General Meeting Wednesday, March 5, 6:00 pm Seward Park Coop Community Room 266 East Broadway
Our March meeting features:
An update on East River Park by NYC Department of Design and Construction
Resolution on Councilmember Christopher Marte’s bill to protect retiree pensions
Update from Ain’t I a Woman on the No More 24 campaign
Postcards to Wisconsin voters
We’ll also have an update on petitioning efforts to get our endorsed candidates on the ballot for June’s primary. (Spoiler alert: it’s going well but we still need your help.)
2025 Endorsement Meeting Wednesday, February 12 7:00 — 9:00 pm On Zoom — members check your inbox for link
To round out this year’s endorsement season, GSD will hold a members-only meeting on Wednesday to discuss club endorsements for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, and Manhattan Borough President.
Members will receive an email Monday morning with the Zoom link for Wednesday’s meeting.
Members with voting privileges will receive an email Wednesday at 7:00 pm with a unique code for online voting. The endorsement ballot will be open for 24 hours.
Please remember to attend Tuesday’s Mayoral candidate forum at Manny Cantor or via Zoom. This will be our only chance to hear from mayoral candidates:
Downtown Democratic Candidate Forum MAYOR Tuesday, February 11 6:30 – 10:00 pm Manny Cantor Center, 197 East Broadway
Join Democrats from across lower Manhattan this February for two important candidate forums in preparation for the upcoming NYC primaries. Co-hosted by a powerhouse coalition of downtown Democratic clubs (including Grand Street Dems), this is your chance to engage directly with the candidates vying to lead New York City as Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller.
Space is limited! Priority seating will be given to members of the host clubs, so RSVP now to secure your spot, or register to attend virtually. (The Mayoral forum will be right here at Manny Cantor, so please come in person!)
GSD will be endorsing candidates shortly after these forums — this is the last time you’ll get to hear from all the candidate before weighing in on our club’s endorsement.
Downtown Democratic Candidate Forum PUBLIC ADVOCATE & COMPTROLLER Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:00 – 9:00 pm LGTBQ Center, 208 W. 13th Street
GSD January Meeting January 14, 6:30 pm Seward Coop Community Room, 266 East Broadway
GSD members will have a chance to nominate and endorse two new District Leaders for our neighborhood. Hear from the candidates and join the conversation to select new District Leaders at our regular January meeting.
(To be considered for the endorsement, you must be a member of the club with voting privileges and submit a personal statement by January 7.)
We’ll also hear from three candidates for local office:
Brad Hoylman-Sigel, candidate for Manhattan Borough President.
Mark Levine, candidate for New York City Comptroller.
Ismael Malave-Perez, Jr., candidate for New York City Comptroller.
Annual Meeting November 18, 6:30 pm Seward Park Coop Community Room 266 East Broadway
Election for GSD officers (President, Vice President(s), Secretary, Treasurer, At-large) will be held. All members with voting privileges may stand for office. Votes must be cast in person or by proxy (any member may carry one proxy for a member with voting privileges with written authorization).
Yes on Prop 1 Rally Sunday, October 20 at 1:30 pm Father Demo Square (Bleecker Street and 6th Ave.)
Prop 1 will appear on the back of ballots across the state to protect New Yorkers’ rights and fundamental freedoms – including abortion.
Prop 1 will ensure our reproductive rights and fundamental freedoms – including abortion – are protected from government interference, keeping the power with New Yorkers and not politicians — permanently. It also protects New Yorkers from government discrimination – because no New Yorker should be taken advantage of by those in power.
While abortion is currently protected by state law, those laws are not ironclad and can be overturned. New York’s current laws can be changed or rolled back depending on who is in the state legislature or Governor’s Mansion. Passing Prop 1 would ensure the right to abortion can’t be rolled back in New York.
