Velazquez, 72, says she will retire after her 16th term in office. She represents New York's 7th District which includes Brooklyn, Lower Manhattan and Queens.
President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president said Wednesday in a post on Truth Social.Mamdani held a news conference Thursday morning at City Hall Park in Manhattan,
New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez — a trailblazer known by the nickname “La Luchadora,” or the fighter — announced that she will retire next year after more than three decades in Congress.
The New York City mayoral race exploded on social media, which worked in favor of Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign turned out lots of voters who didn't back Kamala Harris last year — they are ethnically diverse, younger and less affluent.
Americans relied on Fox News for information and analysis during election week, as it topped CNN and MSNBC for coverage of key races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback