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- New York City’s death toll from extreme cold has risen to 18.
- Officials warn that subzero temperatures and wind chills as low as -20°F have created one of the coldest stretches since 1961.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration has opened 60 hotel rooms and 62 warming centers to assist vulnerable residents.
- Mamdani urged people on the streets to seek shelter, emphasizing the life-threatening conditions.
