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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - NYC MED web portal
www.nyc.gov/nycmed

Reuters AlertNet – up-to-date info on emergencies occurring throughout the world
http://www.alertnet.org/

Notify NYC
http://www.nyc.gov/html/notifynyc/html/home/home.shtml
Notify NYC is the City of New York’s official source for information about emergency events and important City services. Notify NYC services are available by email, text messaging, and auto-dialing to your home, office, and cell phones.

CorpNet
http://nyc.gov/html/oem/html/businesses/businesses_corpnet_subscribe.shtml
Aims to provide business partners current, accurate information about emergencies to enhance awareness and aid decision making should their businesses be affected

New York State All-Hazards Alert and Notification Portal
https://users.nyalert.gov/NewAccount.aspx
Includes severe weather warnings, significant highway closures, hazardous materials spills, and many other emergency conditions

New York Times - breaking news, news trackers
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html

American Red Cross
http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sub_subscribe5

1010 WINS - Text Alert Network
http://www.1010wins.com/pages/152865.php?
(only works for mobile phones – please note that standard text messaging rates apply)

MTA - Sign up for weekend/weekday subway service advisories http://advisory.mtanyct.info/index.html

Emergency Mail
www.emergencyemail.org
Sign up for weather updates

Natural Hazards Observer
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/osubscribe.html

Real-time traffic updates in NYC area
http://www.traffic.com/New-York-Traffic/New-York-Traffic-Reports.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/emailupdates/
Sign up to receive information on Emergency Preparedness and Response from the

OEM News and Events
http://www.nyc.gov/oemnews
Receive Emergency Tips, Updates, & Advisories, OEM News and Events, and the Tip of the Week

NYC Department of Transportation (DOT)
https://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.9890e25644a35f228a37472361c789a0/
Receive email notifications from NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) on transportation updates, traffic advisories, alternate side parking, safety information and more.

Red Cross and Red Crescent News
http://www.redcross.org/email/International/ICSubscribe.asp
Monthly newsletter helps you stay up to date on the latest International Red Cross and Red Crescent news.