Sentences with phrase «astoria city council seat»

But come January when the legislative session begins, the Democrats are expected to lose two members — Ruben Diaz of the Bronx who won a City Council seat, and George Latimer of Westchester who beat Republican incumbent Rob Astorino for County Executive as part of that previously mentioned «Blue Wave.»

Democrat Bill Perkins left the Senate this year for a city Council seat; Republican Assemblyman Joseph Saladino resigned after he was appointed Oyster Bay town supervisor.

Congressman Daniel Donovan, the representative of the sole red beachhead in blue New York City, today backed one of his former staffers for a soon - to - be-vacant City Council seat that overlaps heavily with the Brooklyn end of Donovan's Staten Island - based turf.

There is one other City Council seat on the ballot this year.

The race for the 34th District City Council seat is one of those convoluted knots of lunacy, intrigue and stupidity that is so unlikely, it could only be true.

Her son, James Wu, has also taken a foray into politics, running unsuccessfully for the Flushing City Council seat in 2009.

State Sen. Bill Perkins is expected to win a crowded special election Tuesday for the City Council seat in Harlem that he previously held for eight years.

The 2017 New York City elections are for the three citywide posts of Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller; the five Borough President positions; all 51 City Council seats; the Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney posts; and other down ballot offices like some civil court judges and some district leader positions.

Rev. Michel Faulkner, the former Jets lineman - turned - minister - turned mayoral candidate, has a long way to go in his bid to win the Republican nomination and oust Mayor Bill de Blasio — but he's already out backing GOP contenders for open City Council seats.

Oliver Rosenberg's campaign says that days after he filed papers to run in the June 28 primary, he was contacted by a Nadler ally who offered to raise thousands of dollars in campaign funds if Rosenberg instead ran for a City Council seat.

State party officials also gave $ 10,000 to Bob Dougherty, a political novice recruited by Miner's staff to run for an open 3rd District city council seat representing Strathmore and the Valley.

Convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate has a real shot at winning back his old City Council seat in Queens, according to Democratic insiders.

Brooklyn City Councilman David Greenfield has tapped his ally Kalman Yeger to run for his City Council seat, in a deal criticized by good government groups who say it deprives Democrats of the chance to choose a candidate in an open primary.

Cheryl Pahaham, a northern Manhattan resident and candidate for Robert Jackson's City Council seat, called the trip «a real eye - opener.»

ASTORIA — Costa Constantinides, one of three candidates vying for the City Council seat held by term - limited Peter Vallone Jr., is far ahead of his competitors when it comes to fundraising, according to filings released by the Campaign Finance Board last week.

Another example: the recent race for an at - large city council seat in the District of Columbia, which saw a candidate using geo - targeted Google content ads to send potential voters to his NationBuilder site.

El - Yateem, a married father of four who had been a prominent Arab - American community leader in Bay Ridge for many years, jumped into the political arena last year when he ran for an open City Council seat.

This may be particularly true in Mr. Avella's northeast Queens base where Mr. Vallone's brother, Paul, is running for an open City Council seat.

Fossella got his House and prior City Council seats thanks in part to his long alliance with former Borough President Guy Molinari.

After winning some city council seats in California and Wisconsin, the party mounted presidential campaigns behind Ralph Nader in 1996 and 2000.

MANHATTAN — Now that Dan Garodnick has officially declared his plans to run for city comptroller, challengers are lining up to vie for his City Council seat.

ASTORIA — A local real estate agent who's been pushing the city to restore the long - shuttered diving pool in Astoria Park has jumped into the race for the neighborhood's City Council seat.

This past Sun., Dec. 2nd, Democratic District Leader Mark D. Levine launched his campaign for northern Manhattan's 7th District City Council seat, and did so with endorsements that included New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer...

Democratic NYC public advocate candidate Tish James is remaining loyal to the WFP, which propelled her to her City Council seat a decade ago, urging New Yorkers to vote for her on the labor - backed party's ballot line on Nov. 5.

There were 10 primaries for City Council seats in Queens Sept. 15, six of -LSB-...]

To watch the half - dozen Democrats vying for Tony Avella's (D - Bayside) City Council seat spar, click here.

