Mayor de Blasio To Travel To Paris; To Meet WIth French Officials And Of Jewish Community Leaders [UPDATED]

Mayor Bill de Blasio is heading to Paris in a show of support following the terror attacks earlier this month.

On Monday night, Mayor Bill de Blasio will depart New York City for Paris, where on Tuesday he will attend a series of events with French officials and Jewish community leaders to honor and commemorate the victims of the terror attacks that occurred there earlier this month.

A statement from the Mayor stated:

“The Mayor will stand in solidarity with our friends in Paris and across France to send the clear message that together we will fight terrorism and anti-Semitism at every turn, and that crude attempts to intimidate free expression will not succeed.”

The Mayor will return to New York City Tuesday night.

A schedule of events appears below:

10:00 AM – Lay Wreath at Hyper Casher with Deputy Mayor Klugman

10:30 AM – Meeting with Leaders of the Jewish Community with Deputy Mayor Klugman

11:30 AM – Meeting with Mayor Hidalgo at Parisian City Council Assembly Room

12:15 PM – Lay Wreath at Charlie Hebdo with Mayor Hidalgo

12:25 PM – Lay Wreath where Police Officer Ahmed Merbat was Shot and Killed

12:45 PM – Press Statement and Availability with Mayor Hidalgo at Place de la République

2:30 PM – Drop By “Le Cent Quatre” – a cultural center representative of the diversity of Paris

(Chaim Shaprio – YWN)