On Sunday, de
Blasio rallied support at Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn around his affordable housing plans, placing Albany as a road block.
Not exact matches
Speaking at an annual conference of minority lawmakers in Albany, NYC Mayor Bill de
Blasio sought to
rally support for his «DemocracyNYC» agenda, including calls for the enactment of early voting and same - day registration across the state.
At 2 p.m., de
Blasio delivers remarks at a health care
rally where Cuomo will be making an announcement in
support of Obamacare and against the U.S. Senate's reform bill, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — Stern Auditorium, 1468 Madison Ave., Manhattan.
Taxi drivers and others who
supported Mr. de
Blasio's efforts to halt Uber's expansion
rallying outside City Hall in Manhattan in 2015.
Mayor Bill de
Blasio says President Donald Trump's immigration authorities engaged in a «provocative action» when they detained a prominent Trinidadian - American immigrant activist last week and appeared to defend the NYPD amid criticisms over its treatment of protestors and elected officials
rallying in
support of the activist.
NYC Mayor Bill de
Blasio says Trump's immigration authorities engaged in a «provocative action» when they detained a prominent Trinidadian - American immigrant activist last week and appeared to defend the NYPD amid criticisms over its treatment of protestors and elected officials
rallying in
support of the activist.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, standing shoulder to shoulder in Albany with thousands of parents and students who
rallied in
support of charter schools, vowed on Tuesday to defend the movement and offered a sharply different vision for their place in the educational system than Mayor Bill de
Blasio's.
«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.
Cuomo and de
Blasio were facing criticism for taking part in a
rally supporting striking cable workers, with some saying the politicians are ignoring customer complaints.
But the fact is that organizers had drawn (or bused in, in many cases) thousands of students and parents in matching shirts and trumped a smaller
rally in
support of de
Blasio's pre-K plan that had been in the works for months.
The leaders of the community proposal and
rally, reverends from Brooklyn, achieved significant attention for their plan and
support from elected officials, in part because their critique of de
Blasio's housing program touched the core tension of what some see as a solid, fairly moderate approach, but others call too timid to address the affordability crisis facing the city and its residents and, in some cases, a catalyst of detrimental gentrification.
On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., «thousands of teachers will
rally in Foley Square to call on Mayor Bill de
Blasio to
support growing the charter sector to 200,000 students by 2020,» per Families for Excellent Schools.
Uber has gone on the offensive over the legislation, challenging de
Blasio to a live stream debate, sending mailers to the districts of council members who
support the plan, hosting
rallies and adding a «de
Blasio feature to its e-hail app that shows a 25 minute wait time for a vehicle that the company says will occur if they are constricted from growing.
Questions in the off - topic portion of the Q&A included the role of Mayor de
Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and her having City staff, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos» criticism of de
Blasio's involvement in recent senate elections, whether de
Blasio supports a tax on grocery bags, an update on the recent change in NYPD practice on marijuana possession, why the average person should care about conditions on Rikers Island (an on - topic question, but posed during this off - topic portion of the press conference), whether de
Blasio is troubled by Al Sharpton's tax troubles, what the expected executive action President Obama on immigration will mean for the City, an update on the City's municipal ID program, preparations for a
rally being organized by Al Sharpton upon the completion of the Ferguson grand jury, a possible mail - in response for marijuana summonses and whether mayor
supports regulating costumed characters in Times Square.
De
Blasio made the comments outside Brooklyn Borough Hall at a «Muslims for De
Blasio»
rally, at which he said he
supported creating a public school holiday or Eid, a Muslim holy day.
In March, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo defended charters» role in city education at a
rally at the Capitol in Albany while Mr. de
Blasio held one in
support of his prekindergarten plan nearby.
A Republican - tinged
rally in
support of the NYPD filled the steps of Queens Borough Hall this afternoon, accusing Mayor Bill de
Blasio and the police reform movement of denigrating cops and sowing discord in the city.
At a campaign
rally for Mr. Grimm on Saturday, the two Republicans ripped Ms. Mark - Viverito, along with Mayor Bill de
Blasio, as dangerous liberals
supporting the candidate trying to unseat Mr. Grimm, Democrat Domenic Recchia Jr..
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de
Blasio at a
rally in
support of the Affordable Care Act on Monday, July 17, 2017.
Mayoral hopefuls Christine Quinn and William de
Blasio attended the
rally to offer their
support, but did not address the crowd.
Heck, on Tuesday Mayor Bill de
Blasio hosted a strange press event during which he
rallied support for his...
Deputy mayor Richard Buery, speaking for the administration via bullhorn at the
rally on the steps of Tweed Courthouse, told the crowd: «You have a partner in Mayor de
Blasio, who is committed to making sure that the American dream becomes a reality by building schools that stand to
support all our children.»
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, standing shoulder to shoulder in Albany with thousands of parents and students who
rallied in
support of charter schools, vowed on Tuesday to defend the movement and offered a sharply different vision for their place in the educational system than Mayor Bill de
Blasio's.