Notify NYC

Notify NYC is the City of New York’s official, free emergency communications program. When you subscribe to Notify NYC, you can receive information about emergency alerts and important City services.

You can sign up for the following messages:

Emergency alerts
Planned events
Local mass transit disruptions
Regional mass transit disruptions
Major traffic disruptions
Public health notifications
Public school notifications
Waterbody advisories
Emergency parking suspensions
Beach notifications
Ferry disruptions

Notify NYC is available citywide covering all five boroughs. You can add up to five different city addresses to your account. You also can register multiple email addresses, text message accounts, and phone numbers to receive Notify NYC messages.

Notify NYC messages are available through many formats, including email, text messages, telephone, a mobile application, the Notify NYC website, RSS, Twitter, and American Sign Language videos.

Notify NYC currently offers most messages in 14 languages, including English and American Sign Language.

If you are registered to receive Notify NYC messages, you may see a caller ID with “212 NEW-YORK” or the number (212) 639-9675 on your phone.

Missing Seniors

The City of New York provides a Senior Alert system to help locate missing seniors at risk. These notifications are sent through the City's Notify NYC system to subscribers in the borough of the missing person. The public will be asked to call in any tips to a special number.

Fees

Telecommunications carriers may charge regular voice and data fees for any Notify NYC message received.

Check with your carrier for rates.

Since each Notify NYC account is password protected, only subscribers can register themselves and change their accounts and passwords. Subscribers can also remove their accounts from the database if they wish to no longer receive the notifications.

You can log into your Notify NYC account to suspend and opt out of the service. These options are located in the "My Account" tab in the top navigation bar of the Notify NYC website. Because each account is password protected, only subscribers can remove themselves from the program.

Register for Notify NYC.

You can register for phone calls from Notify NYC to go to your:

Home phone
Office phone
Cell phone

You can also register more than one phone number to receive Notify NYC messages.

Notify NYC is a voluntary program. If you provide your phone number, it will remain confidential and will only be used for sending Notify NYC messages.

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.

311 can also update your account and change your:

Notification types
Telephone numbers
Emails
Addresses
Preferred language

Call 311 for assistance.

Online Registration

Phone Registration