Stay Informed
- Sign up for text and email updates from Hands Off NYC.
- Get reliable legal information about immigration and protesting in New York City from Our City Our Rights.
Monitor ICE Activity
- Report ICE sightings to the city-wide rapid response hotline at (229) 304-8720.
- Distribute whistles to your neighbors and let them know about our ICE Watch efforts. You can use this PDF to print flyers, which includes English and Spanish layouts as a full page, a double-sided half-sheet, and a zine.
Signal Chat Groups
To get more involved in standing up for our neighbors, join us on the local and citywide Signal chats listed below! If you haven’t used Signal before, scroll down to learn more.
City-Wide Announcements
Hands Off Manhattan: Updates from the city-wide coalition working to protect NYC from federal attacks. (Low-volume, announcements only.)
Neighborhood Resources
- Hands Off UWS Allies: Get connected to trainings, projects, and volunteer opportunities in our area.
Rapid Response
- Upper West Side
Rapid Response: Share real-time alerts of ICE sightings in our neighborhood.
- NYC Rapid Response: Get real-time alerts and help respond to ICE activity around the city. (High volume.)
About Signal
The links above will only work after you install the Signal app on your smartphone.
New York City’s ICE Watch and rapid response groups use Signal for real time notifications and secure text messaging.
Download Signal from your smartphone’s app store and make an account (you can use any name). Once it’s set up on a phone, you can also use it on a desktop or tablet.