July 7 was the first day in which it was possible to circulate petitions for minor party and independent candidates for New York city office. The Green Party is running Rev. Billy Talen for Mayor; the Party for Socialism and Liberation is running Frances Villar for Mayor; and the Socialist Workers Party is running Dan Fein for Mayor.
The SWP also has candidates for Public Advocate and Manhatten Borough President. The Green Party also has a candidate for City Council. Whereas offices voted on by the city as a whole need 7,500 valid signatures, candidates for City Council need 2,700, which is proportionately much more difficult. See this story about the Green Party’s petition for David Pechefsky for council.
As a member of the Independence Party in NYC, I have been collecting signatures for Mayor Bloomberg on Column “C” since June 9th.
The Green Party has three other candidates for council as well. http://www.greenpartynyc.org/candidates/2008 (pay the URL no mind, this page lists the current candidates)
There are four green party candidates for the New York City Council.
Walter Nestler is running for District 18
Evergreen Chou is running for District 20
Lynne Serpe is running for District 22
David Pechefsky is running for District 39
Green Party Candidates for 2009 can be found at:
http://www.gp.org/elections/candidates/index.php
It would be too much for the Constitution Party to try to have candidates or get on the ballot.