NYC - Brooklyn - PUERTO RICO RISES

Brooklyn
(New York City)

Brooklyn has the highest population of the New York City's 5 boroughs.

Emergency
Contacts City of
Tampa Housing
Resources Food
Resources Employment
Search Language
Services Transportation
Information Education
Resources Healthcare
Information Elderly
Services Childcare
Information Social Security
Office Government
Identification Voting
Information Census
2015

Emergency Contacts

911 - Emergency (Fire, Medical, Criminal)
311 – Community Info
Emergency Operation – 311 for current information, English Guide and Spanish Guide
Fire Department (Non-emergency) - 311
Police (Non-emergency) – 311
Red Cross – (718) 823-1418
Crisis Services (Shelter, flooding, emergency situations) - 1-800-NYC-WELL or 1-888-692-9355 (Español)
Brooklyn Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team - (888) NYC-WELL (888-692-9355)

Existing Programs:

RiseBoro Community Partnership - Puerto Rican Evacuee Assistance for Hurricane Maria Victims

New York City Hurricane Service Center - NO LONGER ACTIVE AS OF 2018

New York City – Brooklyn

Puerto Rico Rises Email: pending
New York City Website
Kings County Website
Demographics:
- Puerto Ricans living in Kings County / 173,884
- Puerto Ricans living New York / 1,111,700

Data: US Census 2015

Housing Resources

The City of New York has online assistance and information for tenants and referrals through 311
The Metropolitan Council on Housing - Resources on affordable housing and tenant rights
Know Your Rights (English and Spanish)
Special Housing and Programs for Seniors
Rent Assistance in Brooklyn (Multiple Resources / Search Engine)
CAMBA Brooklyn Housing Assistance

Food Resources

WIC - Program for pregnant or breastfeeding women
NYC SNAP Centers – Low Income Nutritional Assistance Program
Hunger Free America - multiple resources for finding food (English Flyer or Spanish Flyer)
Salvation Army - Disaster services and nutrition programs (Brooklyn Bedford Temple Corps)

Employment Search

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Job assistance for those seeking employment in industrial, transportation, hospitality, or construction
City of New York - Job placement services
City of New York Career Services
City of New York Career Services (Non Cash Assistance Citizens)
Brooklyn Library Business and Career Center – Career Resources
Goodwill – Workforce Development Opportunities, training and more
State of New York Department of Labor – Seasonal Jobs and more
Brooklyn Community Board - Job Training Programs
CAMBA - Workforce Development

Language Services

Transportation Information

MTA - City subways and trains
Uber, Lyft – yes

Education Resources

New York City Department of Education – Find a school and learn about how to apply for a school

Healthcare Information

Affordable Care Act / Health Insurance Marketplace
24/7 Disaster Distress Helpline - 1.800.985.5990
One Brooklyn Bronx Health System – This is a hospital and healthcare system provides payment assistance and charity care for qualifying patients. This site will provide links to the various locations within the system.
Crisis Services (Shelter, flooding, emergency situations) - 1-800-NYC-WELL or 1-888-692-9355 (Español)
New York City Department of Health – Information on low cost and free insurance plans

Elderly Services

Brooklyn Community Board - Multiple links for Senior Services in the community
1 NYC Department of Aging - Resource for seniors
JASA - Resources for seniors

Childcare Information

Search for Childcare in NYC
Brooklyn Community Services - A Family & Childcare Network
1 NYC - Child Services
Growing Up NYC - Child care, free lunch programs and more

Social Security Office

As residents of Puerto Rico pay into Social Security, Puerto Ricans are eligible for Social Security benefits upon retirement
How to Apply for Social Security
The Bronx - Social Security Office locations

Government Identification

The Bronx Driver's License Center
- What to Bring
US Citizen and Immigration Services servicing Bronx County
- Phone number: 800-375-5283
- Address: Jacob Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, 7th Floor, Room 700, New York, NY 10278

Voting Information

Kings County - Register to Vote
Video - Spread the Vote (Javier Munoz)
Voting requirements for New York
- Be a citizen of the United States (Includes those persons born in Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
- Be a New York City resident for at least 30 days.
- Be 18 years of age before the next election.
- Not be serving a jail sentence or be on parole for a felony conviction, (unless you have received a pardon for voting purposes).
- Not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court.
- Not claim the right to vote elsewhere (outside the City of New York).

Census 2015

Quick Facts New York City: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newyorkcitynewyork,US/PST045218

Puerto Ricans living in New York by County

Bronx County - 292273
Kings County - 173884
Queens County - 113364
New York County - 109097
Suffolk County - 65562
Westchester County - 48093
Monroe County - 40343
Richmond County - 40329
Nassau County - 34148
Erie County - 31666
Orange County - 29894
Rockland County - 14641
Dutchess County - 11784
Onondaga County - 11184
Albany County - 9385
Ulster County - 8000
Oneida County - 7011
Chautauqua County - 6955
Schenectady County - 5813
Sullivan County - 5608
Montgomery County - 4835
Putnam County - 4437
Broome County - 3684
Rensselaer County - 3210
Jefferson County - 3015
Niagara County - 2925
Ontario County - 2574
Wayne County - 2110
Saratoga County - 1814
Tompkins County - 1728
Greene County - 1614
Livingston County - 1302
Oswego County - 1283
Columbia County - 1185
St. Lawrence County - 1097
Fulton County - 1085
Chemung County - 1070
Orleans County - 920
Otsego County - 916
Clinton County - 895
Franklin County - 879
Cayuga County - 850
Wyoming County - 708
Cattaraugus County - 706
Delaware County - 667
Warren County - 656
Genesee County - 636
Washington County - 635
Steuben County - 629
Seneca County - 600
Herkimer County - 545
Schoharie County - 492
Chenango County - 472
Madison County - 459
Essex County - 396
Allegany County - 267