Long Island here too.. I have the power top and of course when I enter the Jeep it's hot as can be but the AC cools things down quickly and keeps cool without any issues.
Might sound like an obvious thing but check out the tracks the top open and closes on. I have a bunch of trees in my neighborhood and I find all kinds of little debris in there when I wash the jeep.
Maybe they changed it (corrected it) for 2020? I ordered mine from the factory as well, got the invoice printed with my name on it and all 2019's definitely got screwed on the red dash
Funny.. I traded my Baja Yellow JKU in when I ordered my HellaYella JLUR and the dealer said something along the lines of the yellow JK will probaby sit on the lot for a while because of the color. Long story short, it sold within the week.