Our businesses and residents urgently required assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The devastation was all the worse in the wake of the deep financial distress caused by COVID and the ongoing city restrictions.
Help should have included pumping out flooded areas, removing debris, and other relevant activities. Instead, the City hired food trucks from outside our area, even out of NY State, to hand out free food. These trucks were in some cases parked, incredibly, in front of restaurants, further harming their chances of post-pandemic survival, and in bus stops, causing hazardous conditions for both motorists and pedestrians.
Incredibly, all this has been paid for by the tax dollars from the businesses that have been harmed.
The Throggs Neck BID has addressed this issue with the relevant city agencies.
If your business has been damaged by Ida, please contact us at throggsneckbid@gmail.com, with your contact information and a description of the damage.