The NYC Build It Back Program assists homeowners, landlords, and tenants affected by Hurricane Sandy within all five boroughs of New York City. The Program consists of multiple pathways, including: repair, repair with elevation, or rebuilding of damaged homes; reimbursement for repair work already carried out; and acquisition of damaged homes.

No. Build It Back registration closed on October 31, 2013.

After registration, you should begin to gather documents that you will need for your application. A list of suggested documents can be found here. You will be called to schedule an in-person appointment at a Build It Back Center with a Housing Recovery Specialist.

If you need to make a change to your appointment, please call Build It Back Customer Service at 212-615-8329. If you need to leave a message, you will receive a call back within two business days.

The NY Rising Housing Recovery Program is the assistance program for residents of New York State who reside outside of the five boroughs of New York City and whose affected homes are outside of the five boroughs of New York City. Because the registration for NY Rising is only intended for residents outside of NYC, you should have applied to NYC Build It Back separately.

When you schedule your initial meeting, notify your scheduler or Housing Recovery Specialist that you own other properties because you may be able to complete applications for all of them at the same time rather than go through multiple appointments.

All owners of a property must be present for the initial intake meeting at a Build It Back Center with a Housing Recovery Specialist (unless Power of Attorney is granted to another person) and sign the required forms and provide the required documentation.

Only an owner or a co-owner of a property may be an applicant. In cases where an owner wishes to have another individual represent them in the application process, the owner must grant that individual power of attorney. You can use this Power of Attorney form or a Housing Recovery Specialist can provide you with one.

Income information is only required from individuals who are members of the household living in the home. For example, consider a mother and daughter who own a home together, but only the mother lives in the home. While the Program requires both the mother and daughter to be co-applicants, the Program requires income information only from the mother (and anyone else who lives in the home), but not the daughter.

The locations of the Build It Back Centers are listed below. If you're not sure where your meeting is, we recommend you call Customer Service at 212-615-8329 to confirm your meeting location and time. Please note that you may visit a Build It Back location without an appointment in order to deliver missing documents or for any questions following your Options Review Meeting.

• Brooklyn
  
  • Brooklyn Construction Services Center
    1380 Rockaway Parkway 
    Brooklyn NY 11236
• Staten Island
  
  • Staten Island Construction Services Center
    600-602 Midland Avenue
    Staten Island NY 10306
• Queens
  
  • Queens Construction Services Centers
    158-29 Cross Bay Blvd
    Howard Beach NY 11414
    The Build it Back Construction Service Centers will be open six days a week to serve homeowners.
    Monday - 9am-5pm
    Tuesday - 9am-5pm
    Wednesday - 9am-5pm
    Thursdays - 9am-8pm
    Friday - 9am-5pm
    Saturday - 10am-2pm 

• Brooklyn
  
  • Coney Island
    1906 Mermaid Avenue, 2nd Floor
    Brooklyn, NY 11224
    Wednesdays by appointment
  • Council Member Treyger’s Office, Brighton Beach
    445 Neptune Avenue, Room 2C
    Brooklyn, NY 11224
    Monday, 5PM-8PM
• Queens
  
  • Breezy Point
    17 West Market Street
    Queens, NY 11697
    Thursday, 2PM-7PM
  • 10-01 Beach 20th Street
    Far Rockaway, NY 11691
    Tuesday, 9AM-5PM; 5PM-7PM (by appointment only)
    Wednesday-Thursday, 9AM-5PM

For any question about NYC Build It Back, please call Customer Service at 212-615-8329 or email them at housing@recovery.nyc.gov.

The NYC Economic Development Corporation and NYC Small Business Services handle business disaster relief. Learn more about business disaster relief.

If you have received notice that you have been withdrawn from the Program and believe this was an error, you may submit a Request for Review, along with supporting documentation. You will receive a formal notification of the outcome of your request within 30 days of your submission. Download a Request for Review form.