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DDC joins the rest of the nation to observe Memorial Day to honor and remember those who lost their lives serving in our armed forces. We thank them all for their sacrifice and service on this meaningful day.

DDC will manage the renovations for the Woodside Library, which has proudly served the community since 1937. DDC is calling on CM-Build firms to apply, helping us deliver world-class projects that will serve communities for generations to come. on.nyc.gov/43F2Z8o

Steady rain is expected across NYC this Memorial Day weekend, starting late Saturday morning through Sunday morning. Significant flooding isn't anticipated, but some areas may see minor nuisance flooding and ponding on roadways. 
Plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and sign up for Notify NYC for the latest updates: nyc.gov/notify

Assistant Commissioner Nathalie Pierre-Georges is leading the charge on flood mitigation projects across the city. @News12BK highlighted her critical work in Kensington, where installation of porous pavement is underway. 📽️: on.nyc.gov/4nHorl6

NYC's sewer system was built to handle 1.75"/hour but yesterday's storm brought the equivalent of 6"/hour in some areas. Our crews worked overnight to respond and are continuing today. Report clogged catch basins here: on.nyc.gov/2XM4jEU

Our students spent the afternoon learning about our city's water through Drippy's Water Adventure — a new education workbook created by @nycwater in partnership with @nycddc and the Fashion Institute of Technology! Check out the workbook @nycwater!

💧🎵 I said a drip, drop, a Drippy! 🎵💧 Drippy, the newest Water Conservation Specialist at @nycwater, stopped by Archer Elementary School on Climate Action Day to say hi to students and promote water conservation! 🤿

🔥 Extreme heat is dangerous, but you can protect yourself. Over 500 New Yorkers died last year from heat-related illness.   Safety tips: ✔️ Stay cool & drink water ✔️ Visit cool options or public spaces (any place with air conditioning a public library, park or pool). ✔️ Know the warning signs of heat stroke ✔️ Get real-time alerts from @NotifyNYC text NotifyNYC         to 692-692   🌬️Find cool options: 🔗nyc.gov/beattheheat

NWS Heat Advisory remains in effect. NYC’s Heat Emergency Plan remains activated. Highs in the low 90s with heat indices approaching 95F between noon and 3pm. Who is most at risk during extreme heat: Older adults, infants, people with health conditions, outdoor workers, people who live alone, and anyone without air conditioning.  Cold front is expected to arrive this afternoon/evening. Rain moves in from the northwest between 3pm-6pm, sweeping southeast across the city and clearing by 9pm-11pm. Rapid cooling begins early evening; overnight lows around 60°F. Scattered thunderstorm risk, 4pm-9pm. 35% chance, concentrated over southeast portions of the city. Marginal severe weather risk through Thursday 8am. Wind is the primary storm hazard. West-northwest winds 10-20 mph with afternoon gusts to 30 mph, and localized gusts up to 55 mph possible with thunderstorms. Risk of loose outdoor items becoming airborne and hazardous travel for tall vehicles on elevated bridges. Modest rain totals of 0.1-0.2 inches citywide, localized amounts up to 0.7 inches. Rates generally under 0.1 in/hr, up to 0.55 in/hr in storms. Localized nuisance flooding possible Wednesday evening. Today's forecast AQI of 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) drops to 64 (Moderate), making a huge improvement. Be ready for heat: nyc.gov/beready

🌡️☀️ New York City is preparing for unseasonably hot conditions today, Tuesday, May 19, with heat index values forecast to reach as high as 96°F in parts of the Bronx, northern Manhattan, and Staten Island. ⚠️ The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 AM today through 8 PM Wednesday, May 20. An Air Quality Health Advisory is also in effect through 11 PM tonight due to ozone, with elevated air quality indices expected to continue through Wednesday. 🕘 What to expect today, hour by hour: 🌤️ 8 AM to 10 AM: Temperatures rise from 77°F to 85°F, with heat index values up to 86°F. 🥵 11 AM to 1 PM: Temperatures climb from 89°F to 95°F, with heat index values reaching 96°F. 🔥 2 PM to 6 PM: Peak heat. Temperatures hold near 95°F, with heat index values around 95°F to 96°F. 🌆 7 PM to 9 PM: Conditions remain hot, with temperatures falling from 92°F to 87°F. 🌙 10 PM to 11 PM: A warm evening continues, with temperatures in the mid 80s. 🏙️ In response, NYC Emergency Management has activated the city’s Heat Emergency Plan. @NYCDHS is declaring a Code Red for Homeless Outreach, intensifying around-the-clock engagement with New Yorkers experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Hundreds of NYC Cooling Centers will be open across the five boroughs. 📍 Find your nearest Cooling Center, including pet-friendly and accessible locations, on the city’s Cool Options Map: finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/ ❄️ If you do not have access to air conditioning, visit a NYC Cool Option. Cool Options include private places like a friend or family member’s home, a café, a museum, or a mall, as well as public places like official NYC Cooling Centers, including libraries and other air-conditioned spaces. 👵👶🧑‍⚕️👷 People most at risk include older adults, infants, people with health conditions, outdoor workers, people who live alone, and anyone without air conditioning. ✅ Protect yourself and others: 💧 Stay hydrated. ❄️ Use air conditioning when indoors, or go to an air-conditioned place. 🚶 Limit strenuous outdoor activity between 11 AM and 4 PM. 📞 Check on older adults, neighbors with chronic health conditions, and those without air conditioning. 🚗 Never leave children or pets in a vehicle. 🔌 Help conserve power: 🌡️ Set air conditioners to 78°F or the highest comfortable temperature. 🌀 Use fans with air conditioning to help cool rooms more efficiently. 🪟 Close blinds, shades, and curtains to keep rooms cooler. 🧺 Avoid using large appliances like washers, dryers, dishwashers, and ovens during peak heat hours. 💡 Turn off lights, electronics, and appliances when not in use. 🔋 Charge phones, medical devices, and backup batteries before peak heat if possible. 🌫️ Air quality guidance: nyc.gov/airquality ☀️ Heat safety guidance: nyc.gov/beattheheat

I’m grateful that LIRR unions and the MTA reached an agreement tonight that recognizes both the critical importance of the LIRR and the workers who keep it running.

