Trump, Mamdani Meet at Gracie Mansion During UN General Assembly Visit
Trump and Mamdani discussed housing, immigration and public safety as the mayor opened technical talks on a $21 billion Queens project, officials said.
- On September 21, 2026, President Donald Trump met New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion, marking the first presidential visit to the mayoral residence in 45 years.
- Their third in-person meeting continued a collaborative dynamic established in November 2025 and February 2026, when Trump and Mamdani discussed affordable housing and city issues at the White House.
- Negotiators will advance technical talks on a $21 billion plan to construct 12,000 housing units above the 190-acre Sunnyside Yard in Queens, which Mamdani first pitched to Trump in February.
- Mamdani insisted all press be allowed on the Gracie Mansion lawn, countering Trump's recent ban on specific outlets, which Trump defended as an "obligation to be fair."
- Despite their warm public rapport, the leaders acknowledged sharp disagreements on immigration, particularly regarding the administration's removal of Temporary Protected Status for thousands of Haitian immigrants.
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Donald Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani had another unusually warm meeting, as the men, despite their deep ideological and political differences, have developed, at least on an image level, an unexpectedly cordial relationship. As reported by Axios, the American president and the mayor of New York maintained a warm tone during their third private meeting on Monday and agreed to intensify discussions on a large housing project in Queens. …
With the world’s leaders waiting, Trump meets with Mamdani - Regional Media News
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat - and a trip down memory lane - with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The president, appearing [...]
"I told the president that we would invite all press representatives here on the lawn, and it is something I firmly believe in: that everyone, regardless of the opinion or criticism they express, should be involved." Thus the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, in the joint press conference after their meeting at Gracie Mansion has returned to the controversy of the last hours triggered by the number one White House, which had decided to withdraw…
US President Donald Trump praised New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday after they put aside their political differences to discuss immigration control and a multi-billion dollar housing project.
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