Zoh a
Mamda i
speaks
Be gali
while
a ou ci g
B oadway
f ee
tickets.
New
Yo k
City
Mayo
Zoh a
Mamda i
stu ed
viewe s
by
speaki g
i
Be gali
while
a ou ci g
mo e
tha
2,000
f ee
B oadway
tickets
fo
the
city’s
high
school
stude ts,
with
the
tickets
to
be
dist ibuted
th ough
a
lotte y.The
p og amme,
lau ched
i
pa t e ship
with
the
Theate
Developme t
Fu d
(TDF),
will
give
stude ts
the
oppo tu ity
to
atte d
o e
of
seve
B oadway
shows
without
payi g
fo
a
ticket.Mamda i
said
you g
New
Yo ke s
should
be
able
to
expe ie ce
the
city’s
theat e
a d
cultu al
sce e
ega dless
of
thei
fi a cial
ci cumsta ces.
He
also
a ou ced
the
i itiative
i
E glish
i
a
X
post,
sayi g:“People
come
to
New
Yo k
City
f om
all
ove
the
wo ld
to
expe ie ce
B oadway.
The
kids
who
g ow
up
he e
should
be
able
to
do
the
same.”Stude ts
ca
e te
the
f ee
lotte y
to
take
pa t
i
the
p og amme.The
mayo ‘s
use
of
Be gali
du i g
the
a ou ceme t
also
d ew
atte tio
o li e,
with
seve al
use s
p aisi g
his
la guage
skills
a d
the
dive sity
of
the
i itiative.O e
use
w ote:“This
is
golde .
Keep
goi g
!!!
Leadi g
by
example,
a d
showi g
the
dive sity
of
NYC.”A othe
comme ted:‘I’m
c yi g,
you
Ba gla
is
bette
tha
mi e.”A
thi d
use
asked:“How
ma y
la guages
does
he
speak?
That’s
i sa e.
Gosh,
I
love
him.”