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District Neighborhoods Include:
Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Riverdale, Wakefield, Woodlawn, Van Cortlandt Village, Spuyten Duyvil


"We are all connected.
We leave no one behind.
I am not doing well if my neighbor isn’t."

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A New Deal for The Bronx

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Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim is
Taking Back Power
for City Council District 11

PUT PEOPLE OVER POLITICS

Culture, community, and courage are the pillars of The Bronx. United we are stronger than any single person. Let’s pool our resources for this fight.

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Why run for City Council?

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Meet Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim

A Passionate Educator and Community Advocate

Danielle Herbert-Guggenheim, a proud Bronx native, is excited to announce her candidacy for New York City Council District 11. Throughout her career, Danielle has dedicated herself to teaching school-age children and toddlers with special needs, along with their families.
At 37, she was honored to be handpicked to serve as assistant principal of Harlem Middle School 864, where she supervised 14 teachers and 220 students. Over her three years in this role, she collaborated with her team to implement new discipline and attendance policies, improve school culture, and make a lasting impact on both students and staff. Danielle also had the privilege of teaching graduate-level courses at Mercy College, focusing on literacy and education for students with disabilities.
In addition to her professional work, Danielle is deeply committed to her community. She serves as Vice President of The Unity Democratic Club, a board member and educational director at the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center, and an active participant in several Bronx-based coalitions. As a former United Federation of Teachers delegate and advisor to the Bronx Zoo Teacher Advisory Board, Danielle has always sought to combine her passion for education with community service. Her experience as a single mother has shaped her perspective and strengthened her resolve to create opportunities for others.

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Danielle is Running Because The Bronx and Her People Matter

We have suffered from decades of disinvestmentand destructive public policies. We will turn pain into power, injustice into opportunity into success.
Here are my plans:


Rents in The Bronx are crushing working families and pushing the unemployed and working poor toward homelessness. In District 11, 27% of residents live in poverty—well above the city average. We need immediate action to unite and empower tenants, community boards, and city planners to work with nonprofits, developers, and landlords to create solutions prioritizing people over profit.
Bronx schools are in dire need for more fundingand necessary materials. This disparity contributes to an achievement gap that disproportionately affects students from low-income families. Our children are being denied their right to a quality education. The future of The Bronx depends on leveling the playing field—investing more in historically disenfranchised public schools and infrastructure investments to open new schools. Teachers should be supported to ensure that every child, regardless of their ZIP code, has an equal shot at success.
First and foremost supporting our retirees right to medical coverage by supporting Bill 1096. The bridges connecting our sick and vulnerable to life-saving healthcare have collapsed. This gap is a moral crisis that demands immediate action. Despite healthcare being the largest employer group, The Bronx has the worst healthcare results in the City. We must build new, stronger bridges by collaborating with hospitals, clinics, schools, and healthcare leaders to ensure a higher patient-to-provider ratio and better emergency response capabilities. Support having doctors and nurse practitioners do rotations in public schools to service all community stakeholders.
Support programs that uplift small businesses like our street vendors.


Equity must be won!

It takes...

  • Empowering people to act politically and collectively

  • Cooperation and compassion

  • Strength and the commitment to leave no one behind!


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In The Press

Riverdale Press:

Let’s rebuild the Bronx coalition - it’s what MLK Jr. would have wanted

Praying with my legs. That’s what Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel called it when he walked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1965 in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery...

Norwood News:

Unity Dems, Rivera Campaign for “Yes” Vote to Prop 1

The Unity Democratic Club joined State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) on Sunday, Oct. 13, in Riverdale to urge voters to flip their ballot and vote “Yes” to Proposition 1 (Prop 1)...

Norwood News:

James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center Farmers’ Market Celebrates 3rd

Thanks to many volunteers, the James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center (JBOLC) community garden farmers’ market celebrated its 3rd anniversary...

Riverdale Press:

Should whites-only group curate landmark?

Applications are open for stewardship of the historic Van Cortlandt House — a stone dwelling built by the owner of a slave plantation in the Bronx...

Riverdale Press:

Unity Democratic Club fetes 1st year

“To look back at the last year and see how we went from a group of people who wanted to serve their community (is great),”...

Norwood News:

New Unity Democratic Club Launches in The Bronx

The Unity Democrats will be led by acting president, Betsey Knapp of Riverdale, and acting vice president, Danielle Guggenheim, of Norwood...
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