⚠️ Update on this morning’s earthquake. Keep yourself safe by knowing what to do in case of potential aftershocks. See below⬇️ for more languages.

Commissioner Commissioner Manuel Castro updates immigrant communities on city’s response to earthquake, with Mayor Eric Adams and city government leadership.

For more information visit nyc.gov/notifynyc

Join us now at NYC Emergency Management Headquarters in Brooklyn for a briefing on the earthquake felt in New York City this morning. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

If you are in danger, please dial 911. To report non-emergency issues please call 311. Communicate your status so others know you’re okay. Text messages are more likely to go through when phone lines are busy. Check on your neighbors if safe to do so.

Please follow NYCEM - Notify NYC.

La ciudad de Nueva York acaba de sentir los efectos de un terremoto de magnitud 4,8 con epicentro en Lebanon, Nueva Jersey.

Mayor Eric Adams está siendo informado. Si bien no tenemos ningún informe de consecuencias importantes en este momento, aún estamos evaluando el impacto.

MOIA is thrilled to launch English Learning & Support Centers across the city. All immigrant New Yorkers can access free English classes & info about city resources at participating community organizations & public libraries. Find a center near you at nyc.gov/wespeaknyc.

More than 300,000 New Yorkers come from Mexico.

From the economy to public safety to the asylum seeker crisis, this community does so much to keep our city moving.

Honored to host the leader of our Mexican community at City Hall today.

Commissioner Commissioner Manuel Castro facilitated a roundtable with Mayor Eric Adams & the #Mexican 🇲🇽 community yesterday, discussing unique community needs & support strategies. Thank you to Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit for continuing to organize these key conversations.

Neighborhood town halls are a space for city agencies to listen to community-specific questions & concerns. Last night, Commissioner Commissioner Manuel Castro joined Mayor Eric Adams for a town hall in #Woodhaven organized by Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit to connect with #Queens residents.

Today Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference with members of #NYC ’s clergy to call for:

✅ Re-designation of Temporary Protected Status for #Haiti ans living in the United States
✅ Additional federal assistance to #Haiti 🇭🇹
❌ And a halt of deportations back to Haiti

MOIA actively assisted Chinese-speaking senior immigrants in Manhattan and immigrants in the Bronx with IDNYC appointments and information on city resources, legal resources, and beyond. Shout out to Chinatown East Neighborhood Council & NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi for hosting MOIA 🙌

This morning, Commissioner Commissioner Manuel Castro and MOIA team visited PCR to learn about the needs of those who recently arrived from China and other Chinese-speaking immigrants in Brooklyn.

Commissioner Castro Commissioner Manuel Castro joined the celebration of Mexika New Year in New York with Concejo de los Pueblos originarios. He recognized the significance of this event by honoring them with a proclamation. Thanks Mexican Coalition & partners for making this event possible.

Happy to have joined the #StPatricksDay parade in #NYC with Mayor Eric Adams NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Edward A. Caban Mayor Eric AdamssOffice Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit🍀🇮🇪

Shoutout to The Emerald Isle Immigration Center of #Queens & #TheBronx and all nonprofits supporting #immigrant communities old and new in #NYC .

The Luck of the Irish was on full display in the streets of New York City today! Irish eyes are smiling across the five boroughs. #StPatricksDay

Today, NYCEM’s Response team supported interagency operations at the St. Patricks Day Parade, as NYC Emergency Management Commissioner marched with Mayor Eric Adams, Commissioner Manuel Castro, and Edward A. Caban.

Erin Go Bragh! 🍀🌈 🇮🇪

📢 MAJOR announcement from Mayor Eric Adams

NYC will continue to call for
✅ Work authorizations
✅ More funding
✅ National resettlement strategy

More importantly: Mayor Eric Adams is calling on the federal government to pass long overdue immigration reform for all immigrant NYers 🗽

“We will continue to call on Congress to pass long overdue immigration reform” - Mayor Eric Adams

MOIA’s English Learning Centers are growing faster than ever! Join us in empowering immigrant NYers by hosting or facilitating an in-person class. Our centers provide conversation classes where participants can practice speaking English while learning about immigrants’ rights.

Commissioner Commissioner Manuel Castro met w/Austria's Minister for Women, Family, Integration & Media, Austrian Consul General, & Austrian dignitaries earlier this week – engaging in productive conversation to support new arrivals & sharing strategies learned from both NYC & Austria.