Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani sing "Wheels on the Bus" to children at Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Former President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a child care center in the Bronx, where the pair read to preschoolers and joined them in a singalong.
Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani take part in a shared reading event at Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani take part in a shared reading event at Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)A child smiles during a visit with former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Preschoolers swarm Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani during their visit to Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani sing ‘Wheels on the Bus’ during a shared reading event at Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Former President Barack Obama pretends to struggle to stand as children lift him up during a visit to Learning Through Play Pre-K with Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Former President Barack Obama, accompanied by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, take part in a shared reading event at Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani visit Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Mayor Zohran Mamdani claps during a visit to Learning Through Play Pre-K with former President Barack Obama in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani laugh together during a visit with children at Learning Through Play Pre-K in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)A printed photo of Mayor Zohran Mamdani hangs at Learning Through Play Pre-K in the Bronx in New York, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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