US EditionNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Won't Be Attending the Met Gala
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji will skip the Met Gala on May 4, breaking a long-standing tradition of mayoral attendance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art fundraiser.
- Mamdani's decision stems from his ideological opposition to billionaires like Gala co-chair Jeff Bezos; one source explained it 'goes against everything he believes in.'
- Past mayors including Eric Adams, Bill de Blasio, and Michael Bloomberg regularly attended the event, which costs around $30,000 per person and supports the Costume Institute.
- Despite the absence, Vogue global editorial director Anna Wintour recently praised Duwaji, describing the first lady as 'young and modern and also entirely herself' in an interview.
- Major celebrities will gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the 'Costume Art' theme, continuing a polarizing fundraiser viewed by some as quintessentially New York and others as out-of-touch.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, will skip this year’s Met Gala, breaking tradition with predecessors who accepted invitations to fashion’s biggest night. In an interview with Hell Gate newsletter in April, Mamdani confirmed reports that he would not attend the event, saying, “That’s true” about the couple’s impending absence. Mamdani framed his absence from the event as a way to reiterate his focus on affordabilit…
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