SBA DISASTER LOAN ASSISTANCE CENTERS OPEN
IN LONG BEACH AND OYSTER BAY
NEW YORK – The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the opening of new Disaster Loan Assistance Centers in Long Beach and Massapequa. Victims that received damage from severe storms and flooding that occurred October 7 through October 26, 2005 are encouraged to visit one of the Centers and complete an SBA disaster loan application. The Center located at Long Beach City Hall,
1 Chester Street, Long Beach, New York, opens Monday, April 24 and will remain open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. until further notice. Another Center will open at Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa, April 26.
Disaster Loan Assistance Centers are located at:
| NASSAU COUNTY |
Long Beach City Hall
1 Chester Street
Long Beach, NY
Hours: Monday – Friday; 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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open until further notice) |
Town of Oyster Bay
Town Hall South
977 Hicksville Road
Massapequa, New York
Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri; beginning May 1; 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Wednesdays; 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
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until further notice) |
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| SUFFOLK COUNTY |
H. Lee Dennis Building
100 Veterans Memorial Highway, 1st Floor
Hauppauge, NY
Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri; 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wednesday; 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (
open until further notice) |
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Town of Babylon
200 East Sunrise Highway, 1st Floor
Lindenhurst, NY
Opens: Monday, April 24
Hours: Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closes: Friday, April 28 at the close of business |
Town of Brookhaven
Brookhaven Town Hall, 2nd Floor
1 Independence Hill
Farmingville, NY
Open: Monday, April 24
Hours: Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closes: Friday, April 28 at the close of business |
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| QUEENS BOROUGH |
Queens Business Center
168-46 91st Avenue
Queens, NY
Hours: Monday-Friday; 8:30 – 5 p.m. |
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“Providing individual help is an important part of what we do to help people recover from a disaster,” said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center - East. “We also want to let disaster victims know, it is not necessary to wait on the result of insurance claims before returning your completed SBA disaster loan application.”
Anyone unable to visit the Disaster Loan Assistance Centers may obtain an application by calling the SBA National Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (for the hearing-impaired 1-800-877-8339), Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., EDT. Applications may be obtained, completed and returned to one of SBA Disaster Loan Assistance Centers or mailed to: U. S. Small Business Administration, National Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76155.
The deadline for physical damage applications is May 22, 2006; the deadline for economic injury applications is December 22, 2006.
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