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
- Dean Fuleihan, First Deputy Mayor
- Monday, October 12 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, October 13 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, October 14 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, October 15 - 7:00pm
- Monday, October 19 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, October 20 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, October 21 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, October 22 - 7:00pm
- Monday, November 9 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, November 10 - 7:00pm
- Sean Decatur, President, American Museum of Natural History
- Monday, October 26 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, October 27 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, October 28 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, October 29 - 7:00pm
- Luisa Borrell, Professor at CUNY SPH
- Monday, November 2 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, November 3 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, November 4 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, November 5 - 7:00pm
- Luisa Borrell, Professor at CUNY SPH
- Monday, September 28 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, September 29 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, September 30 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, October 1 - 7:00pm
- Monday, October 5 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, October 6 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, October 7 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, October 8 - 7:00pm
- Sean Decatur, President, American Museum of Natural History
- Monday, September 14 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, September 15 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, September 16 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, September 17 - 7:00pm
- Monday, September 21 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, September 22 - 7:00pm
- Wednesday, September 23 - 7:00pm
- Thursday, September 24 - 7:00pm
