FEMADR-4755-NYMajor disasterDeclared January 30, 2024
DR-4755-NY: New York Severe Storm and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New York (DR-4755-NY) on January 30, 2024 for the incident of September 28, 2023 to September 30, 2023; it covers 3 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $12.3 million in Public Assistance (as of August 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4755-NY (also written FEMA-4755-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- New York
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storm and Flooding
- Incident period
- September 28, 2023 to September 30, 2023
- Declared
- January 30, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 2
- Place in the year
- the first of 5 major disaster declarations for New York in 2024
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Nassau (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Westchester (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$12.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$2.7 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of August 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4755. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.