President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday during Trump’s visit to the city for the United Nations General Assembly.
A spokesperson for Mamdani said the meeting will take place at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence, ahead of the U.N. assembly. The meeting will focus on issues affecting the city and New Yorkers, the spokesperson said, without providing specifics.
Mamdani told reporters on Sept. 17 that his talks with the president are centered on addressing the needs of New York City.
“When it comes to the president, we continue to have a conversation about how best to deliver for this city. 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 the city,” the mayor said.
The White House confirmed the meeting but did not provide details. Trump is due to meet with Mamdani at 4.10 p.m. ET on Monday, afterwhich he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at 5.35 p.m., according to his press schedule for Sept. 21.
Mamdani, who ran as a democratic socialist, first visited the White House to meet with Trump on Nov. 21, 2025, as mayor-elect. The two traded criticism after Mamdani defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for last year’s the Democratic nomination.
The mayor’s second meeting with Trump took place at the White House in February, which he described as productive. Mamdani spokesman Joe Calvello said at the time the mayor pitched for federal investment to build 12,000 housing units in the city.
“The president was very enthusiastic about this idea,” Calvello said.
The White House did not comment.
Last week, Mamdani and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over a rule that would give immigration officials discretion to deny green cards to immigrants they deem will likely use public benefits.
“Our immigrant communities are not a burden. They are the people who make New York City and country great. We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure they can continue to live here with dignity and without fear,” Mamdani said in a Sept. 14 statement.
DHS announced the rule in July and it took effect on Sept. 18, reviving a 2019 policy from Trump’s first administration that was rescinded by the Biden administration in 2022.
The department said on Sept. 18 that the rule is consistent with congressional intent that immigrants should not rely on government benefits.
Emel Akan and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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