Two insurgent candidates in North Brooklyn’s Democratic primary are suing Governor Cuomo and the New York State Board of Elections over the invalidation of thousands of absentee ballots. Emily Gallagher, […]
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Assembly Candidates Lentol and Gallagher Prepare for Absentee Ballot Count
After the pandemic struck, Kevin Forsyth, a resident of East Williamsburg, went up to his parents’ place in Connecticut to ride out the worst of COVID-19’s spread. Anticipating that he […]
Campaigning in a Pandemic: Emily Gallagher Sets Sights on Albany During Quarantine
Emily Gallagher is no stranger to assuming the role of David against a political Goliath. In 2016, she lost a race to unseat an entrenched district leader in North Brooklyn […]
Assemblyman Lentol Comments on Pandemic and Police Brutality Ahead of June Primary Elections
Representing Greenpoint and Williamsburg for almost half a century, Assemblyman Joseph Lentol faces one of the few primary challenges in his career from Emily Gallagher, a local activist and member […]
Assemblyman Joe Lentol and Emily Gallagher to Hold Petition Launch Events This Weekend
Ahead of the June primary election for the New York State Assembly’s 50th District (which includes sections of Greenpoint and Williamsburg), incumbent Joe Lentol and challenger Emily Gallagher will both […]
Greenpoint Activist Vies to Unseat 47-Year Incumbent Lentol
This story was originally published on 12/23/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Emily Gallagher is no stranger to being a squeaky wheel. The 35-year-old Greenpoint activist has tackled hyper-local […]
Emily Gallagher’s Campaign: Echoes of Another Greenpoint Female Reformer?
Some friends and I were sitting out on the grass in Transmitter Park one warm June evening watching a film when we were approached by a young woman campaigning for […]