Overview
- Officials report 13 deaths linked to hypothermia and three that appear to be overdoses, with one cause pending confirmation by the medical examiner.
- The city remains under Enhanced Code Blue, with more than 1,100 shelter placements since Jan. 19 and roughly 20 involuntary hospital transports after clinician determinations.
- All decedents were found outdoors or on subway trains, and City Hall says none were living in encampments at the time.
- FDNY EMS union leaders warn of staffing and equipment shortfalls that could hinder responses during sustained extreme cold.
- Council committees plan hearings beginning Feb. 10 to review outreach and shelter operations as forecasts call for another dangerous Arctic blast this weekend.