Mamdani-Dimon Meet at JPMorgan 270 Park HQ Mon May 18 — First In-Person Sit-Down; Wall Street Engagement Tour Continues After Goldman's Solomon, Blackstone's Gray, BofA's Moynihan; Dimon Pushes Permitting Streamline + Cut Government Waste

NYC Mayor Mamdani met JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon at the bank's new 270 Park Ave headquarters around noon Monday May 18 — their first in-person meeting. JPMorgan readout described "genial conversation about shared love of New York" with Dimon flagging permitting streamline for housing/infrastructure and government waste reduction. The sit-down is the latest in Mamdani's post-budget Wall Street engagement tour following Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Blackstone COO Jon Gray, and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. Outreach intensified after the Mamdani team's viral video celebrating wealthy-tax framework featuring Citadel's Ken Griffin. Fox Business framed the visits as Mamdani "seeking to ease Wall Street concerns" while Crain's tagged it as the mayor "continuing to court" finance leaders.

• keptPied-à-terre tax on $5M+ second homes
• brokenCorporate tax hike ($1.75B/year)
• brokenDouble DCWP budget to $135M
• brokenIncrease Human Rights Commission funding to $21M

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