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NYC 911 system glitch blocked nearly 1,700 emergency calls for 7 hours — here’s how many NYers were impacted

Nypost · · 376 words · By Joe Marino; Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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NYC 911 system glitch blocked nearly 1,700 emergency calls for 7 hours — here’s how many NYers were impacted See more of our coverage in your search results.

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NYC 911 system glitch blocked nearly 1,700 emergency calls for 7 hours — here’s how many NYers were impacted See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google A breakdown in the Big Apple’s 911 system blocked nearly 1,700 emergency calls for service for seven hours on Tuesday, affecting as many as 400 New Yorkers, according to city officials.

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A glitch in the system’s Bronx call center, one of two in the five boroughs, disabled calls to 911 operators in parts of the Big Apple between 3:13 a.m.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “All 911 calls have been connected and responded to by a call taker since 10:19 a.m. yesterday.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (NYT Connections, Apple Support, etc.) and does not confirm the 10:19 a.m. restoration time.
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Claim 2: “A total of 5,659 calls for EMS, FDNY and NYPD response came into the 911 system during the time it was down.”
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The specific number of 5,659 calls is mentioned in one of the web search results, but not corroborated by other independent sources provided.
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Claim 3: “affecting as many as 400 New Yorkers, according to city officials”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that up to 400 New Yorkers were affected after accounting for duplicates and alarm systems.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Yorker Hotel is a mixed-use building at 481 Eighth Avenue in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1930, the building was designed by Sugarman & Berger in th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rats in New York City are widespread, as they are in many densely populated areas. They are considered a cultural symbol of the city. For a long time, the number of rats in New York City was unknown, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2009 election for Mayor of New York City took place on Tuesday, November 3. Incumbent Michael Bloomberg, an independent who left the Republican Party in 2007, was reelected on the Republican and I…
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Claim 4: “The Big Apple overhauled its antiquated 911 system beginning in 2004, under then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding saw renovations and does not mention the NYC 911 overhaul.
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Claim 5: “the problem also resulted in operators not being able to hear callers.”
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Multiple sources report that the glitch resulted in operators and callers being unable to hear each other.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 911, 9/11 or Nine Eleven may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Porsche 911 model series (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunhundertelf, or colloquially Neunelfer) is a family of two-door, high performance rear-engine sports cars, introduced in September…
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Claim 6: “The city maintains another Public Safety Answering Center in Brooklyn that was not affected.”
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Multiple sources confirm the existence of a second Public Safety Answering Center in Brooklyn and state it was not affected by the Bronx glitch.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City of New York Police Department, also known as the New York City Police Department (NYPD), is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City as per the NYC Charter. Established on May …
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Claim 7: “A glitch in the system’s Bronx call center, one of two in the five boroughs, disabled calls to 911 operators in parts of the Big Apple between 3:13 a.m. and 10 a.m.”
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Multiple sources confirm the glitch occurred at the Bronx call center and specify the timeframe as starting at 3:13 a.m. and ending around 10 a.m./10:19 a.m.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of episodes of the CBS television series Rescue 911. Unless indicated, segment titles are as they appeared in 1990s TV listings (e.g., as compiled by Fancast) when the show ai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in the Bronx, New York, United States. Many of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melissa Cándida Doi (September 1, 1969 – September 11, 2001) was an American senior manager at IQ Financial Systems, who died in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Doi is known for th…
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Claim 8: “A breakdown in the Big Apple’s 911 system blocked nearly 1,700 emergency calls for service for seven hours on Tuesday”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a breakdown in the NYC 911 system blocked nearly 1,700 emergency calls for seven hours on a Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, wi…
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Claim 9: “the project was fraught with delays, cost overruns and persistent mismanagement that boosted the cost over $2 billion, according to a 2015 report by the city Department of Investigation.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the 2015 Department of Investigation report regarding the $2 billion cost.
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