Deaths in the cold climb to 16 in NYC as frigid temps persist

At least 16 people have now been found dead outdoors in New York City amid a bitter run of freezing temperatures with the mercury at or below freezing for the 11th day in a row, Mayor Mamdani said Monday. Of those, preliminary findings show that in 13 of those deaths, hypothermia played a role, and three of those deaths appeared to be overdoses, the mayor said. Ten had past interactions with ...