Extreme Cold Kills 18 in New York City
Key Takeaways
- Eighteen people died in New York City from the extreme cold.
- About 13 consecutive days at or below 32°F, the longest stretch since 1961.
- Victims were found outdoors citywide, including on subway trains and in the Bronx.
NYC cold snap deaths
New York City recorded 18 weather-related deaths during an unusually severe Arctic cold snap, city officials said.
“NEW YORK CITY (WABC) --On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that an 18th person in New York City has died as a result of the cold weather”
The latest victim was found outdoors in the Bronx near East Gun Hill Road and Seymour Avenue.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the toll as temperatures and wind chills reached lows that made the weekend the coldest in three years, and city officials described each loss as a tragedy while urging residents to stay indoors and use available shelter resources.
Code Blue response summary
The city declared a Code Blue emergency and expanded shelter capacity and outreach.
Officials reported opening warming centers, adding hotel rooms, and having outreach teams actively place people into shelters and safe havens.
Reported numbers differ by source: Patch says 62 warming centers, about 60 new hotel shelters, and more than 930 placements since Code Blue was activated.
BBC reports roughly 1,400 placements, 64 hotel rooms added, and at least 150 outreach workers deployed.
NBC and The Guardian also describe stepped-up outreach, with NBC citing nearly 65 warming centers and extra street outreach staff.
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