Midwood resident and former City Council attorney Sylvia Kinard has announced [http://sylviakinard.nationbuilder.com/candidate_statement] she will run against Saundra Thomas [/blog/news/meet-saundra-thomas-district-40-city-council-candidate], John E. Grant [/blog/news/john-grant-running-for-district-40-council-seat], and Mathieu Eugene [http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml] in September’s Democratic primary. We