New York City ranks first on any list of US cities with the most expensive cost-of-living, but that doesn’t stop droves of people from moving here each and every year.

You could purchase a single-family home in many other US locations for what you’d pay for a 1BR studio condominium in New York City. How do I know this? I live, as well as own one and for me, there’s nothing like living in NYC.

However, living in a small space requires some extra special efforts:

New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system – a new, free emergency notification service that will allow authorized government officials to send geographically targeted emergency alerts to enabled mobile devices on the AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon wireless networks.

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Because of an overturned vehicle at the New Jersey bound entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel in Manhattan, there may be westbound traffic delays. New Jersey Transit and other commuter buses are being diverted. Further info will be provided as it is available.

A motor vehicle accident in the Lincoln Tunnel is causing significant outbound traffic delays. Consider alternate routes to New Jersey.

The sender provided the following contact information.
Sender's Name: Notify NYC
Sender's Email: notifynyc@oem.nyc.gov
Sender's Contact Phone: 2126399675

Voters polled by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute said that the “Fair Wages for New Yorkers” Act, which is currently before the New York City Council, is a “good idea” by a wide margin of 74-19 percent.