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The last time we had a decade change we thought the world was going to crash into Y2K. While there wasn’t exactly a cyber meltdown and mass hysteria, it is a good reminder to keep updated on what’s happening around you – especially in NYC. So make one of your resolutions this year to stay informed when an emergency happens.
Emergencies can happen in a New York minute.
From subway delays to school closings to even ferry disruptions – you can be notified immediately just by downloading the FREE Notify NYC app.
I’ve been getting these text alerts for years, and people always ask me how I know what’s happening so quickly. I say, live through one disaster as a parent to a newborn. Remember Hurricane Sandy? Next time we will all be more prepared.
It’s because these texts are even faster than Twitter. Utilize what your city provides you and be a prepared New Yorker. The key to being prepared is being informed, and Notify NYC will alert you immediately to emergencies in your area.
How can you register?
Get free alerts from Notify NYC. Download the free app today, visit NYC.gov, or call 311.
Register for emergency notifications by getting the free Notify NYC mobile application, visiting NYC.gov/notifynyc, contacting 311 (212-639-9675 for Video Relay Service, or TTY: 212-504-4115) or following @NotifyNYC on Twitter.
Multiple formats.
New Yorkers don’t mess around when it comes to safety. Notify NYC messages are available through many formats, including email, text messages, telephone, the Notify NYC website, RSS, Twitter, and American Sign Language videos.
What alerts can you get?
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Notify NYC registration offers 13 notification types:
1. 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.
2. Emergency Parking Suspension: Updates about unscheduled emergency suspension of citywide parking rules.
3. Ferry Disruptions: Messages about large or widespread ferry service disruptions.
4. Local Mass Transit Disruptions: Messages about large or widespread disruptions to transit within the five boroughs (MTA Subways, busses).
5. Major Traffic Disruptions: Messages about significant roadway closures, disruptions, or detours.
6. 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.
7. Public Health Notifications: Information about important public health issues in your community.
8. 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.).
9. School Notifications: Messages about unscheduled public school closings, delays, relocations, and early dismissals.
10. Significant Event Notifications: Important information about emergency events, utility outages, and other emergency situations and major planned events in your area.
11. Weather Emergencies: Messages about current or forecast weather events.
12. Waterbody Advisories: Messages about Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) activity in New York City’s waterbodies you are interested in.
13. 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.
You don’t have to be a New Yorker!
You can sign up for Notify NYC even if you don’t live or work in New York City. All you need are valid cross streets or a valid street address within the City of New York that you wish to receive notifications about.
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Notify NYC and Blog Meets Brand. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting Football Food and Motherhood.
