US EditionMamdani heading to Puerto Rico for an annual conference of New York political insiders
Mamdani meets political insiders and builds his transition team at the Somos conference to prepare for implementing his affordability agenda, organizers said.
- On Thursday, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is traveling to Puerto Rico to attend the annual Somos conference at a Hilton in San Juan.
- Mixing policy and social events, Somos features legislative workshops and ballroom events such as `Workforce Development Through Rising Communities` and `Celebrating Human Services Together`, plus a Thursday cocktail reception hosted by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- As a main attraction at Somos, Zohran Mamdani will meet political insiders while staffing his incoming administration and return to New York on Saturday with staffers.
- Mamdani announced his transition team this week, hiring veteran officials to guide his shift to City Hall and plans an ambitious affordability agenda when he takes office next year.
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The elected mayor of New York chose Puerto Rico as his first destination and sent a powerful message to the Puerto Ricans on the island and in the diaspora
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a triumphant trip to Puerto Rico on Thursday to attend an annual event that brings together city politicians and lobbyists in San Juan for strategic meetings, workshops, and festive gatherings.
Mamdani in Puerto Rico for annual conference of New York political insiders
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a triumphant trip to Puerto Rico on Thursday for an annual summit that brings New York politicians and lobbyists to sunny San Juan for strategy meetings, workshops and boozy confabs. Read more...
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