Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday that 16 people have been found dead outdoors since the deep freeze began on January 19, up from 13 reported on Friday.
- Preliminary findings indicate hypothermia in 13 cases and three overdose deaths, with final determinations pending from the medical examiner.
- New York City is keeping a Code Blue in place and has expanded shelter capacity, relaxed intake rules, increased outreach, and made more than 930 placements into shelters and safe havens.
- Officials report none of those who died were living in encampments at the time of death, a position criticized by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who urges forcing people indoors during extreme cold.
- Forecasts call for continued subfreezing temperatures, and Con Edison reported weather-related equipment damage that caused power outages, with crews working to restore service.