Mamdani Administration Confirms 29 Cold-Related Deaths After Withholding Details
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has acknowledged that seven additional New Yorkers died indoors from hypothermia during a prolonged stretch of frigid weather, raising the total number of cold-related fatalities to 29, as reported by The New York Post.
The updated figure was disclosed Monday after The Post pressed City Hall about a list circulated internally during the mid-January to early February cold snap that identified 31 possible fatalities.
A City Hall representative confirmed that seven indoor deaths between Jan. 23 and Feb. 10 were ruled to have been caused by hypothermia. That brought the total number of people who died from the cold inside their homes to 14.
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🚨 BREAKING: The Mamdani administration has now admitted that 7 more New Yorkers died indoors from the cold, bringing the grim total to 29 lives lost.
— Ashley (TeamTrump47) (@TeamTrump47) March 3, 2026
Twenty-nine people. In New York. In 2026.
How does this happen in a city with luxury high-rises sitting half empty?
And here’s… pic.twitter.com/D3ocrAV1mt
In addition to the indoor deaths, 19 individuals were found dead outside during the weeks of subzero temperatures, according to the city’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Of those outdoor deaths, 15 were attributed to hypothermia. Three others were determined to be fatal overdoses, and one person died of a heart attack beneath the Manhattan Bridge, the medical examiner’s office said.
City Hall did not release further details about the victims and indicated the updated count is believed to be the final tally from the cold stretch.
The administration faced criticism over its handling of information related to the fatalities. City officials did not publicly release the total number of deaths until Feb. 9, more than two weeks after the severe weather began.
Information was not disclosed uniformly, and reporters repeatedly sought clarification about the scope of the fatalities reflected in internal communications.
Details about the outdoor deaths — including names, ages, genders, and locations where the bodies were discovered — were not initially provided.
Some information has since been released following repeated requests from reporters, though not all details in the 19 outdoor cases have been disclosed.