Apps that alert us to what's happening in and around our neighborhoods are nothing new, but there's *** new app coming to our region, and it's raising some safety concerns over how the information is ...

In a bid to enhance public safety communications in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has introduced a new city-run account, “NYC Public Safety,” on the Citizen app. Thanks to the account, the city ...

PITTSBURGH — The Citizen app is a crowdsourced public safety app that’s been around for nearly a decade in other major cities. Pittsburgh gets added to the app June 20. Its creators say Citizen’s ...

JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens (PIX11) — If there’s an emergency anywhere in the five boroughs, people need to be informed about it right away, of course. In trying to meet that need, the city has announced ...

The Citizen app now has a new city-run “NYC Public Safety” account. The New York City government will provide residents real-time public safety alerts through the Citizen account. Furthermore, major ...