NYC’s evacuation plan for Floyd Bennett migrant shelter is light on detail
The city’s official evacuation plan for a massive tent shelter at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field lacks details and clarity on what to do in a weather-related evacuation, according to a copy of the plan obtained by Gothamist., which has not previously been reported and was obtained through a public records request, was created by emergency management officials in November.
“Formula and diapers, water/snacks will be taken from FBF,” the evacuation plan says, referring to the airfield. “No chairs or cots will be taken to evacuation locations.”at Floyd Bennet during an intense December storm. A few said the howling winds and heavy rain had kept them awake overnight, making some fear for their safety.
Zachary Iscol, the agency’s commissioner, told reporters the structures were designed to “flex” in heavy winds and the storm’s gusts were not “anywhere near” the threshold for triggering an evacuation. The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts of up to 54 mph at nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport during the storm., the Floyd Bennett plan only addresses high-wind events as a potential “trigger” for an evacuation, citing winds above 60 mph as a “concern.
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