Ways to Give and Get Help After the Christmas Day Bombing Help is available for those who live or work in the bombed area, including a drive-thru event on New Yearâs Day Tweet
Lower Broadway days after the Christmas Day bombingPhoto: Matt Masters
âWhen thereâs a tornado or fire or hurricane, there is a disaster recovery plan,â says entrepreneur and philanthropist Marcus Lemonis about the Christmas Day explosion that gutted Second Avenue. But there isnât a playbook for this.
The federal government has not yet issued an emergency declaration for Second Avenue, though Gov. Bill Lee requested that the feds do so on Saturday. That means there is not (yet) FEMA money to aid those who lost homes, businesses or employment as a result of Fridayâs bomb. However, there is aid out there, and some of it is available immediately.