NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits Rikers Island for World Cup watch party
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 15, 2026, 8:47 PM
Last updated Jul 15, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended a World Cup semifinal watch party at Rikers Island on July 15, 2026. The event, organized for inmates as an incentive for good behavior, attracted over 100 participants who watched the match between England and Argentina. Since the tournament began, the facility has hosted around 90 such events, engaging roughly 4,500 of its 6,600 inmates. Prior to leaving after 20 minutes, Mamdani interacted with inmates, discussing their predictions for the game.
- •Mamdani attended the watch party shortly before kickoff.
- •Inmates at Rikers Island watched the semifinal match together.
- •This marks the continuation of a series of watch parties at the facility.
- •Around 90 watch parties have been held since the tournament began.
- •Inmates need to be incident-free for 30 days to attend.
- 8:47 PMYahoo Sports — NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends World Cup semi-final watch party at Rikers Island
"The jail has been hosting these watch parties since the tournament kicked off last month
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