CON EDISON TO DISTRIBUTE DRY ICE
TO CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE
NEW YORK – Con Edison will distribute dry ice at seven locations starting at Noon today to customers who are without power due to Hurricane Sandy. Dry ice will be distributed until supplies run out. The company will also have personnel at the locations (except the IBM Complex in Westchester County) to answer customers’ questions.
These are the locations:
Brooklyn
Walgreen’s, 532 Neptune Ave. (between W. 5th & 6th Streets)
Bronx
1840 Bogart Avenue
Queens
121-10 Rockaway Blvd.
Staten Island
The entrance to Great Kills Park on Buffalo Street
Westchester County
IBM Complex/Town Park at Business Park Dr. parking lot. Set GPS for 200 Business Park Drive.
Yonkers Raceway - 810 Yonkers Avenue
Manhattan
Union Square Park – 14th Street and Union Square West (South Side)
Instructions for safe handling and disposal of dry ice are printed on the bag for residents who pick up dry ice. Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide and should be used only in well-ventilated areas. Keep children and pets safely away.