Zohran Mamdani requested the sitdown with Trump to discuss cost-of-living issues and public safety.

At the Toronto Film Festival Saturday, Spike Lee said he was "puzzled" by the cordial White House meeting Friday between President Donald Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Trump’s meeting with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was unexpectedly warm, focusing on affordability and shared priorities.

WASHINGTON >> After months of trading insults, President Donald Trump and incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani smiled at each other, swapped compliments and pledged to collaborate on tackling crime and affordability in the nation’s biggest city at an unexpectedly friendly meeting at the White House today.