Collaborate with City leadership and subject matter experts to develop an equity-focused lens on emergency planning, operations, and recovery
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCEM-G01
NYCEM · Agency plan
NYC Emergency Management
Preliminary REP pages 274-282
Plan area: Community Safety, Rights & Accountability
1 Short-Term
6 Medium-Term
4 Long-Term
Mission & Commitment
NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) coordinates the City's response to natural and human-made emergencies. NYCEM acknowledges that communities of color and low-income communities are disproportionately impacted by emergencies and disasters. NYCEM's equity goals address centering equity in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery; expanding language access in emergency communications; building community resilience in TRIE neighborhoods; and ensuring that emergency resources reach the most vulnerable communities (consistent with Community Equity Priority #12).
Short-Term Goals
Medium-Term Goals
Medium-Term Emergency Response & Resilience
Enhance emergency management plans by incorporating a racial equity lens to ensure all communities are served effectively via integrated planning and preparedness process
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCEM-G02
Medium-Term Community Engagement & Participation
Increase NYCEM's community engagement and outreach to improve emergency preparedness in Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity (TRIE) neighborhoods
Population focus: General
Geographic focus: TRIE priority neighborhoods
Goal ID: NYCEM-G03
Medium-Term Workforce Diversity & Staff Training
Promote equitable recruitment and hiring process strategies
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCEM-G04
Medium-Term Language Access & Translation
Build NYCEM capacity to increase outreach to people speaking a language other than English and multilingual New Yorkers to ensure that access is not a barrier in emergency communication
Population focus: Immigrants / LEP
Goal ID: NYCEM-G05
Medium-Term Community Engagement & Participation
Enhance heat season Cool Options messaging in TRIE neighborhood areas to reduce heat-related illness among vulnerable populations
Population focus: Older adults
Geographic focus: TRIE priority neighborhoods
Goal ID: NYCEM-G06
Medium-Term Environmental Justice & Climate
Ensure that NYCEM is better supporting residents of basement apartments to combat flooding to reduce preventable deaths, which disproportionately affect low-income and immigrant New Yorkers
Population focus: Immigrants / LEP; Low-income New Yorkers
Goal ID: NYCEM-G07
Long-Term Goals
Long-Term Procurement & M/WBE Contracting
NYCEM has had 30% goal for M/WBE utilization and will continue to implement and evaluate goals going forward to ensure they are consistent with federal, state, and local law
Population focus: M/WBE owners
Goal ID: NYCEM-G08
Long-Term Environmental Justice & Climate
Incorporate a commitment to racial equity in recovery planning to equitably support marginalized communities, who are disproportionately impacted by emergencies and disparities in response
Population focus: Underserved communities
Geographic focus: Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)
Goal ID: NYCEM-G09
Long-Term Language Access & Translation
Ensure 2030 census data informs NYCEM's commitment to provide and expand language support in communications to people speaking a language other than English and multilingual New Yorkers through Notify NYC
Population focus: Immigrants / LEP
Goal ID: NYCEM-G10
Long-Term Environmental Justice & Climate
Incorporate a racial equity lens when coordinating hazard mitigation funding applications from City agencies
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYCEM-G11