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, […]
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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 […]
December 10 General Meeting
The December 10 General Meeting Endorsed City Council Candidates and Elected VID’s 2021 Co-Presidents and Three Vice Presidents Full Meeting Minutes Here At the December 10 General Meeting David Siffert opened with his President’s Report addressing a rumor of a special meeting in Albany to discuss sources of new revenue. He urged everyone to get in touch with their local politicians to advocate for taxing the wealthy. He noted that the government was withholding money from localities and services during […]
VID Member Tom Connor Dead at 88
VID Has Lost Another Treasure – Tom Connor Tom Connor, longtime member of VID and of The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club passed-away on Thursday, August 6th. A 20-year member of Greenwich House, Center on the Square, and its Advisory Council President for 15 years, Tom also served as a Board Member on Community Board 2 Manhattan and on numerous Committees. He was known for his focus on the disabled and senior communities, and in most cases an expert on […]