Steve Kastenbaum

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With temperatures forecasted to dip into the single digits several nights this week, Mayor Zoran Mamdani prioritized getting the homeless to shelter from the cold.

This is the coldest weather the city has experienced in eight years.

And they've increased checks of subway trains at the end of their runs for people in need of help.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.

New York City mayors are often judged by how they handle a big snowstorm.

Zoran Mamdani is in the middle of that test now as he manages the city's response.

Temperatures plummeted into the single digits early Saturday morning, prompting an emergency declaration here.

The weather forecast calls for a foot or more of snow from Sunday into Monday.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.

New York City mayors are often judged by how they handle a big snowstorm.

Zoran Mamdani is in the middle of that test now as he manages the city's response.

Temperatures plummeted into the single digits early Saturday morning, prompting an emergency declaration here.

The weather forecast calls for a foot or more of snow from Sunday into Monday.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.

New York City mayors are often judged by how they handle a big snowstorm.