An 81-year-old man was found dead on the roof of his Brooklyn apartment building Saturday, and officials are now probing whether the freezing temps played a role in his death.
Cops made the grisly discovery after getting a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. and found the elderly man unconscious and unresponsive on the roof of 3310 Ave. H in Flatlands, police said.
An 81-year-old man was found dead on a Brooklyn roof; cold temps probed. Gregory P. Mango for The NY Post
No trauma signs, but city’s cold snap has killed at least 18 people. Gregory P. Mango for The NY Post
Critics blame Mayor Zohran Mamdani for “hands-off policy” on homeless. Gregory P. Mango for The NY PostLaw-enforcement sources said there were no apparent signs of trauma on the dead man but would not speculate on whether the cold snap that has gripped the city with temperatures plummeting to their lowest levels in more than 20 years may have caused or contributed to his death.
At least 17 people have now died in the five boroughs — most of them homeless — since the frigid weather hit the Big Apple in recent weeks, with some critics blaming Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s hands-off policy on forcing vulnerable vagrants into warming centers and shelters.
Police on Sunday said the Brooklyn man found on his roof was pronounced dead at the scene, with the medical examiner due to determine the cause of death following an autopsy.
The Post is withholding the man’s name pending family notification, but sources said he is listed as a tenant of the apartment building where he was found.
Additional reporting by Steven Vago
