Zohran Mamdani: “This weekend, as hundreds of thousands of Nuyoricans proudly…”

“Organizers like Gilberto Gerena Valentin led labor movements and grew political power. And stars like Jose Alvarado electrify this city to this day. This weekend, as hundreds of thousands of Nuyoricans proudly march down Fifth Avenue, it will feel impossible to imagine New York without Puerto Ricans at its heart. But that belonging was never guaranteed. It was won through organizing, through insisting that New York belongs to all who call it home, through a refusal to abandon the dream …” (02:03–02:13)

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