Links to information for Bayswater Civic Association -

Other Links

You can see information about various potentially improper activities at SolutionsNY.nyc

If you are interested in receiving security alerts from the Rockaway Nassau Security Patrol, send an e-mail to securityalerts@rockawaypatrol.org  with the phrase “Sign me up” in the Subject field.

Local Newspapers

Rockaway Times

The Wave

Community Board 14

1931 Mott Ave

Far Rockaway, NY 11691

718-471-7300

Family and Health Services

Social Security Administration – 800-772-1213

National Domestic Abuse Hotline – 800-799-7233

Medicare Hotline – 800-633-4227

NYS Dept. of Financial Services - Consumer Complaints – 800-342-3736

Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance (HIICAP) –   800-701-0501

Occupational Safety and Health Administration – Emergency Line –

800-321-6742

Adult Protective Services – 212-630-1853

Housing and Homeownership

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, General Information – 800-424-5401

Housing and Urban Development, Housing Counseling Clearinghouse – 800-569-4287

Housing Court Answers Hotline – 212-962-4795

Housing and Community Renewal – 866-275-3427

NYC Housing Authority (24 Hour Customer Hotline) – 718-707-7771

Consumer and Identity Theft Protection

National Foundation for Credit Counseling – 800-388-2227

National Do Not Call Registry – 888-382-1222

FTC Identity Theft Hotline – 888-438-4338

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) – 888-463-6332

Consumer Product Safety Commission – 800-638-2772

Immigration, Naturalization, Citizenship, Passports

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services –

  National Customer Service Center – 800-375-5283

Passports – 877-487-2778

Visa Services – 202-485-7600

Military and Veteran Affairs

Customer Service – 800-827-1000

Veteran's Administration, Beneficiary Pension Benefits – 877-294-6380

Veteran's Administration, Health Care Benefits – 877-222-8387

Veteran's Administration, Education – 888-442-4551

Defense Finance & Accounting Service, Retired Military Pay – 800-321-1080

Education, Employment and Small Business

Federal Student Aid Information Center – 800-433-3243

Corporation for National Service, AmeriCorps – 800-942-2677

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – 800-669-4000

Small Business Administration – 800-827-5722

US Department of Labor – 866-487-2365

Internal Revenue Service – 800-829-1040

Frequently Called Numbers

POLICE- FIRE-MEDICAL- EMERGENCY – 911

New York City services – non-emergency – 311

Birth/Death Certificates – 212-788-4500

Food Stamps – 718-557-1399

NYS Department of Motor Vehicle – 718-966-6155

Parks Complaints (24 Hours) – 800-201-7275

Poison Control – 212-764-7667