Resource Map – Your Guide Around Manhattan and CB 5
Useful Links and Additional Resources
– How to Start a Block Association
– Buildings After Hours: Free in-person information session with DOB staff every Tuesday from 4 PM to 7 PM at your local borough office.
– NYC Well: NYC Well is your connection to free, confidential crisis counseling, mental health and substance use support, information and referrals. You can reach the toll-free help line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone, text and online chat.
– Notify NYC: Enroll for free in New York City’s dedicated emergency public communications program.
– Food Help NYC: Free food locations including food pantries & soup kitchens.
Warming Stations & Warming Buses in Manhattan
Warming Spaces
All locations below have warm spaces and food.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
462 1st Avenue
Building open 24/7, warming center open 7 PM – 7 AM
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gouverneur
227 Madison Street
Open 7 PM – 7 AM
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
506 Lenox Avenue
Building open 24/7, warming center open 7 PM – 7 AM
Warming Buses
Warming vehicles are parked outside the following locations:
181st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue
Open 24/7
Jackie Kennedy High School
120 West 46th Street
Open 24/7
Mainchance Drop-In Center
120 East 32nd Street
Open 24/7
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
1901 First Avenue
Bus is directly in front of building at 97th Street and 1st Avenue
Open 7 PM – 7 AM
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
506 Lenox Avenue
Open 24/7
South Ferry
Whitehall and Stone Streets
Open 24/7
RATS
Learn more about pest control and what everyone can do to manage rats in their communities
You can report rats and mice, as well as conditions that might attract rodents, in locations via 311
NYC Health Department offers Rat Academy Trainings, both virtual and in person. The academy offers Community trainings open to anyone who wants to learn about rat management and Pest Control. In addition, a class for Pest Control Professionals; an advanced three-day course focusing on biology and behaviors of rats. For available dates and enrollment visit this page.
Vital records
You can order a birth or death certificate online via our authorized online vendor, VitalChek
Learn more about correcting a birth record (can only be done by mail or in-person)
Learn more about correcting a death record (can only be done by mail or in-person)
Upcoming Parades: 2026 Dates TBA
Upcoming Street Festivals: 2026 Dates TBA