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Queens SNAP Center / Job Center
Government Office | NYC Human Resources Administration
This location can help you with: Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Cooling Assistance Benefit, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Address
32-20 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, 6th / 2nd Floor, Queens 11101Nearby Stops
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Details
Monday - Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Fax: 917-639-2492
This location will remain open to serve clients whose needs cannot be met through ACCESS HRA or over the phone.
Contact by phone
Call: 718-784-6315Programs at this location
Money for heat and utility expensesHome Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
NYC Human Resources Administration
HEAP helps eligible households meet the cost of heating their homes. The benefit can pay for fuel, your utility source, heating equipment replacement and repairs. The benefit is paid either directly to the heating vendor or utility company. You can apply for HEAP every year when the program is open.
Apply in person
- Find a HEAP office near you.
- Gather your personal documents and bring them with you to the office.
- You can print and fill out the application before you go in or complete it at the office.
Financial help to cover the cost and installation of an air conditioner or fanCooling Assistance Benefit
NYC Human Resources Administration
The Cooling Assistance benefit helps eligible households buy and install an air conditioner or fan up to a cost of $800.
Apply in person
You can go to one of the following HRA offices serving in-person, or with drop-off boxes to submit your application for Cooling Assistance benefit:
- Manhattan : Waverly Job Center
- The Bronx: Rider Job Center, Crotona Job Center
- Queens: Senator Leroy Comrie Senate District Office (drop-off only), Queens Job Center
- Brooklyn: Boro Park Jewish Community Council (drop-off only), Coney Island Job Center
- Staten Island: Richmond Job Center
Money to buy foodSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
NYC Human Resources Administration
Get help paying for groceries with SNAP. SNAP benefits are sometimes called food stamps. They come on a debit card that you can use at many grocery stores and farmers markets.
Apply in person
- Print a paper application, pick one up from a SNAP Center, or call the HRA Infoline at 718-557-1399 to have a paper application mailed to you.
- Gather the documents you'll need to include with your application.
- Drop your completed application off at a SNAP Center near you. You can make copies of your documents at the center.
- You can also apply for SNAP at a community-based organization (CBO) in your neighborhood. Experts can help you submit your application, and the necessary documents.