Last month, President Donald Trump attended the United Nations General Assembly here in New York City. While he was here, Mayor Zohran Mamdani invited the president to Gracie Mansion for a private meeting.
Mamdani said the purpose of his conversations with Trump is straightforward: “how to improve the lives of New Yorkers.” Despite their political differences, that is a reasonable approach. Every New Yorker — Democrat, Republican, or independent — should want the president and the mayor to put those differences aside when doing so can produce tangible results for the city.
