President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday as the president travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
A spokesperson for Mamdani said the meeting at the mayor’s official residence will “focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers,” according to The New York Times. A White House spokesperson confirmed the planned visit to the newspaper.
The meeting will mark the third time Trump and Mamdani have met in person and the first time the president has visited the mayor on his home turf.
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Trump is scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. New York City officials said nearly 200 countries will be represented during the gathering, with the main high-level debate beginning Tuesday and continuing through Sept. 28.
Mamdani hinted at another possible meeting with Trump during a news conference last week when he was asked whether he planned to meet with the president during the General Assembly.
“We continue to have a conversation about how best to deliver for the city,” Mamdani said. “And that is a conversation that has been done in person, it’s been done over the phone, and it will continue so long as either of us have the ability to deliver for this city.”
From political rivals to working relationship
Monday’s meeting follows two visits by Mamdani to Washington, the first in November 2025, shortly after his election, and the second in February after he took office. Despite significant political differences and previous public criticism of one another, Trump and Mamdani have emphasized areas where they say they can work together.
Their first meeting drew particular attention because Mamdani had repeatedly criticized Trump during his campaign, including describing him as a “fascist.” During an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” following that November meeting, Mamdani stood by the characterization but said his discussions with Trump also focused on issues affecting New Yorkers.
“That’s something I’ve said in the past and I say today,” Mamdani said when asked whether he still considered Trump a fascist. He added that he appreciated that neither man avoided their disagreements while also discussing New York City’s affordability challenges.
At their November Oval Office meeting, Trump praised Mamdani’s campaign and said he wanted the then-mayor-elect to succeed. Mamdani described the meeting as productive. The two said they discussed housing, grocery prices and energy costs, among other issues.
“We talked about some things in very strong common,” Trump said at the time, pointing to housing construction and food prices.
Mamdani said he viewed developing a working relationship with the president as a way to address issues facing city residents.
“I thought again and again about what it would mean for New Yorkers if we could establish a productive relationship that would focus on the issues that those New Yorkers stay up late at night thinking about,” Mamdani said after the November meeting.
Disagreements remain
The meetings have not eliminated the policy differences between the Republican president and the democratic socialist mayor. Immigration has remained one of the most prominent areas of disagreement.
Mamdani said last week that he and Trump have an “ongoing conversation around immigration policy” but acknowledged that they continue to disagree over issues including Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, temporary protected status and the administration’s public charge rule.
“This is a disagreement that continues,” Mamdani said.
Monday’s meeting comes as New York prepares for increased security surrounding the U.N. General Assembly. Mamdani and New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said last week there were no known specific or credible threats against the gathering or the city, but security would be elevated as a precaution. The NYPD is working with the U.S. Secret Service, State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service, FBI and other agencies as foreign leaders and delegations arrive in the city.
