May 1, 2025, WHEREAS, Manhattan Young Democrats is committed to the well-being, job security, and prosperity of young New Yorkers; and WHEREAS, the lack of regulations constricting companies that build artificial intelligence (A.I.)—particularly those at the forefront of creating advanced frontier models—pose large-scale societal risks, such as cyber-attacks and...
April 30, 2025, WHEREAS, Manhattan Young Democrats believes that all workers, regardless of ability, should receive fair and equal pay; and WHEREAS, current labor law exemptions in New York State permit employment of workers with disabilities at wages lower than the minimum wage; and WHEREAS, such exemption is undignified and...
April 29, 2025, WHEREAS, Manhattan Young Democrats is committed to the safety of New Yorkers and aims to eliminate traffic fatalities, in alignment with the traffic safety goals of Vision Zero; and, WHEREAS, in the last 5 years in New York City, there have been an approximate 250 annual recorded...
Where: Virtual, register here When: Tuesday, November 30 @ 7pm ET Details: You must be a member in good standing to vote for MYD Elected Officers. See MYD's Constitution & By-laws page for additional Election details. Questions? Reach out to vp@gomyd[.]com or president@nysyd[.]org for assistance. Candidates President Jeremy Berman LinkedIn/Resume...
Where: Virtual, will be released shortly on Eventbrite. We'll also update this page with the new Eventbrite link. When: Tuesday, November 17@7pm ET Details: You must be a member in good standing to vote for MYD Elected Officers. See MYD's Constitution & By-laws page for additional Election details. Questions? Reach...
2020 is a tough year to be a Manhattan Young Democrat, but it doesn't mean we're any less resourceful, resilient, and tough. This year's 2020 Young Gets It Done reflects the tenacity of New York City's young Democrats. This year, our honorees protested for our rights in the streets, pushed...
MYD 2020 Officer Election Where: TBD, Will be released shortly on Eventbrite and this page will be updated before the end of this week. When: November 19, 7pm Details: You must be a member in good standing to vote for MYD Elected Officers. Questions? Reach out to vp@gomyd[.]com or president@nysyd[.]org...
Could you tell us a bit about your work at Girls for Gender Equality? I was a Communications Strategist, assisting GGE in educating the media, lawmakers, and the general public on their work. GGE is dedicated to improving the quality of life for cis and trans girls as well as...
Manhattan Young Democrats is thrilled to be honoring Ravi Gupta as Political Operative of the Year at our Young Gets It Done event on August 22nd. We had the chance to chat with him in more detail about his work, which we are pleased to summarize below. Ravi Gupta is...
MYD was able to sit down and chat with one of the youngest NY State Senators (D34) shares her inspiration for running for office. We joined her in her own district's Pelham Bay Park, which is three times larger than Manhattan's Central Park! [video width="854" height="480" mp4="https://myd.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Biaggi-2.mp4"][/video] "Millennials...