East Side Democratic Club

08/26/2015

08/03/2015

The East Side Democratic Club' second annual Judicial Forum will take place on Wednesday, September 16th. Once again this year, the Gramercy Stuyvesant Independent Democrats is co-sponsoring the event.

At the forum, you will hear from candidates running for the New York State Supreme Court in New York County and have the opportunity to ask them questions.

We expect it to have a lively and informative discussion so SAVE THE DATE. Here are the details:

When: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015, at 7 p.m.
Where: Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues

I hope to see you there.

06/04/2015

As petitioning gets under way The East Side Democratic Club is excited to announce some major endorsements:

Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright has endorsed, Barbara Rudder, our candidate for Female District Leader in Part A.

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney & Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright have both endorsed, Pauline Dana-Bashian, our candidate for Female District Leader in Part B.

The East Side Democratic Club has two strong smart women who have dedicated themselves to improving life on the Upper East Side, Yorkville & Roosevelt Island running for District Leader and these endorsements prove it.

If you want to join us in petitioning for Barbara, Pauline, and all of ESDC's endorsed candidates send an email to [email protected].

05/08/2015

Thank you to everyone who attended last night's East Side Democratic Club meeting. It was standing room only for our speakers; Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Pledge 2 Protect president Kelly Nimmo-Guenther, the offices of Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright and Public Advocate Tisch James, along with New York State Democratic Committee Vice-chair Trudy L. Mason.

04/13/2015

Save the Date
May 7th East Side Democratic Club Meeting

Invited Speakers:
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer
New York State Senator José M. Serrano
New York City Council Member Ben Kallos

When: Thursday, May 7th, 2015, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Church of the Holy Trinity Choir Room,
341 East 87th Street, between1st and 2nd Avenues

We hope you will join us to take advantage of this opportunity to find out what is happening here in the city, in Albany, and in Washington.

03/24/2015

Thank you to everyone who attended the East Side Democratic Club's Luncheon honoring our new Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. It was a tremendous success!

03/19/2015

The East Side Democratic Club Annual Fundraiser is just four days. It's not to late to get your ticket!

03/03/2015

01/26/2015

Last Wednesday, the East Side Democratic Club held a public forum on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, a well attended and lively debate about how to best protect our community that was written about in an editorial in today's New York Times.

The major topics of discussion was the garbage truck traffic and dangers to pedestrians that will be created in Yorkville by the controversial East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station. While we all oppose this ill-conceived plan, it is still wrongly moving forward. So it was good to learn that Asphalt Green has hired traffic engineer Sam Schwartz to design alternative routes to lesson the burden on our neighborhood.

As the progressive voice of the Upper East Side, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island, the East Side Democratic Club is proud that our forum had such an impact on how to best move the community forward. We once again want to thank our great panel of speakers, included Judge Arlene Bluth, Paul Steeley White of Transportation Alternatives, and Gridlock Sam Schwartz, along with everyone who attended for making the evening such a success.

We hope to see you all at future ESDC events!

Betsy Feist, President
East Side Democratic Club

New York City should seriously consider a compromise proposal for its unpopular East River waste transfer station.

01/22/2015

We had a wonderful panel and great turnout at the East Side Democratic Club Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Forum. Thank you to our President, Betsy Feist for putting together a terrific event.

11/05/2014

Congratulations to Rebecca Seawright on her resounding victory with 67% of the vote! We're proud to have supported her from the beginning and look forward to having her as part of our fabulous East Side team.