New York City was colder than Antarctica this weekend after extreme wind chill dragged the real-feel temperature to 14 degrees below zero. The death toll from a prolonged period of frigid weather reached 18 on Sunday.
The life-threatening weather added urgency to the Right to Counsel Coalition’s new statewide campaign to pass a winter eviction moratorium in New York State. The legislation would keep tenants in their apartments and out of shelters during the coldest months.
Sponsored by Assembly member Anna Kelles and Senator Jabari Brisport, the bill (A.10121/S.9090) would automatically pause carrying out residential evictions statewide from November 1st to April 15th…