# NYC scrambles with $25M game plan for winter after 15 died in last cold snap

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyc-scrambles-with-25m-game-plan-for-winter-after-15-died-in-last-cold-snap/
- Published: 2026-11-09T22:49:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T23:23:25+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/nyc-scrambles-with-25m-plan-game-plan-for-winter-after-15-died-in-last-cold-snap/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- NYC is spending $25 million on winter homelessness measures.
- 800 new beds will increase capacity by 30 per cent.
- Coordinated outreach teams will target areas of greatest need.

## Summary

New York City is adding shelter capacity and reorganising winter outreach after at least 15 people died from hypothermia during last winter’s prolonged freeze. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the $25 million plan is intended to get more homeless people indoors during cold weather, including those reluctant to use dormitory-style shelters.

The funding will add more than 600 single- and double-occupancy units, providing 800 beds and increasing capacity by 30 per cent compared with last winter. New REACH teams, bringing together city staff, charities, nurses, canvassers and drivers, will coordinate outreach in high-need areas instead of relying on a list of 350 people that led to contact with only 15 per cent. The teams and beds are expected to be available by late November or early December.

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