18 People Have Died Outside In NYC Amid Ongoing Cold Snap, Mayor Says

NEW YORK CITY — Eighteen people have now died during the ongoing extreme cold in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday.

The latest person was found dead on Saturday near East Gun Hill Road and Seymour Avenue in the Bronx. Additional details on the victims have not been released yet.

Saturday was the coldest day the city had seen in three years, wind gusts around the city reached up to 50 mph.

City officials had issued an extreme cold warning from Saturday through Sunday.

Mamdani urged New Yorkers to stay indoor during the freezing temperatures.

Sixty-two warming centers and around 60 new hotel shelters opened during the weekend.

“Each of these lives lost is a tragedy,” Mamdani said last week. . “My heart is with the families of those mourning their loved ones.”

Mamdani told reporters that outreach teams have placed more than 930 New Yorkers into shelters and safe havens since the Code Blue was activated. City Hall said they have expanded shelter capacity, relaxed intake rules and worked with faith-based and community-based organizations to scale up outreach to those in need.