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NDD Conversations

A conversation on ideas on how might we bring people together to create a better world?

Participants, NDD Board Members:

David Menegon

Chris O’Brien

Gov. David Paterson

Russell Squire

Hosted By:

Howard Teich, Founding Chair NDD

Produced By:

Oscar G. Torres, NDD Board Member


Living up to JFK's Challenge in Today's World

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY: 60 YEARS LATER
reflections on HIS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS “ON PEACE” AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, JUNE 10, 1963

PARTICIPANTS:
DR. JEFFREY SACHS
KERRY KENNEDY
GILLIAN SORENSEN
HILL HARPER

HOSTED BY:
Howard Teich, Founding Chair NDD
Loree Sutton, Co-Chair NDD

PRODUCED BY:
Oscar Torres, NDD Board Member

NDD’s Liberty Awards

The Liberty Awards Evening was hosted on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2022 at the ROOSEVELT HOUSE in New York City.

Our First Annual NDD Liberty Awards evening honored
Congressman Charles Rangel, Tonio Burgos, Chung Seto and Gillian Sorensen for their
service and achievements. Below is the video recording of the night and recipients.

REBUILDING A WORLD-CLASS MIDTOWN POST-COVID

Original Post at Chamber.nyc

April 4, 2023

Few things are more important today than creating the blueprint for rebuilding and reimagining the path to bring back the greatness of Midtown Manhattan, and with still less than 60 % of the work-force returning to their offices in Midtown, the future is uncertain. Yet there are many ideas that have been floated for our future. This Forum co-sponsored by the Greater NY Chamber of Commerce (GNYCC) and New Democratic Dimensions (NDD) brings together New York leaders for an overview in a dynamic format that will move the debate and planning forward.

Participants: Mark Levine – Manhattan Borough President; Nicole Gelinas – The Manhattan Institute; Tom Harris – President of the Times Square Alliance; Tom Wirtshafter – President: Town Hall Foundation; Keith Powers – NYC Councilmember District 4: Kevin Kim – Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services; Daniel Garodnick – Commissioner, NYC Department of City Planning;   Deputy Chief Salvatore Comodo,- Exec Officer, Patrol Borough Manhattan South; Deputy Insp Aaron Edwards – Commanding Officer Midtown South Pct; Captain Bekim Kalicov – Commanding Officer – , Times Sq Unit.

The Forum was moderated by: Mark Jaffe, President of the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, and Howard Teich, Founding Chair of New Democratic Dimensions. The event was held aat The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, 20 W. 44th Street.

NDD On Air

NDD is doing a series of public interest videos, watch them below

Who is NDD?

New Democratic Dimensions is an organization of independent-thinking democrats and others, dedicated to strengthening America through promoting public awareness, encouraging participation in the electoral and governmental process, and striving for the betterment of democracy.  Recognizing that mind-sets from the past may prevent us from acting in the present, NDD envisions creating a vision and framework for the future.

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NDD Board:

  • Founder, Co-Chair: Howard Teich
  • Co-Chair: Tom Acosta
  • Co-Chair: Loree Sutton
  • Vice-President:  Pat Barrientos
  • Vice-President:  Geoffrey Eaton
  • Vice-President:  Jeffrey Laufer
  • Vice-President:  Yetta Kurland
  • Vice-President:  Hon. Darryl Towns
  • Secretary:  Eileen Flannelly Mackell
  • Treasurer:  Billy Freeland

Board Members:

  • Alex Bores 
  • Anna Carbonell 
  • Hon. Una Clarke 
  • Rev. Jacques DeGraff 
  • Sen. Robert Jackson 
  • Francesca Kress 
  • David Menegon 
  • Chris O’Brien  
  • Brian O’Dwyer 
  • Suraj Patel 
  • Hon. David Paterson 
  • Howard Pollack 
  • Assm. Jenifer Rajkumar 
  • Cameron Koffman 
  • Reshma Saujani 
  • Russell Squire 
  • Nayma Silver-Matos 
  • Oscar G. Torres

We want a better future

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Our current focus

This is a breakdown of our initiatives

Democracy 100%
Informing the General Public 90%
Local Issues 90%
Promoting Solutions 100%