Your friends and neighbors are looking for people with shared values who are engaged politically during this wild time. Let’s get out on the street and let them know Grand Street Dems is here and ready to help them raise their voices.
Join us this weekend on Grand Street to get signatures to help our endorsed candidates get on the ballot for the June 24 primary, and bring some visibility to our club.
Scott Stringer petitioning with GSD on Grand Street this week.
Petitioning Kick-off
Sunday, February 23
12:30 – 2:30 pm
Saluggi’s — 399 Grand Street
Our endorsed candidates need your help to get on the ballot for June’s Democratic primary.
Every candidate needs a certain number of signatures from local Democrats to qualify for the June primary ballot.
We need your help to carry petitions to your neighbors to get those signatures!
Come to Saluggi’s Sunday afternoon to get petitions and instructions — we’ll tell you everything you need to know.
RSVP below so we’ll be ready for you.
Grand Street Democrats members voted to endorse candidates for city-wide and borough-wide offices this week:
These four endorsements round out GSD’s slate of candidates for the 2025 primary season, after previously endorsing Alvin Bragg for Manhattan District Attorney, Christopher Marte for City Council District One, and Jessica Kramer and Joseph Gordon for Democratic District Leaders.
With news surrounding Mayor Adams’ compromises with the Trump administration in order to escape federal indictments, it couldn’t be more clear that our local elections matter a great deal this year. GSD members will begin collecting signatures on February 25 to help their endorsed candidates get on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 24.
GSD’s endorsement ballot is open until Thursday at 7:00 pm — club members with voting privileges have received an email with a link and a unique code to unlock the ballot.
Still making up your mind? Here are some resources to help you decide.
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
Downtown Democratic Candidate Forum
MAYOR
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
6:30 – 10:00 pm
Manny Cantor Center, 197 East Broadway
As a reminder, here are the candidates who have announced so far:
It was great to see everyone on Thursday night at Donnybrook!
Thanks again to this year’s honorees:
And a big thank you to our sponsors:
GSD Winter Party 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Donnybrook
35 Clinton Street
Come in out of the cold, have a drink, and join us to celebrate:
Thank you to our sponsors:
RSVP at Paypal:
For the first time since GSD was founded in 2017, the club has endorsed two new candidates for Democratic District Leader for Assembly District 65 Part A:
Jessica Kramer is an entrepreneur and member of the Seward Park Cooperative Board.
Joe Gordon is a sales consultant, minority owner of Akademisk Boldklub, and a longtime resident of Hillman Coop.
We look forward to petitioning with them starting in February!
Grand Street Dems continued to prepare for 2025 NYC elections by hearing from candidates for Borough President and NYC Comptroller.
Brad Hoylman-Sigal, currently a State Senator from the west side of Manhattan, spoke to the club about his campaign for Manhattan Borough President.
The current Borough President, Mark Levine, joined us as part of his campaign for NYC Comptroller.
And Ismael Malave-Perez, Jr, also running for NYC Comptroller, introduced himself to us as a veteran of several governmental positions.
Get to know all the candidates running for office in 2025: