Mamdani asks Trump for $21B for Sunnyside Yard megadevelopment 

A $21 billion ask better come with a good headline.  The one presented to the president and posted to social media: “Trump to City: Let’s Build,” followed by “Backs New Era of Housing,” and then “Trump delivers 12,000+ Homes,” seemed to land, at least for now. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday pitched President Donald Trump on providing more than $21 billion in federal grants to deck over Sunnyside Yard to pave the way for 12,000 housing units.  The administration announced that Mamdani’s meeting with the president this week focused, in part, on the funds needed to build a platform over […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.