November Club Meeting

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

The Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Ave. at

W. 103rd St., Ballroom

 *** 7:30 pm ***

Defending Our Democracy

President's Report

By Daniele Gerard

There is no democracy without honor.

So now our government is executing people in fishing boats with no declaration of war and no due process. Demolishing parts of the people‘s house. Hoping 40 million people starve. Drilling in the Arctic. Denying the franchise by any means. It’s hard to imagine the litany of horrors over the past 11 months, but they are our current reality.

Luckily, here in NYC, we are looking forward to a humane outcome in the mayoral race. Three Parks has been out tabling repeatedly for Zohran Mamdani, Alvin Bragg, Jumaane Williams, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Mark Levine, and Shaun Abreu. We urge you to vote for them and for Gale Brewer, who is on the ballot in Council District 6, and for our endorsed judicial candidates, Judy Kim, Suzanne Adams, James Clynes, and Deborah Kaplan. With just a little bit of luck and voter participation, we will win.

We also have our potluck holiday party to look forward to, the first time we are hosting it at the Youth Hostel since before Covid! We look forward to seeing all of you and sampling the terrific dishes you bring on Sunday, December 7 from 5 to 8 PM.

There is some hope in this cesspool of fascism.

Onward!

Three Parks Holiday Party

Sunday, December 7

5:00 to 8:00 PM

The Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Ave. at

W. 103rd St., Ballroom

Admission is FREE

Plan to come and enjoy the fun, festivities and food with other club members and their families.

Please bring a main dish for four to six people—meat, fish, vegetable, potato/ pasta/rice, or

dessert—for the buffet.

Three Parks also will collect checks made out to

West Side Campaign Against Hunger.

To RSVP, click here

Thank You to All Volunteers!

After Weeks of Campaigning, Election Day

Is Finally Here.

The 2025 General election is here at last, and Three Parks members have been campaigning tirelessly to get all of our Democratic candidates over the finish line.

Many thanks to all the volunteers who handed out flyers at our sidewalk tables, registered new voters, talked to friends and neighbors, and even knocked on doors in nearby districts! Below are some scenes from the campaign.

(above) Campaigning on Broadway to help re-elect

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg (center).

(above) At the West Side High School early voting site, Three Parks members are joined by Manhattan Borough President and NYC Comptroller candidate Mark Levine (left), Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg (center), and NYS Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado (second from right).

(above) Our sidewalk table at W. 103rd St. was a hit at the Broadway street fair on Sunday, Sept. 26.

Preview: Offices Up for

Election in 2026

One election cycle ends, and another begins! The 2026 election cycle is going to be an especially busy one for Three Parks. Here is a list of the Congressional, state, and Democratic Party offices that are up for election next year:

US Congress

Congress Member, District NY12 (open seat)

Congress Member, District NY13

New York State

NY State Governor   

NY State Lt. Governor  

NY State Comptroller

 NY State Attorney General   

NY State Senator, SD 30

NY State Senator, SD 47

  NY State Assembly Member, AD 69 (open seat) 

NY State Democratic Committee

Assembly District 69

State Committee Member (female)

State Committee Member (male) (open seat)   

Judicial

One county-wide Civil Court seat

Judicial Delegates/Alternates, 69th AD

At our meetings in January and February, candidates for these offices will address the club. Afterwards, eligible club members will have the opportunity to participate in endorsement votes. 

(above) March goers assemble at the W. 96th St. subway station for the trip downtown.

Tenants’ Rights Activist Michael McKee

Three Parks mourns the death of Michael McKee, who spent 50 years advocating tirelessly to strengthen rent-protection regulations in New York State.

Mike's activist career started in the early 1970s, when he and fellow tenants in a West 17^th Street apartment building mounted a successful rent strike. The strike eventually culminated in the first known collective bargaining agreement between tenants and a landlord.  

Mike subsequently became a full-time tenants’ rights activist. He joined the Metropolitan Council on Housing, founded the New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition and the School for Organizers, directed the People’s Housing Network, and served as treasurer of the Tenants Political Action Committee.  

Through his work, Mike helped win many important victories for tenants’ rights: extending NYC rent regulation to other parts of NYS, protecting seniors and the disabled from onerous rent hikes, limiting landlords from charging market-rate rents when apartments become vacant, requiring property owners to maintain their buildings in good condition, minimizing grounds for eviction, banning brokers from charging prospective tenants fees, and curbing the conversion of individual apartments to short-term hotel suites. 

Mike addressed the club many times over the years--we will miss him greatly, and send heartfelt condolences to his family. 

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