Mamdani gets rousing welcome as he visits mosque in Puerto Rico

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visited a mosque in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday (Nov 7) where he was welcomed with cheers.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Welcome to the National Association of the United States.

00:04We are going to be in Puerto Rico.

00:07We are going to be in Puerto Rico.

00:10We are going to be in Puerto Rico.

00:14We are going to be in Puerto Rico.

00:19Allahu Akbar.

00:25Allah-u-Akbar.

00:29We are so proud of you together, so all yours.

00:33Takbir!

00:33Allah-u-Akbar!

00:35Takbir!

00:35Allah-u-Akbar!

00:36What New Yorkers and New York City is craving is a city that all of us belong to.

00:43A city that serves everyone who calls it home.

00:46And a city where no longer will we have to debate who gets to call themselves a New Yorker,

00:53but one where we can in fact work to the benefit of all New Yorkers.

00:58That which has been shared with us as we have grown up, many of us in New York City.

01:03If you are not at the table, you may find yourself on the menu.

01:08And it was a Muslim brother in Malcolm X who reminded us that sitting at the table does not make you a diner.

01:14You have to be eating some of what's on that plate.

01:16And the time is now for every New Yorker in the wealthiest city, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world,

01:22to be able to eat, to be able to feed their families, to be able to both be free and to be fed.

01:31Because what we know is Puerto Rico no se vende.

01:36And we say the same thing in New York City.

01:38Nueva York no se vende.

01:40You cannot buy these cities.

01:41We must in fact stand up to ensure that every New Yorker can afford these cities.

01:47And the same be true for our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters that are here.

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