Sentences with phrase «blasio did it and we see»

That is why I am calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to implement the IDNYC Program throughout New York State, because if Bill de Blasio did it and we see how perfectly it works in New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo should do even better for the whole State.

Not exact matches

This year — even though Senate Republicans invited the leaders of several charter organizations to testify at mayoral control hearings last month — charter groups have attacked de Blasio, but quietly admitted they support the governance structure of mayoral control and do not want to see it expire.

Although de Blasio makes a point of letting the public see what he says is his daily schedule, he's regularly attending meetings and making calls the public doesn't know about.

But de Blasio insisted that «people are going to see that we did things the right way» once the feds, the Manhattan DA's Office and other authorities finish looking into his fund - raising operations and other scandals facing City Hall.

It almost helps the governor, in this regard, that so much of what he does is seen through the lens of how it might hurt de Blasio, and several questions after Cuomo's speech immediately centered on the mayor.

«I don't think we're going to find that it's an ideal situation, but at the same time, we need to see what's working and what's not, so we can make an honest assessment,» de Blasio told WNYC's Brian Lehrer last week.

Coxsackie - Athens school superintendent Randall Squier said he didn't see Cuomo and de Blasio's plans as mutually exclusive.

«What we've seen historically — albeit in the general elections — is that when Staten Island feels like there's a mayor that either they really don't like or a candidate they do like if they have potential, they do turn out and vote,» said Bradley Tusk, an entrepreneur and former adviser to the mayor's predecessor Michael Bloomberg, who plans to work against de Blasio with or without a candidate to support using the group «NYC Deserves Better.»

De Blasio — who has long said he «does not see» Rikers closing in less than 10 years — called on the state to approve bills for speedier trials and earlier release for incarcerated individuals who exhibit good behavior, noting that the state already does this for its own prisoners.

But we're going to make this a very urgent effort, and Aimee will have the ability to track each and every one of the schools, the ability to call in the school leaders on a rotating basis as is done at CompStat, question them, find out what they need, push them harder, make sure they're doing their job, and if she doesn't see what she likes, just as at the NYPD, there's a whole host of actions that can be taken to improve the situation and to address the leadership dynamics,» Mr. de Blasio said.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are getting into the Thanksgiving spirit this week by doing what they do best — complaining about each other even though they are obligated to pretend they like each other since they can't avoid seeing each other a few times every year.

Carranza said he will «look under the hood» and when he does, he'll see that Mayor de Blasio's inattention to K - 12 school improvement and the achievement gap, his hostility to school choice and his failed turnaround programs mean that a change is needed,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

The on - topic and off - topic questions in the Q&A portion of the press conference included: the project status when de Blasio took office and how his approach to affordable housing differs from Mayor Bloomberg, whether there are any differences in Phase I of the project as being initiated now versus as approved by the Bloomberg administration, what he sees as a realistic percentage of units being «affordable» in projects located closer to or in Manhattan, whether he counts this project towards his goal of 200,000 affordable units, the NYPD officer recently arrested in India, the status of speed camera approvals from Albany, the FOIL delays and responses which did not produce any emails or documents in the Findlayter case, the NYPD / FDNY hockey brawl, Queens Library President Thomas Galante and the newly elected leadership of NYSUT (the state teachers union).

Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't need to see the Assembly and Senate one - house budgets to know where he stands with each chamber - Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is a close ally of the mayor, his fellow New York City Democrat, while Senate Republicans hold a major grudge against de Blasio for leading a failed effort to boot them from the majority two years ago.

Neighbors blasted the plan, which is the first individual project to be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rezoning, saying the «affordable» income requirement didn't match with those in the area and that there was no environmental impact study to see what effect the building would have on neighboring Fort Tryon Park.

«We don't consent to hatred and we will fight anything we see as undermining our values,» de Blasio said, the crowd clapping and cheering loudly as he spoke.

«And now that we have Mayor de Blasio who doesn't see eye - to - eye with some of these folks, and they're getting money from a different source, now all of a sudden it's flip - flopping, everything's up for question,» Mulgrew saAnd now that we have Mayor de Blasio who doesn't see eye - to - eye with some of these folks, and they're getting money from a different source, now all of a sudden it's flip - flopping, everything's up for question,» Mulgrew saand they're getting money from a different source, now all of a sudden it's flip - flopping, everything's up for question,» Mulgrew said.

