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             14                                                                                                                  JUNE 05, 2026

                                                               FIFA WORLD CUP

               Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul Brief

                         New Yorkers on Citywide Preparations

                 New Yorkers and visitors urged to text SUMMER26 to 692-692 to receive emergency
                                                   alerts and updates on summer events

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            ly scheduled commuter rail service
                                                                                                                  at  both  Penn  Station  and  Grand
            NEW YORK, NY
                                                                                                                  Central  on  both  its  railroads  to
                     ayor  Zohran    Kwame                                                                        ensure that the region continues
                     Mamdani  and  Governor                                                                       to move.
            MKathy Hochul have out-                                                                                   NYC Emergency Management
            lined  sweeping  multiagency  plans                                                                   (NYCEM)  has  activated  a  unified
            to  keep  New  Yorkers  and  visitors                                                                 citywide   coordination   structure
            safe,  informed  and  moving  through-                                                                —  including  the  City’s  Emergency
            out the 2026 FIFA World Cup™. To-                                                                     Operations  Center  —  that  will  ex-
            day’s briefing focused on transporta-                                                                 pand as the tournament approaches
            tion,  infrastructure  and  emergency                                                                 and  in  response  to  severe  weather
            preparedness.  An  additional  public                                                                 events  such  as  extreme  heat  and
            safety briefing will be held next week                                                                flash flooding.
            to detail the City’s plans to ensure a                                                                    Built  on  the  same  Citywide  In-
            safe and successful tournament.                                                                       cident Management System used for
               “We  have  spent  months  coordi-                                                                  hurricanes,  blackouts,  the  Macy’s
            nating, drilling and preparing so that   said  NYNJ  Host  Committee  CEO   nal whistle, access will be limited to   Thanksgiving Day Parade and New
            when  the  world  arrives  at  our  door-  Alex Lasry.              NYNJ Stadium shuttles, MTA local  Year’s Eve celebrations in Times
            step, we are ready,” said Mayor Mam-  “Thanks  to  the  leadership  of   buses,  official  World  Cup  vehicles   Square,  the  framework  brings  to-
            dani.  “From  the  first  kickoff  to  the   Governor Hochul, Mayor Mamdani,  and emergency response vehicles.    gether hundreds of City, State, fed-
            final whistle and long after, our job is   the  MTA  and  countless  partners,   The City will also designate each   eral and private-sector partners un-
            clear: keep residents and visiting fans   fans will have safe and reliable ways   match  day  a  “Gridlock  Alert  Day”  der shared objectives.
            safe, informed and supported during   to travel throughout the tournament   to  discourage  unnecessary  driving,   The NYC Department of Health
            every moment of this busy summer.”    while  residents  continue  to  move   work with businesses to limit truck   and  Mental  Hygiene  (DOHMH)
               “New York’s transit system safely   around  the  region.  We  are  grate-  deliveries  in  Midtown  during  peak   and NYC Health + Hospitals have
            and reliably moves millions every day,   ful for their partnership and shared   travel  periods  and  encourage  both   spent  the  past  year  conducting  ta-
            and we are ready to shine on the world   commitment to delivering an unfor-  residents  and  visitors  to  use  public   bletop  exercises  and  multiagency
            stage,” said Governor Hochul. “The   gettable World Cup this summer.”    transportation.              drills  —  including  a  weeklong  sim-
            World Cup will be a once-in-a-gener-  Interagency Transportation        NYC  DOT  will  deploy  more   ulation  involving  medical  demand
            ation event for our state, and whether       Planning               than  100  staff  members  through-  exceeding capacity — to strengthen
            you’re  traveling  from  Brazil  or  Bed-                           out  Midtown  to  manage  traffic   preparedness across the city’s health
            Stuy,  we  have  a  plan  to  get  you  to   he  City  and  State  are  coordi-  operations.  Personnel  will  coordi-  care system.
            where you need to go safely.”           nating  with  the  NYNJ  Host   nate  transportation  logistics  with   Both  agencies  have  activated
               “After  months  of  planning,  we   TCommittee,    Metropolitan   FIFA,  inspect  routes,  install  and   the  Incident  Command  System  to
            are adding trains wherever fans are   Transportation Authority (MTA), NJ   remove temporary bus lanes, adjust   enhance coordination with NYCEM,
            going  to  watch  matches  while  help-  TRANSIT  and  the  Port  Authority   signal  timing  in  real  time  and  pro-  FDNY  and  health  care  partners.
            ing  to  keep  them  safe,”  said  MTA   of  New  York  and  New  Jersey  (PA-  vide  travel  guidance  to  the  public,  They  are  collaborating  on  disease
            Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “Mov-  NYNJ) to direct World Cup-related   drivers,  the  trucking  industry  and   surveillance efforts to rapidly detect
            ing millions is what we do, and not   traffic  through  designated  Midtown   local businesses.       and  respond  to  infectious  disease
            just when the World Cup is in town.”     Manhattan  corridors,  helping  fans   The MTA plans to run full ser-  threats.
               “With kickoff just days away, our   travel to and from matches while min-  vice throughout the region on all   NYC Health + Hospitals has es-
            region is ready to welcome the world.   imizing disruptions for New Yorkers.    match  days  and  throughout  the   tablished  a  Special  Pathogen  Re-
            This  level  of  preparation  doesn’t   On  match  days,  dedicated  trav-  tournament  to  support  visitors  to   sponse  Team  for  high-consequence
            happen overnight — it is the result   el corridors will operate along 42nd   the region and the millions of New   incidents, while its Office of Biopre-
            of years of collaboration among   Street and portions of Fifth and Sixth  Yorkers who rely on mass transit to   paredness and Emergency Manage-
            transportation  agencies,  public  safe-  avenues  and  40th  and  41st  streets.  get around every single day.     ment  has  led  operational  planning
            ty officials and government partners   Beginning  six  hours  before  kickoff   The  MTA  will  run  extra  sub-  efforts  to  strengthen  readiness  and
            across  New  York  and  New  Jersey,”   and ending three hours after the fi-  way service on match days and ful-  train staff on best practices.

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