A Dialogue with Mayor Mayita Melendez. The NYU Brademas Center and NYU Washington, DC welcomed Mayor Mayita Melendez as she offered a perspective from Puerto Rico about local governance during natural disasters, with a focus on crisis management. Mayor Melendez discussed how the island is progressing in its reconstruction from the devastating 2017 hurricanes and debt crisis. Gregorio J Igartúa joined the conversation, which was moderated by Geovanny Vicente Romero.