New York Governor Kathy Hochul is quietly working with top Wall Street leaders in an effort to convince President Trump not to deploy National Guard troops to New York City following the stunning election victory of socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

A senior aide to Hochul has approached key figures in the city’s finance sector, warning that a federal deployment could inflict economic harm on New York’s business climate and tourism industry. The outreach is being led by Jackie Bray, Hochul’s director of homeland security and emergency services, who has reportedly held private meetings with major executives to secure their support.

Bray has also presented data to industry leaders showing potential damage to local commerce if troops are sent into the city, the report said. For now, the governor’s office has not asked business executives to directly contact the Trump administration, noting that no federal action appears imminent.

The Trump administration is said to be weighing several responses to Mamdani’s victory, including National Guard deployments and possible funding cuts. The mayor-elect has vowed to block cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and restore New York’s status as what he calls the nation’s “strongest sanctuary city.”

Hochul’s strategy mirrors a recent effort in San Francisco, where Democratic Mayor Daniel Luri turned to powerful tech titans — including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff — to help pressure Trump into backing down from plans to send federal troops there earlier this year. That attempt was reportedly successful.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has ordered National Guard and federal law-enforcement deployments to several Democrat-led cities including Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Portland, and Memphis. The moves have prompted sharp rebukes and legal challenges from state and local officials who say the federal government is exceeding its authority.

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