Sunday night conversation with Erik Bottcher (next Sunday, 6:30pm, my rooftop).
Some of you will recall the early days of this quirky little enterprise when we basically just consisted of a guy who threw together a website in a moment of madness, a girl with a Dalmatian who can ask you for treats in either English or Italian, and a couple who really needs your help in getting their story out about trying to adopt a baby. Others of you will point out that everything I just said still seems 100% applicable right now and quite frankly you’re still struggling to figure out what exactly you signed up for. And I really don’t have much to say to those in the second camp other than that I think you’re making some really solid points.
Anyway those in the first camp will recall an individual named Erik Bottcher, who graced our pages in the early stages regarding an initiative to help New Yorkers sign up for COVID vaccines and putting us in touch with the Parks & Rec Department for our community garden idea. That’s a demonstrative way of telling you that Erik Bottcher was with us shooting in the gym, if you catch my drift, and I have a tendency to be a bit of an elephant about that sort of thing. To re-introduce Erik, Erik is the former chief of staff for Corey Johnson, our current City Council Member for the Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, and West Village neighborhoods, and like Leslie Boghosian Murphy, he is currently running to be our area’s next City Council Member. Remember that the all-important Democratic primary for that race is June 22.
Well, friends, fresh off a lively Sunday night conversation on my rooftop last Sunday, we’re going to hold a second Sunday night conversation with Erik Bottcher this Sunday. The time will be 6:30pm. The place will be my rooftop at 507 West Chelsea. The vibe will be unceremonious. All of my usual points of view about how to actually effectuate change in your community apply, which can be summed up by an old adage about lawyers: a good lawyer knows the law, a great lawyer knows the judge. Neighbors, court will be in session once again next Sunday. All rise.
And all of my usual reasons for attending myself will also apply, which are that life can be rather short and worrisome at times. There are a lot of way to distract yourself from that fact, and now seems like an appropriate time to tell you there will of course be drinks at the event. But I believe that the very best way to distract yourself from that fact is other people, and I can assure you that there will be some very good ones in attendance.
You can RSVP by responding. Given space restrictions and the fact that we already have a guest list going, I think you will need to RSVP rather quickly if you want to attend.
