“Even her enemies liked her.” That’s how Gordon Davis, who worked alongside Ronnie Eldridge in the office of Mayor John Lindsay remembered the lifelong Manhattanite, politician, power broker, mom and mensch in a tribute beamed into a filled-to-capacity Alder Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at Central Park West and East 64th Street on Wednesday March 11.
Ronnie was born Roslyn Meyers in 1931, raised in a Jewish family and graduated Barnard College with a degree in political science. Eldridge later served as an advisor to politicians including Robert F. Kennedy, John Lindsay, Bella Abzug and Mario Cuomo and served on the New York City Council from 1989 until 2001. She died on March 4, 2026, at a Manhattan hospital. She was 95.
Right until the end she was hosting a talk show on CUNY-TV entitled “Staying Relevant.” And as her daughter Emily pointed out at the memorial, her mother, despite battling some health issues, “was not ready to toss in the towel.” She recently renewed her contract for a new season…