Mamdani Gets Blasted for Calling on New Yorkers to Set Thermostats at 78 Degrees [WATCH]

78 degrees?!

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani got blasted on X on Wednesday for calling on Big Apple residents to set their thermostats to 78 degrees during one of the most brutal heat waves in years.

“To every business owner, please set your thermostat to 78 degrees to alleviate the stress on our power grid,” Mamdani said in a clip making rounds on X.

Mayor Mamdani: “Set you thermostats to 78 degrees to alleviate the stress on our grid”

The warmth of collectivism pic.twitter.com/VQjrvBPVqY

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 1, 2026

Mamdani reiterated the call for uncomfortably warm interiors in an 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. A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let’s ease demand — and get through the heat — together.

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,…

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 1, 2026

Mamdani was quickly torched on X. Check out some of the reactions below:

Import the third world, become the third world: Mamdani is now telling NYC residents to set their air conditioning to 78 DEGREES pic.twitter.com/pR5hPtib3K

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) July 1, 2026

“Set your AC to 78 degrees”

What is this… Europe? https://t.co/4zNMM1dUqF

— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) July 1, 2026

I have texted all my coworkers who voted for Zohran to send me a photo of their A/C set to 78. https://t.co/Q0Iazu4CJn

— Jack Mac (@JackMac) July 1, 2026

How much do you want to bet he doesn’t have his AC set to 78?

Commies leaders don’t do that.

The people do.

Remember Castro wore 2 Rolex while his people starved? pic.twitter.com/lOV4ECnBcF

— C3 (@C_3C_3) July 1, 2026

They say the warmth of collectivism is 78 degrees https://t.co/dJR8WyNADS

— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) July 1, 2026

If you invited me over and your thermostat was set to 78 degrees I would take a swing at you. https://t.co/mjkyGLWLI4

— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) July 1, 2026