The NYC Urban Risk Index (URI) is a hazard and risk communication tool developed by NYC Office of Emergency Management (NYCEM) to evaluate and understand the various relative risks posed by natural hazards to New York City neighborhoods. Please check out the public documentation for URI 2.1 for more details on methodology and different components of this tool.
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The NYC Urban Risk Index (URI) assesses and communicates the impacts of natural hazards across New York City.
- Provides contextualized, quantitative risk information to help users understand how different hazards may affect people, buildings, infrastructure, and communities.
- Supports planners, emergency managers, policymakers, and other partners in identifying and prioritizing opportunities to reduce risk.
- Helps inform planning, policy, and resilience investments by providing a citywide view of climate hazard risk.