NYS Department of Financial Services to Offer Community Resource Center for Flood Recovery at SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Potsdam to Host Free Community Resource Center Led by State Financial Services Officials on Aug. 15
Potsdam, NY (08/13/2024) — The New York State Department of Financial Services will be on the campus of SUNY Potsdam on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Raymond Hall eighth floor boardroom. Staff will be deployed to SUNY Potsdam to provide insurance help to residents and businesses affected by the flooding and severe weather that followed post-Hurricane Debby on Aug. 9.
Due to heavy damage impacting homes and properties, Department of Financial Services personnel will be staffing a resource center to assist residents and business owners with insurance-related questions.
After contacting insurance companies, residents can also get assistance with insurance information regarding policy coverage for losses and suggestions on documenting their losses and safeguarding their property by calling the department's Disaster Hotline at 1(800) 339-1759.
From Aug. 12 to 16, the hotline will now include extended evening hours, and be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., to help New Yorkers impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Debby.
Directions:
People traveling north on State Highway 56/Pierrepont Avenue towards the Village of Potsdam will turn right onto Potsdam Drive. Once on Potsdam Drive, they may park in either of the green-highlighted parking lots. Raymond Hall will be the circular tower indicated in Orange on the map. Follow the signage for "DFS Insurance Assistance" located on the eighth floor of Raymond Hall.
People traveling south on State Highway 56/Pierrepont Avenue, away from the Village of Potsdam, will turn left onto Potsdam Drive. Once on Potsdam Drive, they may park in either of the green-highlighted parking lots. Raymond Hall will be the circular tower indicated in Orange on the map. Follow the signage for "DFS Insurance Assistance" located on the eighth floor of Raymond Hall.
For a campus map, please visit www.potsdam.edu/admissions/visit/maps.
About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu.
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