Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said 17 people were found dead outside or on subway trains, with 13 suspected hypothermia cases and three apparent overdoses as one death awaits the medical examiner’s final ruling.
- The city remains under Enhanced Code Blue first activated Jan. 19, with more than 1,100 shelter placements and 20 involuntary hospital transports reported.
- Council committees will hold an oversight hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to review gaps in outreach, shelter access and crisis response.
- FDNY has deployed an overtime task force for cold-related calls, while the EMS union warns staffing and ambulance shortages are slowing responses.
- Forecasts point to single-digit temperatures this weekend, a prolonged freeze that could challenge a 65-year record for consecutive below-freezing days.