NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly meets with Steven Spielberg days after inauguration
New York Metropolis Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to return energy “to the folks” when he took workplace. However simply days later, he reportedly held a non-public assembly with one of many world’s wealthiest filmmakers.
The New York Instances reported that on Monday, Mamdani paid a home name to Steven Spielberg’s Central Park West condo. The assembly didn’t seem on the mayor’s public schedule however was later confirmed to the Instances by Spielberg’s spokeswoman and Metropolis Corridor.
Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, campaigned on limiting the affect of the rich and specializing in on a regular basis New Yorkers.
The Instances famous, “Regardless of predictions from Mr. Mamdani’s critics that his election would drive rich folks out of town, Mr. Spielberg, a billionaire, grew to become an official resident of New York on the identical day the mayor was inaugurated, the 2 folks stated.”
“We are going to reply to all New Yorkers, to not any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they will purchase our democracy,” Mamdani stated on New 12 months’s Day after being sworn in by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Spielberg is thought for blockbuster movies comparable to “Jaws,” “E.T. the Additional-Terrestrial” and “Saving Non-public Ryan,” amongst others.
He’s additionally a longtime Democratic Social gathering donor. Sources instructed the Instances the assembly lasted about an hour, had no set agenda, and was not publicly disclosed.
Mamdani’s predecessor, former Mayor Eric Adams, had confronted scrutiny for his after-hours conduct, together with attending nightclubs and eating places.
When requested about Adams’ conduct, Mamdani stated he wouldn’t be seen on the identical nightclub as his predecessor and as an alternative could be a “mayor who visits nurses and hospitals after the solar has set, who speaks to E.M.S. staff and bus operators working the late shifts.”
Whereas New York Metropolis mayors routinely meet with distinguished figures, the non-public nature of this go to has drawn consideration due to Mamdani’s marketing campaign picture as an outsider to elite circles.
