Gracie Mansion

English

Etymology

Named after shipping magnate Archibald Gracie (1755–1829).

Proper noun

Gracie Mansion

  1. The official residence of the mayor of New York City, located in Manhattan.
  2. (metonymic) The mayorship of New York City.
    • 2025 October 11, Jonathan Derbyshire, “Bringing back the S-word”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:
      Trump described the man odds-on to take the keys to Gracie Mansion in November as a “Communist” who “is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City.”

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