How You Can Help Andrew & The Other Former Tenants of 491 & 493 Myrtle Avenue
Above photo by Geralyn Shukwit.
Thank you to those who have given or have expressed a desire to give already!
For those of you in and around New York City there will be a benefit for all the former tenants of 491 & 493 Myrtle Avenue at Chez Lola from 5 – 7pm this Sunday June 28th. Chez Lola is located at 387 Myrtle Avenue, Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Please bring a donation or if you have services to provide, clothes to spare, furniture that is collecting dust, come on by. Chez Lola has generously offered to help coordinate people with things and people in need of things.
Also, there will be a fundraiser this Saturday June 27th from 4 – 9pm at Sophie’s Bar, 507 East 5th Street (between Avenues A & B) for Anh Nguyen, another NYU/ITP alum and victim of the collapse.
If you live in western Massachusetts or the Albany New York area you are invited to donate at the Summer Street Fair this Sunday June 28th from 6 – 9pm on Summer Street in Adams, Massachusetts. Look for the Greylock Arts table near 93 Summer Street. People are encouraged to bring donations or small things. If you have larger items to offer we suggest bringing a list so that we may see if Andrew or the others have a need for and can accommodate such things.
If you can’t make it to any of these events consider sending your donation to the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project. Please make checks/money orders out to the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project at 472 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205. Specify “491 & 493 Myrtle Emergency Fund” in the memo field. MARP has offered to temporarily hold donations until they can be disbursed to the affected tenants. For more information please call 718-858-1484 and ask for Edit.
Councilmember Letitia James is also taking donations for the victims here. There are a couple of websites, here and here, where you can donate to Anh and Andrew directly. Also, you can make donations directly to Jess Banning, another victim, here.
- Matt & Marianne
