Attached is a .pdf detailing the Nor'easter forecast for November 7th and 8th.

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Image: Up to 40,000 people need relocating because of damage from the storm and the lack of electricity and heat. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

guardian.co.uk - November 4th, 2012 - Matt Williams

Authorities in the north-east United States are warning of a new crisis facing the region as cold weather heads towards tens of thousands of people who still have no power or heat and are living in homes damaged by superstorm Sandy.

While much of New York City is approaching a semblance of normality, state governor Andrew Cuomo and the city's mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday that plummeting temperatures were now one of the main threats facing residents in other stricken areas such as Staten Island and Long Island.

Cuomo warned of a "massive, massive housing problem", with up to 40,000 people – mainly residents of public housing – needing relocating because of damage from the storm and the lack of electricity and heat.

New toll-free number for gas station owners and managers - 1-866-402-3775
For assistance with generators and fuel to affected gas stations along the East Coast

energy.gov - November 4, 2012

WASHINGTON – As part of the government-wide effort to assist the response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy, the Energy Department has established a team to assist local authorities in their efforts to help get gas stations back online.

With residents experiencing long lines at gas stations in the impacted areas, the federal government is taking immediate steps that will provide relief in the short term at the President’s direction, and working with the Department of Defense, the National Guard and the Governors of New York and New Jersey. As part of that effort, the Energy Department has established a team that is helping state and local officials identify gas stations that are in need of emergency generators to restore power or are running short on fuel supplies.

Image: Manhattan at night during the crisis.

factcoexist.com - November 2nd, 2012 - Anya Kamenetz

The darkened stairwell of the tower on Broome Street on the Lower East Side is like a dripping, foul-smelling cave lit only by a few headlamps and flashlights. A group of eight 20- and 30-somethings are climbing to the top floor of the 23-story building to check on public housing residents who have been stuck without power or water since Monday night.

"Hello? Hello? We’re volunteers! Do you need help? Water? Agua? Ayuda?" The women do the talking in hopes that people won’t be intimidated. Theo, a resident on the 18th floor who escorts us up, says that this is a dangerous building in the best of times.

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Enclosed are sites that have published Thanksgiving meals.  We recommend you contact for details on times/eligibility/availability.

Oceanside High School 3160 Skillman Ave Oceanside. 11-2 Oceanside Community Service and Interfaith Council. ***@***.***

Tomahawk District BSA dnner Nov 26 for their troop. ***@***.***. Seeking donations.

The Soup Ladies locatio TBA

Daily News Old Homestead Steak house. Bus transport.

Far Rockaway. 259 Doughty Road Inwood NY. 1-3. ***@***.***

Operation SurfinBird loc TBA

HipHop Summit Youth Thanksgiving Eve Feast 500 students and families Queens High School for Informatics, Research and Technology.

Far. Rockaway. Brian Piccolo Middle School volunteer Robin. 631 264 4980

Bethany Church 100 Main St. 1-4 516 599 5768

Dean Rich- St Raymonds Church Rectory 12-3. + emergency supplies

Occupy Far Rockaway 12 noon- 4 PM
Approx Beach 50 st and Edgemere