Overview
Book a hotel or legal short-term accommodation through a traceable provider; New York City warns that illegal rentals may expose visitors to bait-and-switch arrangements or unsafe premises. Follow official instructions during severe weather, demonstrations or service disruptions. Call 911 for an immediate police, fire or medical emergency and use 311 for non-emergency city information and service concerns.
New York City's short-term-rental rules distinguish legal hosted accommodation from prohibited rentals of an entire apartment for fewer than thirty days in many residential buildings. The Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement identifies misleading listings, last-minute address changes and requests to conceal a stay as warning signs. Official emergency alerts are distributed separately through Notify NYC.
