Group celebrates in song: 'He's bringing hope'
Elissa Stein, 61, is originally from Massapequa and now lives in the West Village. She was singing on Liberty Street with other members of Sing Out, Louise NYC, all decked out in pink and wearing sashes that read “Vote, resist, sing.”
The group puts a political spin on pop and show tunes.
"We speak out, and we inspire people to be on the streets, to protest, to be activists with joy and with song. There's nothing more joyous than Zohran Mamdani being inaugurated today,” she said. “He's bringing hope. He's bringing inspiration. He's getting young people motivated. We have a lot of fighting still left to do.”
Jay W. Walker 58, of Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, also with the singing group, said the group wrote three new songs for Mamdani.
"We love him, we are pulling for him," he said. "We are standing with him."
Lorena Mongelli has been reporting for Newsday since 2021. Prior to that, she covered breaking news at the New York Post.
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