Running for Council Member from the 2nd Council District New York County City of New York I am running for City Council to represent East Village, Lower East Side, NoHo, Greenwich Village, Union Square, Kips Bay and Gramercy because I am one of many people who have been adversely affected by policies approved by our current council members, such as the devastation and deforestation caused by the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project and the loss of small businesses.