On Thursday, 5:30 p.m. the 90-member Democratic Town Committee will select party officers at the Madison Avenue restaurant of Mario Testa who will seek another
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Big Night For Testa And Ganim–Pereira’s Insurgent Slate Loses, Black Rock Challengers Fall
Insurgents came up well short Tuesday trying to take out seasoned campaigners in Democratic Town Committee primaries. A slate led by 138th District Leader Maria Pereira
Read moreDragging Out Voters In Town Committee Wars, Flexing ABs In The Rock
Voters have been identified. Now it’s time to place last-minute calls, door knocks, lit drops and social media blasts. And oh, remind voters to send
Read moreGuerrilla Warfare, Absentee Ballot Push In Town Committee Primaries
More than 1,000 requests for absentee ballots and counting. Just days from Tuesday’s Democratic Town Committee primaries in six districts, candidates and political operatives are
Read morePereira Passion: Battle Lines Drawn In Upper East Side Town Committee Primary
One week left to primaries in six of ten Democratic Town Committee districts. The Upper East Side 138th District is loaded with passion as a
Read moreHimes Steps Up For Danny Roach As Town Committee Battle Heats Up
High-profile pols generally don’t avail themselves to local, insider political skirmishes, but they will sometimes step up for neighborhood leaders who’ve been there for them
Read moreBarr The Door, A Piranha Political War In Upper East Side
This battle will definitely bare teeth and, perhaps, lose a few. School board member and 138th Democratic District Leader Maria Pereira, the self-styled piranha of
Read moreYou Crashing Mario’s Party?
Anyone attending the Democratic Town Committee extravaganza Thursday night at the restaurant of venerable Town Chair Mario Testa? Ah the food, the wine, the rumors,
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