Unconscious Man On UES Dies Amid Extreme Cold, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man who was discovered unconscious outside on the Upper East Side over the weekend has died, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the man was found unresponsive outside on the corner of East 69th Street and First Avenue on Saturday at 6:57 a.m., as single-digit wind-chills gripped the city.

Medics rushed the man to NewYork-Presbyterian — Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition, and he was later pronounced deceased, police said. The medical examiner will determine the cause of the man's death, police said.

At least nine other people have died outside as frigid temperatures and heaps of snow imperil the city, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a press conference Tuesday.

"We don't yet know whether every case will be ruled hypothermia, but we need every New Yorker to be on alert, looking out for their neighbors," Mamdani said.

The city has activated a Code Blue emergency, intensifying round-the-clock outreach to bring people indoors, loosening shelter intake rules, rerouting 311 calls to 911 for faster response, and expanding overnight outreach efforts, Mamdani said.

Officials have also opened new warming shelters, health centers and warming buses citywide, limited hospital discharges, and partnered with advocates and faith-based groups to canvass neighborhoods and protect vulnerable New Yorkers from the extreme cold, Mamdani said.

The identity of the Upper East Side man has not been determined yet.

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