Community Resources

Coronavirus Information:

Immediate Needs

Invisible Hands - safe, free deliveries of RX & groceries for the most at risk in NYC and parts of NJ. Request a delivery or Volunteer

Stay Current

Text COVID to 692-692 to get SMS text updates with latest news and developments in New York City

News from the Mayor's Office

Service and travel updates from the MTA

Health

Health tips from the NYC Department of Health

The World Health Organization

Parents & Children

Updates from the NYC Department of Education

Free day-by-day projects to keep at-home kids reading, thinking, and growing from Scholastic

Money & Business

Small Business Assistance
The Paycheck Protection Program provides small businesses with fully forgivable loans to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Small businesses with 500 or fewer employees—including nonprofits, veterans organizations, tribal concerns, self-employed individuals, sole proprietorships, and independent contractors— are eligible.

Notice: The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ended on May 31, 2021. Existing borrowers may be eligible for PPP loan forgiveness.

SBA also offers additional COVID-19 relief.

Free one-on-one counseling for SBA loan application assistance is available from the New York Small Business Development Center: http://www.nyssbdc.org/selector/ReqForCons/formo.aspx

Information on resources for business owners from the NYC Department of Small Business Services

Taxi driver guidance from the Taxi & Limousine Commission

If you were recently laid off (even if it's only temporary), you can file for unemployment here

Elected Officials

Federal:

U.S. Senator for New York, Kirsten Gillibrand
https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov

U.S. Senator for New York, Charles E. Schumer
https://www.schumer.senate.gov

U.S. Congressman, 10th District, Jerrold Nadler
https://nadler.house.gov

U.S. Congresswoman, 7th District, Nydia M. Velazquez
https://velazquez.house.gov

Lookup Your Congressmember
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

New York State:

NYS Governor Kathy Hochul
https://www.governor.ny.gov

NYS Lieutenant Governor, Antonio Delgado
https://www.governor.ny.gov/aboutlieutenantgovernor

NYS Attorney General, Letitia James
https://ag.ny.gov

NYS Comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli
https://www.osc.state.ny.us

NYS Senator, 27th SD, Brad Hoylman
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/brad-hoylman

NYS Senator, 26th SD, Brian Kavanagh
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/brian-kavanagh

NYS Assemblymember, 66th AD, Deborah J. Glick
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Deborah-J-Glick

NYS Assemblymember, 65th AD, Yuh-Line Niou
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Yuh-Line-Niou

Lookup Your NY State Senator
https://www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator

Lookup Your NY State Assemblymember
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/

NYS Committee, 65th AD, Christopher Marte
http://www.martenyc.com

NYS Committee, 65th AD, Jenny Lam Low

NYS Committee, 66th AD, Ben Yee
http://www.benjaminyee.com

NYS Committee, 66th AD, Rachel Levine

Manhattan County District Leaders
http://manhattandemocrats.org/about/district-leaders/

New York City:

NYC Mayor, Bill de Blasio
https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/

NYC Comptroller, Scott M. Stringer
https://comptroller.nyc.gov

NYC Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams
https://pubadvocate.nyc.gov

Manhattan Borough President, Gale Brewer
http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/html/home/home.shtml

NYC City Council Speaker and District 3 Councilmember, Corey Johnson
https://council.nyc.gov/district-3/

NYC City Councilmember, District 1, Margaret S. Chin
https://council.nyc.gov/district-1/

NYC City Councilmember, District 2, Carlina Rivera
https://council.nyc.gov/district-2/

Lookup Your City Council Member
https://council.nyc.gov/districts/

Get Neighborhood Information
https://www1.nyc.gov/apps/311utils/addressinfo.htm

Find Your Poll Site
https://nyc.pollsitelocator.com/search

Community Boards

Manhattan Community Board 1: Financial District, Seaport/Civic Center, Tribeca, Ellis Island, Governor's Island, Liberty Island
http://www.nyc.gov/mcb1

Manhattan Community Board 2: Greenwich Village, SoHo, NoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, Hudson Square and Gansevoort Market
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb2/html/home/home.shtml

Manhattan Community Board 3: Lower East Side, Chinatown, Two Bridges, Tompkins Square and East Village
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb3/html/home/home.shtml