Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company,Mirabai Films,specializes in films for international audiences on Indian society,whether in the economic,social or cultural spheres. Among her best known films are Mississippi Masala,The Namesake,the Golden Lion–winning Monsoon Wedding,and Salaam Bombay!,which received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.
Michael Gianaris is an American politician and attorney from Queens,New York. He represented District 36 in the New York State Assembly from 2001 to 2010,and he has represented District 12 in the New York State Senate since 2011. A Democrat,Gianaris was appointed as Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate in 2019.
Aravella Simotas is an American politician who represented District 36,covering parts of Western Queens,which includes Astoria and parts of Long Island City,in the New York State Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a multi-tendency,democratic socialist political organization in the United States. After the Socialist Party of America (SPA) transformed into Social Democrats,USA,Michael Harrington formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). The DSOC later merged with the New American Movement (NAM) to form the DSA. The organization is headquartered in New York City and has about 80,000 members. It leads organizing and protest campaigns,and has members in the House of Representatives,state legislatures,and other local offices.
Jenifer Rajkumar is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 38th district,representing Queens neighborhoods of Glendale,Ozone Park,Richmond Hill,Ridgewood,and Woodhaven. She was the first Indian-American woman ever elected to a New York State Office.
Queen of Katwe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2016 American film Queen of Katwe directed by Mira Nair. It was released by Walt Disney Records on September 23,2016. The film,produced by Walt Disney Pictures and ESPN Films,stars David Oyelowo,Lupita Nyong'o,and Madina Nalwanga,and depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi,a girl living in Katwe,Uganda,who learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her victories at World Chess Olympiads. The film is based on inscripts from the ESPN magazine article and a book written by Tim Crothers,based on her life.
Ross Elliot Barkan is an American journalist,novelist,and essayist.
Tiffany Cabán is an American attorney,politician,and political organizer who has served as a member of the New York City Council for the 22nd District since the 2021 New York City Council election. She won the Democratic primary for the seat after the incumbent,Democrat Costa Constantinides,retired.
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
Emily E. Gallagher is an American politician. She is the Democratic representative serving District 50 in the New York State Assembly,which comprises parts of Greenpoint,Williamsburg and Fort Greene,among other neighborhoods located in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Phara Souffrant Forrest is an American politician,nurse,and tenant activist. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America,she is the assembly member for the 57th district of the New York State Assembly. After defeating incumbent Assembly Member Walter T. Mosley in the Democratic primary in June 2020,Forrest won the general election in November of that year. She defeated former District Manager of Community Board 2 Olanike Alabi in the primary to defend her seat in 2022. She was unopposed in the general election.
The 2021 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Democratic Mayor Byron Brown won his fifth term in office as a write-in candidate. Brown's victory marked the first time since 1985 that Buffalo did not elect the Democratic nominee for mayor.
The 2021 New York County District Attorney election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the New York County District Attorney. The incumbent,Cyrus Vance Jr.,had announced in March 2021 that he would not seek a fourth term.
New York City's 22nd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Tiffany Cabán since December 2021.
Kristin Richardson Jordan is an American politician who was the Council member for New York City's 9th City Council district from 2022 to 2024. Jordan identifies as a democratic socialist and police abolitionist. In her 2021 race for the New York City Council,she campaigned on a platform of "radical love."
Shekar Krishnan is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 25th district,which covers the northwestern Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights,Elmhurst,parts of East Elmhurst,and a small piece of Woodside.
Kristen S. Gonzalez is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the 59th district,which contains parts of Queens,Manhattan,and Brooklyn.
New York's 36th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Zohran Mamdani since 2021,after he defeated Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary.
The 2024 New York Democratic presidential primary was held on April 2,2024,as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 306 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.
