WASHINGTON
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday that he traveled on Thursday to Washington, DC, to meet with President Donald Trump in a move he described as “truly reluctant” but necessary to address the city’s housing and immigration challenges.
"Yesterday, I did something I am truly reluctant to do; I left New York City. I traveled down to Washington, DC to meet with President Trump in the Oval Office," Mamdani said at a news conference.
He said he proposed a plan to collaborate on building more than 12,000 new homes in New York City – which would be the largest housing development the city has seen since 1973.
"The president was interested in idea and I look forward to the ensuing conversations about building more housing in a city doesn't have enough of it," he added.
Mamdani said they also discussed the immigration cases "I know are front of mind for so many New Yorkers."