Midtown Rooftops Bloom 03
Central Park West Subway Closures 12
Tribeca Film’s Immersive Visions 18
NINE REVOLTING REBEKAH MERCERS — IN ONE MUSEUM! Photo by Donna Aceto
Governor Andrew Cuomo vanquished challenger Cynthia Nixon in an endorsement vote by the Hell’s Kitchen Democrats.
Progressive Hell’s Kitchen Club Sticks with Cuomo BY NATHAN RILEY Right in Cynthia Nixon’s backyard, just weeks after the actor and activist announced her Democratic primary challenge to Andrew Cuomo, the Hell’s Kitchen Democrats — a progressive newcomer on the local political club scene — voted on Apr. 5 to endorse the two-term governor for reelection. The club held its first endorsement meeting for statewide offices that evening, and elected officials showed up to make personal pleas for support. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli appeared and described the duties of his office, talking about leveraging his office’s control of the state employees’ pension funds to insist that corporations hire women and minorities for their boards of directors. He also talked about working with shareholder activists to press corporate America to abide by the Paris Agreement on climate change, despite President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the US from it. Club members had the chance to compare Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and her primary opponent, Brooklyn City Councilmember Jumaane Williams. Hochul, who appeared on behalf of the governor, emphasized her record of supporting women’s issues including the right to choose in Republican districts in western New York State. She also argued that she and Cuomo are steadfast supporters of the long-stalled Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, a transgender civil rights measure, despite what she said was
Photos by Donna Aceto
Revolting Lesbians, a direct action protest group, staged a Friday the 13th “horror show” at the American Museum of Natural History to protest the continued role of Rebekah Mercer, a funder of Breitbart, Cambridge Analytica, and climate change denial groups, as a trustee there. See story on page 5.
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