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  • GSD recommends five candidates for Mayor

    At the beginning of the primary season, GSD members endorsed Scott Stringer for NYC Mayor, and subsequently helped petition to qualify Stringer for the June primary.

    In April, the club approved a resolution encouraging voters to not rank Andrew Cuomo on their ballots.

    But that still leaves room for four more names to select on this year’s ranked-choice ballot, with nearly a dozen candidates to choose from.

    In fact, if your preference is to defeat Andrew Cuomo, who is currently the front-runner in multiple polls, it’s important to take advantage of all five ranking options on your ballot, to ensure that your vote continues to have an effect even if your first (or second, or third …) choices do not gain enough votes city-wide to survive the instant runoff process.

    With that in mind, GSD members voted again in May to recommend five candidates (Stringer plus four) for Mayor:

    Brad Lander
    Scott Stringer
    Zellnor Myrie
    Zohran Mamdani
    Adrienne Adams

    Make sure your vote counts — rank all five for Mayor, in the order of your choosing, on June 24.

  • May 22: Albany update & bylaws amendments

    May General Meeting
    Thursday, May 22, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
    Seward Coop Community Room
    266 East Broadway

    Featuring:

    • Albany update from Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Grace Lee.
    • Ranked choice voting primer.
    • Vote on proposed GSD bylaws amendments.
    • Vote on mayoral slate.

  • Restore the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center

    At our last general meeting, GSD heard from Sommer Omar of the Coalition to Save the Public Recreation Center Downtown, and voted to co-sign the letter to elected officials below.

    The City’s announced plan to demolish the Tony Dap — without any commitment to maintain a recreation center at that location, or preserve the Keith Haring mural at the public pool — is in direct opposition to promises made since 2019 that the facility would be repaired and re-opened for public use.

  • Ice cream social in support of Brad Hoylman-Sigal for Borough President

    Ice cream social in support of Brad Hoylman-Sigal for Borough President
    Monday, May 12, 5:30 – 7:00 pm

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    Join Caroline Laskow, Ella Leitner, Kate Nammacher, and Melissa Shiffman in support of GSD’s endorsed candidate for Manhattan Borough President, Brad Hoylman-Sigal.

    With NYC matching funds, your contribution is matched x8!

  • Turnout Tuesdays: Weekly phone calls & postcards for Alvin Bragg and Chris Marte

    Phone Calls and Postcards
    Every Tuesday until Primary Day, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
    Seward Coop Community Room, 266 East Broadway

    To help get out the vote for our endorsed candidates, GSD is sponsoring phone banks and postcard-writing for District Attorney Alvin Bragg and City Councilmember Christopher Marte.

    To make calls, bring a laptop, mobile phone, and headphones.

  • Bylaws amendment proposals

    At our May meeting, voting members of the club will have a chance to vote on a series of bylaws amendments proposed by a special bylaws committee and the Executive Committee.

    Below, Jeremy Sherber describes the proposals and explains the reasoning behind them.

    Update: All proposals passed at the general meeting on 5/22/2025.

  • GSD Meeting April 29th Recap

    Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado
    Councilmember Chris Marte
    Borough President candidate Brad Hoylman-Sigal and campaign staff
    District Leader Mariama James and Barbara Capparelli
    GSD member Pat Arnow

    Thanks to all for joining us on Tuesday night for an active, packed meeting.

    • Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado zoomed in to encourage everyone to stand up for our democracy, keep attending rallies, speaking up and resisting. We hope to hear more from him in the coming months on how he plans to lead Democrats in this endeavor.
    • MBP candidate Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Councilmember Chris Marte, District Leader candidates Joe Gordon and Jessica Kramer, staff from Mark Levine and Congressman Dan Goldman shared info to help them campaign.
    • Pat Arnow educated us on May Day history and rally.
    • Sommer Omar presented on a coalition to stop the destruction of the beloved Tony Dapolitano Recreation Center in the West Village. Members voted to join the coalition.
    • Mariama James and Barbara Capparelli presented the work of 9/11 Environmental Action World Trade Center Health Program Outreach, whose goal is to raise awareness of 9/11 health issues and options for treatment among community residents and those who worked, went to school or happened to be present in the area of the World Trade Center on September 11th. They service a continually growing list of health conditions and implore affected people to sign up for WTC coverage.
    • The club voted on a resolution “Don’t Rank Andrew Cuomo for Mayor” based on the 2021 sexual harrassment/retaliation findings, his violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Congress finding him accountable for his tragic Covid-19 nursing home policy and cover up. Grand Street Democrats encourages voters in New York City to leave Andrew Cuomo off their ranked choice ballots in the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor.

  • Resolution: Don’t Rank Andrew Cuomo for Mayor

    Grand Street Democrats encourages voters in New York City to leave Andrew Cuomo off their ranked choice ballots in the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor.

    Former Governor Andrew Cuomo entered the mayoral race hoping that New Yorkers don’t recall why he resigned in 2021. But we remember:

    • Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor after a thorough investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found he sexually harassed and retaliated against at least 11 women, including government employees.
    • According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Andrew Cuomo and his senior staff discriminated against female government employees in violation of Title VII by subjecting them to, and tolerating, a sexually hostile work environment created by Cuomo for eight years.
    • A 2024 House Select Committee held Andrew Cuomo publicly accountable for his involvement in issuing the disastrous March 25 Directive — which forced nursing homes to accept COVID-19 positive patients — and publicly exposed his efforts to cover-up the tragic aftermath of his Administration’s deadly decision.

    New York City’s ranked choice voting system for primaries lets voters select up to five candidates for Mayor on June 24. Ranking Andrew Cuomo anywhere on your ballot (even last!) means that there’s a chance your vote will count for him. To make sure Andrew Cuomo does not win the Democratic primary, remember: Don’t rank Andrew Cuomo on June 24.

    Resolution adopted April 25, 2025

  • April 29 General Meeting

    April General Meeting
    Tuesday, April 29, 6:30 pm
    Seward Coop Community Room
    266 East Broadway

    Join us for pizza and cake celebrating the successful end to our spring petitioning!

    We have a full agenda Tuesday with in-person and remote guests starting at 6:30 pm:

    • Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado
    • District Leader candidates Jessica Kramer & Joe Gordon
    • Representative from the campaign of Mark Levine for Comptroller
    • State Senator Brian Kavanagh
    • Councilmember Chris Marte
    • Borough President candidate Brad Hoylman-Sigal

    We will also be discussing local, political, and club issues:

    • Fate of the Tony Dapolito Rec Center
    • World Trade Center health program
    • Mayoral primary
    • Presentation of proposed amendments to GSD bylaws

  • March meeting recap

    Councilmember Christopher Marte joined us to explain his bill — NYC Council Int 1096: Protecting the vested health insurance coverage and contributions of retired employees of the city of New York. Members voted in favor of a resolution supporting Int 1096.

    Desiree Gazzo of NYC DDC gave a presentation on the progression of East River Park and answered members’ questions and concerns. Projected opening of the Corlears Hook Bridge and amenities is late Spring/Summer 2025. Sign up for updates here. View the slide presentation here.

    Ain’t I a Woman visited us back in the Fall with home health attendants to share their stories of working 24 hour days, despite only being paid for 13 hours. They returned to ask for our support in pressuring elected officials to pass the No More 24 bill, enforce labor law, and pay back wages that are owed to them. They are holding a protest on Wed, March 12th, 11am in front of Governor Hochul’s NYC office (919 Third Avenue).

    Write 500 Postcards to Wisconsin Voters by March 14! Thank you to those who picked up postcards for the special election for Wisconsin State Supreme Court! Here is the script.

    • Mailing deadline: March 14
    • Postage: Volunteers are responsible for purchasing postcard stamps, and dropping cards off at any local post office.
    • Postcards to Swing States is an initiative of the Progressive Turnout Project.