Phased LIRR service will resume tomorrow at noon, so New Yorkers should continue to make alternative travel plans and expect travel delays in the morning if they typically commute via the LIRR.
 
City Hall and City agencies will continue to coordinate to monitor traffic conditions, keep commuters safe, and support New Yorkers.

The MTA will provide limited bus service for essential workers and those who cannot telecommute. Visit mta.info for more information.

🚧 NYC DOT construction embargo in effect Due to LIRR service disruptions, @NYC_DOT has suspended all non-emergency street openings, utility work, and roadway, sidewalk, and highway permits on major Queens and Brooklyn corridors. No new permits will be issued. Existing work sites must be secured, all openings plated, and exposed hardware ramped. NYC DOT inspectors will enforce compliance. Emergency work continues under existing protocols only. 📍 Queens • 179th Place, Hillside Avenue to 90th Avenue • Aqueduct Road, Lefferts Boulevard to Rockaway Boulevard • Clearview Expressway, LIE to Northern Boulevard • Grand Central Parkway, Nassau County Line to RFK Bridge • Hillside Avenue, entire length • Horace Harding Expressway, entire length • Lefferts Boulevard, North Conduit Road to JFK long-term parking • Long Island Expressway mainline, Nassau County Line to Queens-Midtown Tunnel • Northern Boulevard, entire length • Perimeter Road, entire length • Queens Boulevard, entire length • Roosevelt Avenue, 126th Street to 114th Street • Shea Road, entire length 📍 Queens/Brooklyn • Atlantic Avenue, entire length • North Conduit Avenue, entire length • South Conduit Avenue, entire length • Southern State Parkway, Laurelton Parkway, Belt Parkway, entire length

As negotiations between the MTA and workers continue and LIRR service remains suspended, the City is preparing for travel disruptions going into the workweek and New Yorkers should too.    Here’s the latest:    • City Hall and City agencies continue to coordinate preparedness and contingency efforts to support New Yorkers and maintain travel continuity.     • @NYC_DOT and @NYPDnews are operating a Joint Traffic Management Center to monitor traffic conditions.     • @NYPDnews officers will be deployed along major roadways, on the street level and inside subway stations to ensure traffic is moving, prevent illegal parking and keep commuters safe.     • @nycemergencymgt staff will be deployed to key shuttle bus hubs and drop-off locations in Queens to support riders.    • @helloDCWP will conduct outreach to licensed parking garage operators to remind them that parking rates cannot be increased without the required 60-day notice.    Here’s how to prepare:    • New Yorkers should plan for heavier-than-usual traffic and additional travel time.     • The MTA will provide limited bus service on weekdays for essential workers and those who cannot telecommute.   • Stay up to date by signing up for @NotifyNYC by texting NOTIFYNYC to 692-692 or visiting nyc.gov/notify

State environmental agencies have issued an air quality alert for today until 11pm due to ground level ozone reaching levels unhealthy for sensitive individuals. Consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity.

New York City is preparing for unseasonably hot conditions arriving Tuesday, May 19, with heat index values forecast to reach as high as 96°F in parts of the Bronx, northern Manhattan, and Staten Island. Who is most at risk: Older adults, infants, people with health conditions, outdoor workers, people who live alone, and anyone without air conditioning. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 19 through 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 20. An Air Quality Health Alert is also in effect through 11 p.m. tonight, with elevated air quality indices expected to continue through Wednesday. In response, NYCEM has activated the city's Heat Emergency Plan. @NYCDHS is declaring a Code Red for Homeless Outreach, intensifying around-the-clock engagement with New Yorkers experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Hundreds of NYC cooling centers will be open across the five boroughs. Find your nearest Cooling Center, including pet-friendly and accessible locations, on the city's Cool Options Map: finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/ If you don’t have access to air conditioning, visit a NYC Cool Option. Cool Options are private places like a friend or family member’s home, a café, a museum, or a mall, or a public place like an official NYC Cooling Center, which are libraries and other spaces with air conditioning. Check on older adults, neighbors with chronic health conditions, and those without air conditioning. Stay hydrated, limit strenuous outdoor activity between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., and never leave children or pets in a vehicle.

.@LIRR service is suspended as of 5/16. Limited bus service available on weekdays for essential workers & those who cannot telecommute. Plan ahead & visit mta.info for details on bus service. More info: on.nyc.gov/4eHPWJ9

First Deputy Commissioner Macfarlane joined our City partners to welcome @NYSenatorRivera for a tour of the sidewalk restoration project work adjacent to Harris Park in the Bronx. This work is part of a $18 million project that’s rebuilding sidewalks throughout the borough.

Introducing the Transit Tech Lab's newest cohort: 18 companies selected by 300+ public sector staff to work with the @MTA , @PANYNJ, @NYC_DOT, @NJTRANSIT , and @NYCDDC on transit's toughest challenges. Proofs of concept start now. Learn more here: partnershipfundnyc.org/news/transit-t… #TransitTechLab

DDC's historic street restoration project in DUMBO and Vinegar Hill recently received the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award. @News12BK highlighted the City's restoration efforts and featured some of the artifacts found during construction. brooklyn.news12.com/dumbo-street-r…

Join DDC for a Pre-Submission Conference for the Woodside Library on May 19th, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM. View the RFQ and conference info: on.nyc.gov/43F2Z8o