The great debate to be: At their meeting last Thursday, the Village Independent Democrats club, in addition to voting to endorse Green Party candidate Howie Hakwins for governor (see article, Page 4), also voted in support of there being a debate between the candidates running for Assembly in the 66th District. Those would include incumbent Democrat Deborah Glick, Progressive Party challenger Alexander Meadows — both of whom happen to be V.I.D. members — and the Republican challenger, Nekeshia Woods. All three candidates live in the Village, though no one seems to know much about Woods. The Nov. 4 election is fast approaching, but The Villager is working to set up a debate. We know that Meadows, for one, wants it. Glick, of course, as the frontrunner, could play it safe and pull a Cuomo — ducking Meadows the way the governor repeatedly dodged Zephyr Teachout’s calls for a debate. But constituents want to hear the candidates speak on the issues — from Hudson River Park development-rights transfers to confronting sexual abuse in Albany and all the rest. Tony Hoffmann, V.I.D.’s president, said the club strongly supports having candidate debates, in general. It could be an epic night. We’re working on it.
In memory of Miriam: The corner of E. Sixth St. and Second Ave. will be co-named this Sun., Oct. 19, for late East Side Councilmember Miriam Friedlander. Friedlander, who died in October 2009 at age 95, was a councilmember from 1974 to ’91 — obviously in the pre-term limits era — and lived on the block, at 314 E. Sixth St. The ceremony will start at noon.
