Dear Friends: Good morning, I hope you had a great weekend. For those of you who attended the Black/Latino/Asian Caucus Weekend, I hope it was productive. It was great to see all of you. This is my last outreach to you as we are finalizing enrollment for class this week - class begins on Saturday. It’s a wonderful and exciting time as you know in politics as we prepare for primaries and elections later this year. I am reaching out to you to see if you or anyone in your circle would be interested in taking advantage of the opportunity to engage in the invaluable training we offer. We have a few seats left and we appreciate you sharing this information with mentors/mentees/Community organizers and mover/shakers folks in your circles who would benefit by learning to hone their … [Read more...]
Inauguration Ceremony for Gale Brewer
All are welcome to attend Two o’clock until five o’clock in the afternoon Sunday, January 12, 2014 Hammerstein Ballroom 311 West 34th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) Manhattan Gale Brewer Sworn In as Manhattan Borough President MIDTOWN — Former City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, who for 12 years represented the Upper West Side and won consecutive terms in landslide elections, was sworn in Sunday as Manhattan's 27th borough president. Brewer's inauguration took place before hundreds at the Hammerstein Ballroom, and she used the occasion to announce the appointment of two deputy borough presidents, rather than the typical one. "I'm breaking tradition today," she said, after a warm introduction from Mayor Bill de Blasio. "As de Blasio said, I love to do that." Brewer introduced … [Read more...]