Yesterday on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall prior to the Brooklyn Democratic Party’s biennial meeting, elected officials, government advocates, and members of New Kings Democrats called for Vito Lopez’s resignation as Party leader. The reform-minded group outlined a 4 point platform for reform:

1) Eliminate unelected at-large State Committee Seats

2) Open up meetings to press

3) Cease the practice of mass proxy voting

4) Hold County Committee meetings twice a year, at least

The group, which included State Committee member Jo Anne Simon (AD 52) and newly elected State Committee member Chris Owens (AD 52), marched to St. Francis College and rallied against the closed door meeting.
Sounds like things got interesting.

Apparently Lopez relented under pressure and for the FIRST TIME EVER,  reporters and non-invited individuals flooded the biennial meeting.

Lincoln Restler, candidate for State Committee in the 50th AD said in a press release from New Kings Democrats: “Three of Brooklyn’s past four Democratic Party bosses have been indicted on charges of corruption, and if the recent news about current Party Boss, Vito Lopez, is any indication, he is likely to meet the same fate. Brooklyn deserves a better brand of politics.”

Speaking of Restler, they still haven’t figured out whether he or Warren Cohn is the winner in the District Leader race in the 50th AD in North Brooklyn. Cohn was Lopez’s hand-picked candidate.

Last I heard Restler was ahead by 85 votes in the recount but the race, the most contested race in Brooklyn, has yet to be decided.

Stay tuned.