Stuyvesant Democrats (Town of Stuyvesant, NY)

05/01/2026

Matt and Mimi were an inspiration to all of us. Their legacy lives on with the Asbornsen Nature Trail at Stuyvesant Hummel Park.

EAST GREENBUSH--Muriel T. Asbornsen (Mimi), 95, of East Greenbush, N.Y., died Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in her home at Hawthorne Ridge. She was born on February 23, 1931, in Englewood, N.J., and s...

04/24/2026

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03/19/2026

03/10/2026

For Mahmoud Khalil, this past year has been marked by profound hardship—and by profound courage.

A year ago, Mahmoud was walking home through our city after sharing an iftar with his wife Noor when he was detained by federal agents, flown to Louisiana, and then held in an ICE facility for months. In that time, he was forced to miss the birth of his first child. All of this for exercising his First Amendment rights in protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

And yet, even in the face of that cruelty, there has also been beauty. New Yorkers raising their voices in solidarity. A city refusing to look away. Mahmoud won his freedom, and a father was finally reunited with his child.

Last night, as we marked the one year anniversary of his detention, Rama and I were honored to welcome Mahmoud, Noor, and their son Deen to Gracie Mansion to break our fast together.

Mahmoud is a New Yorker, and he belongs in New York City.