Next Meeting:

Dear Young Dems,

Please join us Thursday, May 15th at Jody's Club Forest (372 Forest Avenue) at 8pm at Jody's Club Forest (372 Forest Avenue) for our next meeting.

We will be hearing from:

James Pocchia - Candidate for 2009 Mid Island City Council

and

Margaret Mikkelsen, Executive Director, SAFER (Students Active for Ending Rape)

We will also be discussing the New York State Young Democrats convention which is Saturday May 17th.

Feb 25 14:19

Comptroller candidate speaks to Island Dems

As the candidate field crowds heading into 2009, when a slate of citywide and City Council seats are up for grabs, contenders are beginning to show their faces in the outer-boroughs.

City comptroller candidate Simcha Felder made the most recent appearance on the Island, meeting last night with the Young Democrats of Richmond County.

Felder, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, kept the talk broad, speaking about his background as a tax auditor and how he got started in politics, before taking questions on how he would protect public money for youth.

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Young Dems relive their salad days

Staten Island Advance

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- While Presidents' Day is a holiday for most, the weekend for honoring our nation's leaders holds particular significance for a group of Staten Island locals.

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