In the first hours and days after Hurricane Sandy, the community of Red Hook organically came together and managed the initial response. Everything from wellness checks, to medical triage, to food distribution, and communications was organized by the community until disaster response and recovery workers were able to get to the isolated neighborhood. The Readiness Plan is based on the experience of community members who were present in Red Hook during and after Hurricane Sandy. In addition to a hurricane emergency, the plan is designed for a wide range of events including snow storms, heat waves, power outages, tornadoes, and earthquakes, among others.

 

PARTICIPANTS

 

ELECTED OFFICIALS

Prior to starting the planning process, a separate meeting was held with those elected and appointed officials representing the neighborhood of Red Hook to brief them on the Long-term Community Recovery planning process. The following is a list of those officials present at the introductory briefing.

• Karen Broughton, Office of Assemblyman Ortiz

• Nancy Astudillo, Office of Assemblyman Ortiz

• Felix Ortiz, Assemblyman

• James Vogel, Office of Senator Montgomery

• Susan Leung, Office of Senator Montgomery

• Dan Wiley, Office of Congresswoman Velazquez

• Lee Wellington, Office of Councilman Menchaca

• Ana Maria Cruz, Office of Councilman Menchaca

• Carlos Menchaca, Councilman

• Craig Hammerman, Community Board 6

• Leroy Branch, Community Board 6

 

PLANNING TEAM

The Planning Team participants changed as the planning process moved forward. The following list of participants includes all of those who participated in the process as a member of the planning team for any length of time.

• Wally Bazemore

• Karen Broughton

• Rosanna Cervone

• Jessica Colon

• JoJo Demirel

• Alison Dieguez

• Sara Gonzalez

• Victoria Hagman

• Matthew Kraushar

• Ian Marvy

• John Foley Murphy

• Aida Pedroza

• John Quadrozzi, Jr.

• Alexandra Rodriguez

• Tony Schloss

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ready Red Hook is part of Red Hook’s Long Term Community Recovery [LTCR] process, a project of the Red Hook Coalition, with assistance from EMMP, made possible through generous support of the American Red Cross, the Brooklyn Community Foundation/ Brooklyn Recovery Fund and the NYC Housing and Neighborhood Recovery Donor Collaborative [HNRDC]. Design produced by thread collective, LLC supported by the Kresge Foundation. Illustrations by Tatjana Gall.