“New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani posted on X urging New Yorkers to set their air conditioners to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics they are not using, unplug what they can, and said the city would maintain a 78-degree rule in city buildings, dim/turn off lights during peak demand, ask private partners to do the same, and power down non-essential equipment.”
Attributed to RedState (quoting Zohran Kwame Mamdani)
Article quotes Mamdani's post on X during a heat wave advising residents to set AC to 78°F and describing city measures including a 78-degree rule in municipal buildings, dimming/turning off lights, asking private partners to reduce usage, and powering down non-essential equipment.
What the proof shows
Primary official sources and contemporaneous reporting show Mayor Zohran Mamdani did post on X and the City issued guidance asking New Yorkers and businesses to set thermostats to 78°F, turn off unused lights/electronics, and conserve energy; the City’s July 1, 2026 press release explicitly asks businesses to set thermostats to 78°F and says the City asked private partners (e.g., Times Square sign operators) to reduce brightness. However, the announcements were framed as requests and emergency measures (not a blanket criminal mandate on private residences), and reporting (New York Post inspection) found many municipal spaces were below 78°F, so the claim that the City was uniformly “maintaining the 78-degree rule in our buildings” is overstated as an implemented, citywide reality. The overall factual elements quoted by RedState (the X post wording and the City measures) are supported by official releases and multiple news outlets, but important context about the voluntary/request nature and uneven implementation is missing.
Corrected version
Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted on X urging New Yorkers to conserve energy — e.g., “set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you’re not using, and unplug what you can” — and the City’s July 1, 2026 press release asked businesses to set thermostats to 78°F, encouraged New Yorkers to avoid running major appliances during peak hours, and sought reductions in lighting/brightness from private partners. These were presented as requests and emergency actions; local reporting found municipal buildings were not uniformly at 78°F.
Automated evidence confidence: 0%
References and proof
Every link was reachable when published. Each proof point states how that source bears on the claim.
Mayor Mamdani Expands Emergency Heat Measures to Protect New Yorkers During Historic Holiday Weekend Heat Wave ↗
Office of the Mayor, City of New YorkAsking all businesses to set thermostats to 78 degrees and encouraging all New Yorkers to conserve energy during peak demand. The City is asking every business and every New Yorker to do their part in protecting energy grid reliability by setting their thermostats to 78 degrees and holding off on running major appliances until early morning or late at night. The City has also worked with the Times Square Alliance to request sign operators to lower energy consumption by reducing brightness.
NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani asks residents to 'set AC to 78 degrees' amid heat wave; MAGA says, 'This is what socialism looks like' ↗
Times of India (news reporting quoting Mamdani's X post)“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 what you can. Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment,” he wrote on X on July 1, 2026.
Mamdani can’t even get City Hall to stick to his 78-degree AC rule — as temps in building hit as low as 54 ↗
New York PostTemperatures inside City Hall plunged as low as 54 degrees Thursday during the ongoing heat wave — despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani urging New Yorkers to set their air conditioners to a balmy 78... Post reporters tested 20 spots within City Hall and other municipal offices — and all but five of them were below 78 degrees.
Discussion
Disagreement is welcome. Spam and abuse are not.
No published comments yet. Add evidence or challenge the reasoning.
Members can comment for free
Create a free membership or sign in.