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Zach Iscol, the commissioner of New York City’s Office of Emergency Management said that today “is the wettest day we’ve had since Hurricane Ida swept this city” two years ago.
New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) (formerly the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM)) was formed in 1996 as part of the Mayor's Office under Rudolph W. Giuliani. [2] By a vote of city residents in 2001 it became an independent agency, headed by the commissioner of emergency management.
In New York City, the state's Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory, warning of 1 to 2 inches of rain as well as potential flash flooding, damaging winds and "brief tornadoes."
New York City mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency for the city. [ 67 ] [ 33 ] The New York Army National Guard was deployed. [ 68 ] The Prospect Park Zoo was closed, after the zoo's basements were inundated with up to 25 feet (300 in) of floodwaters and damage totaling in the "millions", and did not reopen until May 24, 2024.
Notify NYC. Notify NYC is the City of New York's official source for information about emergency events and important City services. It is a free service launched by the NYC Emergency Management and New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) [1] in 2007, allowing users to receive alerts through various communications devices, such as cell phones ...
Latest developments as New York City is hit by flash floods and state of emergency is declared
As the flash flood emergency unfolded, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency across New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley, posting on X (formerly known as Twitter ...
Joseph F. Bruno (born circa 1944) is a public official in New York City who has served as a lawyer, FDNY Fire Commissioner, [1] New York City Civil Court Judge and New York State Supreme Court Judge. He most recently served as Commissioner of the New York City Office of Emergency Management .