The Mayor of New York City has issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1.11, extending the ongoing state of emergency first declared in September 2021. The order, dated March 1, 2026, continues to exempt the Department of Correction (DOC) from certain legal and regulatory requirements due to the prolonged emergency situation.
The new executive order notes that previous orders did not require a plan for bringing DOC into compliance with laws and regulations suspended during the emergency. It states that the state of emergency remains in effect while an expedited plan is developed and implemented to address these compliance issues.
Section 1 of the order extends the state of emergency for another thirty days. Section 2 prolongs a provision from a prior executive order for five additional days. Section 3 requires DOC, working with the Law Department, to provide regular updates to the Mayor about which suspensions can be lifted as part of implementing an action plan aimed at returning to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
“NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me as Mayor of the City of New York, by the laws of the State of New York and the City of New York, including but not limited to the New York Executive Law, the New York City Charter and the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and the common law authority to protect the public in the event of an emergency, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. I hereby direct that the State of Emergency declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 241, dated September 15, 2021, and extended by subsequent orders, is extended for thirty (30) days.
§ 2. Section 1 of Emergency Executive Order No. 1.10, dated February 24, 2026, is hereby extended for five (5) days.
§ 3. DOC, in consultation with the Law Department, shall regularly update the Mayor regarding additional suspensions that can be lapsed to comply with the implementation action plan developed pursuant to Section 2 of Emergency Executive Order 1, dated January 5, 2026, and with applicable laws and regulations that presently do not apply pursuant to Emergency Executive Orders.
§ 4. This Emergency Executive Order shall take effect immediately. The State of Emergency shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or until rescinded, whichever occurs first. Additional declarations to extend the State of Emergency for additional periods not to exceed thirty (30) days shall be issued if needed.”
The directive takes immediate effect and outlines procedures for further extensions if necessary.
