New York: Heavy rain and possible flooding are expected beginning late tonight and continuing through tomorrow morning. Please take this seriously. Flash flooding can develop quickly anywhere in our city. If you live in a basement apartment or an area that has flooded before, prepare now. If flooding begins, move to higher ground immediately. Stay out of flooded streets and never drive through floodwaters. If you are trapped or in immediate danger, call 911. Report downed trees, blocked catch basins and other non-emergency hazards to 311. Sign up for Notify NYC emergency alerts, including basement alerts, at nyc.gov/notify

We are opening 51 safe overnight locations for New Yorkers, especially those living in basement apartments or low-lying areas who need a safe place to stay. Locations are listed at on.nyc.gov/SafeLocations and are also available by calling 311. Service animals and pets are welcome.

Hurricane Ida was a wake-up call for New York City. The storm brought devastating inland flooding and claimed the lives of 13 New Yorkers, most of whom lived in basement apartments. In the five years since Ida hit, our City has reckoned with the reality that climate change makes dangerous and severe storms more frequent, delivering critical and historic investments into stormwater management infrastructure from new sewers to cloudburst projects and bluebelts. Today, we honor the neighbors we lost both in memory and in action as we build a city with resilience as our foundation.

I am devastated by the five-alarm fire in Norwood that took the life of one New Yorker and injured 15 others, including six firefighters. My heart is with the loved ones of the New Yorker who died, and I am wishing all who were injured full and speedy recoveries. More than 300 FDNY and EMS members responded under extraordinarily dangerous and difficult conditions, rescuing residents and providing lifesaving care at the scene. I am deeply grateful for their dedication and heroism. New York City Emergency Management is working closely with FDNY and other city agencies to provide resources to displaced residents and affected businesses, and the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery's Back Home Unit is available to coordinate long-term support.

New Yorkers: Tonight's forecast calls for potentially life-threatening flooding, especially for those living in basement apartments and neighborhoods that have flooded before. Heavy rain is expected to begin this afternoon and continue overnight. While not every neighborhood will experience the same conditions, dangerous flash flooding can develop quickly anywhere in the city. If you live in a basement apartment or an area that has flooded before, don't wait to prepare. Sign up for basement apartment alerts at on.nyc.gov/basements and pack a Go Bag with medications, a flashlight, batteries, a portable phone charger, important documents in waterproof bags, and other essentials. Make a plan now for where you'll go if your home begins to flood, whether that's a neighbor's apartment on a higher floor or one of the 51 safe overnight locations we're opening across all five boroughs. Safe overnight locations will open tonight at 8 p.m. and remain available for as long as dangerous conditions persist. Pets and service animals are welcome. Call 311 or visit on.nyc.gov/SafeLocations to find the location closest to you. If flooding begins where you are, move to higher ground immediately. Stay out of flooded streets, and never drive through floodwaters. If you are trapped or in immediate danger, call 911. Report downed trees, blocked catch basins, and other non-emergency hazards to 311. Sign up for Notify NYC emergency alerts by texting NOTIFYNYC to 692-692.