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Chris Marte Carlina Rivera nd Order in the Court! 2 Council District Paul Newell Jeanne Wilcke N 1 D 2 nd President e o In the 2 Council District, which extends from the Downtown Independent Democrats was an early leader in Vittoria Fariello 5 w w Harold Donohue G the fight to elect competent and honest judges who are District Leaders n Lower East Side through the East Village and up to Kip’s DOWNTOWN Y t th Lora Tenenbaum r o 65 Assembly District o found “qualified” by an independent screening panel. INDEPENDENT Vice Presidents T V e w r Bay, six candidates are vying for the seat currently held ues, Sept 12 e k O n Terri Cude n We don’t want judges hand-picked by political bosses. DEMO CRATS , Jamie Kazi e by Rosie Mendez, whose term is expiring. N Dennis Gault T I Secretary S n It works this way: State Supreme Court justices are elected by Y t Ben Yee & Lee Berman d The clear choice is Carlina Rivera, former legislative District Leaders Sean Sweeney E r e e judicial delegates at an judicial convention in late th NYS Democratic Committee 1 66 Assembly District Treasurer p e 0 t director for Councilmember Mendez. Rivera’s list e 0 September. These judicial delegates get elected by you, the n 1 # of endorsements from community leaders, political th d 2 voter, two weeks earlier in the September 12 Primary. 5 e activists, labor unions and advocacy groups is so n This year there are two competing slates of judicial Tuesday September 12 t extensive we do not have the space to list them all. delegates running in the West Side’s 66th Assembly D e Carlina has fought to preserve and increase permanently District (Assemblymember Glick). m o c affordable housing, created and organized programs for One slate is composed of yes-men handpicked by an r Chris Marte a opportunistic political operative from outside our district. t seniors and the homeless, and has advocated for for s after-school programs and small business survival. When, where and how these people were selected has 1st Council District We endorse Carlina Rivera for the 2nd Council District. never been publicly disclosed. rd Our diverse slate of six independent community activists, 3 Council District rd on the other hand, is drawn from throughout lower The 3 Council District covers the West Side from Canal Manhattan, spanning the Lower East Side, TriBeCa, SoHo, Street to Central Park. The incumbent Corey Johnson is NoHo, and Greenwich Village. Carlina Rivera running unopposed and his name will not be on the for First we hold an endorsement meeting for the candidates nd ballot. As a testimony to his skills and influence, we running for judge that is open to the public and press, in which 2 Council District endorse Corey Johnson for a second term. we interview the candidates and examine their background, Mayor legal experience, education, and judicial temperament. West Side 1st Judicial District - 66th A.D. We had high hopes for Bill de Blasio. However, the After hearing and evaluating each candidate, our rank-and- Vote for ALL 6 various scandals surrounding his administration, the file members vote on who should be our choice for the best shadow government of lobbyists, his strong support of judge. Our judicial delegates are then obligated to cast their Judicial Delegates real estate interests, his lack of transparency and his vote at the judicial convention in accordance with the JEANNE KAZEL WILCKE problems with the press could not let us in good faith decision of the rank-and-file. This is how democracy JENNIFER HOPPE should work, from the grassroots up. endorse him to our fellow Democrats. So we voted MAUREEN REMACLE No Endorsement in the mayoral race. To ensure an independent and competent judiciary, please vote for our Independent Slate of six Judicial Delegates. LORA TENENBAUM There was some support for former City Councilmember Be sure to vote for ALL the Delegates & Alternates. NADINE K. HOFFMANN Sal Albanese, a real reformer and progressive, who is What is the DID? NORMA running a grassroots campaign against a well-financed RAMIREZ The Downtown Independent Democrats reform club opponent. We’ll leave the decision up to you. formed during the McGovern campaign in 1972 and won Vote for ALL 5 Public Advocate district leadership for the first time in 1976, defeating the Alternate Judicial Delegates Incumbent Letitia James has done a commendable job entrenched Tammany machine that controlled the politics THOMAS A. BROWN here at the time. as public advocate. Her opponent, Columbia professor DAVID J. KARLIN David Eisenbach, has some good ideas. However, because Today we serve TriBeCa, Independence Plaza, Battery KATHERINE SLAWINSKI Park City, the Financial District, the South Street Seaport, P she has proved herself an effective public advocate, N P U DEBORAH FINSTON e R e . SoHo, NoHo, West SoHo, and parts of Greenwich Village, r S we endorse Tish James for Public Advocate. w m S P HAROLD DONOHUE . R the East Village and the Lower East Side, as well as i Y t P A T Borough President o N YOU CAN BRING THIS FLYER WITH YOU INTO THE POLL SITE o I . Governors and Liberty Islands. r * * s o D k S Incumbent Gale Brewer is running unopposed, thus not t . , a Endorsements of candidates are made at open public If you have any questions or problems voting, call us at T 7 N g D on the ballot. Nevertheless, her proactive community 5 e meetings, often after lively debate and discussion of the 646-309-9435 or contact the Board of Elections at Y . 