Three people were found dead Saturday morning on the streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn amid freezing temperatures, cops said.
A 67-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene when police found his body outside around 7:45 a.m. near Third Ave. and E. 35th St. in Murray Hill.
About two hours later, the lifeless body of a 64-year-old woman was found around 9:25 a.m. outside a home near Remsen Ave. and Glenwood Rd. in Canarsie. An unidentified man was also found dead around the same time near Warren and Smith Sts. in Cobble Hill.
The cause of death of all three individuals will be determined by the city’s medical examiner.
All three persons were homeless and showed no signs of trauma, according to PIX 11.
Police did not indicate there had been any criminality involved, and no arrests have been made.
Temperatures plunged to 10 degrees Saturday morning — with wind chills making it feel more like 8 degrees below zero — as New Yorkers braced for a bone-numbing Arctic blast to sweep into town Sunday morning.
Once the snow comes in — with forecasts predicting as much as a foot — the white stuff is expected to stick around for a while as temperatures are expected to remain below freezing throughout the week.
A “Code Blue” cold weather alert was in effect as New York City Emergency Management said outreach teams will be helping connect the homeless to shelters amid the dangerous deep freeze.
“No one who is homeless and seeking shelter in New York City during a Code Blue will be denied. New Yorkers who see individuals they believe to be experiencing homelessness and in need should contact 311 via phone or mobile app and request outreach assistance,” NYCEM said in a statement on X.
