NYCEM Emergency Notifications

24438

2023-04-01T18:10:00.000

Transportation

Vehicle Restrictions - 4/1 Reminder (CW)

24442

2023-04-01T17:23:00.000

Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Watch (CW)

Notification issued 04-01-2023 at 5:23 PM. The National Weather Service has issued the following: What: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Where: NYC When: 5:16 PM until 10:00 PM on 4/1 Hazards: Severe thunderstorms may bring strong winds, heavy rain, and hail. Strong winds can cause flying debris, turn unsecured objects into projectiles, and cause power outages. Preparedness Actions: Exercise caution when walking, biking, or driving. Remain alert for threatening weather and possible warnings. Before an outage - Charge cell phones - Gather supplies - Turn refrigerators/freezers to a colder setting During an Outage -Stay clear of downed power lines -Turn off all appliances -Keep refrigerator/freezer doors closed to prevent food spoilage -Do not use generators indoors -If you have a disability/access needs, or use life sustaining equipment (LSE) and need immediate assistance, dial 911. For the latest weather info: www.weather.gov/okx.

24441

2023-04-01T17:00:00.000

Local Mass Transit

Modified Ferry Schedule - SI Ferry (CW)

24440

2023-04-01T10:26:00.000

Transportation

Road Reopened - Williamsburg Bridge (BK/MN)

Notification issued 04-01-2023 at 10:25 AM. Following a prior closure, all lanes of the Williamsburg Bridge have reopened. Expect residual delays.

24439

2023-04-01T05:15:00.000

Transportation

Unplanned Road Closure - Williamsburg Bridge (BK/MN)

Notification issued 04-01-2023 at 5:15 AM. Due to an overturned vehicle, all Manhattan-bound lanes of the Williamsburg Bridge are closed. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24437

2023-03-31T23:15:00.000

Transportation

Vehicle Restrictions - MTA Bridges - 4/1 (CW)

24436

2023-03-31T17:32:00.000

Emergency Activity

Police Activity - College Point Boulevard (QN)

Notification issued 03-31-2023 at 5:32 PM. Due to police activity, expect traffic delays, road closures a heavy presence of emergency personnel near College Point Boulevard between Maple Avenue and Avery Avenue in Queens. Use alternate routes to avoid the area and allow for additional travel time.

24435

2023-03-31T16:09:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - Brooklyn Bridge (BK/MN)

Notification issued 03-31-2023 at 4:09 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive Brooklyn-bound traffic delays on the Brooklyn Bridge. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24434

2023-03-31T13:14:00.000

Local Mass Transit

Modified Ferry Schedule (SI)

24433

2023-03-31T09:33:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - CBE & MDE (BX)

Notification issued 03-31-2023 at 9:33 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive southbound traffic delays on the Cross Bronx Expressway at the Major Deegan Expressway in The Bronx. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24432

2023-03-30T20:39:00.000

Emergency Activity

Protest Activity - Brooklyn Bridge Pt2 (BK/MN)

Notification issued 03-30-2023 at 8:38 PM. Due to protest activity, expect intermittent road closures, traffic delays and a heavy presence of emergency personnel near the Brooklyn Bridge. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24431

2023-03-30T19:06:00.000

Emergency Activity

Protest Activity - Brooklyn Bridge (BK/MN)

Notification issued 03-30-2023 at 7:06 PM. Due to protest activity, expect intermittent road closures, traffic delays and a heavy presence of emergency personnel near the Brooklyn Bridge. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24430

2023-03-30T16:30:00.000

Emergency Activity

FDNY Activity - 179th Street & Hillside Avenue (QN)

Notification issued 03-30-2023 at 4:30 PM. Due to FDNY activity, expect traffic delays, mass transit disruptions, road closures and a heavy presence of emergency personnel in the area of 179th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24426

2023-03-30T15:52:00.000

Missing Person

Missing Vulnerable Adult - America Guzman F/W/69 (BX)

Alert issued 03-30-2023 at 3:52 PM. A Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert has been issued for America Guzman, a 69-year-old white female from Bronx, NY. The missing has dementia and may be in need of medical attention. Description: 5'4' tall, 190lbs, with gray hair and black eyes. Wearing a black jacket, black winter hat, black croc style shoes and black socks. Last Seen: Boston Road, Bronx County at approximately 7:00 AM on 03-29-2023. If you see the missing person, please call at or call 9-1-1. A photo of the missing is available here: https://flic.kr/p/2oqcG9K

24429

2023-03-30T15:29:00.000

Missing Person

Missing Child Alert Cancellation - Conner Lian (CW)

Notification issued 03-30-2023 at 3:29 PM. The Missing Child Alert issued for Conner Lian has been cancelled.