7 efforts and tireless energy were reasons why we issues with the candidates themselves. 212-VOTE-NYC or www.vote.nyc.ny.us. endorse Gale Brewer for borough president. To join or for more information, visit: didnyc.org PAID FOR BY DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE COMMITTEE. MORE INFORMATION AT NYC.GOV/FOLLOWTHEMONEY On Our Side: Christopher Marte Paul Newell Jeanne Wilcke Real Estate $$$ Buys Chin’s Election Chin is seeking to destroy the Elizabeth Street Garden Vittoria Fariello President In 2013, the Real Estate Board of New York – that the community created in Little Italy and to replace it District Leaders DOWNTOWN Harold Donohue with yet more residential construction. Not surprisingly, 65th Assembly District Lora Tenenbaum REBNY – a lobbying group composed of the city’s INDEPENDENT Vice Presidents biggest and wealthiest landlords and developers who one of the development companies bidding on the Terri Cude DEMO CRATS Jamie Kazi construction project was co-founded by Chin. Dennis Gault Secretary want to keep their ally in the Council – invested over District Leaders Ben Yee & Lee Berman Sean Sweeney $300,000 in Chin’s election to a second term. Chin gave the green light to NYU’s colossal real estate 66th Assembly District NYS Democratic Committee Treasurer She narrowly won that race with a mere 8% margin, the expansion, equivalent to the floor space of the Empire poorest showing by any incumbent that year in the entire State Building. So far this has led to a 26-story building going up over low-rise Greenwich Village and SoHo, 8 YEARS IS ENOUGH city. Not to worry. Chin has repaid her real estate with more buildings in the pipeline. NYU’s construction benefactors well for their investment in her. Most incumbents this year are running unopposed. On the It’s bad enough we have a president who lies to us. has devoured precious parkland, a kid’s playground, Chin failed to implement or even support the down- other hand, Chin is facing three opponents – an indication It’s especially distressing to have our local council member and a community dog run – all thanks to Margaret zoning for the Lower East Side and Chinatown of the widespread displeasure at her lack of leadership and behaving in the same manner. Chin’s complicity. recommended by the Chinatown Working Group, a her support of real estate developers. This is the case with Margaret Chin. As part of its expansion, NYU agreed to build a public coalition of over 55 community organizations and Aaron Foldenauer is a corporate lawyer with no Chin was elected in 2009 on the wave of a voter backlash Community Boards 1, 2 and 3. That failure has resulted school for our children. Inexplicably, without consulting anyone, Chin approached NYU and told it to scrap its community experience. Dashia Imperiale is a tenant against Mayor Bloomberg’s repeal of the eight-year term in increased gentrification and displacement of people activist who is running because “Chin lied to us tenants limit for elected city officials. of color living in those two communities, offer of a public school. Nor could Chin secure a school for us during the Essex Crossing rezoning, too many times.” However, she lacks broad appeal. She defeated the incumbent who had voted to extend Chin’s lack of leadership has also resulted in the despite the introduction of over 1,000 housing units there. Our choice, Christopher Marte, was born and raised on terms limits from eight years to twelve. Prior to that, the construction of five massive residential towers in the In Battery Park City, despite repeated requests from the Lower East Side, the son of Dominican immigrants. voters had twice voted to limit council terms to two four- Two Bridges neighborhood, the area between the He attended local public schools and has always been an year terms, eight years total. Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. These include: the 80 residents, Chin has been unable to get a resident appointed to the BPC Authority which governs the active voice in our community, volunteering at the In 2010 New Yorkers voted overwhelmingly to repeal story Extell tower looming over the East River; JDS development.
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