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Cold Snap Claims 29 Lives as Criticism Mounts

3/3/2026

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  • 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.