Of their high scoring, de Blasio said, «That's because of a heavy focus on test prep, which is just not the philosophy of this administration and of DOE, nor do I think it's what the vast majority of parents want to see for their kids,» de Blasio said.

On - topic questions included the timing of the effectiveness of the laws signed today and when ICE will close it's office on Rikers Island, how many people currently on Rikers Island will be covered by these laws, details of Carlos Rodriguez (who was held on Rikers Island for eight months on an ICE detainer) path to this country and his thoughts during his eight month detention, what Mayor de Blasio would like to see the federal government do about immigration and what he will do absent such action, what he would tell Republicans who think his approach is a dangerous precedent, de Blasio and Melissa Mark - Viverito's positions on municipal IDs and voting rights for non-citizens, the number of people arrested on misdemeanors and then subject to ICE detainers and whether persons arrested on felony charges must first go through the justice system before being subject to an ICE detainer.

«When we were waging the fight to pass a living wage bill, Bill de Blasio didn't show up to a single rally, didn't testify once, didn't send a letter of support and our pleas for his support fell on deaf ears until the very last moment when he saw a poll that showed it had widespread support,» Appelbaum said in a statement.

«When we see an entity that again suspiciously seems to only look at us and not other people doing the exact same thing, and then there's the personnel question, Brian,» de Blasio said.

Pledging to put forth a «holistic development plan» and to «undo a lot of what done wrong in the past» on Rockaway's economic development, de Blasio said that he will make «some more announcements in the coming months... that are specific and then thereafter you're going to see a much bigger plan.»

«I believe, if de Blasio survives, you'll see a reinvigorated mayor seeking retribution against the governor and he'll do so by backing Schneiderman or [state Comptroller Tom] DiNapoli, or maybe even running himself against Cuomo in the primary,» said McLaughlin.

De Blasio wants to be seen as a leader in fighting global warming, and he says that everyone needs to do their part.

She could just go and do that acting thing all day — she's very good at it, apparently — and you could never see her anyplace else and everyone would think that was normal,» de Blasio said at the same event.

«Because the speech for the first time was not accompanied by the budget, we don't know yet the ramifications of everything that was being talked about in the speech,» de Blasio told reporters on Monday, «which is why I'll express my praise for some of the things I heard but until we see the details, and particularly the budgetary details, we can't pass a final judgement.

Of note, among the 36 % who rate de Blasio as doing a «fair» job, 51 % view him favorably, and only 38 % see him unfavorably.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito are all waiting to see what President - elect Donald Trump will actually do when he takes office in January.

«We haven't seen a lot of big ideas coming out of the de Blasio administration over the past four years, and when there are some ideas, they typically don't have a funding plan,» said Tolkin, an entrepreneur with a $ 25 billion transit plan and a for - profit business model to raise city revenue.

«Read the tea leaves and you see what's going on, what the bigger political play is: they don't have de Blasio out there as a surrogate for Hillary, do they?»

«From the beginning, I wanted to see if we were to go down a legislative road and again I state very clearly I believed the best approach initially certainly was to let the NYPD do this administratively,» de Blasio added.

Mark - Viverito explains what she sees as her legacy and jokes that she is relieved she didn't really have the option to run for mayor this year, given her closeness with Mayor de Blasio and how past speakers have faired in their mayoral pursuits.

Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo haven't seen eye - to - eye on much lately, but that doesn't mean they can't cooperate on the issue of homelessness in New York City.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio traveled to Albany on Wednesday to submit his opening bid for the city's share of the state budget and request new authority for his administration from state officials who did not seem entirely happy to see him.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was in attendance for Cuomo's speech and, in a news conference afterward, praised certain aspects of it, such as Cuomo's promise to fight the federal tax overhaul, while taking a wait - and - see approach as the governor still did not unveil a congestion pricing scheme, and outlining a few of the city's top priorities for the upcoming state budget, like more funding for the mayor's plan to extend pre-school to all three - year - olds.

If he doesn't see a difference between the schools in our richest areas and the schools in our poorest areas, then Mayor de Blasio is living in a Gracie Mansion fantasy land.

Carranza said he will «look under the hood» and when he does, he'll see that Mayor de Blasio's inattention to K - 12 school improvement and the achievement gap, his hostility to school choice and his failed turnaround programs mean that a change is needed,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.