De Blasio Now Says Oscar López Rivera Should Not Have Gotten Puerto Rican Parade Honor
"I'm very happy that Mr. López Rivera has declined the honor. I don't think it should have been offered to him."
National Puerto Rican Day Parade
NYC Mayor Defends Puerto Rican Day Parade Honor for Nationalist Oscar López Rivera
"He was pardoned appropriately, he has renounced violence. So I'm going to do everything I would normally do with the parade."
NYC Puerto Rican Parade to Honor Nationalist Oscar López Rivera as a ‘Hero’
"I spoke to him on the way here and he wants to express his gratitude, he wants to express his gratitude to everybody who was supporting his campaign for his release and that he's coming to New York with a lot of love."
