Mamdani Faces Criticism Over City Hall AC Settings Amid Heat Wave

The latest example involves the heatwave currently baking the country, including New York City. A new report raised questions about whether City Hall was following the same demand Mamdani made of the millions of New Yorkers.

But according to a report by the New York Post, temperatures inside City Hall fell well below the 78-degree thermostat setting. Advertisement Reporters from the newspaper used an infrared thermometer to measure temperatures at 20 locations inside City Hall and other municipal buildings they were able to access.

The report said all but five of those locations measured below 78 degrees – and in many cases, well below 78 degrees.