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This week and next, before the September 15 primaries, GVSHP and the Historic District Council’s League of Preservation Voters will be co-sponsoring a series of free and open forums for the candidates for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd City Council Council District seats. Please join us! Your presence lets the candidates know that preservation and development issues are important to the residents of the neighborhoods they are seeking to represent. At the forums, candidates will be asked questions by the sponsoring organizations and from among questions submitted by audience members. Candidates will be given an opportunity to make statements regarding their positions and priorities on preservation and development in the districts they are seeking to represent. Further information is below.

Candidate’s Forum, 2nd Council District (East Village, Union Square, Gramercy/Stuyvesant, and parts of Central Village, Lower East Side, Flatiron, Rose Hill, and Murray Hill) Click for district map Thursday, September 3rd at 6 P.M. Parish Hall, St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery 131 East 10th Street, btw. 2nd and 3rd Avenues Incumbent Councilmember Rosie Mendez and challenger Juan Pagan have both confirmed their participation. A limited number of tickets will be distributed starting at 5 P.M. at the venue on a first come, first served basis. Limit one ticket per person. Additional stand by tickets will be distributed according to availability.

Candidate’s Forum, 1st Council District (NoHo, Washington Square, SoHo, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy, Financial District, Tribeca, Civic Center, and parts of Central/South Village) Click for district map Friday, September 4th at 6:00 P.M. Judson Memorial Church meeting room, downstairs 239 Thompson Street, btw. Washington Sq. So. and West 3rd Street Challengers Margaret Chin, Arthur Gregory, and P.J. Kim are confirmed to attend. Incumbent Councilmember Alan Gerson and challenger Pete Gleason have not yet confirmed participation. A limited number of tickets will be distributed starting at 5 P.M. at the venue on a first come, first served basis. Limit one ticket per person. Additional stand by tickets will be distributed according to availability.


Candidate’s Forum, 3rd Council District (West and Central Village, Hudson Square, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and parts of SoHo, Flatiron, and Murray Hill) Click for district map Tuesday, September 8th at 6:30 P.M. Hudson Guild Elliot Center, 2nd floor 441 West 26th Street, btw. 9th and 10th Avenues Challengers Yetta Kurland and Maria Passannante-Derr have both confirmed their participation. Incumbent Councilmember Christine Quinn has declined to participate. A limited number of tickets will be distributed starting at 5:30 P.M. at the venue on a first come, first served basis. Limit one ticket per person. Additional stand by tickets will be distributed according to availability.