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I have been calling NYC home for the last 30 years. I got here in the late ’80s so basically I’ve seen it all and pretty much can be considered an expert on all things NYC. NYC is considered to be one of the most visited places to travel to in the world. According to nycgo.com in 2018, New York City welcomed a record of 65.2 million visitors. That’s an enormous amount of people on top of the 8 million residents already living here. And let’s be completely honest New York City is an extremely intimidating city. We all see it on the news and social media on the crazy things that happen here. 
Staying informed will always be key while navigating NYC. I use the Notify NYC app which is free on for your Apple & Android devices. As part of New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM), Notify NYC is New York City’s official source for information about emergency alerts and important city services.
The Notify NYC mobile application free for iOS and Android operating systems gives you up-to-the-minute information about emergency situations and/or planned events in New York City.
La aplicación móvil Notify NYC es gratis para los sistemas operativos iOS y Android que brinde información actualizada sobre situaciones de emergencia y / o eventos planificados en la ciudad de Nueva York.
The new Notify NYC app is the city’s first emergency notification mobile application, giving users real-time updates on emergency events like hurricanes and blizzards, traffic and trains, and public health hazards. Not to mention the all-important unscheduled parking rule suspensions.
13 notification types:
- Emergency alerts: These alerts are issued for critical incidents involving your safety or the safety of others in the area, including instructions on how to reduce the likelihood and/or severity of danger. Within this category are missing person alerts, which are issued to all subscribers.
- Emergency Parking Suspension: Updates about unscheduled emergency suspension of citywide parking rules.
- Ferry Disruptions: Messages about large or widespread ferry service disruptions.
- Local Mass Transit Disruptions: Messages about large or widespread disruptions to transit within the five boroughs (MTA Subways, busses).
- Major Traffic Disruptions: Messages about significant roadway closures, disruptions, or detours.
- Planned Events: Information about preplanned activity that may cause local disruptions, such as drills or exercises, fireworks, movie and television filming, or routine planned flyovers.
- Public Health Notifications: Information about important public health issues in your community.
- Regional Mass Transit Disruptions: Messages about large or widespread disruptions to transit service throughout the NYC region (LIRR, NJ Transit, Amtrak, PATH Train, Metro-North, airports, etc.).
- School Notifications: Messages about unscheduled public school closings, delays, relocations, and early dismissals.
- Significant Event Notifications: Important information about emergency events, utility outages, and other emergency situations and major planned events in your area.
- Weather Emergencies: Messages about current or forecast weather events.
- Waterbody Advisories: Messages about Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) activity in New York City’s waterbodies you are interested in.
- Beach Notifications: Information from the NYC Department of Health and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation regarding the status of NYC beaches you are interested in.
Sign up for free alerts:
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Get the free app for your Apple or Android device
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Visit NYC.gov/notifynyc
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Call 311
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Follow @NotifyNYC on Twitter
