MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- As Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani works on his transition to lead New York City, the current mayor met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, urging the leader to attend the inauguration of Mamdani in the city.

For the second time in less than a week, Zohran Mamdani served a hot lunch to less fortunate New Yorkers. This time, it was at a food pantry in the Bronx.

At about the same time, 5,600 miles away, Mayor Eric Adams was meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The contrast, Mamdani later told reporters, was striking.

"New Yorkers are on the brink of being priced out of the city that they call home, and his actions have little to do with that affordability crisis," Mamdani said. "And what they show, in fact, is why New Yor

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