{"id":13353,"date":"2026-08-17T13:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13353"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:45:35","slug":"watch-nyc-mayor-mamdani-speaks-bengali-while-announcing-free-broadway-tickets-for-students-user-says-your-bangla-is-better-than-mine-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13353","title":{"rendered":"Watch: NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing free broadway tickets for students, user says \u2018your Bangla is better than mine\u2019 | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133298560,imgsize-707024,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nyc-mayor-mamdani.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing free Broadway tickets for students, user says \u2018your Bangla is better than mine\u2019\" title=\"Zohran Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing Broadway free tickets.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Zohran Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing Broadway free tickets.\">Zohran Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing Broadway free tickets.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"0\"\/>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stunned viewers by speaking in Bengali while announcing more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets for the city&#8217;s high school students, with the tickets to be distributed through a lottery.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The programme, launched in partnership with the Theater Development Fund (TDF), will give students the opportunity to attend one of seven Broadway shows without paying for a ticket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Mamdani said young New Yorkers should be able to experience the city&#8217;s theatre and cultural scene regardless of their financial circumstances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>He also announced the initiative in English in an X post, saying:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cPeople come to New York City from all over the world to experience Broadway. <!-- -->The kids who grow up here should be able to do the same.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Students can enter the free lottery to take part in the programme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The mayor&#8217;s use of Bengali during the announcement also drew attention online, with several users praising his language skills and the diversity of the initiative.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>One user wrote:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cThis is golden. Keep going !!! Leading by example, and showing the diversity of NYC.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Another commented:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>\u2018I\u2019m crying, your Bangla is better than mine.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>A third user asked:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>\u201cHow many languages does he speak? That\u2019s insane. Gosh, I love him.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/watch-nyc-mayor-mamdani-speaks-bengali-while-announcing-free-broadway-tickets-for-students-user-says-your-bangla-is-better-than-mine\/articleshow\/133298397.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zohran Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing Broadway free tickets. 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