Tidbits: City Council Candidates (Petitioning, BBQs and Coffee)

--Looks like Brad Lander is the first of the 39th candidates to announce that he has the 900 signatures needed to qualify for the Democratic primary ballot in less than one week of petitioning. They will continue to petition until mid-July.

--Gary Reilly, another 39er, took a brief break from  petitioning Saturday night to march in the Brooklyn Pride parade with thousands of others.  "To be honest, by 7:00pm on Saturday I was tired and looking for a chance to rest my feet . . . but I was quickly reinvigorated by the energy of the crowd.  We marched from Bartel Pritchard Circle all the way to Lincoln Place, and a little rain didn't dampen anyone's spirits.  I truly was awed by the power and energy generated when people come together for a just cause; after all that walking, I left with more energy and higher spirits than I arrived with.

This Saturday Gary is having a family-friendly barbecue in Kensington at the home of Gaston and Lexa de los Reyes.  He writes: "Stop by to share your concerns about the issues affecting District 39 and New York or just to say hello and have a hot dog and a cold beverage."

Kensington Barbecue, home of Gaston and Lexa de los Reyes

Saturday June 20, 4:00 - 6:00 PM (RSVP)

69 Clara Street (between Dahill and Chester)  GMAP

F train to Church.

Suggested contribution: $10, $35, $100, $175 

--Tomorrow Ken Baer, one of the 33s, is set to face OTBKB's coffee cup at Cousin John's in Park Slope. I'm looking forward to that. And I will be meeting with Stephen Levin, another one of the 33s, as well at Ozzie's on Fifth Avenue. Now to just make a plan with Issac Abraham!