6/2/2021
Meet the Candidates: NYC Votes 2021 Voter Guide
5/24/2021
Crowded Field in Bronx Race to Fill Ruben Díaz Sr’s Council Seat
The race for the 18th City Council District seat has familiar faces and newcomers, a significant amount of cash, and eight Democratic candidates to choose from.
Here’s the latest from Darlene Jackson
5/18/2021
These East Bronx City Council Candidates Want Your Commute to Be Fast - or Even Free
“Transit equity is really about investing in the people, and reimagining our present system in a way that works for everybody.”
4/21/21
Watch Darlene Jackson: Candidate for NYC Council District 18 (Bronx)
Darlene Jackson is running for NYC Council District 18 in the South Bronx which encompasses the communities of Soundview, Castle Hill, Parkchester, Clason Point, Harding Park. This seat is currently held by Ruben Diaz, Sr.
PoliticsNY asked Jackson three questions in three minutes as part of their meet the candidate series on the road to the June 22 citywide primaries.
3/30/21
2021 Elections: Who's running for City Council in the 18th District?
As New York City prepares for one of its largest election cycles in recent memory, there is one city council race that will directly impact the northwest Bronx’s District 18 which encompasses the neighborhoods of Soundview, Castle Hill, Parkchester, Clason Point.
There are seven candidates poised to replace former Councilman Ruben Diaz, Sr., who announced his political retirement last July.
“I found my voice in the 18th district. Now I will continue to use it to fight for our community as the next city council member!” - Darlene Jackson, Candidate for 18th Council District
1/8/21
Main Street Merchants Rally to Save Small Businesses and Jobs!
Small businesses across the Bronx are asking city council to pass the “Small Business Jobs Survival Act” via Bronxnet Community Television
We demand lawmakers to stop being concerned only with their own political jobs and start caring for every hard working New Yorker, and families.
Bronx Residents: Complete the 2020 Census for the Money, Power, Respect We Deserve
But for historically undercounted Black and brown communities like Parkchester, filling out the census is a subversive political act. To be counted in the census is to tell Trump and the forces that be that our needs cannot be ignored or pushed to the margins any longer; that we demand our share of the federal money, political power, and respect as people that have been owed to us for decades.
NYC Rally Calls for Release of Women Inmates at Rikers
Notable speakers at the rally included the founder and CEO of Brides for Life, Darlene Jackson, who is running for city council from the Bronx.
Envisioning Our Future with CCF Advocates
To celebrate our women’s advocacy and highlight the work they are currently doing, we sat down for a conversation with CCF’s Community Organizer, Ivelisse Gilestra, and WISH Alumna, Darlene Jackson.