Food and drink distribution in Nassau

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that on the County, FEMA, Island Harvest and the Red Cross began distributing food and drinks to thousands of residents impacted by the damage related to Hurricane Sandy.

County Executive Mangano stated, “Hurricane Sandy has deprived many of us of the most essential things in life—food, water and shelter. We are cooperating with multiple federal, state and local agencies and not-for-profits to deliver these essentials to our neighbors.”

ISLAND HARVEST FOOD DISTRIBUTION TODAY

Island Harvest will distribute up to 20,000 sandwiches and drinks today to residents on the streets of the following neighborhoods today through a Mobile Distribution Center:

· Freeport

· Island Park

· Massapequa

· Seaford

RED CROSS FOOD DISTRIBUTION

The Red Cross has opened a number of Mobile Meals distribution centers Nassau County Locations are open from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Meals, water, and comfort kits will be distributed at the following locations.

Cedar Creek Park in Seaford - Merrick Road east of Wantagh Avenue

Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach - 880 Lido Boulevard

FEMA POD LOCATIONS:

FEMA’s Points of Distribution (PODs) are located throughout the north and south shores of Nassau County. Locations include:

SOUTH SHORE

Long Beach:

East Side, intersection of Neptune and Hudson

West Side, Maryland and Beech St.

Long Beach Fire Department, 1 West Chester Street, Long Beach

Atlantic Beach: Atlantic Beach Rescue, 1 Rescue Road, Atlantic Beach

Point Lookout: Point Lookout Lido Fire Department, 102 Lido Boulevard, Point Lookout

Island Park:

Island Park Fire Department, 440 Long Beach Road, Island Park

Lincoln Ornes Middle School, 150 Trafalger Blvd.

Heggarty School, 100 Radcliffe Road

East Rockaway/Bay Park: East Rockaway Fire Department, 376 Atlantic Avenue

Freeport: Freeport Fire Department, 15 Broadway

Oceanside: Oceanside Fire Department, 65 Foxhurst Road

Massapequa: Massapequa Fire Department, 5478 Merrick Road Massapequa

Bellmore: Bellmore Fire Department, 2670 Bellmore Avenue, Bellmore

Seaford: Seaford Fire Department, 2170 Southard Avenue Seaford