Prep Talk

New York City Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) ensures New Yorkers have quality homes by maintaining building and resident safety, preserving affordable housing, and engaging New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength. On this episode of “Prep Talk,” we are joined by HPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services AnnMarie Santiago and Associate Commissioner...

On episode 29 of !Preparate! NYCEM's Spanish podcast, Yokarina Duarte and Ines Bebea discuss the potential dangers for flashfloods and how New Yorkers can prepare ahead of storms. 

!Preparate! - Episode 27 - Commissioner Iris Rodriguez by NYC Emergency Management

PrepTalk Episode98 Hurricane Preparedness by NYC Emergency Management

With the summer months just a few weeks away, it’s a great time for New Yorkers to restock on sunblock, dust-off the air-conditioner and learn how to recognize the symptoms for a heatstroke. On the latest episode of New York City Emergency Management's Prep Talk podcast, Deputy Commissioner of Community Engagement Herman Schaffer, and Human Services Specialist Jocelyn Rajaballey discuss the Coolin...

En honor a abril, mes de agradecimiento a los voluntarios, el nuevo episodio de ¡Prepárate! destaca la importancia de la preparación comunitaria con Doris Garrido, cocapitana de las Organizaciones Comunitarias Activas en Desastres (COAD) de East Harlem. Como colíder de una coalición de organizaciones y empresas locales que trabajan para prepararse, responder y recuperarse ante desastres, Garrido t...

!Preparate! Episodio 25 con Janet Peguero by NYC Emergency Management

In honor of Women’s History Month, NYCEM’s podcasts feature Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson on ‘Prep Talk’ and Deputy Bronx Borough President Janet A. Peguero on ¡Prepárate!’ . They share what inspired them to pursue a career in public service and their commitment to the 1.4 million New Yorkers who call The Bronx home.

To celebrate Black History Month, we spoke with Traci Wheelwright, who serves as the Deputy Chief Counsel for New York City Emergency Management. Traci shared what led to her interest in law, challenges black women still face in the workplace, and what she hopes to accomplish in her current role. Prior to joining the agency, she held leadership roles with the NYC Department of Transportation, the...

En nuestro nuevo episodio hablamos sobre la prevención de incendios, herramientas de seguridad y cómo los neoyorquinos pueden protegerse a sí mismos y a sus hogares durante el invierno con Fabricio Caro, Subjefe del Personal del Departamento de Bomberos de la ciudad de Nueva York. A través de la Fundación FDNY, la agencia cuenta con un equipo de expertos que realizan presentaciones en toda la ciud...

Learn how many smoke and carbon monoxide alarms you should have in your home, what to do in the event of a fire, how to safely use space heaters, and more from FDNY Captain Michael Kozo, the Officer in Charge of the Fire Safety Education Unit. Captain Kozo also discusses brush fires, which, due to the record-dry fall, have presented the FDNY with difficult and dangerous challenges.

Prep Talk Episode 93 Large-scale Events by NYC Emergency Management

After recognizing National Preparedness Month's theme of 'Preparing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities for Risks and Disasters' in September, NYCEM's Ashleigh Holmes and Grace Scullion spoke with President & CEO of RaisingHealth Hewett Chiu, a leader in public health in New York City. Chiu has worked in New York City for decades on improving public health access for...

On the latest episode of !Preparate! NYC Deputy Sheriff Sergio Bocanumenth shares how his love for community led him to a career in law enforcement. A career where being bilingual has been an asset, especially when dealing with the public in a city like New York with visitors and residents from all corners of the Hispanic diaspora.

On this episode of ¡Prepárate!, NYCEM Chief of Staff Yokarina Duarte and Community Engagement Specialist Emely Rodriguez sit down with NYPD Chief of Staff Raul Pintos to discuss his remarkable career at the NYPD, the importance of Hispanic leader, and some of the latest NYPD initiatives aimed at keeping the city safe. Pintos, who has dedicated over three decades to the NYPD, shares invaluable insi...

Un episodio especial dedicado al Mes del Voluntariado, con la participación del estimado invitado Matt Lyttle, Director del Segmento de Defensa y Seguridad en Guidehouse, una firma consultora de gestión global. La copresentadora Yokarina Duarte conversa con Lyttle sobre su experiencia como voluntario del Cuerpo de Paz en Nicaragua, lo cual lo preparó para una carrera dedicada a la resiliencia comu...

NYC Emergency Management's latest episode of ¡PREPÁRATE! talks with Commissioner Manuel Castro from the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, and the agency's role in serving immigrant communities of new York.

First Deputy Commissioner Christina Farrell and Director of Individual Preparedness Abby Banks discuss the Ready NY and CERT programs for the 20th anniversary.

In recognition of September as National Preparedness Month, the latest episode of New York City Emergency Management’s Spanish podcast ¡Prepárate!, features Ernesto Morales, alerts coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s San Juan, Puerto Rico office. As part of the National Weather Service team in Puerto Rico, Morales coordinates messages before and during weather eve...

On the latest episode of ‘Prep Talk’, Cari Olson, assistant commissioner of the Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, discusses the dangers of extreme heat during the summer months. Ms. Olson shared what precautions New Yorkers should take to beat the heat, and how the city responds to heat emergencies. “My team is responsible for bui...

On this episode of “Prep Talk” Camille Joseph Varlack, chief of staff to the Mayor of New York City, shares her story about what inspired her to pursue a career in law, challenges women still face in the workplace, and what she hopes to accomplish in her current role. Varlack also discusses what led her to a career in public service and why she eventually started her own law practice. Throughout h...

On this episode of “Prep Talk” Christina Curry, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities, the first African American woman in the role, discusses how she became an advocate for the deaf and people with disabilities. Curry also talks about the many challenges people with disabilities face and how they may differ for people of color. She shares the importance of having diverse...

Winter Weather Prep with DSNY by NYC Emergency Management

On September 19, 2022, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, five years to the day of Hurricane Maria. Four days after, Mayor Eric Adams sent a multiagency team of New York City employees to assess the island’s needs after the hurricane. The team was comprised of employees from the New York City Emergency Management Department, New York City Department of Buildings, New York City Departmen...

As the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, New York City Emergency Management staff members reflect on the historic storm and the unprecedented impacts New York City faced. The storm forever changed New York City and was a pivotal moment in creating change to combat climate change and the increase in extreme weather events. On this episode of “Prep Talk” Herman Schaffer, deputy comm...