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Mamdani Downplays Hypothermia in Homeless Deaths
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- Democratic NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended response to deadly blizzard amid homeless deaths.
- Medical examiners ruled 15 of 19 outdoor deaths from recent cold snap due to hypothermia exposure.
- Mamdani claimed preliminary indications showed overdose-related fatalities, not solely weather.
- Trump administration offered federal aid before storm; Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected it demanding immigration policy changes.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared on MSNBC contrasting current blizzard with prior cold snap killing 19 outdoors and seven indoors.
Critics linked deaths to exposure and heating failures under city watch.
“Did you deal differently with the unhoused population this time around? Because there was some criticism as to what happened to a number of people during the last storm and the cold snap. Nineteen outdoor deaths. Nineteen. That’s a really high number,” host Katy Tur said.
“There were seven indoor deaths as well, potentially linked to bad heating or no heating at all. Did you change your strategy, and are you confident that everybody who was out in the streets got inside and survived?”
“A number of those New Yorkers who lost their lives, the preliminary indications came that it was from an overdose-related death,” Mamdani said.
“And so, we worked with our overdose prevention centers to keep them open, not just during the weekday hours that they would typically have. But over the course of the weekend nights. So they are open not just last night, but also tonight, and that has been critical in saving New Yorkers’ lives.”
Mamdani touted 500-plus outreach workers traversing boroughs to connect homeless with services.
City data contradicts claims, confirming weather’s deadly toll despite outreach boasts.
Deaths followed Mamdani’s inaugural pledge swapping individualism for collectivism.
Liberal rejection of Trump aid exposes failed priorities harming vulnerable Americans.
Stand firm for leaders prioritizing safety over politics.
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