The Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, which the newspaper said was unoccupied at the time, reportedly measured 81 degrees. Advertisement Mamdani spokesman Jeremy Edwards defended the administration’s practices, telling the New York Post that “The Mayor set the temperature at Gracie Mansion to 78 degrees yesterday afternoon.”
The recommendation drew criticism from political opponents, who questioned whether city officials were following the same guidance
The debate unfolded as approximately 5,000 Con Edison customers in the Bronx temporarily lost power during the heat wave.
