Fortunately for us, the real estate industry’s closure of St Vincent's Hospital and the subsequent positive outcome reflects the good character and DD construction of a luxury high-rise on the site. integrity we have long witnessed John display as DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT DEM O CRATS candidate is being challenged by a remarkable woman: a bright, energetic and principled leader comptroller. Jenifer Rajkumar Jim Stratton Her three uptown opponents, city councilmembers It is for these reasons that we proudly endorse Jeanne Wilcke Alan Schulkin who is not beholden to the landlords, developers or John Scott President Gale Brewer, Jessica Lappin and Robert Jackson, Vice Presidents their investment bankers: Jenifer Rajkumar . John Liu for Mayor. Paul Newell Sean Sweeney all voted for the NYU and St. Vincent’s deals. Jean Grillo Treasurer Adam Malitz Ivy League educated and a Stanford Law graduate, Comptroller: District Leaders Secretary Manhattan needs a proven leader with a solid track Jenifer is a civil rights lawyer who worked at the Should a job as important as the comptroller, the National Woman’s Law Center in Washington, record, dedicated to us. That is the reason we Council District 1: endorse Julie Menin for Borough President. city’s chief financial officer, be used to redeem a Margaret Chin was elected in 2009 as the afford - DC. Rajkumar has excelled disgraced politician’s career? We think not. in her position as local Dem - able housing candidate. However, once in office, Mayor: Besides, Eliot Spitzer described himself as a Chin flipped and has gone over to the dark side as ocratic district leader and has “steamroller” – and that is the last thing a In the crowded field of mayoral candidates, two the real estate industry’s darling politician. received endorsements from comptroller should be. a wide swath of our commu - stand out: comptroller John Liu and public Margaret Chin: nity: ranging from China - advocate Bill de Blasio. On the other hand, Scott Stringer has excelled • sold out the historic South Street Seaport to town leaders to the Sierra as Manhattan borough president. He took a Bill de Blasio is a leader in fighting the growing the Howard Hughes Corporation Club; from advocates for the Jenifer Rajkumar hands-on approach at reforming the community inequality in our city: from abused children to • sold out Greenwich Village to NYU disabled to trade unions; from community activists boards, not to mention formulating dozens of unscrupulous landlords; from battling the • reneged by 50% on promised affordable to political reformers. Jenifer was chosen by City policy ideas that benefit our borough and our city. corrosive influence of corporate money in politics to housing at the SPURA site on Delancey Street & State as a “Rising Star: 40 Under 40”. Jenifer is Unhesitatingly, we endorse Scott Stringer for championing paid sick leave and living wage laws. • pushed a Chinatown & SoHo B.I.D. against the real deal: committed to our benefit, not the real Comptroller . the wishes of the residents and small businesses estate lobby. However, John Liu is the progressive’s progres - • singlehandedly forced a bill through the We endorse Jenifer Rajkumar for City Council. sive – and a superb comptroller to boot. Public Advocate: Council to demolish a landmarked 1817 Four candidates are running for public advocate, Federal townhouse at 135 Bowery, owned by Borough President: Blending integrity with action, John has fought for including local state senator, Daniel Squadron. overseas bank buddies who later contributed We’ve never had a borough president from down - a shared prosperity, while exposing corruption and Daniel has served us well and would make a fine $5,900 to Chin’s re-election campaign town: someone who lives, works and raises a malfeasance in city government. He strongly feels public advocate. We endorse Daniel Squadron . • endorsed by Real Estate Board governor and family here; someone who knows our problems that helping the working poor out of poverty will Independence Plaza landlord, Larry Gluck and how to solve them. Someone like Julie Menin . only strengthen the middle class, and places Council District 2: community priorities first. In the East Village’s 2 nd Council District, Not to worry. Chin’s real estate friends have Serving as chair of the local community board for rewarded her well for her services. incumbent Rosie Mendez is facing two chal - seven years, Menin steered our community Liu excelled as a comptroller, exposing scams like lengers with community roots, Richard Del Rio through the aftermath of 9/11, and is intimately CityTime, saving us hundreds of millions of The Real Estate Board – the trade association for and Juan Pagan. However, Mendez’s accom - involved in downtown’s rejuvenation and growth. the city’s biggest developers – has created a $10 dollars. He also saved the city $1 billion dollars by plishments in her