New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani confirmed he will travel to Washington on Nov. 21 to meet President Donald Trump at the White House, adding he will work with “anyone” if it helps ease the city’s affordability crisis.
“I will be heading to Washington, DC, tomorrow to meet with President Trump in the White House,” Mamdani told reporters at a press conference on Nov. 20. The democratic socialist called the meeting “customary” for an incoming mayor of New York City due to its significance as America’s largest city and the mutual reliance.
Mamdani said it is “more critical than ever given the national crisis of affordability, one that New Yorkers know very well across these five boroughs, and the specific challenge many cities are facing with balancing public safety against steps taken by [the Trump] administration.”…