NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Q&A 10/16/01
NOTESandQ&A
As of October 16,2001,4p.nu EST
Questions: CaUKotyH Yilmaz at212-312-3778
NEW TODAY!
1) The Mayor’s Office and NYC Human Resources Administration is hosting the Twin Towers
Jobs Expo on Wednesday, October 17 (10 am - 4 pm) at the Madison Square Garden Expo
Center (7th Avenue at 32nd Street). People who lost a job as a result of the Sept. 11 attack
can meet are invited and can meet representatives from companies in industries including
financial services, technology, healthcare, food services, retail and security. In addition,
workshops will be held to assist job applicants with resume writing, interviewing techniques
and jobs search strategies. For further information, (718) 557-1332.
2) VERIZON is still no longer at 62 Mott Street and no longer giving free cell phones to
business customers. Customers should continue to call (800) 795-8742.
3) World Trade Center Displaced Business Power R Low-cost electricity is available to
qualifying former tenants of the World Trade Center and nearby structurally damaged
buildings. Companies that occupied at least 4,000 square feet of space at the World Trade
Center or nearby buildings damaged in the collapse of the World Trade Center may be
eligible for this program. Applicants must keep at least part of their operations in New York
City and sign an economic development agreement with the City. The program will last for
three years. Please call the Energy Hotline at (212) 618-5732.
4) The Fulton Fish Market has reopened, and the hours of operation are 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.;
they were formerly 3:00 a.m. - 11:00 pan.
5) The NY State Department of Insurance now available at 1-800-339-1759 and 212-480-5265.
6) Loosened vehicle restrictions: all traffic and checkpoints south of Canal Street (South &
Pike, Canal & Broadway, Canal & Lafayette, and Canal & Bowery) will be in place during
the hours of 6:00 am through 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday only. They will check that
vehicles either belong to a resident or have a documented and legitimate (bill of sale or
delivery order, along with ID) business need. Traffic will have free access 8:00 p.m. through
6:00 a.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday. In short, restrictions have been reduced. Please
urge people that this is constantly subject to change.
7) New York University will host a small business Forum to address disaster related needs on
Wednesday October 24,2001 from 6pm to 8pm in their auditorium (which has the capacity
of holding 450 people). For the Forum, small businesses will be defined as businesses with
less than 10 employees. A draft agenda has been established and key speakers have been
identified. The main elements of the agenda will include: survival, re-thinking and re
building.
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