Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino met with Governor Paterson yesterday to discuss the county applying for disaster relief funding in light of last weekend's storm that tore through the area leaving 178,000 people without power.

Here's more information from the Westchester County website:

The state Superintendent of Insurance has a special hotline for storm-related claims: 1-800-339-1759.  Those impacted by the storm are advised to take photos of their damage and hold on to receipts that document damage.

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If Westchester is declared a disaster area by President Obama, it could help offset the costs to governments and schools. It is less likely that the county will qualify for aid for homeowners and businesses.

To obtain federal assistance for municipal infrastructure damage, the threshold is $2.9 million in losses.  The state as a whole must document $25 million in losses. The information is forwarded by the state to FEMA and then to the president.