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Velázquez fought to block $47 million in Trump cuts to her district’s magnet schools. Then P.S. 116 in Bushwick put her on their podcast.

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez visited Bushwick’s P.S. 116 to record a student podcast amid her fight to block $47 million in federal cuts to magnet schools in her district, highlighting the school’s multimedia program.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

June 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Official portrait of Rep. Nydia Velázquez in a black-and-white tweed jacket and pearl necklace, in front of an American flag.
Rep. Nydia Velázquez in her official U.S. House portrait. Photo: U.S. House of Representatives (public domain)
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Velázquez fought to block $47 million in Trump cuts to her district’s magnet schools. Then P.S. 116 in Bushwick put her on their podcast.

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez visited Bushwick’s P.S. 116 to record a student podcast amid her fight to block $47 million in federal cuts to magnet schools in her district, highlighting the school’s multimedia program.

Bushwick · · 1 min read
Velázquez fought to block $47 million in Trump cuts to her district’s magnet schools. Then P.S. 116 in Bushwick put her on their podcast.

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez visited P.S. 116, Leadership Through Multimedia and the Arts Magnet School in Bushwick, in May to sit for an interview with student podcasters, according to her May 2026 e-newsletter. The visit came amid a funding fight: Velázquez has been working to block the Trump administration from clawing back $47 million in federal dollars already allocated to magnet schools across her district, including P.S. 116.

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