eight years as councilmember refinancing outstanding municipal bonds. million lobbying fund, a PAC cynically called ‘Jobs As a watchdog on the Lower Manhattan Develop - are so broad and so impressive that there is no For NY’, to funnel cash into Chin’s beleaguered ment Corporation, Julie exposed waste of taxpay - Yes, it’s unfortunate that his campaign has been question that we endorse Rosie Mendez . campaign. The PAC’s special interest money is ers’ funds and won a $200 million victory against clouded by the misdeeds of two overzealous aides. Council District 3: pouring in, flooding your mailboxes, telephone Con Edison when it tried to raise our rates and However, while the controversy has hampered the lines and apartment buildings with ads for Chin. pocket public funds. Julie got more schools for campaign, ironically it has guaranteed us a On the West Side, the contest to replace Christine downtown and fought for more affordable housing. candidate above reproach. Quinn is between civil rights attorney Yetta These savvy real estate developers don’t invest in Kurland and Community Board 4 chair Corey a politician without wanting payback in return. Menin is the only candidate in the race who stood You see, despite a thorough, three-year-long Johnson. Corey has an impressive record and What these investors expect for their money is for up against the NYU expansion and tried to get it investigation with hundreds of hours of wiretaps, garnered wide support. For the 3 rd Council Chin to continue to hand over our community to moved to the WTC site, and who also opposed the Liu has emerged as clean as a whistle. This District we endorse Corey Johnson . real estate developers. N 1 D 2 e o 5 w District Leader: Judicial Delegates: w T V th G u n In certain parts of our district – Battery Park City, In the 66 Assembly District (Deborah Glick) on e O Y t s r o DD o , e S w r the Financial District and parts of the Lower East the West Side, there is a contest for Judicial DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT DEM O CRATS T e e k p n n , t E e Jenifer Rajkumar Jim Stratton Side and SoHo – there is a contest for Democratic Delegates this year. N 1 I 0 S Jeanne Wilcke n John Scott Y Alan Schulkin t d district leader. President r e e Judicial Delegates are local residents elected to Vice Presidents 1 Paul Newell p e Sean Sweeney 0 t e 0 District leaders are volunteer Democratic party n select the best State Supreme Court judges at the Jean Grillo Adam Malitz 1 Treasurer # d 2 5 officials, comparable to the old precinct captains, judicial convention, held uptown in September. It District Leaders Secretary e n who advocate and intercede for us with govern - t is important we have enlightened, community- D mental agencies, as well as ensuring that the based delegates, who will choose fair and e Mayor: John Liu m voting is goes smoothly on election day and that independent justices for us. o c Democrat candidates are elected. r Public Advocate: Daniel Squadron a t There is usually no contest for this unpaid, arcane s Current district leader Jenifer Rajkumar , besides position. However, this year an opportunistic running for the city council, is also running for group are running a slate of basically unknown Comptroller: Scott Stringer re-election as district leader – a post in which she individuals, many of whom do not even live in the has excelled – receiving broad praise and accolades district. Some live as far away as upper Manhattan Borough President: Julie Menin in reinvigorating that position. and their agenda is unknown to us. That is Jenifer is challenged by Robin Forst, deputy troublesome. Council District 1: Jenifer Rajkumar director of the Lower Manhattan Construction On the other hand, our “Downtown Slate” is com - Command Center. Working for this quasi-govern - prised of residents, selected cooperatively from a Council District 2: Rosie Mendez mental agency and receiving taxpayer money, Forst wide array of neighborhood organizations, activists is using poor judgment running for a partisan who have served our community and who share Council District 3: Corey Johnson office. Government employees should not engage our values. in politics. It is a conflict of interest. How can Forst 65 th AD District Leader: Jenifer Rajkumar impartially criticize bureaucracies when she herself Vote for ALL Eleven Delegates is a bureaucrat ? & ALL Eleven Alternates 66 th AD Judicial Delegates: Vote All We need a principled, independent, hard-working Delegates Alternate Delegates district leader: not afraid to take on city agencies Nadine Hoffman Peter Gleason Delegates Alternate Delegates and willing to be a strong advocate for our Elliot Silber Maia Gottesfeld Nadine Hoffman Peter Gleason Elliot Silber Maia Gottesfeld communities. Maria Derr Lois Rakoff Maria Derr Lois Rakoff Martha Speranza Harold Donohue We need and endorse Jenifer Rajkumar for Martha Speranza Harold Donohue District Leader.