Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez will host a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday, November 9th, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration’s Disaster Assistance unit, focused on flooding and how to access government assistance. Recent storms, especially Hurricane Ida, caused catastrophic flooding in many… Read more »
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Virtual Town Hall on Flooding with FEMA and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Tuesday, November 9th, 6 p.m.
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez will host a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday, November 9th, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration’s Disaster Assistance unit, focused on flooding and how to access government assistance. Recent storms, especially Hurricane Ida, caused catastrophic flooding in many… Read more »
Minutes of the January 23, 2018 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal CAG Meeting Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Mary Star of the Sea Senior Apartments, 41 1st Street Announcements: Doug Sarno opened the meeting at 6:35 p.m. Dan Wiley announced that Congresswoman Velázquez, who has multiple Superfund sites in her district, is introducing a bill in Congress and wants support of constituent groups. The term… Read more »
Full Video of November 16, 2017 Gowanus Superfund Town Hall Meeting
Did you miss the Gowanus Superfund Town Hall we hosted on November 16th? If so, or if you were there and have grown nostalgic for that comprehensive explainer on the present and future of the U.S. EPA-led Superfund cleanup of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, you can watch the meeting in its entirety right here.
Public Meeting on National Flood Insurance Program, March 31
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez will host a public community meeting on March 31 in conjunction with FEMA and the City of New York on changes to the National Flood Insurance Program and new preliminary flood insurance rate maps. Learn about expanded flood insurance purchase requirements. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released draft maps to… Read more »