"I proposed working together to build more than 12,000 new homes in our city, which would the single largest housing development New York City has seen since 1973. Mamdani said Trump signaled openness to the idea. The president shared his interest in the proposal, and I am encouraged by the fact that we will continue to talk about this proposal."
"Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday defended his surprise Oval Office pitch to President Donald Trump to revive the long-stalled development of Sunnyside Yards, casting it as a necessary step to confront the city's affordability crisis even as the local council member whose district would host the project accused him of sidelining the community."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an unannounced trip to the Oval Office to propose a partnership with the Trump administration on reviving the long-stalled Sunnyside Yards development in Queens. The roughly $21 billion plan would deck over a railyard and construct 12,000 new homes, with half under the Mitchell-Lama affordable housing program, plus parks, child care centers, and infrastructure. Mamdani characterized this as the largest housing development in New York City since 1973 and framed it as necessary to address the city's affordability crisis. Trump reportedly signaled interest in continuing discussions about the proposal. However, the local council member representing the affected district criticized Mamdani for sidelining the community in the decision-making process.
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