Come to our Community Room at 7:30 PM on
Thursday, May 29, 2025 to meet the candidates for
Manhattan Borough President:
- State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and
- City Council Member Keith Powers.
and for some delicious snacks, coffee, tea, and conversation.
Did you know that the Manhattan Borough Presidents appoint our community boards?
Borough presidents influence the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) by appointing community boards and voting on the applications. The staff of boroughwide economic development corporations are often closely aligned with the borough president, and work closely with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the primary coordinating agency of city-sponsored economic development. [From Wikipedia.]
Since the "City of Yes" and "City for All" bills were passed, we'll be seeing more development - presumably with less space between buildings, taller buildings, and (with enough public pressure) more affordable housing for our friends, families, and others.
The two main candidates for Manhattan Borough President are our own State Senator, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and the City Council representative for midtown on the east side, Keith Powers. They'll be in our building a week from Thursday at 7:30 PM so you can meet them. (We'll have refreshments too!)
