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I just started my first bonsai last year, a crepe myrtle, the seeds were a Christmas present. I planted the seedlings in March 2020 and it has since grown to 1.5-2 ft tall. My plan was to repot it and wire it in late Feb early March this year, but I just noticed that the leaves have started to turn and fall off now at the end of January. If it thinks this is Autumn will it be confused if I start doing this then? Should I wait longer?

I live in Brooklyn where it is not possible to place it outdoors. Incredibly hot and humid in summer, but 65 degrees and dry in winter due to the radiator heating.

Can I correct its calendar or is it now fixed due to the indoor conditions?

Jeremy

I dont think your tree is going into dormancy. I think it is stressed maybe dieing.

Trees die inside, it’s a simple as that.

So it's impossible to have an indoor tree? My wife bought it for me because she read it can be kept indoors. But, when I search about it, it says I have to simulate winter by keeping it between 45 and 55 degrees. How am I supposed to do that?

45 -55 degrees? That are desert temps.. ( This is an international forum, so please use the worlds standard (C) , or specify F if you are going to use a local notation)
Now , for your tree. There is no such thing as an indoor tree.Trees feed on sunlight, which we do not have in our homes. Combine that with the very dry environment that our living quarters are and you have the recipe for disaster. 99% of the help my tree is dying questions here are from people with “indoor trees”.
That being said, there are species that do not tolerate frost, or even temps below 5-10. These need to be brought inside, in an unheated, humid, frostfree room. So that means not your living room, where it will die, hence I’m always saying: there is no such thing as an indoor tree

When producers, whole salers and stores talk about indoor trees they talk about less hardy species that needs some protection in the winter. They are normally kept in 5-15 degrees in greenhouses over winter.

So indoors in the sence of the market is prtocted from frost, not living room conditions. No tree do well in that conditions.