Zohran Mamdani to skip the Met Gala — breaking longstanding NYC mayoral tradition

Page Six ^ | April 15, 2026 | Sara Nathan

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and first lady Rama Duwaji have been invited to the Met Gala — but won’t be attending, sources tell Page Six.

New York City’s mayor is traditionally invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the lavish event every year, but we’re told that Mamdani, 34, won’t be joining Condé Nast’s Anna Wintour and her coterie of celeb guests on Monday, May 4.

“He’s not coming,” said a source. “And it would be foolish if he did … can you imagine? It goes against everything he believes in.”

Indeed, the event is being financially subsidized by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos — currently the world’s third richest man — and his wife, Lauren Sánchez-Bezos, who have been named as lead donors and honorary co-chairs of the gala, which raises money for the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Met.

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[Beowulf9]

Diss MOMA? I’m not sure how big she is but this might not be the best idea he ever had.

[Biblebelter]

Kinda crazy.

Everyone in attendance will have voted for him.

In some cases more than once.

[Organic Panic]

Islam forbids music and portraits. Soon The Met will be razed and turned to a mosque.

[1_Rain_Drop]

Really?!!!
Thanks for the info.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

If I was mayor I wouldn’t attend either. Different reasons but the same outcome.

Same. Love the Met, but only that it preserves art in keeping values completely opposed to the zeitgeist of cultural sensibilities Anna Wintour has championed.

[JimRed]

There will be too many Jews there.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Maybe, but the reverse doesn't seem true. He relied on the endorsements and votes - not just of Reform Jews, but Orthodox and Hasidic as well. I think it's more the 'dining with billionaires' (like Bezos) optics that's of concern...