VID endorsed John Liu, Daniel Squadron, Julie Menin… On Thursday, May 9th Village Independent Democrats endorsed mayoral candidate John Liu with a run-off vote over Christine Quinn. Daniel Squadron won easily as their preferred Public Advocate candidate and Julie Menin received the endorsement over Jessica Lappin. In uncontested elections for judgeships in the second judicial district the club also endorsed Marcy Friedman, Adam Silvera and Kathryn Freed. Ann E. O’Shea received the endorsement for reelection to a County Wide Civil Court judicial position. UPDATE: Due to the fact that the NY County Judicial Screening Panel only reported out the candidates for […]
Past Event Recaps
VID Celebrated Earth Day
VID Celebrated Earth Day on April 20th at the Bleecker St. Playground with particular focus on the issue of hydro-fracking. District Leader Jonathan Geballe was front and center talking with local families and residents who share concern for New York State and New York City regarding this ever-pending development. See the pictures. Late last year Jonathan, on a pro bono basis, joined several attorneys in a lawsuit opposing the Spectra Pipeline. VID as a club, and Nat Johnson and Anne Heaney, as individuals, are petitioners in a lawsuit regarding the Spectra pipeline that will cross the Hudson into the West Village. An […]
VID Endorsements for District Leader, Judicial Delegates and Alternates
Here are the results of VID Endorsements for District Leader, Judicial Delegates and Alternates from our our March 14 endorsement meeting
Jonathan Geballe Won Appointment as Male District Leader
Our immediate past VID president, Jonathan Geballe, won appointment as Male District Leader with a resounding vote on January 31 at the 66th Assembly District Part A County Committee special election replacing Brad Hoylman. Brad had stepped down after his election to the NY State Senate. The official vote count of the County Committee was 55 votes for Jonathan, with 4 for Arthur Schwartz and 2 for Deley Gazinelli. Jonathan will now serve Part A of the 66th AD with co-District Leader Keen Berger. Jonathan was endorsed by Assemblymember Deborah Glick, State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, City Councilmember Christine […]