{"id":95679,"date":"2026-01-10T09:47:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/95679\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:47:07","slug":"nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-quietly-meets-with-steven-spielberg-days-after-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/95679\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly meets with Steven Spielberg days after inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to return power \u201cto the people\u201d when he took office. But just days later, he reportedly held a private meeting with one of the world\u2019s wealthiest filmmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The New York Times reported<\/a>\u00a0that on Monday, Mamdani paid a house call to Steven Spielberg\u2019s Central Park West apartment. The meeting did not appear on the mayor\u2019s public schedule but was later confirmed to the Times by Spielberg\u2019s spokeswoman and City Hall.<\/p>\n

Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, campaigned on limiting the influence of the wealthy and focusing on everyday New Yorkers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Times noted, \u201cDespite predictions from Mr. Mamdani\u2019s critics that his election would drive wealthy people out of the city, Mr. Spielberg, a billionaire, became an official resident of New York on the same day the mayor was inaugurated, the two people said.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy,\u201d\u00a0Mamdani said on New Year\u2019s Day<\/a>\u00a0after being sworn in by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.<\/p>\n

Spielberg is known\u00a0for blockbuster films such as \u201cJaws,\u201d \u201cE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial\u201d and \u201cSaving Private Ryan,\u201d among others.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also a longtime Democratic Party donor. Sources told the\u00a0Times\u00a0the meeting lasted about an hour, had no set agenda, and was not publicly disclosed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NYCNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in Jackson Heights, NY, on Jan. 7, 2026. James Messerschmidt<\/p>\n

\"FilmakerFilmaker Steven Spielberg attends a press preview of \u201cJaws: The Exhibition\u201d in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sept. 10, 20265. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Mamdani\u2019s predecessor, former Mayor Eric Adams, had faced scrutiny for his after-hours behavior, including attending\u00a0nightclubs and restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When asked about Adams\u2019 behavior, Mamdani said he would not be seen at the same nightclub as his predecessor and instead would be a \u201cmayor who visits nurses and hospitals after the sun has set, who speaks to E.M.S. workers and bus operators working the late shifts.\u201d<\/p>\n

While\u00a0New York City mayors\u00a0routinely meet with prominent figures, the private nature of this visit has drawn attention because of Mamdani\u2019s campaign image as an outsider to elite circles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to return power \u201cto the people\u201d when he took office. But…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[57,9,24,55,54,56,44561,58,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-95679","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-metro","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-city-news","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-steven-spielberg","15":"tag-us-news","16":"tag-zohran-mamdani"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}