PUBLIC HEALTH TRACKER

A timeline of major public health actions taken by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.

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6-Jan-26

Shelter Safety Rules: Restored compliance with city shelter laws, reinstating safety rules and capacity limits across the shelter system.

9-Jan-26

Homelessness Count: Citywide mobilization to expand overnight count of unsheltered homelessness people.

10-Jan-26

Public Restroom Expansion: Adding permanent and mobile facilities, extend operating hours, and accelerate construction in high-need areas.

17-Jan-26

Code Blue Activated: No one who is homeless and seeking shelter in New York City during a Code Blue will be denied.

22-Jan-26

New Health Clinics Open: Two new clinics to provide comprehensive healthcare to young people at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and Queens.

24-Jan-26

Citywide Storm Response: Guidance on how New Yorkers can keep themselves and their families safe.

25-Jan-26

Cold Emergency Protocols: Mayor Mamdani announces new Code Blue plan after at least 10 people found dead during extreme cold.

3-Feb-26

New Shelter in Manhattan: The opening of a new shelter to accommodate 106 New Yorkers in need of services.

4-Feb-26

Homeless Shelter Order: Emergency executive order to phase out unsafe facilities for unhoused New Yorkers.

NYC Joins WHO Partnership: NYC Health joins the WHO Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN).

6-Feb-26

Overdose Prevention Support: Supporting the city's two Overdose Prevention Centers to stay open 24 hours over the freezing cold weekend.

19-Feb-26

New Shelter Plan: Mayor Mamdani detailed steps to improve jail and shelter conditions.

21-Feb-26

Snow Response Plan: Coordinated winter storm response activating plows and salt spreaders, opening warming centers, deploying outreach teams.

28-Feb-26

New Parents Healthcare: $20M in new funding for healthcare clinics and home visits for new parents, newborns, and young children.

2-Mar-26

OnPoint Visit: Mayor Mamdani and Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin visited the overdose prevention centers and harm reduction services offered by nonprofit OnPoint in Manhattan.