 

Union & 8th Ave/Erica

Aside from big swath piles of leaves, not much is going on immediately around me. However, there is a big tree down on President between 7th & 8th Aves. The mesh surrounding the scaffolding on an apt building on the corner of Union/8th Ave has been ripped up and is blowing in the wind. All other scaffolding in the immediate area seems to be in tact. Our power never went out once, and even many of the outdoor Halloween decorations that were up are still in tact. Cars are driving around, though nowhere near normal levels yet. Oh yeah: and both Bagel Market AND La Bagel are open and starting to get busy. At least n this part of N. Park Slope, we seem to have made it through pretty well. 

9th St & 4th Ave/Emily

3 collapsed fences shown in our single back patio (pictured above).

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Your Guide To Hurricane Sandy Craigslist Hookups

We're halfway through Frankenstorm 2012, and if you're anything like me, you've already watched everything on your DVR, gone through your Google Reader, cleaned your apartment, and eaten most of your emergency food stash. But if you're feeling adventerous, you might want to use Hurricane Sandy as an opportunity to get your freak on. And judging from the amount of posts on Craigstlists asking for "Hurricane Handys," some good ole fashioned Hurricane Sex might be the most popular survival activity. 

To help you weigh your options, here's a quick survey of the opportunites that await you on Craigstlist today:

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