Brooklyn Democrats Elect Nikki Lucas as Party Chair Despite Court Orders

New Brooklyn Dem party honcho accused of deed theft, working with criminally charged ex-judge

The embattled old guard of the Brooklyn Dems defied a court order to install their new leader — who has been accused of deed theft and palled around with a...

Brooklyn Democrats elect Nikki Lucas as party chair despite court orders

Assemblymember Nikki Lucas was elected chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party in a late-night virtual vote that reformers contend violated multiple court orders.

Lucas claims leadership of BK Dems – in apparent violation of court order

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and her allies are trying everything to block reformers from taking control of the county party.

In Apparent Violation of Multiple Court Orders, Brooklyn Democrats Elect a New Party Chair

Former Brooklyn Democratic party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and her allies announced they’d picked a new party chair at a late night zoom vote Sunday evening that appears to be in violation of multiple court orders.  Just 13 of 42 district leaders elected during the June primary voted to support the party’s handpicked successor, Assemblymember […]

New fight over election of new leader of Brooklyn Democrats

This is the second attempt that allies of Bichotte Hermelyn have made to replace leadership.

Desperate to Cling to Power, Zombie Brooklyn Dems Resort to Sham, Late-Night Zoom Election

“It’s a pretty flagrant move to just say, ‘Fuck this court, fuck these orders.’”