Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced on Apr. 15 the extension of Emergency Executive Order No. 2.19, which continues the city’s state of emergency related to Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers for an additional five days.
The extension comes as New York City continues to manage a substantial increase in new arrivals over recent years, prompting the operation of temporary housing facilities. The ongoing state of emergency was first declared by Emergency Executive Order No. 224 on October 7, 2022, and has since been extended through various subsequent orders.
According to the latest executive order, previous orders issued before January 5, 2026 did not require a plan outlining steps to end the suspensions and modifications of laws that allowed these centers to operate. The current order emphasizes that such a plan is now being expedited but maintains that the state of emergency remains in effect while this plan is developed and implemented.
Under Section 2 of the new order, both the Department of Social Services and Department of Homeless Services are required to regularly update Mayor Mamdani on their action plan’s progress and efforts to phase out reliance on legal suspensions for operating these facilities. The order will remain effective immediately for five days unless terminated or modified sooner.
An appendix included with the executive order lists all laws and regulations whose suspension continues for any facility subject to this directive.
