Overview
- City Hall announced the $25 million package on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, to broaden Code Blue emergency operations and buy new equipment for this winter.
- The expansion adds more than 300 street canvassers who will engage anyone they encounter instead of relying on fixed at‑risk lists to find people living outdoors.
- The city plans roughly 800 additional cold‑weather beds (including more than 600 single and double rooms), four new warming centers, and up to 20 warming buses at peak activation.
- NYC Health + Hospitals will deploy about 50 to 55 mobile medical units staffed by nurses to provide on‑site care and transport, while the Department of Sanitation is adding routes, 120 snow blowers and plow upgrades to speed pedestrian clearing.
- Officials say the city has trained workers and readied equipment but has not released a full breakdown of how the $25 million will be allocated or the exact locations and timing for added beds and warming sites.