This edition: Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez
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Original tape date: January 30, 2026. First aired: March 30, 2026.On this episode of Café con Felo, Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez speaks with outgoing Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez about her past, present, and future. Growing up in Puerto Rico with a father who was a sugarcane farmer, the Congresswoman became the first Latino elected to the New York City Council. She has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993, but has decided to retire from her role as a public servant.
Guest List
Hon. Nydia M. Velazquez U.S. Congresswoman, NY-7th District, United States House of Representatives
- NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels
- Wednesday, July 22 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, July 23 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, August 12 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, August 20 - 7:00pm
- Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services Helen Arteaga
- Monday, July 27 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, July 28 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, July 29 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, July 30 - 7:00pm
- Monday, August 3 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, August 4 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, August 5 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, August 6 - 7:00pm
- Monday, August 10 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, August 18 - 7:00pm
- Richard R. Buery Jr.
- Tuesday, August 11 - 7:00pm
- Rep. Adriano Espaillat
- Thursday, August 13 - 7:00pm
- Kiersten Barnet
- Monday, August 17 - 7:00pm
- Rep. Grace Meng
- Wednesday, August 19 - 7:00pm
- NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels
- Monday, July 13 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, July 14 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, July 15 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, July 16 - 7:00pm
- Monday, July 20 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, July 21 - 7:00pm
- Commissioner Rossana Rosado
- Wednesday, July 8 - 7:00pm
- Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez
- Tuesday, July 7 - 7:00pm
- Alan van Capelle
- Monday, July 6 - 7:00pm
- Grace Bonilla of United Way of New York City
- Thursday, July 2 - 7:00pm
- David Garza of Henry Street Settlement
- Tuesday, June 30 - 7:00pm
- Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez
- Monday, June 29 - 7:00pm
- AI in Education
- Thursday, June 25 - 7:00pm
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Wednesday, June 24 - 7:00pm
- Whitney Curator Marcela Guerrero
- Tuesday, June 23 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, July 1 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, July 9 - 7:00pm
- Mark E. Hauber
- Monday, June 22 - 7:00pm