24428

2023-03-30T13:58:00.000

Missing Person

Missing Child Alert - Conner Lian M/A/16

Alert issued 03-30-2023 at 1:59 PM. A Missing Child Alert has been issued for Conner Lian, a 16-year-old Asian male from Queens. The child has autism and may be in imminent danger. Child Description: 5'6' tall, 125lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Wearing gray jacket, black pants, brown sneakers and a tan cap. Last Seen: Laburum Avenue, Queens at approximately 5:00 PM on 03-29-2023. If you see the missing person, please call NYCPD Missing Person Squad at (212) 694 - 7781, or call 9-1-1. A photo of the missing is available here: https://flic.kr/p/2oq8WHW

24421

2023-03-30T13:00:00.000

Planned Events

Planned Flyover - 3/30 - VZ Bridge to Mario Cuomo Bridge (BK/MN/SI)

Notification issued 03-30-2023 at 1:00 PM. A KC130 aircraft will be conducting a flyover from the Verrazzano Bridge to Mario Cuomo Bridge at 10:00 PM on 3/30. The aircraft will fly at approximately 2,500 feet.

24427

2023-03-30T11:59:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - Bronx Whitestone Bridge (BX)

Notification issued 03-30-2023 at 11:59 AM. Due to a broken down vehicle, expect extensive Queens-bound traffic delays on the Whitestone Bridge in The Bronx. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24425

2023-03-29T19:24:00.000

Local Mass Transit

MTA Restoration - M Train

Notification issued 03-29-2023 at 7:24 PM. Following a prior service disruption, M Train service has resumed in both directions. Expect residual delays.

24424

2023-03-29T17:48:00.000

Local Mass Transit

MTA Suspension - M Train

Notification issued 03-29-2023 at 5:48 PM. Due to a train's brakes activated, M train service is suspended between Delancey St-Essex St and Forest Hills. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. For more information, please visit www.mta.info.

24423

2023-03-29T12:11:00.000

Emergency Activity

Update: 3 Alarm Fire - 31 St & 35 Ave (QN)

Notification issued 03-29-2023 at 12:11 PM. Emergency personnel are on the scene of what is now a three alarm fire located at 31st Street and 35th Avenue in Queens. Expect smoke, traffic delays, and a presence of emergency personnel and vehicles in the area. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene advises avoiding smoke exposure from structural fires by closing windows while indoors and reducing outdoor activity where smoke is present. People with heart or breathing conditions such as asthma may be more sensitive and should seek immediate medical attention if they experience a worsening of their condition, shortness of breath, or chest pains.

24422

2023-03-29T10:36:00.000

Emergency Activity

FDNY Activity - 31st Street (QN)

Notification issued 03-29-2023 at 10:36 AM. Due to FDNY activity, expect a heavy presence of emergency personnel in the area of 31st Street and 35th Avenue in Queens. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24415

2023-03-28T17:00:00.000

Utility

Planned Natural Gas Work - Roosevelt Avenue (QN)

Notification issued 03-28-2023 at 5:00 PM.  National Grid is scheduled to conduct planned natural gas work on 3/29, which may result in an odor of natural gas near Roosevelt Avenue between 49th Street and 58th Street in Queens. The work is scheduled to take place between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. Please report natural gas emergencies to 9-1-1 if they occur.

24420

2023-03-27T18:06:00.000

Local Mass Transit

MTA Restoration - 4 Train (BX)

Notification issued 03-27-2023 at 6:06 PM. Following a prior service disruption, 4 train service has resumed in both directions. Expect residual delays.

24419

2023-03-27T17:43:00.000

Local Mass Transit

MTA Suspension - 4 Train (BX)

Notification issued 03-27-2023 at 5:43 PM. Due to a person struck by a train, 4 train service is suspended between 167th Street and Woodlawn. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. For more information, please visit www.mta.info.

