New York Mayor Eric Adams said he had a “productive conversation” with Donald Trump on Friday that touched on a number of issues, including the effect of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement on public safety and ways to attract manufacturing jobs to the city.

Adams doubled down on defending his meeting with Donald Trump while at at a National Action Network event in Harlem, claiming he was “fighting for” New Yorkers, while Rev. Al Sharpton

Adams’ office said he had “made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers.”