Ready New York is the City’s educational campaign to encourage New York City residents to prepare for emergencies. Ready New York takes an all-hazards approach to preparing based on three guiding principles: knowing the hazards in New York City, making a household disaster plan, and stocking emergency supplies. Ready New York’s resources now include 11 multilingual publications, numerous public service announcements, multimedia advertising campaigns, extensive web content, a speakers’ bureau, a reprinting program, corporate partnerships, and continuous community outreach.

OEM developed Ready New York: Pandemic Flu with the Health Department. The guide is available in 23 languages.

In light of the instances of human swine flu in New York City, Ready New York reminds New Yorkers of habits to reduce the spread of influenza:

• Wash hands thoroughly and frequently with soap and water
• Avoid contact with people who are obviously sick
• If you get sick with any cold or flu, stay home from work or school; avoid contact with others as much as possible

Read Ready New York Pandemic Flu

Do you think you're prepared for all types of emergencies? Take the Ready New Yorker of the Month quiz. If you answer all the five questions correctly, you will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a Go Bag. There will be a winner in each borough and each winner will receive one Go Bag.

October's winners are:

• Peter Wang, Queens
• Sharyn Rootenberg, Manhattan
• Toni Pelucco, Staten Island
• Jared DeSalvo, Brooklyn
• Wajied Hakim, The Bronx    

November's quiz is based on the content of the Ready New York For Businesses.

Enter the quiz
Read the Ready New York for Kids

Check out OEM's Ready New York emergency preparedness video, featuring former MTV host and CERT volunteer, Karen Duffy, and get prepared.

Download the video (PDF, 52 Mb)
View the video (highband, 400 Kb) 
Read the press release

Contact Ready New York