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Important Contact Information Related to Attacks on U.S.
Tuesday, November 06, 2001
The following phone numbers and Web sites are available for information relating to the terror attacks and how to offer assistance:
For information on anthrax:
Centers for Disease Control
Johns Hopkins Biodefense Web Site
For information on WTC victims:
New York City Emergency Hotline (212) 560-2730
NYPD Emergency Information (212) 741-4626 or (866) 856-4167
Information on Police Officers (718) 677-8238
Information on Firefighters (718) 999-2541
New York Bureau of Labs (212) 447-2998
Concerned about missing family or friends (866) 856-4167, (212) 741-4626 and (212) 560-2730
To report cell phone numbers of those missing from WTC (877) 348-8579
'I'm Okay' Message Center http://okay.prodigy.net/
New York City Bombing Check-In Registry http://www.shunn.net/okay/
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Hospitals:
St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center (NYC) Patients' Hotline (212) 604-7285
Bellevue Hospital Center (212) 562-4141
Metropolitan Hospital Center (212) 423-6262
For information on flights and airplane passengers:
American Airlines (800) 245-0999
United Airlines (800) 932-8555
For government information:
FBI (for anyone with information about the incidents) (866) 483-5137 or http://www.ifccfbi.gov
U.S. State Department Task Force (703) 302-6851
Justice Dept. Office of Victims of Crime (national clearinghouse for victims and family members) (800) 331-0075
Pentagon personnel (877) 663-6772
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
General Information and to request assistance: (800) 462-9029
Social Security Office (information about survivor benefits) (800) 772-1213 or http://www.ssa.gov/.
For information on World Trade Center tenants:
General information http://www.costargroup.com/wtc/
For information on people working in the WTC complex (212)-856-6000
Marriott Assistance Center (866)-866-9928 (from outside the U.S. and Canada, call collect at (941)-541-1725
Morgan Stanley (World Trade Center tragedy hotline) (888) 883-4391, visit http://www.morganstanley.com/ or e-mail status@discoverfinancial.com
Bear Stearns (877) 826-2327
Oppenheimer http://oppenheimer.com/
Deutsche Bank (410) 895-2029.
Credit Suisse First Boston (877) 335-2732
Cantor Fitzgerald Crisis Center (212) 940-8162; (212) 940-8482; (212) 940-8492; (212) 893-6073
eSpeed (866) 326-3188
Empire Blue Cross (866) 761-8265
Carr Futures (800)-755-7620
Lee Hecht Harrison (201) 782-3704
Securities and Exchange Commission (employees) (877) 404-3222
Port Authority (employees) (973) 565-5501
Aon Corporation (866) 256-4154
Weatherly Securities (employees and clients) (800) 835-3015
Marsh Putnam Mercer (212) 840-4819; (212) 345-5217; (212) 345-5219; (212) 345-2693 http://www.ishisystems.com/MarshWTC/
Travel within NYC:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/
To obtain help for animals:
Center for Animal Care and Control (718) 647-8600
The American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/vmat/terrorist_attack.asp
ASPCA (212) 876-7700 ext. 4738. If a pet is believed to be stranded in an apartment, call the hotline above or go to King and Varick Streets in Manhattan with identification and a key to the apartment where the animal is.
How you can help:
Liberty Unites Web Site: www.libertyunites.org
American Red Cross, cash donations (800) HELP-NOW; http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html
American Red Cross, blood donations (800) 448-3543
To make an appointment with America's Blood Centers (888) BLOOD-88
Salvation Army, cash donations (800) SAL-ARMY
Greater New York Hospital Association, cash donations (212) 246-7100
United Way, cash donations (212) 251-4035
Twin Towers Fund (877) 870-4278
Blood donors in upstate New York may call (800) 448-3543 or (800) 272-4543; donors in the New York City region may call (800) 692-5663 or (800) 933-2566.
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The American Red Cross has opened 12 shelters in New York City that are staffed with mental health professionals and nurses and offering food. The locations are:
In Manhattan:
Bayard Rustin High School, 351 West 18th Street
Seward Park High School, 350 Grand Street
Washington Irving High School, 40 Irving Place
Fashion Industry High School, 225 West 24th Street
Chelsea High School, 131 Sixth Avenue
Norman Thomas High School, 111 East 33rd Street
City-School, 16 Clarkson Street
Junior High School 22, 111 Columbia Street
I-S 131, 100 Hester Street
Comprehensive Day and Night, 240 Second Avenue
In Staten Island:
Curtis High School, 105 Hamilton Avenue
In Brooklyn:
Westinghouse High School, 105 Johnson Street
For counseling services:
Manhattan: (212) 604-8220
Westchester: (914) 925-5320
Staten Island: (718) 354-6300
