6 more days left to log points in the Primary Bootcamp
PLUS your Bootcamp prize reveal!
🎉Prize reveal 🎉
If you’ve hit 70 points in the Primary Bootcamp, this beauty is yours- and trust me, you’ll want to frame it. I teamed up with the amazing local artist Annabelle (check out her Bushwick store!) to create a one-of-a-kind piece for Bootcamp finishers: a NYC-themed Where’s Waldo… but instead of Waldo, you’re searching for the 2025 mayoral candidates.
The print features a packed, playful cityscape filled with iconic parks, streets, and buildings- and yes, a ton going on. You’ll be scanning for Brad Lander among joggers, hot dog vendors, cyclists, and a few familiar faces from NYC politics and culture.
The scene includes:
Seven 2025 Mayoral candidates
Flaco the owl
The Ghostbusters firehouse
Someone walking a cat on a leash
Mr. Mango, a local grocery store chain in Brooklyn that got famous during the pandemic for being a late-night haven for healthcare workers
The Zongzi lady, who sells incredible homemade zongzi outside of the Grand St subway stop in Chinatown
Corky Lee, legendary photographer and icon of Manhattan Chinatown
James “Jimmy” McMillan III, the leader of the “Rent is too damn high” political party
A rat right next to where you’re trying to eat
Thanks to all the friends who pitched in with suggestions for the painting!
Years from now, when someone sees it on your wall and asks, “What is this?” you’ll get to say, “Oh, that’s the print I won from doing a civic engagement Bootcamp in 2025. See if you can find Brad Lander! And Flaco the owl!”
Keep logging points here:
Sign up for the Bootcamp if you haven't already
Log your points (full list of actions here)
Check your points (Unreviewed Points here | Reviewed Points here)
It’s worth 10 Bootcamp Points to share your “I Voted” selfie on social media
Yes, voting is the floor, not the ceiling- it’s the minimum we should be doing to shape the future of our communities. It’s our civic duty. But here in New York, most voters don’t show up to the primary. Posting your “I Voted” selfie signals that voting is normal, expected, and worth celebrating. When your friends see you’ve voted, it reminds them to make a plan too.
Studies have shown that in low-turnout elections, especially local ones, that kind of peer pressure and visibility can make a real difference. Your one post might be the nudge someone else needs to show up too.
Get credit for your selfie here:
Sign up for the Bootcamp if you haven't already
Log your points here
Check your points (Unreviewed Points here | Reviewed Points here)
Reminder: anyone who hits 70 points gets a beautiful print and an invitation to join the Bootcamp Awards Party on July 12.
Primary Bootcamp Top 20
There’s been a ton of movement on the leaderboard in the last few days! Shoutout to the top 20 point-earners in the June Primary Bootcamp so far- you’ve gone above and beyond in showing up for your city, your neighbors, and your values. From sharing voter guides to attending fundraisers, from deep dives to Council Member tags, you’ve modeled what joyful, creative civic action looks like.
Your work is making local politics more visible, more welcoming, and more powerful. Whether you're in the lead or climbing the board, keep going- you're helping raise the bar for what's possible in local engagement. 💪
Over 130K New Yorkers voted yesterday
The NYC Board of Elections posts daily vote counts each day of early voting. Here’s the rundown at the close of the polls yesterday!
Keep voting and reminding your family, friends, neighbors, and group chats.
Early voting continues through Sunday. There’s no voting on Monday. Tuesday is Election Day.
Literally making room on my wall now for that painting - omg 😍