How the Theatrics of Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Backfired

How the Theatrics of Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Backfired

By pandering to the president’s vanity, the New York mayor reinforced Trump’s image as a strongman commanding deference—an especially bad look on the eve of Trump’s war with Iran

Mamdani’s plans to revive Sunnyside Yards draws mixed reaction from local community – QNS

Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week revived plans for the long-stalled development of Sunnyside Yards, prompting a mixed response to a project that once invited sharp public criticism. Mamdani made the surprise announcement on Feb. 27, less than 24 hours after making an unannounced trip to Washington to meet President Donald Trump, where he proposed a partnership with the Trump Administration on a roughly $21 billion plan to deck over the railyard an…