Overview
- City Hall said 14 people were found dead outdoors during the extended freeze, with preliminary reviews indicating hypothermia in eight cases pending final determinations.
- Officials reported more than 860 placements into shelters and safe havens since Code Blue began Jan. 19, including 16 involuntary transports under danger-to-self-or-others criteria.
- New single-room shelter units opened Sunday in Upper Manhattan and a low‑barrier site was added, alongside 20 warming buses and 17 on‑call ambulettes offering heat, food and medical care.
- City Hall said none of the deceased were found in tents or encampments, even as scrutiny intensifies over the prior pause on encampment sweeps and the city’s enforcement posture.
- At least six of the earlier identified victims had prior interactions with the shelter system, and critics including former Mayor Eric Adams urged reinstating encampment clearings.