BK Dems hold Gala 2024
The Brooklyn Democratic Party held its annual Gala at Giando on the Water this past Monday, featuring attendees such as New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries calling for action in the current presidential election.
“I am so angry about that spectacle that occurred in our revered arenas that host our Rangers and our Knicks,”said Hochul, alluding to former President Donald Trump’s recent MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. “They have sullied that place by their presence. And here’s why: They didn’t talk about their vision for America. They spent time and energy mocking America. Insulting Americans. And I want to tell you right now, we will fight back with every fiber of our body.”
Jeffries added that the “extreme MAGA far-right agenda” in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate is absolutely a concern. “If Roe v. Wade can fall, then anything can fall,” he said. “Social Security can fall. Medicare can fall. Democracy itself, as we know it, can fall, so we need your help taking the House, holding the Senate, electing Senator Gillibrand, and making sure we have enlightened leadership at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”
Ariama C. Long photos
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Brooklyn Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (left center) and Governor Kathy Hochul (right center) at Gala -
Performers sing soulful ballads at function with giant neon Brooklyn sign lighting up at front of stage -
Vanguard Independent Democratic Association (VIDA) President Henry Butler (left), New York State Attorney General Letitia James (center), and Bedstuy Restoration Plaza Director of Event Services Marlon Rice (right) pose for photo op at Gala on Monday, Oct. 28 -
U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at Gala
The Gala featured presentation of plaques to a whole stage full of county committee members and district leaders, including Joseph Bova, Alan Rocoff, Anthony Beckford, Michael Boomer, Renee Collymore, and Jennifer Rappaport.
The event also honored several local unions and small businesses, including TWU Local 100, NYC District Council of Carpenters, Mason Tenders District Council, CWA Local 1109, Teamsters Local 237, Allan’s Bakery, Banco Popular, R.F. Wilkins Consultants, Marine Florists, and ParCare Community Health Network.
“We want to thank all of our labor leaders for making sure that workers are afforded their rights with care, benefits, and good pay,” said Assemblymember and Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. “We thank you. We honor you. And we also thank you for supporting the Democratic Party.”
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