The four leading candidates in the race for the District 25 City Council seat will again square off Thursday at a forum hosted by the LeFrak City Merchants Association.

New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets, the animal - rights group that has pressured Mayor de Blasio for four years to ban horse - drawn carriages, is planning to spend up to $ 50,000 to help Assemblyman Francisco Moya defeat Monserrate in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary for a Queens City Council seat.

This same issue was one of many criticisms Jose A. Padilla, Jr had & was looking forward to debating with the» Majority Leader» during his run for the City Council Seat in 2009!

Jung is locked in a five - way (perhaps six - way, depending on a pending court battle) race for the District 20 City Council seat.

The city Campaign Finance Board determined last week that the 2009 campaign of Debra Markell to fill the District 19 City Council seat left vacant by state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) had committed two violations.

While initial rumors focused on Wright running for the State Senate or Dickens» City Council seat, The New York Post recently reported that Wright associate Charlie King is trying to gauge reaction and garner support for a Wright mayoral bid.

STATEN ISLAND — Mayor Bill de Blasio set a special election for Nov. 3 to fill the City Council seat vacated by Vincent Ignizio, according to a proclamation filed on Monday.

Bishop has long since abandoned his dreams for the mayor's office and settled into a bid for an at - large City Council seat.

BY ANDY HUMM State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., 74, has a bad back and wants to take over the closer - to - home City Council seat opening up this fall in the South Bronx, including parts of Parkchester, Soundview, Unionport, and Castle Hill.

Mr. Lopez failed to win a City Council seat after leaving Albany and even mulled a run against his successor, Assemblywoman Maritza Davila, before settling on petitioning for district leader and state committee, sources say.

And while the borough has had several uncontested elections in past years, the Democratic party nominated medical marijuana advocate Dylan Schwartz to run against Joe Borelli for the South Shore City Council seat and retired engineer Rich Florentino to run against Steven Matteo in the Mid-Island Council district.

Many observers suspect she is looking to retake her assembly seat via special election in 2018 if Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj runs and wins Jimmy Vacca's City Council seat that is open due to term limits in 2017.

On April 9, Jessica Bradshaw was elected to an at - large city council seat in Carbondale, Illinois.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- A New York state assemblyman tarnished by a sexual harassment scandal has filed to run for a New York City Council seat.

These are just two examples of easily avoidable types of problems that District Leader Frank Gulluscio, who won the Democratic primary last month for the City Council seat currently held by Eric A. Ulrich, state Senator Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach), and local community activist Betty Braton say could be avoided in the future if two bills currently before the New York City Council are passed.

A special election to fill a vacancy for Harlem's city council seat will be held on Tuesday — Valentine's Day.

The upcoming Democratic primary for the at - large Syracuse City Council seats contains an interesting twist: The two incumbent Democrats were not endorsed by the city party committee.

When I ran for a city council seat in the 32nd councilmanic district in 2003, I was required to take a mandatory leave of absence from my employ.

Hartzog, who's running for Jessica Lappin's soon - to - be-vacated District 5 City Council Seat, has raised $ 20,128 since submitting his candidacy in mid-December, according to the New York City's Campaign Finance Database.

Convicted felon Hiram Monserrate is under fire for allegedly failing to properly report campaign expenses in his comeback bid for his old City Council seat in Queens.

Though Mayor Michael Bloomberg's support from Queens voters dwindled this year compared to the last election, he still carried the borough — in part buoyed by individuals who came out to vote for the three Republicans who won City Council seats in Queens, Executive Vice Chair of the Queens GOP Vincent Tabone said.

The younger Vallone, who was first elected to his Astoria City Council seat in 2002, pointed to his time in office tackling local issues like graffiti and fighting cuts to the police department's budget as head of the City Council's Public Safety Committee.

In 2015, Borelli won his South Shore City Council seat in an uncontested special election to replace Vincent Ignizio, who vacated his seat to become CEO of Catholic Charities of Staten Island.

On a budget of about $ 15,000, the Green candidate managed to secure a city council seat, narrowly beating out COPE councillor Ellen Woodsworth by 91 votes.