This was sent to me by (among others) Prospect Heights Democrats for Reform:

This comes from Democracy for NYC, the local affiliate of Howard Dean's Democracy for America:

Democracy for New York City Endorses Jesus Gonzalez For State Assembly District 54 in Brooklyn

New York, N.Y., July 26, 2011 – Democracy for New York City (DFNYC) is pleased to announce the organization’s official endorsement of Jesus Gonzalez for the 54th Assembly District race in Brooklyn. The election will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.

“We are excited to have endorsed Jesus Gonzalez in this important special election,” said DFNYC President Josh Silverstein. “Jesus is a committed progressive activist and has worked for years to help improve his community. The members of Democracy for New York City are ready to help him win this race and represent the district up in Albany.”

The 54th State Assembly District encompasses Bushwick, East New York, Cypress Hills, and part of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. The seat was vacated when Assemblyman Darryl C. Towns joined the Cuomo administration three months ago. ...  read more »

One of the races I consider extremely important for reforming Albany is the primary between obstructionist, anti-gay, anti-choice Ruben Diaz and pro-choice, pro-marriage equality, reform candidate Charlie Ramos. Democracy for NYC (DFNYC, the local offshoot of Howard Dean's Democracy for America) has endorsed Charlie Ramos. This comes from DFNYC:

Ruben Diaz Sr. is the anti-choice, anti-gay Senator in the Bronx who joined the Gang of 3, and then the Gang of 4, threatening to caucus with the Republicans sending state government into a tailspin last year. (See this 1 minute video by MENY about Diaz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytofJ35zqQY)...

Unfortunately, Diaz has typically gone unopposed in his South Bronx district. Until now!  read more »

Democracy for NYC, the local affiliate of Howard Dean's Democracy for America, has announced their 2010 endorsements:

After a forum on Sunday, May 23rd and voting period extending from the forum through our Linkups last week, Democracy for NYC is proud to announce that we have endorsed the following candidates in the 2010 Democratic primaries in NYC:

Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman (also endorsed by Lambda Independent Democrats)
Congress, District 10: Kevin Powell (also endorsed by Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats)
Congress, District 14: Carolyn Maloney
Congress, District 15: Jonathan Tasini
State Senate, District 10: Lynn Nunez
State Senate, District 27: Igor Oberman (also endorsed by Lambda Independent Democrats and by me...but rumor has it he has dropped out)
State Senate, District 30: Bill Perkins
State Senate, District 32: Charlie Ramos Jr. (I have also endorsed Charlie Ramos)
State Senate, District 33: Desiree Hunter (I have also endorsed Desiree Hunter)  read more »

This comes from Democracy for NYC:

Keep Stella D'oro in the Bronx!
Rally & March, Tomorrow, Friday, September 25

What: Protest & March with Stella D'oro Workers and Supporters
When: Friday, September 25th, 5:00 p.m rally
Where: Protest at Goldman Sachs, 85 Broad Street (4 or 5 train to Bowling Green)
March, immediately following, to City Hall (rally 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

Two months after returning to their jobs after an 11-month strike against deep concession demands, the courageous workers at the Bronx-based Stella D'oro Biscuit Co. are still fighting.

A stunning decision by the National Labor Relations Board, which found that Stella D'oro had bargained in bad faith, returned the strikers to work, with back pay and no concessions, in early July. The strikers had offered to return to their jobs under the terms of their old contract in May, but management, intent on breaking the union, had refused.

On Wednesday, September 23, the company's union-busting owner, the private equity firm Brynwood Partners, said it had reached a deal to sell Stella D'oro, and that production will be relocated to Ohio by early October.  read more »