Sentences with phrase «blasio following a fund»
Bharara's office didn't bring charges against Mayor de Blasio following a fund - raising investigation.
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His decision to sign on to a fund connected to de Blasio is notable following the scandal that appears to have bumped presumed 2013 NYC mayoral race frontrunner, Rep. Anthony Weiner, from contention.
Following of week of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and surrogates pushing for a statewide universal pre-Kindergarten plan funded out of the budget, the coalition backing universal pre-K in the city is distributing a flyer this Caucus Weekend pushing Albany officials on the proposal backed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio commended sanitation workers for their role in helping the city rebuild following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, as he battles the federal government over how effectively the city managed funds provided for the Build It Back program for homeowners and faces pressure from City Council members to speed up the rebuilding of homes.
Asked for comment, de Blasio spokeswoman Amy Spitalnick sent over the following statement: «The people of New York City are doing their fair share to support mass transit — we already fund three - quarters of the State MTA's operations, have made historic contributions, and have paid double the State in capital.
The Campaign Finance Board, in sending de Blasio all that cash, is simply following the law, which says he's entitled to the public funds if a challenger has had the «significant media exposure» of 12 mentions in the news media over the last year.
The probe marks Bharara's latest anti-corruption blitz on City Hall, which was subpoenaed in April following a state Board of Elections report that said de Blasio engineered a scheme to evade fund - raising limits in a failed bid to help Democrats seize control of the state Senate.
The Northeast Charter Schools Network today issued the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio's comments on charter school funding during his budget hearing testimony.