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Watch the meeting on YouTube. Larry Block and Michael Ruiz played a few songs before the meeting.  Bernard Vaiselberg and Ronen Nahom led the Pledge of Allegiance.  Jim Strawhorn read the mission statement.  Danniel Maio did the roll call.  Juan Pagan read the December 18 minutes.  Sophia Worrell reported the club's bank balance. Announcements: Sophia Worrell on immigration; George Sarantopoulos on his 2024 City Council race and on "Vaunt", a Conservative online paper; Phil Grillo on his January 6 memorial event in Washington, DC.  Danniel Maio announced that the JFK Democrat Club invited Central Queens Republican Club for a debate on Monday, President's Day, February 16, and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman will be the keynote speaker at Queens Village Republican Club's Lincol...

Watch the video of the meeting on YouTube. Before the meeting, a memorial was held for Elizabeth Santelli. Meeting was called to order at 7:41.  Sylvia Chappell led the Pledge of Allegiance.  A moment of silence was held remembering Charlie Kirk.  Jim Strawhorn read the club's Mission Statement.  Sophia Worrell did the roll call.  Isaiah Vega read the August 21 minutes, which was adopted with vote of one nay from Isaiah Vega.  Joe Solomon reported club's bank balance. Announcements:  Ed Cox was re-elected State GOP chairman on September 17, 2025.  Extra free tickets for Sunday's Mets v. Washington National was available,   Ed Lee on voter registration.  Jim Strawhorn on Betsy McCaughey's SaveNYC.org.  Dr. Jeff Weil on Curtis Sliwa's October 5 fundraiser at (aged.) Steakhouse.  Lar...

Watch the video of the meeting on YouTube. Loren Spivack, The Free Market Warrior Speakers:  Paul Pogozelski, City Council 30; Japneet Singh, City Council 28; Nickie Kane, City Council 39; Dr. Selma Bartholomew, Mayor; James Leonard, Mayor; David Rem, Mayor; and George Marsh, Mayor. The next meeting is August 21, 2025.

Meeting was recorded live, and is available on YouTube! Zahra Rashid on health, detox and politics. Third party independent petitioning groups represented are Unity (Marty Dolan), Asians United (Angela Aquino), Common Good (George Marsh), The Olive Branch (Javon Terell Ross), ReBuild (Abbey Laurel-Smith), Innovating NYC (Von S. Del Valle), NO to City of YES (James Leonard), Innovating NYC (Tabitha Ward),  We Can Thrive (Dr. Brandon Gillespie), United Alliance (Gonzalo Duran), Freedom (Skiboky Stora), and Fight and Deliver (Andrew Cuomo).  Some other known third party names with petitions out are Diversity, The New Era, Coalition 4 Life, A Blue Collar, STOP the Casino, ER Political Gen, Patriot Workers, End AntiSemitism, Safe & Affordable, Power Up NYC, Party Party.  Shoul...

View the February 20, 2025 meeting here on YouTube. Before the meeting:  Music entertainment by Larry Block and Michael, Conservative Songwriters. Phil Grillo, a J6er, said a few words about his incarceration experience.  A check collected from a GiveSendGo campaign was given to him to help him get back on his feet. Larry Sharpe, a past gubernatorial Libertarian candidate, spoke about how independents helped to get President Trump elected.  Ed Manfredonia gave some subway crime comments.  Ying Tan asked why we are Republican. Candidates who spoke include Montell Moseley, Mayor; David Rem, Mayor; Elijah Diaz, City Council 45; Patrick Timmins, Manhattan DA; Andrew Okuneff, City Council 34; and Giovanni Enrique Franco, City Council 21. The next meeting is March 20, ...

Full meeting was not recorded due to a technical glitch! Announcements: Isaiah Vega mentioned the City of YES for Housing Opportunity proposal passed City Council Committee of Land Use and Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises today. A vote is expected on December 5, 2024. Danniel advised that even though Local Law 11 Non-Citizen Voting was ruled unconstitutional by Supreme and Appellate courts, Mayor Adams appealed. The case (Fossella v. Adams) will be argued before the Court of Appeals on February 11, 2025. The fact that Proposition One was passed, it could be used as a point to overturn the unconstitutionality. Elena Chin, president of the Queens chapter of Moms for Liberty, talked about post-Proposition One. The result was disappointing, but her group is focused on education and sch...

The meeting was broadcasted live via YouTube! Video 1 of 3 (sound problem); Video 2 of 3; and Video 3 of 3. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Pat McManus, Theo Chino and Phil Grillo at 7:30 pm.  Phil read the club's mission statement; Martha Rowen did the roll call followed by reading of the September 19 minutes by Isaiah Vega and report of treasurer's report by Arkadiusz Tomaszewski.  The Nominating Committee was constituted with the following five members:  Martha Rowen, David Abraham, Ruben Cruz, Isaiah Vega and Phil Grillo.  Announcements were made by Fred Kress on USPS discounted stamps, Ruben Cruz on free American flag pins; and Steve Gillen on Project Civica. The main feature of the meeting was a lively discussion on different political views among three party leaders. ...

The meeting was broadcasted live via YouTube. Video of the September 19 meeting. Kavish Batra led the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:30 pm.  Larry Block played the Star Spangled Banner and Keep America, America.  Jim Strawhorn read the Mission Statement,  Jimmy Schwatzman did the roll call, and read the August 15, 2024 minutes.  Arkadiusz Tomaszewski gave the financial reports. Announcements:  (1) Vote No on Proposition One.  (2) Be aware that there is a new type of "no excuse" absentee ballot signed into law last year called "Early Mail" ballot.  (3) A board member of the club arranged Canadian activist Pastor Artur Pawlowski to speak before the West Side Republican Club on October 8 and Medical Freedom Alliance on October 9, 2024. (4) Ed Lee, a grassroot activist, presented his passion...