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Stay informed about emergencies, events, and important city services with Notify NYC. It’s New York City's official emergency notification system.

Made for all New Yorkers

  • Free: Regular text and data rates from your carrier may apply.
  • Customizable: Choose the alerts you want for the locations you care about.
  • Available in your language: Receive alerts in 14 languages, including American Sign Language.
  • Private: Your personal information is only used to send you official Notify NYC messages.

Receive the alerts you want, the way you want

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Download the app
Get real-time, location-based alerts for the places important to you with the free Notify NYC mobile app.
Download it on the App Store or Google Play Store.
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Create an account online
Sign up for a free Notify NYC account to get alerts by email, text, or recorded phone calls. Customize your notification types, language options, and add up to five NYC addresses.
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Sign up by text
Text NOTIFYNYC to 692-692 to get citywide emergency alerts by text message. Then, reply with one or more ZIP codes to get local alerts.
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Sign up by phone
Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) and ask to sign up for Notify NYC and set your alert preferences.

Types of notifications

  • Emergencies
  • Weather
  • Police advisories
  • Transit disruptions
  • Major traffic disruptions
  • Emergency parking suspensions
  • Public school notifications
  • Public health
  • Planned events
  • Waterbody advisories
  • Beach or pool status

Want to choose which alerts you get? A Notify NYC account is the easiest way to customize your notification types, update your settings, and add new contact methods all in one place.

You can customize your Notify NYC alerts and update your profile and notification settings.

This includes updates to:

  • Notification types
  • Notification methods
  • Contact information
  • Preferred language

You can also opt out to stop receiving Notify NYC alerts.

The easiest way to manage the alerts you receive is with a Notify NYC account.

Learn more on the Notify NYC FAQ page.

If you signed up by text

To view and manage your subscribed zip codes:

  1. Register for an account on Nixle.com.
  2. Select the “Settings” tab.
  3. Edit alert preferences for each subscribed zip code in the left-hand column.
  4. Click “Save” to finalize your changes.

To opt out of alerts:

  • Text STOP and the zip code you want to stop receiving alerts for to 692-692 (for example, STOP 11201).
  • Text STOP ALL to 692-692 to stop receiving alerts for all zip codes.

If you signed up by phone

If you signed up for Notify NYC messages by phone and want to stop getting notifications, you need to provide the phone number used when you created the account.

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

Delivery of Notify NYC services is heavily dependent on external networks and providers not controlled by the City. The City is actively performing outreach with service providers to make sure accurate messages get to you.

However, below are some examples of service limitations:

Email

  • Your ability to receive emails may be disrupted if the networks are damaged or are operating at maximum capacity.

Text Messages

  • Wireless data networks can experience outages and high traffic volume.
  • Most wireless carriers do not guarantee the delivery or timely delivery of text messages. You should contact your wireless service provider to see how these policies might affect your ability to receive text messages from Notify NYC.

Telephone

  • This method sends pre-recorded messages to your phone, but it may be disrupted if your wired or wireless carrier is experiencing network congestion, outages, or you have poor reception.

Website

  • The City’s website is designed to handle high volumes of users with little or no effect on performance. However, you may not be able to access certain websites if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is experiencing outages.

RSS

  • The RSS is a passive means to get information to registrants. While all notifications are posted, this service may lag behind email and text messages.

X (formerly known as Twitter)

  • Posts may be delayed based on X's user volume.

You can contact NYC Emergency Management online with questions or suggestions about Notify NYC.

You can also request technical assistance.

Contact NYC Emergency Management about Notify NYC.

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