Thank you NYC Emergency Management for the honor of serving as your Commissioner for the past five years and to the City of New York for a blessed career in public service. Looking forward to taking a vacation and a break from Twitter!

TODAY is Primary Day in New York City. To find out information about your district, please visit NYC Poll Site Locator: nyc.pollsitelocator.com/Search.aspx

Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Have a safe commute.

Calling all artists! Submit a design for a mural to be displayed along South Street in the South Street Seaport. More details: manhattanbp.nyc.gov/seaport-mural-…

Our NYC Emergency Management Ready Girl program is helping families prepare for emergencies in Prospect Heights today with Tish James.

Summer is here. Find out how you can #BeatTheHeat with tips from NYC Emergency Management and nychealthy: on.nyc.gov/BTH2019

.NYC Emergency Management's Ready New York team enjoyed speaking to United Nations staff this week about how we prepare NYC for emergencies.

Exercise caution during your commute.

.NWS New York NY Aeral Flood Advisory for NYC until 7:30 PM on 6/20. Heavy rainfall will cause flooding of roadways & streets. Multilingual and ASL Link: on.nyc.gov/2gZuG4v.

.NWS New York NY Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

.NWS New York NY has issued a Special Weather Statement Citywide for 6/20 at 3:30 PM: A strong thunderstorm with wind gusts of 50 mph are possible. Torrential rain is also occurring with this storm & may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways

.NWS New York NY has issued a Special Weather Statement for Brooklyn & Queens: Areas of fog have developed early this morning. Some of the fog
may become locally dense in spots. Motorists should be prepared
for rapidly changing visibilities if traveling early this morning.

If you’re driving and get caught in fog, use low beams and leave extra distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.

Today, NYC Emergency Management's Ben talked with NOAA staff about how their forecasts and the coordination between our offices help us plan for and respond to emergencies. Thanks to Rep Jose E. Serrano for hosting!

As we celebrate #WorldPride here in New York City, NYC Emergency Management and New York City Pride want you to stay informed. Text 'NYCPRIDE2019' to 692692 and NYCEM - Notify NYC will send you notifications about pride events going on throughout the City. More info here: on.nyc.gov/worldpride

Follow NYCEM - Notify NYC for continuous updates.

The latest #PrepTalkNYC episode features Lisa Fowlkes, chief of The FCC’s Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau, and Benjamin Krakauer, assistant commissioner of strategy/program development at our agency. Listen here: bit.ly/2IoCF8u

Remember: Avoid walking and driving through flooded areas. As few as six inches of moving water can knock a person over and one to two feet of water can carry away a vehicle.

.NWS New York NY Areal Flood Advisory for NYC until 1:15 PM on 6/18. Heavy rainfall will cause flooding of roadways & streets. For more info: weather.gov/nyc. Multilingual & ASL Link: on.nyc.gov/2gZuG4v .

.NWS New York NY has issued a Special Weather Statement for Queens until 9 AM for fog. The fog may become locally dense in spots. Motorists should be prepared for rapidly changing visibilities if traveling this morning.