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Immediate Need In Canarsie, Brooklyn

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Will everyone please be aware of Canarsie, Brooklyn
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=canarsie+brooklyn+area&client=safari&oe=UTF-8&hnear=Canarsie%2C+Brooklyn%2C+Kings%2C+New+York&gl=us&t=m&z=14
there is an immediate need in Canarsie, Brooklyn

... lots of elderly... They need food warm clothes --there's raw sewage backed up in the streets. There are some areas of power East 102 - East 108 and flatlands definitely has no power. not sure about the rest of canarsie. The areas in Canarsie surrounding Paerdegat Basin, Brooklyn are in bad shape. There is a church there,
Holy Family Roman Catholic Churchmore info
9719 Flatlands Avenue
New York, NY 11236
(718) 257-4423 Father Kane is very informed and helpful. FEMA is on the ground there. Father Kane feels that there is not a widespread and immediate need for evacuation or shelter, but says that could change very soon. Father Kane suggested to me that the Bayview housing projects https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&gl=us&q=BAYVIEW+HOUSES+CANARSIE+BROOKLYN+11236&ie=UTF-8&ei=hqOaUO_BNIf50gGa-4CYCg&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA may be the hardest hit and most in need of assistance.
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we spoke to father kane again - he was very nervous ... he is ready to set up a relief center there  if we get him resources he needs generator, food items (he has  kitchen) warm clothes , blankets

Holy Family Roman Catholic Churchmore info
9719 Flatlands Avenue
New York, NY 11236
(718) 257-4423 Father Kane

howdy folks