Overview
- Trump, in a Tuesday radio interview, called Mamdani “a nice guy” yet warned that higher taxes could push wealthy residents and major employers out of New York.
- He defended Citadel’s Ken Griffin and urged city leaders to “cherish” big investors to keep them from leaving.
- Mamdani is promoting a pied‑à‑terre surcharge on non‑primary homes worth more than $5 million that needs Albany approval and is estimated to raise about $500 million each year.
- Griffin condemned the mayor’s video filmed outside his $238 million penthouse as “shameful,” and his firm signaled it could reconsider a $6 billion Midtown tower or move more jobs to Miami.
- City Hall has moved to reassure business leaders, with Deputy Mayor Julie Su meeting executives from the Partnership for New York City, JetBlue, RXR, Blackstone, and others.