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Story summary
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration reported seven additional New Yorkers died from indoor hypothermia, raising cold-related fatalities to 29.
- The figure includes 14 deaths at home and 19 outdoors, with 15 attributed to hypothermia.
- The administration faced criticism for information release that was slow and inconsistent during the cold snap.
- No cold deaths were reported during February 22–23 blizzard, but a homeless man was found dead in Central Park afterward.
