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OEM responds to the scene of a crane collapse on Manhattan's Upper East Side on March 18, 2008.

12/05/08	OEM Launches Ready New York for Kids Pilot Program
9/18/08	OEM Poll Finds New Yorkers Are Preparing for Emergencies
9/16/08	OEM Assists With Hurricane Ike Recovery
9/12/08	OEM Wins Technology Award
9/09/08	OEM and Save the Children Introduce "Safe Spaces" in NYC Disaster Shelters
9/04/08	OEM Kicks Off National Preparedness Month
7/23/08	OEM Welcomes Eight New Community Emergency Response Teams
7/17/08	OEM Advises New Yorkers of a Heat Wave
6/09/08	OEM Updates New Yorkers on Extreme Heat
6/06/08	OEM Advises New Yorkers of Extreme Heat
6/02/08	OEM Conducts Hurricane Drill
5/31/08	OEM Conducts HurrEx 2008 Drill in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
5/30/08	Update on the City's Response to the Crane Collapse
5/30/08	The City Responds to a Crane Collapse on East 91st Street
3/18/08	Second Update on the City's Response to the East Side Crane Collapse
3/17/08	NYC Office of Emergency Management Provides Update on City's Response to East Side Crane Collapse
2/06/08	Mayor Bloomberg and OEM Announce Winners of "What if New York City..." Competition to Design Urban Housing for Use After a Disaster (NYC.gov)
2/04/08	Mayor Bloomberg Recognizes OEM's Amber Greene for Outstanding Public Service in Honor of Black History Month (NYC.gov)