The snow continues to melt after a whopping snowstorm brought several inches of snow at the end of January, but more than two weeks later, the number of deaths blamed on that storm in New York City continues to rise. City Council member Crystal Hudson co-chaired this week’s emergency hearing, w here an unexpected disclosure from Chief Medical Examiner Jason Graham caught everyone’s attention. “There are others where hypothermia may be involved in their death,” Graham stated. The medical examiner explained that seven deaths inside private residences compounded the tragedy of this winter. Through Tuesday, 19 outdoor deaths were linked to the cold, and seven indoor deaths were deemed to have hypothermia as a factor. The new total made its way to the budget hearing in Albany, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced questions from a Long Island lawmaker. Back in the city, no further details were available on the indoor cold-weather deaths. It remains unknown if a lack of building heat is to blame. Meanwhile, the first 40-degree day in weeks didn’t erase the aftermath of the storm. In neighborhoods like East Elmhurst in Queens, some cars had not been moved since Jan. 19. The Department of Sanitation has melted nearly 400 million pounds of snow since Jan. 28 with the use of machines. Thanks to a rise in the temperatures, the melters may get switched off and put back in storage by the end of the week. New York City also exited Code Blue status on Wednesday, but protocols will be kept in place through the end of the week. Warming vans and outreach teams will remain available, and information on where to reach them can be found here. ...read more read less