This is an update to the recommendation I published last week regarding the New York State Senate election in District 13, in which Jessica González-Rojas and Hiram Monserrate are challenging incumbent Jessica Ramos. Please read that first for context.
As always, these are my personal thoughts and recommendations. I am a volunteer doing this on my own time. I am not representing any other group, such as any Indivisible chapter or any of the other groups whose materials I often share at the weekly outreach table I run. I started writing election recommendations about judicial candidates last year, then expanded to other races that people asked me to advise them on, including this one.
Hi, neighbors! For your convenience, I've made this table of contents of all the Democratic primary elections I'm covering, and made an image and a PDF you can use to share this summary with others.
In this final post I'll cover the statewide Comptroller race and a few state Assembly and Senate races in central/western Queens. And, heck, I'll throw in a nearby Congressional race too.
In this post I'll cover the Democratic Party position elections for District Leader and State Committee in a few central/western Queens districts: Assembly Districts 34, 35, and 39.
I'm beginning to publish my recommendations for New York City's Democratic primary election, 2026. (Early voting starts tomorrow: Saturday, June 13th. Tuesday June 23rd is the final day to vote.)In this post I'll cover the …
A quick note: I'm participating in WisCon this weekend. It's fully online (Discord + Zoom with some YouTube livestreams).As the chair of the board for the Otherwise Award, I do a fair amount of volunteering …
Please enjoy the following satirical piece I wrote, entitled "My Application For A Job As Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Associate Speechwriter", inspired by a job listing posted at cityjobs.nyc.gov April 17, 2026:Associate Speechwriter, Office of the …
Three bits and bobs that I've appreciated lately:Victoria Danclan's adaptation of Thomas Colthurst's sorting game. Caution that, if you really like recognizing patterns, putting things into categories, trivia, and similar stuff, this game is likely …
Hey New Yorkers: I'm once again researching local elections, emphasizing lesser-publicized races. This year, in New York State, the primary election will run June 13th - June 21st (early voting) with Election Day being Tuesday, …
One of those posts that serves as a marker for future me, noting the kinds of things that seem like furniture now and I may someday nostalgically long for.Saw Queen of Katwe last night, the …
