Mamdani asks New Yorkers to set thermostats to 78 amid dangerous heat wave
Mamdani said the city is keeping municipal buildings at 78 degrees as he urged residents to cut electricity use during peak demand.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents to set their air conditioners to 78 degrees and turn off unused lights and electronics to reduce strain on the power grid during a severe heat wave reaching over 100 degrees.
- The city has applied the same 78-degree rule in its buildings to help stabilize electricity use.
- Some right-wing figures criticized Mamdani's plea as socialist overreach, despite similar energy-saving recommendations from previous New York mayors and government agencies including the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Republicans Take Turns Mocking Mamdani’s Thermostat Decree: ‘Communism At Work’ – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Russell
New Yorkers knew what they were getting when they elected socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Nevertheless, some seemed surprised when his response to the ongoing heat wave was to tell citizens to suck it up and sweat. As The Hill reported, several of the most prominent Republican names were among those who ridiculed the mayor’s call for New Yorkers to set their thermostats at a balmy 78: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) called the post “an act of war agai…
'Welcome to communism, people!': Internet roasts Mamdani as he urges New Yorkers to set AC at 78°
New York City's dangerous heat wave sparked far more than concerns about soaring temperatures. After Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents to set their air conditioners to 78 degrees to help reduce strain on the power grid, social media exploded.
Mamdani vowed city buildings would follow his 78-degrees rule, investigation finds otherwise · American Wire News
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise that all NYC buildings would be set to 78 degrees appears to be yet another lie. In a post published on the social media platform X this Wednesday, the mayor recommended that everybody set their air conditioning to 78 degrees. Look: New York: it’s hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool. Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you’re not using, and unplug …
Mamdani's advice for seniors gets brutally mocked after urging New Yorkers to limit AC use
Zohran Mamdani faces conservative backlash after urging New York City residents to set air conditioning to 78 degrees to ease the power grid, then warning about extreme heat risks.
There Groves goes again
Just when you thought Richard Groves — that patron saint of performative white guilt — couldn't be any more obtuse, he comes sashaying along to favor us with the "jubilant affirmation of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani," who uses the…
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