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For decades, New York City has been treated as an impenetrable fortress of Democratic power. Borough presidencies, city council seats, and community boards often feel like foregone conclusions, decided in primaries long before general elections. Yet beneath the surface, a quiet insurgency is stirring. A new generation of Republican candidates—outsiders in every sense—are putting their names on the ballot not just to win, but to reshape the conversation.

Three of the most notable are Athena Clarke, Luis Quero, and Janine Acquafredda. They do not fit the old Republican mold of Wall Street insiders or suburban managers. Instead, they wear their grievances openly, build their campaigns on community-level frustrations, and cast themselves as antidotes to politics as usual.

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Businessperson and longtime community advocate Janine Acquafredda, who is running for Brooklyn borough president on the Republican ticket in 2025, recently held a campaign fundraiser at Sirico’s Caterers. 

The event took place the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 5, and featured guest speaker U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-11, who backed Acquafredda. Acquafredda hopes her “common sense” platform will resonate with voters in the November general election.  

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In Episode 2 of Imma Talks, learn how renter Lucy Sliter went from renter to landlord in one of the toughest markets—Brooklyn! Brooklyn Borough President candidate Janine Acquafredda joins us to talk real estate realities, rising prices, and wild celebrity stories along the way.

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Watch as Janine Acquafredda kicks off her campaign for Brooklyn Borough President.

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Special guest Janine Acquafredda joins us in studio on our first episode of Politicast! Janine is running for Brooklyn Borough President. We had an amazing talk with her, she is a lovely person who is a supporter of law enforcement. It was a great show and we are wishing her the best in the elections.

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Bay Ridge’s homeless population is growing — and so is the neighborhood’s response.

More than 100 runners hit the pavement to support homeless veterans in the Willie McCabe Memorial 5k Run and Walk in Owl’s Head Park on Nov. 13 — double the number of participants at the inaugural event last year. The pack raced through the park in honor of founder Liam McCabe’s late father — a homeless Vietnam veteran — and raised more than $1,000 to help military vets get back on their feet, an outpouring of support that was truly heart-warming, said McCabe.

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Brooklyn women shone bright on Wednesday, March 16 as 34 of the borough’s successful entrepreneurs, business owners and community leaders were honored at Star Network’s 2016 Power Women in Business Awards and Networking Event.

Held at the always extravagant Grand Prospect Hall (263 Prospect Avenue) the evening’s honorees, exhibitors and guests dined, danced and donated the night away, at an event that spotlighted some extraordinary ladies and the causes they hold dear.

“I think that any time women support each other, it’s an amazing engagement,” honoree Janine Acquafredda, co-founder of Realtors 4 Rescues and an agent with House & Key Realty, said. “I think tonight is more than powerful business women. I think it’s about women and family and community and business, so it’s really special.”

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