Alerts & Outages
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Activities listed here are subject to change based on approvals, University events (i.e., Commencement), other requirements, and unforeseen circumstances. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to improve our facilities.
- September 19, 2025
Electrical power serving emergency outlets and freezer rooms will be temporarily unavailable on the 14th floor of the VP&S Building from 6 p.m. to approximately 10 p.m. on September 22.
- September 17, 2025
Due to urgent repairs, steam systems will be temporarily unavailable throughout the William Black Building from 4 p.m. until approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday, September 18.
- September 17, 2025
The ADA-accessible restroom located in the Schaefer Awards Gallery is temporarily unavailable due to repairs.
- September 12, 2025
The condenser water system serving the 4th and 5th floors of the VP&S Building will be temporarily unavailable from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 13, due to urgent repairs.
- September 5, 2025
Beginning Monday, September 8, we will be conducting a series of floor-by-floor lighting shutdowns as part of our lighting upgrade work in Hammer Health Sciences Center.
- August 26, 2025
Beginning on August 26, we will conduct a series of temporary electrical shutdowns that will affect normal power and overhead lighting on select floors of Hammer Health Sciences Center.
- August 26, 2025
Due to urgent repairs, steam systems will be temporarily unavailable throughout the Hammer Health Sciences Center from 7 a.m. until approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 28.
- August 22, 2025
As part of the ongoing construction of the new Vagelos Innovation Laboratories, several activities will occur in the Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion in late August 2025.
- August 21, 2025
Beginning on Sept. 6, construction crews will begin making structural breakthroughs into the Russ Berrie Building stairwell as part of the Vagelos Innovation Laboratories-related construction.
- August 4, 2025
The condenser water system serving the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Building will be temporarily unavailable from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, due to urgent repairs.
- July 31, 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch for New York City and the surrounding region beginning Thursday, July 31, through the afternoon on Friday, August 1.
- July 28, 2025
CUIMC Facilities Management is monitoring all water and electrical system to respond to increased demand and protect critical equipment while maintaining comfortable temperatures around campus.
- July 28, 2025
We will be removing the scaffolding located along the west façade of 51 Audubon beginning after 12 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29.
- July 23, 2025
167th Street will be closed to vehicular traffic between Audubon and St. Nicholas Avenues from midnight to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 26.
- July 22, 2025
Steam systems will be temporarily unavailable throughout the William Black Building from 6 a.m. until approximately 1 p.m. on July 22, and July 24, due to urgent repairs.
- July 14, 2025
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for parts of New York City, beginning at 2 p.m. today, July 14, and continuing through this evening.
- July 14, 2025
We will be conducting repairs to elevator car #15 in the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons from 7 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. on Thursday, July 17.
- July 6, 2025
Due to water damage, all elevators in the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Building are currently out of service.
- July 6, 2025
Due to an earlier flood that originated on the 2nd floor, normal power and lighting are currently unavailable throughout the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons building on Sunday, July 6.
- June 17, 2025
CUIMC Facilities will be performing functional testing of the emergency power supply system in the Allan Rosenfield Building from 6 a.m. to approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18.
