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President Donald Trump will make a trip to Gracie Mansion on Monday for a face-to-face meeting with New York City's democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Trump's visit comes as world leaders descend on Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly and includes a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which threatens to inflame tensions across the city.
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The political frenemies will sit down at the mayor's official Upper East Side residence during Trump's trip to New York marking their third known in-person meeting, but their first in New York.
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City Hall offered few clues on Sunday about what exactly will be on the table.
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'The meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers,' Mamdani's office said.
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The White House also confirmed the meeting but offered no additional details, while no time has publicly been announced.
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The encounter comes during a politically charged week in New York, where the annual gathering of world leaders will again transform Manhattan into a fortress of road closures, motorcades and heavy security.
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Trump is scheduled to address the General Assembly on Tuesday as part of a packed diplomatic schedule that includes meetings with several foreign leaders.
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President Trump will head to Gracie Mansion on Monday for a face-to-face meeting with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
The meeting comes as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for an expected visit to New York.
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Mamdani has repeatedly criticized Netanyahu and previously called him a 'war criminal'
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But the arrival of Netanyahu threatens to present Mamdani with a particularly delicate challenge.
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Mamdani has spent years fiercely criticizing Netanyahu and Israel's conduct in Gaza.
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Last week the mayor said that he does not plan to join protests surrounding the gathering and that the NYPD was preparing for the event.
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Mamdani previously called Netanyahu a 'war criminal' and said he believed the Israeli prime minister 'belongs in The Hague,' referring to the International Criminal Court.
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The ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity connected to the Gaza conflict.
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Netanyahu and Israel have rejected the allegations, and Israel is not a member of the ICC.
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Mamdani also vowed during his mayoral campaign that Netanyahu would face arrest if he came to New York, but subsequently acknowledged the legal constraints facing City Hall.
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In July, Mamdani after he said he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he came to New York City
The United States is also not a party to the Rome Statute establishing the ICC, and the Trump administration has fiercely opposed the court's actions against Israeli officials.
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The administration is now preparing broader sanctions against the ICC over its pursuit of Netanyahu, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Mamdani himself was coy last week when asked whether he would sit down with Trump while the president was in town.
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'When it comes to the president, we continue to have a conversation about how best to deliver for this city,' he said.
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'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.'
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For two politicians separated by enormous ideological differences, their relationship has repeatedly proved warmer than many expected.
Trump and Mamdani have maintained a surprisingly cordial working relationship despite major political differences
Monday's meeting puts Trump on Mamdani's turf as Gracie Mansion becomes the backdrop for their latest encounter
During the 2025 mayoral campaign, Trump called Mamdani a '100% Communist Lunatic,' while Mamdani positioned himself as a determined opponent of the president's agenda.
Yet when Mamdani traveled to the White House after winning the election, their first encounter produced a surprisingly cordial display.
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Trump even suggested the mayor-elect could 'surprise some conservative people.
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'We have one thing in common,' Trump said following that November meeting.
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'We want this city of ours that we love to do very well.'
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Mamdani returned to the White House in February for another private sit-down, where housing was among the issues discussed.
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