Death toll rises to 16 amid cold weather, says Mayor Mamdani
At an unrelated news conference on Monday morning, the mayor said hypothermia is believed to have played a role in at least 13 of those cases, while three others are being linked to overdoses, according to a preliminary finding.
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As a bitter cold snap continues to grip New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani says 16 people died outside amid the frigid temperatures.
At an unrelated news conference on Monday morning, the mayor said hypothermia is believed to have played a role in at least 13 of those cases, while three others are being linked to overdoses, according to a preliminary finding. The Medical Examiner's Office will determine the official cause of death.
"It appears that none of the individuals were living in homeless encampments at the time of their death," the mayor said.
City Hall continues to ramp up its efforts to connect vulnerable people to shelter, including relaxing intake policies at shelters, expanding shelter capacity and increasing the number of warming buses and sites open across the boroughs. Mamdani says they are working displaying more signage on and near warming buses, so people know what they are.
"A severe cold front continues to bear down on our city, today is out 11th consecutive day of below freezing weather. We can very well be in the middle of consecutive sub-32-degree weather in our city's entire history," the mayor said.
The city has been under a Code Blue since Jan. 19. Code Blues are activated when temperatures fall below freezing for a certain period of time, prompting the city to launch an emergency protocol to protect residents from extreme cold.
Within that period, the mayor says DHS has made roughly 1,000 placements.
"I think we have to use every single option. We have to get New Yorkers inside"
Warming Spaces in the Bronx:
All locations below have warm spaces and food.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Belvis
545 East 142nd St.
Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway South Building #4, 1st floor
Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
1225 Gerard Ave.
Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Warming Buses
Warming vehicles are parked outside the following locations:
149 St. and 3rd Ave.
Open 24/7
St Barnabas Hospital
3rd Ave between 181st St. and 182nd St.
Open 24/7
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
3424 Kossuth Ave.
Bus is in front of main entrance
Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Warming Spaces in Brooklyn:
All locations below have warm spaces and food.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland
100 North Portland Ave.
Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York
2094 Pitkin Ave.
Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
451 Clarkson Ave.
Building open 24/7; warming center open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
2601 Ocean Parkway
Building open 24/7; warming center open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Warming Buses
Warming vehicles are parked outside the following locations:
Atlantic Terminal at the corner of 4th Ave. and Atlantic Ave.
Open 24/7
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
760 Broadway
Bus is directly outside the Emergency Room on Flushing Avenue.
Open 24/7
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