To hear an audio recording of the May club meeting, click here.

President's Report

By Lorraine Zamora

May 30:

Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.

It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy.

June 1:

There’s not much I can say about the trial that hasn’t been said…except this:



On behalf of Three Parks Democrats, I took the liberty of congratulating District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his prosecuting team. They did a masterful job of presenting evidence of a criminal conspiracy to influence the 2016 presidential election. Three Parks couldn’t be prouder: we endorsed and supported Alvin when he ran for DA, and we stand by him today, as supportive as ever. ...

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A block of W. 103rd St. Will Be

Co-named to Honor Cynthia Doty

At the Three Parks Benefit held on May 19, City Council Member Shaun Abreu announced that the block of W. 103rd Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive will be co-named for our late District Leader Cynthia Doty. Cynthia made her home on that block. A bill to make the co-naming official is expected to pass the Council by the end of June.

Get Out the Vote Campaign Activities

As the June 25 Primary Election approaches, it's time to get out the vote for our endorsed candidates in the 69th Assembly District -- NYS Assembly candidate Micah Lasher and our 16 Judicial Delegate candidates listed in the second Group on the ballot. In a hyper-local race like this one, outreach to every voter really makes a difference! Three Parks is planning the following:

• Friday, June 14, 5:00--6:30 PM: leafletting at the Broadway and W. 96th St. and W. 103rd St. subway stations
• Saturday, June 15, 1:00--3:00 PM: Day of Action in coordination with the Lasher campaign, featuring sidewalk campaign tables on Broadway. Watch your email for specific locations.
• Sunday, June 16, 3:00--5:00 PM: Sidewalk campaign table at the West Side High School Early Voting site, Amsterdam Ave. and W. 101st St.
• Monday and Wednesday, June 17 and 19, 8:00--9:30 AM and Tuesday and Thursday, June 18 and 20, 5:00--6:30 PM: leafletting at the Broadway and W. 96th St. and W. 103rd St. subway stations
• Additional activities leading up to Primary Election Day, June 25. Watch your email for details.

Join us to help reach out to our neighbors and friends. Let's get our endorsed candidates across the finish line!

What You Need to Know:

June 25 Primary Election

Calendar

• Voter registration deadline: The Board of Elections must receive registration applications by June 15. If you have a valid ID from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, you can register to vote online. Click here to apply.

• Change of address deadline: The Board of Elections must receive address changes by June 10 in order to be processed for the Primary. You can use the voter registration form to change your address.

• Absentee ballot deadline: The Board of Elections must receive absentee ballot applications by June 15. To request an absentee ballot application online, click here.

• Early voting: Saturday, June 15 to Sunday, June 23

Candidates Endorsed by Three Parks Democrats

(for voters in the 69th AD)

For NYS Assembly: Micah Lasher

For Judicial Delegates: The 16 candidates in the second Group listed on the ballot. Vote only for those 16 candidates in the second Group.

Nominations uncontested, endorsed candidates NOT on the ballot: US Congress Members Adriano Espaillat and Jerry Nadler; NYS Senators Cordell Cleare and Brad Hoylman-Sigal; Democratic State Committee Members Lynn Thomas and Douglas Kellner; District Leader (F) Theresa Canter; Civil Court Judges, Alternate Judicial Delegates.

Suzanne Samelson (1950-2024)

Suzanne Samelson, a multi-decade member of Three Parks Independent Democrats and a longtime previous resident of W. 100^th Street, died on May 28 at home in Thermopolis, Wyoming, where she and her husband Howard moved in 2014.

Although Suzanne and Howard left the Upper West Side for points farther afield, they never forgot their Democratic roots. Suzanne was a state committee member for the Hot Springs County Democratic Party. She was remembered by the state party as a “treasured member.” Howard twice ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for a seat in the Wyoming legislature under the slogan “Howie for the House.”

In New York, in addition to TPID, Suzanne belonged to the Alumni Board of Barnard College and was a volunteer with the Riverside Park Conservancy; the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York; and the Alumni Association of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires and Nyack, New York.

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Volunteer for Josh Riley in NY-19 and Help Take Back the House

By Miriam Rabban

Democrat Josh Riley is running for Congress in a critical swing district, NY-19, which covers parts of the Hudson Valley including Columbia County, located south of Albany. Republican Marc Molinaro won the Congressional seat in 2022 by only 1.6% of the total vote, 4,495 votes. NY-19 is purple but winnable if we put in the work.

Read on to learn about Josh and how you can help win back this district for Democrats through postcarding, phonebanking, canvassing and donating to the Josh Riley for Congress campaign. His website is joshrileyforcongress.com.

Josh has a compelling personal story. When he was growing up in Endicott, NY, he saw family, friends and neighbors lose their jobs as local factories closed down. He is a strong advocate for good jobs and unions.  He also has excellent positions on protecting the environment, reproductive rights, and our democracy. He will safeguard Social Security and Medicare. ...

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What NYS Dems Are Doing to Flip

the House in 2024

By Wendy Diller

It’s no secret that New York State is at the center of the fight to determine control of the US House of Representatives in 2024.

Seven NY Congressional seats are purple—i.e. flippable this fall--of which five are currently held by Republicans, while two are represented by Democrats, according to Lizzy Weiss, coordinated director of the New York State Democratic coordinated campaign, the state Democratic Party organization. Weiss, who spoke to Three Parks in December, recently provided an update on organizing efforts as campaigns enter the crucial post-primary summer-fall seasons. 

The state Democratic Party has a paid organizational staff aimed at helping its candidates up and down the ballot and is in the process of opening offices and hiring staff, Weiss says. The current Republican districts in play are: NY-1 and NY-4 (both on Long Island); NY-17 and NY-19 (both in the Hudson Valley), and NY-22 (Syracuse area). Vulnerable Democrats represent NY-3 on Long Island (Tom Suozzi, who won the high-profile special election in February) and NY-18 in the Hudson Valley (Pat Ryan, who won by a less than 2% margin in 2022). Also on the agenda is maintaining the Democratic super majority in the state legislature and re-electing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and President Joe Biden.

Efforts will gear up post the June 25 primary, although only two of the Congressional seats have Democratic primaries (NY-1 and NY-22). As of early June, the state organization has opened 12 offices across the state, with plans to expand further. ...

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Coming Next Month!

Club Members and Friends Turn Out for

Three Parks' 49th Annual Benefit

On Sunday, May 19, close to one hundred Three Parks members and friends attended the Club's 49th Annual Benefit at the Ellington restaurant on Broadway. The crowd, which filled the restaurant's large dining area, also included numerous City and State elected officials. We are deeply grateful to everyone who who attended and contributed and made the event a success!

Below are some photos of the event. For more photos, click here.

Part of the crowd of Three Parks members and friends

who filled the Ellington Restaurant

Thank You to Everyone Who Contributed to

Our Annual Benefit

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