Eric in a black leather jacket and chain outside a bar at night, red and white neon beer signs glowing in the window behind him

Bringing People Out

I'm the incoming Executive Director of New York City's Office of Nightlife. I'm an organizer & developer from Astoria, Queens. I bring people out: to canvass, to the picket line, to the polls & to the dance floor. I've been actively organizing in New York since 2018 & co-chaired NYC‑DSA from 2023 to 2024.

I build digital tools for the movement from the Zohran Calculator, Vote DSA, Ready for AOC &, at LaborLab, a search that shows workers who their boss hired to fight their union.

me@ericthor.com

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Opinions my own. For the Office of Nightlife, see nyc.gov/nightlife.

Projects

2026 LaborLab A search of about 390,000 federal filings showing who employers hire to fight unions.
2026 Ready for AOC The pledge site for the volunteer draft asking AOC to run in 2028.
2026 Aber for Senate Bilingual State Senate campaign site in western Queens.
2026 Vote DSA Any NYC address to its poll site and the DSA slate.
2026 Diana for Queens The special election for Zohran's Assembly seat. She won.
2025 Zohran Calculator What you'd save under Zohran's platform. NBC and Politico covered it.
2022 Kristen For State Senate State Senate race won with nearly 60% of the vote.
2020 Zohran For Assembly His first campaign website. He took a chance on me. He's Mayor now.

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