Brooklyn Dems Pass Controversial Bylaws | New York City News

New York City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

Brooklyn Democrats just voted to overhaul their party’s bylaws in a move critics say is designed to keep chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn in power—despite warnings from top officials like Governor Hochul and Senator Schumer. The changes expand the executive committee, giving Hermelyn’s allies more votes and effectively undoing reformers’ hopes of electing their own leader. Reformers call it a betrayal of voters’ will, decrying the secretive meeting where journalists were blocked and windows covered. Now they’re preparing to refile a lawsuit, hoping to overturn the new rules after their…