Mamdanis only making his Puerto Rican Day debacle worse

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s clueless approach to the National Puerto Rican Day Parade keeps getting worse.First, his office sent out an email canceling the traditional Gracie Mansion reception, offending all the Puerto Rican and other Latino community leaders who’d normally attend.Then his team “revived” the event with a pre-parade luncheon planned for Friday, but mainly invited younger radicals in good standing with his Democratic Socialist movement — dissing most directors of the parade committee as well as dignitaries in from Puerto Rico.Another diss: A mayoral aide announced Mamdani would prioritize marching with “working-class New Yorkers” — implying that the older types have lost touch with the real community.

All this, as the mayor has thrown his weight behind Democratic Socialist challengers in two House races in predominately Hispanic districts.He’s backing lefty loon Daraliza Avila Chevalier over Rep.Adriano Espaillat, Strike 1.Worse is his support for Assemblywoman Claire Valdez over Brooklyn Beep Antonio Reynoso — who happens to be the choice of retiring Rep.

Nydia Velazquez, perhaps the most respected political figure in the city’s entire Latino community and a Lifetime Achievement honoree at the Puerto Rican Parade.We hear that state Sen.Luis Sepulveda and other prominent Puerto Rican electeds and community leaders will now boycott anything Mamdani puts together.He may well have infuriated fellow lefty Rep.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, too: She’s besties with Velazquez, because she understands she can learn from leaders who’ve broken ground (and ceilings) before her.We won’t try to get into other angles here — Borinqueño vs.Dominican, lifelong New Yorkers vs.

imports from Florida or Texas: The key is that the mayor’s operation seems bent on offending everyone who’s not a full-fledged fellow-traveler.Arrogantly making needless enemies is a good way to make yourself a one-term wonder boy....