New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reworking an annual Puerto Rican cultural reception at Gracie Mansion ahead of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on June 14, opting for a smaller breakfast instead of a full-scale fiesta, according to two people familiar with the plans. And Puerto Rican leaders are up in arms over the break with tradition.
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