About New York City Emergency Management

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

The Planning and Resilience Bureau’s mission is to prepare the city to respond and adapt to emergencies through collaborative, scalable planning, comprehensive interagency coordination, and innovative recovery and Resiliency. The bureau includes Interagency Coordination with an assistant commissioner leading three units made up of subject matter experts in Health and Medical, Human Services, Critical Infrastructure, Resiliency and Recovery with an assistant commissioner leading the Mitigation and Risk Analysis and Recovery units; and the Planning Unit.

The Risk Analysis and Recovery Unit focuses on bridging long-term strategies to reduce NYC’s risk and increase post-disaster recovery capacity with with actionable operations and programs. This includes coordinating and guiding partnerships to develop strategies that analyze, plan, and address hazard risk and vulnerabilities, as well as to prepare for efficient recovery operations. The unit is responsible for recovery planning, the City’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, and risk reduction tools, and maximizing the City’s receipt of post-disaster housing recovery funding.