The ability to receive clear, accurate, and timely information is key in any kind of emergency.
That is why we are working to expand Notify NYC, our emergency alert system.
Notify NYC is a service that sends neighborhood-specific alerts via email, text message, Twitter, and automated telephone calls.
Every person who signs up to receive Notify NYC alerts – and more than 27,000 have done so since its launch last year – automatically gets messages about major emergencies around the city.
Subscribers also have the option of being alerted to other types of events in their neighborhoods that may only cause minor disruptions – such as power outages.
Starting this month, we are also going to use Notify NYC to alert parents to events in our public schools – like snow days, emergency evacuations, temporary relocations, and delayed openings.
In addition, if we need parents to take action, we will use Notify NYC to transmit any instructions clearly, accurately, and in a timely manner.
Parents: if you want to receive these messages you must sign up for them – even if the schools already have your contact information, you will not receive Notify NYC alerts unless you subscribe to the service.
To begin receiving alerts about your child’s school, just log onto the Notify NYC web site at nyc.gov and enter your contact information.
And don’t worry – we will only use the contact information you give us to send alert messages about your neighborhood, your community, and your child’s school. Nothing else.
