STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani found himself with a somewhat unexpected defender on Friday after Councilmember Frank Morano called very specific criticism of Mamdani a “distraction.”
Following official guidance from City Hall which asked New Yorkers to keep their air conditioners set to 78 degrees during the recent heat wave, many on social media took the opportunity to roast the mayor in return.
“Of all the things to pick on @NYCMayor for, this 78 degree thing is pretty silly,” Morano wrote in a post on X…