24416

2023-03-27T17:27:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - Long Island Expressway (QN)

Notification issued 03-27-2023 at 5:27 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive eastbound traffic delays on the Grand Central Parkway at the Long Island Expressway in Queens. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24418

2023-03-27T13:22:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - Cross Bronx Expressway (BX)

Notification issued 03-27-2023 at 1:22 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive northbound traffic delays on the Cross Bronx Expressway at Jerome Avenue in The Bronx. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24417

2023-03-27T12:56:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - FDR Drive (MN)

Notification issued 03-27-2023 at 12:56 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive northbound traffic delays on the FDR Drive at 92nd Street in Manhattan. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24414

2023-03-27T00:10:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - FDR Drive (MN)

Notification issued 03-27-2023 at 12:10 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive northbound traffic delays on the FDR Drive at East 90th Street in Manhattan. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24413

2023-03-26T23:50:00.000

Utility

Con Edison Power Outage - Midland Beach (SI)

Notification issued 03-26-2023 at 11:50 PM. Con Edison is responding to a power outage in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, including ZIP code(s) 10306. If you are affected by an outage: - Report it at www.coned.com/ReportOutage or call 1-800-75-CONED (26633), or if you have a speech or hearing disability, report outages to 1-800-642-2308. - Please stay safe. Never go near or touch a fallen power line. If you see a downed wire, call 1-800-75-CONED immediately. - Do not use generators indoors. - Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed to prevent food spoilage. - If you are having a life-threatening medical emergency and need immediate assistance, please dial 9-1-1.

24411

2023-03-26T18:36:00.000

Missing Person

Missing Vulnerable Adult - Kang No M/A/81 (CW)

Alert issued 03-26-2023 at 6:36 PM. A Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert has been issued for Kang No, an 81-year-old Asian male from New Hyde Park. The missing has dementia and may be in need of medical attention. Description: 5'8' tall, 160lbs, with gray hair and brown eyes. Wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap. Last Seen: New Hyde Park at approximately 10:00 AM on 03-26-2023. Vehicle: Grey 2014 Toyota Camry with license plate number GPW9023 If you see the missing person, please call Nassau County Police Department at (516) 573 - 7347 or call 9-1-1. A photo of the missing is available here:

24412

2023-03-26T18:15:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - Throgs Neck Bridge (BX)

Notification issued 03-26-2023 at 6:15 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive Queens-bound traffic delays on the Throgs Neck Bridge in The Bronx. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

23966

2023-03-26T15:00:00.000

Planned Events

CERT Exercise - 3/27 & 3/28 - Cadman Plaza East (BK)

Notification issued 03-26-2023 at 3:00 PM.  As part of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class, a disaster simulation drill will be conducted at approximately 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM on 3/27 and 3/28 in the area of Cadman Plaza East and Red Cross Place in Brooklyn. Expect to see FDNY and NYPD personnel in action. To learn more about CERT, visit http://www.NYC.gov/CERT.

24410

2023-03-26T08:00:00.000

Public Health

Waterbody Advisory - 3/26 (CW)

The following Waterbody Advisories are reported as of 03-26-2023 at 7:02 AM. Waterbody Advisory Triggering Rainfall Event Waterbody Advisory End Date/Time Rain Gauge Event Start Time Event Duration (hr) Total Rainfall (in) Peak Intensity (in/hr) Gowanus Canal, Inner 03/26/2023 08:00 AM RH 03/25/2023 12:00 PM 12 0.19 0.07 Current Waterbody advisories: 1 Rainfall at DEP rain gauges over the past 24 hours in inches: Rain Gauge 24-hr Rainfall (in) 26th Ward Plant (26) 0.13 Bowery Bay (BB) 0.10 Coney Island (CI) 0.09 Hunts Point (HP) 0.19 Jamaica Bay (JA) 0.11 Newtown Creek (NC) * North River (NR) 0.20 Oakwood Beach (OB) 0.00 Owls Head (OH) 0.10 Port Richmond (PR) 0.14 Red Hook (RH) 0.19 Rockaway (RK) 0.00 Tallman Island (TI) 0.19 Wards Island (WI) 0.22 A Waterbody Advisory has been issued. For more info on affected waterbodies, call 311 or go to http://bit.ly/3KFvQQJ.

24409

2023-03-25T15:48:00.000

Local Mass Transit

Modified Ferry Schedule - SI Ferry (CW)

24408

2023-03-25T13:00:00.000

Emergency Activity

Police Activity (MN)

Notification issued 03-25-2023 at 1:00 PM. Due to police activity, expect road closures, traffic delays, and a heavy presence of emergency personnel in the area of Broad Street and Beaver Street in Manhattan. Use alternate routes to avoid the area and allow for additional travel time.

24407

2023-03-25T02:58:00.000

Transportation

Road Reopened - MLK Jr Expy & SI Expy (SI)

Notification issued 03-25-2023 at 2:58 AM. Following a prior closure, all lanes of the Martin Luther King Jr Expressway have reopened at the Staten Island Expressway in Staten Island. Expect residual delays.

