New York City mayor-elect Mamdani says he wants to talk to Trump before taking office

WASHINGTON (TNND) — New York City mayoral-elect Zohran Mamdani said he would reach out to President Donald Trump before being sworn into office.

Mamdani said on Tuesday that the relationship between New York City leadership and the White House will be crucial to the city’s success.

“[If] President Trump wants to speak about lowering the cost of living or delivering cheaper groceries, like he ran on [in 2024], I’m there to have that conversation,” he said, according to the New York Post.

He said he has a goal to make the city better and affordable for everyone who lives there.

“I’m here to work for the benefit of everyone that calls the city home, and that wherever there is a possibility for working together toward that end, I’m ready, and if [the administration’s policies] are to the expense of those New Yorkers, I will fight,” he said.

It isn’t clear what specific date Mamdani would contact the administration.

During the election, Trump backed former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo for mayor.

He also threatened to withhold funding from the city if Mamdani won the election.

Mamdani defeated his opponents Cuomo and GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa and campaigned on free childcare, city busses and government-run grocery stores.