"CITYWIDE - THE CITY COUNCIL is set to hold hearings next week into the wave of exposure deaths during the ongoing deep freeze, reports NBC 4 News , following an announcement by Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday that another person was found deceased, the 17th since the beginning of the cold weather."
"The Council's committees on Public Safety and General Welfare will hold a joint hearing on Feb. 10 examining the deaths, 13 of which have so far been attributed to hypothermia."
"Anyone who sees a person sleeping outside or appearing to be in distress from the cold is asked to call 311 or 911 to help dispatch outreach teams to their location."
The City Council will hold hearings next week into a wave of exposure deaths during an ongoing deep freeze. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced another death, bringing the total to 17 since the cold weather began, with 13 attributed to hypothermia. The Council's Public Safety and General Welfare committees will hold a joint hearing on Feb. 10, and the Sanitation Committee plans a separate hearing. The city remains under a Code Blue alert ahead of a weekend forecast of single-digit lows. Residents are urged to call 311 or 911 if they see someone sleeping outside or in distress to dispatch outreach teams.
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