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Tabletop exercises
Prepare City government, the public, and private and non-profit partners for any disaster. — Conduct planning, training, drills, and exercises regularly with City partners.
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 45 exercises | 31 exercises |
| FY23 | 36 exercises | 31 exercises |
| FY24 | 25 exercises | 31 exercises |
| FY25 | 24 exercises | 31 exercises |
| FY26 (YTD) | 22 exercises | 31 exercises |
This indicator has swung sharply within the lookback window — a simple up/down label would oversimplify it, so no trend badge is shown here. See the chart and table above for the full picture.
Why this is tracked
NYC Emergency Management (created in 1996, made a permanent Charter agency in 2001) is responsible not just for responding to disasters but for preparing City agencies, residents, and outside partners in advance — through planning, drills, and public education — so a response isn't being improvised from scratch when an emergency happens. The agency's own experience on September 11, 2001, when its Emergency Operations Center in 7 World Trade Center was destroyed, is often cited as the event that most shaped how seriously the City now treats advance preparedness.
Source: NYCEM Readiness Bureau — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported quarterly.
Definition: The number of tabletop discussions and/or simulations of various emergency situations, designed to familiarize personnel with their roles and responsibilities, conducted by the agency.