"To meet this moment, we need a true federal partner prepared to invest boldly and act urgently. I appreciated the opportunity to speak directly with President Trump about building more housing in any single project than our city has seen since 1973."
"Trump, whose family and companies clocked an estimated $1.4 billion in profits over the last year - mostly from deals in Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates - probably recognizes that making nice with New York's first Muslim mayor can only smooth relations with his business partners and help his personal bottom line."
Mayor Mamdani made an unannounced visit to Washington to pitch an ambitious $21 billion housing development project to President Trump. The plan involves constructing a deck over the 182-acre Sunnyside Yards and building a new neighborhood on top, creating more housing than New York City has seen since 1973. Mamdani framed the proposal as requiring a federal partner willing to invest boldly and act urgently. The mayor also used the meeting to request Trump's assistance in securing the release of a Columbia University student detained by ICE. Trump's receptiveness to the socialist mayor may stem from his substantial business interests in Middle Eastern countries, where positive relations with New York's leadership could prove advantageous. The Sunnyside project parallels Trump's own failed 1980s attempt to develop the Penn Yards into Television City.
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