24406

2023-03-25T00:41:00.000

Missing Person

Missing Vulnerable Adult - Zinnaton Begum - F/A/63 (CW)

Alert issued 03-25-2023 at 12:35 AM. A Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert has been issued for Zinnaton Begum, a 63-year-old Asian female from 202 Street in Hollis, Queens. The missing has Alzheimer's and may be in need of medical attention. Description: 4'8' tall, 110lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Wearing a pink dress, black pants, barefoot and may wear a pink head scarf. Last Seen: 202nd Street in Hollis, Queens at approximately 6:30 AM on 03-23-2023. If you see the missing person, please call NYPD at (718) 657-8220 or call 9-1-1. A photo of the missing is available here:

24405

2023-03-25T00:16:00.000

Transportation

Unplanned Road Closure - MLK Jr Expy & SI Expy (SI)

Notification issued 03-25-2023 at 12:16 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, all lanes of the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway are closed in both directions at the Staten Island Expressway in Staten Island. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24404

2023-03-24T18:10:00.000

Local Mass Transit

MTA Restoration - 7 Train (MN/QN)

Notification issued 03-24-2023 at 6:10 PM. Following a prior service disruption, 7 train service has resumed in both directions. Expect residual delays.

24403

2023-03-24T17:08:00.000

Local Mass Transit

MTA Suspension - 7 Train (MN/QN)

Notification issued 03-24-2023 at 5:07 PM. Due to a person struck by a train, 7 train service is suspended in both directions between Queensboro Plaza and Hudson Yards. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. For more information, please visit www.mta.info.

24402

2023-03-24T15:07:00.000

Emergency Activity

Three Alarm Fire - Mott Street (MN)

Notification issued 03-24-2023 at XXX. Emergency personnel are on the scene of a three alarm fire located at Mott Street and Bayard Street in Manhattan. Expect smoke, traffic delays, and a presence of emergency personnel and vehicles in the area. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene advises avoiding smoke exposure from structural fires by closing windows while indoors and reducing outdoor activity where smoke is present. People with heart or breathing conditions such as asthma may be more sensitive and should seek immediate medical attention if they experience a worsening of their condition, shortness of breath, or chest pains.

24292

2023-03-24T13:56:00.000

Local Mass Transit

Modified Ferry Schedule - SI Ferry (CW)

24340

2023-03-24T13:14:00.000

Emergency Activity

Police Activity - Hogan Place (MN)

Notification issued 03-24-2023 at 1:14 PM. Due to police activity, expect traffic delays, road closures, and a heavy presence of emergency personnel in the area of Hogan Place and Centre Street in Manhattan. Use alternate routes to avoid the area and allow for additional travel time.

24400

2023-03-23T20:32:00.000

Emergency Activity

Protest Activity - Brooklyn Bridge (BK/MN)

Notification issued 03-23-2023 at 8:31 PM. Due to a protest activity, expect intermittent road closures, traffic delays and a heavy presence of emergency personnel near the Brooklyn Bridge. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24401

2023-03-23T09:55:00.000

Emergency Activity

FDNY Activity - Grand Street (MN)

Notification issued 03-23-2023 at 9:55 AM. Due to FDNY activity, expect delays and a heavy presence of emergency personnel in the area of Grand Street and Crosby Street in Manhattan. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24399

2023-03-23T08:55:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - Henry Hudson Parkway (MN)

Notification issued 03-23-2023 at 8:55 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive southbound traffic delays on the Henry Hudson Parkway at West 87th Street in Manhattan. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24398

2023-03-23T07:16:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - WB BQE (BK)

Notification issued 03-23-2023 at 7:16 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive westbound traffic delays on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24397

2023-03-23T06:43:00.000

Transportation

Traffic Delays - Belt Parkway (BK)

Notification issued 03-23-2023 at 6:43 AM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive westbound traffic delays on the Belt Parkway just past Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

24396

2023-03-23T06:25:00.000

Weather

Dense Fog Advisory (QN)

Notification issued 03-23-2023 at 6:25 AM. The National Weather Service has issued the following: What: Dense Fog Advisory Where: Queens South When: Until 9 AM on 3/23 Hazards: Visibility limited to a quarter of a mile. These conditions may make travel difficult. Use caution when driving or biking. Preparedness Actions: - Slow down, use low beam headlights while driving, and allow for additional travel time. For the latest weather info: www.weather.gov/okx/.