{"id":794,"date":"2024-09-18T12:24:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/herpowernetwork\/?p=794"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:24:40","slug":"kamala-harris-fundraiser-draws-nyc-democrats-to-packed-juniors-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/herpowernetwork\/kamala-harris-fundraiser-draws-nyc-democrats-to-packed-juniors-in-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Fundraiser Draws NYC Democrats to Packed Junior\u2019s in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Asar John<\/a><\/p>\n

Junior\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0in Downtown Brooklyn was packed with New York City Democrats Monday morning for a fundraiser for presidential nominee Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n

The energy was high after the presidential debate last week as New York politicos chowed down on french toast, sausages and eggs while giving smiles, hugs and handshakes to their fellow Dems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came out of the Democratic National Convention very positive, and obviously after the debate, very positive that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are going to make it,\u201d said Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn, chair of the\u00a0Brooklyn Democratic Party,<\/a>\u00a0which hosted the fundraiser.<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn (C) and Brooklyn City Council Member Susan Zhuang (R). . Photo: Asar John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Bichotte-Hermelyn highlighted Brooklyn\u2019s vital role in elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrooklyn is the spot to be because we are the cornerstone of New York state and if you want to get elected, you\u2019ve got to stop by Brooklyn,\u201d said the Assembly Member and\u00a0Flatbush native.<\/p>\n

Many politicians have passed through Brooklyn on the campaign trail, including\u00a0Bill Clinton<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Hillary Clinton<\/a>, both making stops at Junior\u2019s during their respective presidential campaigns.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re Black or white, or if you\u2019re from the north or south of Brooklyn, we\u2019re all here\u2013 we even got people from Queens to show up,\u201d said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, which drew laughs from the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s harder when you have all this diversity\u2013 there\u2019s different opinions, different walks of life. It\u2019s harder when you are the one diverse party to get things right, but that\u2019s what we do and that\u2019s what Kamala is doing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

State Senator Jessica Ramos, who represents the neighborhoods of Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights in Queens, said that she feels energized and is looking forward to having a female president.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe a woman\u2019s voice is really important in all of these conversations, especially for those of us who come from working class backgrounds like me out in Queens,\u201d said Ramos, who officially started her campaign to become New York City Mayor last week.<\/p>\n

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Ramos mentioned the importance of local politics, despite what\u2019s happening at the national level.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe city often feels very divided and polarized over issues politically and that\u2019s where I want to lend my voice,\u201d said Ramos, noting that her mayoral campaign will be targeted towards \u201cbread and butter\u201d issues such as affordable housing and child care.<\/p>\n

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Fundraiser attendees (L to R): Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, State Representative Stefani Zinerman, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and Antonio Reynoso. Photo: Asar John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Bichotte-Hermelyn, a daughter of Haitian immigrants, took time to acknowledge the false claims made by former president Donald Trump about Haitian migrants consuming cats and dogs, and several other past falsehoods and disparaging claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving our country be called a sh**hole, we being the people who eat trees, and now we\u2019re the people that eat pets\u2013 horrible,\u201d said Bichotte-Hermelyn.<\/p>\n

Bichotte-Hermelyn said she plans to make a trip to Springfield, Ohio to provide \u201ccomfort\u201d to the people who have been the target of Trump\u2019s claims made on the debate stage.<\/p>\n

Some other notable names attending the breakfast were Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Public Advocate Juumane Williams, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and City Council Members Crystal Hudson and Farah Louis.<\/p>\n

Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams were absent from the event, as well as Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader from Brooklyn and New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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