The City of New York has extended its ongoing state of emergency related to the increase in new arrivals and the continued need for temporary housing. This decision was formalized through Emergency Executive Order No. 2.11, issued on March 1, 2026.
According to the order, “the State of Emergency declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022, and extended by subsequent orders, is extended for thirty (30) days.” Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani signed the extension, which also continues Section 1 of a previous executive order from February 24, 2026, for an additional five days.
The order states that prior emergency orders did not require a plan to phase out legal suspensions and modifications enacted during the crisis. The current extension allows more time for city agencies to develop such a plan while maintaining temporary housing centers established in response to increased migration over recent years.
It further directs the Department of Social Services and Department of Homeless Services—working with the Law Department—to provide regular updates to the Mayor regarding their action plan and efforts to reduce reliance on facilities operating under suspended or modified regulations.
A list attached to the order specifies which sections of local laws remain suspended for affected facilities. These include certain provisions of the Administrative Code referenced in earlier executive orders from November 2025.
The state of emergency will remain active for up to thirty days or until it is rescinded. If necessary, further extensions may be issued but cannot exceed thirty-day increments each time.
