Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today delivered cases of bottled water to aid victims of the hurricanes that have plagued the Caribbean and West Indies over the last month. New York City Firehouses in all five boroughs are being used as collection points to aid victims of the violent and destructive weather in Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, Cayman Island, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, and Dominican Republic.  The Mayor dropped off several cases of bottled water at Battalion 38/Engine 234/Ladder 123 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. 

This year’s hurricane season has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and West Indies,” said Mayor Bloomberg.  “New Yorkers share a special bond with the victims of these hurricanes and the countries that have been devastated by these storms. Millions of New Yorkers trace their ancestry to Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, Cayman Island, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, and Dominican Republic and they have made important contributions to our City. We have obligation to help those in need.”

The following Fire Houses are accepting donations of food in clear plastic bags:

Manhattan:
Engine Company 16 / Ladder Company 7 – 234 East 29th Street - Gramercy
Division 3 / Ladder Company 25 – 205 West 77th Street – Upper West Side
Engine Company 84 / Ladder Company 34 – 513 West 161st Street – Washington Heights

Staten Island:
Division 8 / Engine Company 160 – 1850 Clove Road – Concord

Brooklyn:
Battalion 41 / Engine Company 248 – 2900 Snyder Avenue - Flatbush
Engine Company 255 / Ladder Company 157 – 1367 Rogers Avenue - Flatbush
Battalion 58 / Engine Company 257 / Ladder Company 170 – 1361 Rockaway Parkway - Canarsie
Battalion 38 / Engine Company 234 / Ladder Company 123 --1352 St. John’s Place – Crown Heights

Queens:
Engine Company 303 / Ladder Company 126 – 104-12 Princeton Street – South Jamaica
Engine Company 317/ Ladder Company 165 / Battalion 54 – 117-11 196th Street – St. Albans
Engine Company 311 / Ladder Company 158 – 145-50 Springfield Blvd – Springfield Gardens

Bronx:
Engine Company 62 / Ladder Company 32 – 3431 White Plains Road - Williamsbridge
Battalion 15 / Engine Company 63 -- 755 E. 233rd Street – Wakefield