© 2026 WBGO
WBGO Jazz light blue header background
Jazz...Anywhere, Anytime, on Any Device.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Mamdani heads to DC for housing project

NYC.gov

Mayor Mamdani went to Washington to make his case for building more housing in New York City. Mamdani met with President Trump at the White House to discuss building a 12 thousand unit housing project in the city. He said Trump was quote very enthusiastic about the idea. The mayor also asked Trump directly to release the Columbia University student detained by agents who misrepresented themselves to gain access to a building. He said she would be released. Mamdani also asked for the release of four other students being detained by the administration.

Janice Kirkel is a lifelong award-winning journalist who has done everything from network newscasts to national and local sports reports to business newscasts to specialized reporting and editing in technical areas of business and finance such as bankruptcy, capital structure changes and reporting on the business of the investment business.