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VID Petition Season 23

VID Petition Season Feb. 28 to April 1, 2023 for June 27  66thAD City Council, Civil Court Justices, District Leader, County Committee Primaries We are petitioning for our endorsed candidates: City Council: Erik Bottcher & Carlina Rivera Civil Court:1st District- Lauren Esposito Civil Court: County-wide- Dana  Marie Catanzaro District Leaders Jen Hoppe and Arthur Schwartz County Committee Judicial Delegates & Alternates Petitioning Schedule- West Side Abingdon Sq. Intersection of Bethune & Hudson Streets 9:15 AM-12:00 Noon March 11, 18, 25 & […]

VID Spring 2023 Endorsements

On Thursday, February 9th members participated in the VID Spring 2023 endorsements conducting interviews with 13 candidates running in the June Primary: three running  for new City Council Districts; two running in the 66th AD as District Leaders; eight running for Civil Court Judgeships.  There were also endorsements for 13 Judicial Delegates and Alternates. You can see the full candidates list here. And, here are the results of the VID Spring 2023 endorsements: District Leaders, 66th AD – Jen Hoppe, […]

Campaigning for Maya Wiley

On a recent Saturday, (L to R) District Leader Jen Hoppe, VID co-president Mar Fitzgerald, and VID co-president Cameron Krause led campaigning for Maya Wiley for Mayor in Abingdon Square. VID Starts Campaigning for Maya Wiley  Running in a large field in the upcoming Democratic primary, Ms. Wiley is the choice of Village Independent Democrats (VID) for Mayor for her command of the issues and clear understanding of what New Yorkers need. As a result, VID is campaigning for Maya […]

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November 12 General Meeting

November 12 General Meeting Recaps Nov 2020 Elections and Checks-In with NYS Legislature Full Meeting Minutes President David Siffert opened the November 12 General Meeting urging members to shift focus to the Georgia runoffs for the Out-of-District Campaign Committee work, and noted that we are about to launch into the another local election and endorsement season.  He laid out the schedule for these events.  See Endorsements 2021 Page.  He thanked and congratulated everyone on their hard work for the November […]