Dear Sisters & Brothers,



On September 10th, New Yorkers have the opportunity to bring change to City Hall for the first time in a generation. It has been 20 years since a progressive leader occupied City Hall, and in the meantime our city has tilted more and more towards the 1%. Community hospitals are closing. Housing is unaffordable. Too many children don’t have access to quality education. And relations between the police and our communities are fractured.



It’s time for a real change, and Bill de Blasio is the one candidate who can deliver it.



Bill de Blasio is standing up for all New Yorkers in all boroughs, not just the privileged few. Here’s what he’ll do as Mayor:



• Build 200,000 new units of affordable housing.

• Tax the 1% so we can invest in universal Pre-K and afterschool programs.

• End ineffective and discriminatory racial profiling.

• Fight for good jobs with a living wage and paid sick days.

• Protect access to community healthcare.



Bill de Blasio realizes that all New Yorkers are connected to each other, and that the future of our city depends on fairness and opportunity for everyone. Please join us in affirming this vision and seizing this historic opportunity by voting for Bill de Blasio on Tuesday, Sept. 10th. If you are an 1199 member, we also urge you to volunteer with your union on the dates below. Together, we can elect the authentic progressive for working New Yorkers, Bill de Blasio, as our next mayor.



In Unity,



Russell Simmons & George Gresham



Dates and Locations:



Thursday, September 5 & Friday, September 6

3PM - 8PM



Saturday, September 7

10AM - 3PM



Sunday, September 8 & Monday, September 9

3PM - 8PM



Tuesday, September 10 - Election Day

10AM - 9PM



BRONX: 776A Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY

MANHATTAN: 2710 Broadway, 3rd Fl., New York, NY

BROOKLYN: 45 East 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY

QUEENS: 107-52 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY

STATEN ISLAND: 1282 Richmond Rd, Staten Island, NY



For more information about volunteering, call 1199 at (212) 261-2496. For information about your polling site call (866) VOTE-NYC.