$1.5M aid for refugees

THE CITY is giving out more than $1.5 million worth of supplies to Puerto Ricans who have come to New York after Hurricane Maria devastated their island, officials said Monday.

At a service center for hurricane evacuees in East Harlem, families can get coats, warm clothes, bedding and other household supplies.

The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City teamed up with Macy’s, Target, and the charity Delivering Good to collect supplies for the hurricane victims.

More than 27,000 Puerto Ricans are believed to have come to New York since the hurricane, said mayoral adviser Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez.