MAYOR MAMDANI VISITS CITY WARMING CENTER, THANKS CITY WORKERS AND PARTNERS AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW

 

Mamdani Administration continues whole-of-government response to winter emergency with expanded warming center capacity, additional shelter space and bolstered street outreach 

On Sunday, as dangerously low temperatures persisted, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani visited a Manhattan warming center, where he met with homeless New Yorkers and thanked city workers, non-profit partners and volunteers working around the clock to bring people indoors.   

  

The visit followed a stop Saturday on Staten Island, where Mayor Mamdani visited firefighters and emergency medical service workers on Staten Island to thank them for their efforts during the severe cold snap. Both visits come as the Mamdani administration continues a whole-of-government response to the winter weather emergency and announced new measures to increase safe haven and warming site capacity.   

  

“Temperatures remain dangerously low, and we are mobilizing every part of government to keep people safe,” said Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani. “As we head into the week, I am urging New Yorkers to stay indoors, take extra precautions, and be safe. If you see anyone outside who needs help, please call 311. Our outreach workers will connect them to warming centers, safe haven sites and shelters.”   

  

Ahead of the coldest weekend of the winter, Mayor Mamdani announced roughly 60 new hotel shelter units, along with additional warming center and vehicle capacity, bringing the total number of warming facilities citywide over the weekend to nearly 65. The city also deployed additional mobile warming units equipped with clinicians and other vital resources and announced new partnerships to strengthen direct street outreach.  

  

On Saturday, the city took further steps to support vulnerable New Yorkers, announcing additional safe haven beds and the launch of at least 150 more direct street outreach workers – supplementing the over 400 Department of Homeless Service outreach workers who have already been out in the field around the clock since the Code Blue emergency began.  

  

Mayor Mamdani has also taken innovative steps to increase public awareness for the resources available to those in need and made direct appeals to homeless New Yorkers to come indoors through a citywide LinkNYC campaign, as well as by launching a tool on the kiosks to locate the nearest warming center.  

  

As the City responds to this weather emergency, Mayor Mamdani’s administration is using every available tool to keep New Yorkers safe. Residents are encouraged to sign up for Notify NYC by texting NOTIFYNYC to 692-692 for emergency updates. More information here.     

    

As Mayor Mamdani has repeatedly said: If you are still outdoors, please come inside. We want to help. We want to keep you safe.