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Disaster Relief
Andrew J Lanza
November 1, 2012
The New York State Department of Financial Services (formerly the Insurance Department) has a storm hotline up and running to answer your insurance related questions. They also have a wealth of information for consumers regarding disaster assistance on their website:
http://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumer/disascon.htm
Governor Cuomo announced today that homeowners will not have to pay hurricane deductibles:
http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/10312012Hurricane-Deductibles
Also, follow the link below for information on food and water distribution locations:
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