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New York City opens warming shelters and buses, expands outreach as deadly cold continues
Summary
Mayor announced 10 new warming shelters, seven health centers and 10 warming buses and said outreach teams and volunteers are intensifying night and subway outreach; DHS says about 350 people on a high-risk by-name list receive repeated outreach and involuntary removals remain a last resort.
New York City opened additional emergency warming resources and expanded outreach this week as a prolonged cold spell threatened people experiencing homelessness. The mayor said the city has "opened up 10 new warming shelters since Friday," put seven additional health centers into operation, and added "10 new warming buses at key locations across the city" to transport and temporarily shelter people during the potentially lethal weather event.
The city is coordinating with shelter providers, faith-based groups and volunteer groups including…
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