Sentences with phrase «blasio voiced support»

Mayor Bill de Blasio voiced support for Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson as the next speaker of the City Council, saying he was the «right choice» because he «ran a good campaign.»

De Blasio voiced support for the Assembly Democrats» plan to raise taxes on the wealthy, putting himself at odds — once again — with Cuomo.

Mayor Bill de Blasio voiced support for the bill today, in a statement that said the program would «bring dignity and peace of mind to many fellow residents currently living in the shadows.»

ALBANY — Mayor de Blasio voiced support Saturday for a state Assembly plan to raise taxes on the wealthy, putting himself at odds — once again — with Gov. Cuomo.

Not exact matches

Mr. Cuomo himself backed away from such a proposal after hitting stiff resistance from Mr. de Blasio and the press, and said instead that he hoped to streamline the university bureaucracy, an idea Mr. Heastie voiced support for today.

At first it seemed surprising that de Blasio was voicing tacit support for a particular Speaker candidate.

Two New York City mayoral candidates today voiced support for the New York Yankees while bashing Boston - bred rival de Blasio.

Democratic hopefuls Christine Quinn, William Thompson, Bill de Blasio, and John Liu have also voiced support for the concept.

The conference where de Blasio will speak Friday morning — called «Forging a New Alliance: the Progressive Movement and the Socially Conscious Business Community» — costs $ 150 per person to attend and is sponsored by American Family Voices, a well - known 501 (c) 4 that supports Democratic and liberal causes.

Mr. de Blasio has been at odds with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, but thanked him today for voicing his support for a three - year extension of mayoral control.

Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio says wife Chirlane McCray's voice on a new ad will persuade legislators to support his universal pre-K proposal.

The Real Estate Board of New York, the trade organization that represents developers, voiced its support of de Blasio's reforms.

That's a position shared by a broad coalition of business leaders, elected officials and clergymembers whom de Blasio has recently assembled to voice their support for renewing mayoral control, which began under the Bloomberg administration.

Leaders from all of the city's major labor unions — representing 1.3 million workers — on Jan. 6 voiced their strong support for Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for universal, full - day pre-K for the city's four - year - olds.

As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported Tuesday, Cuomo voiced his support to the educational concept of de Blasio's plan.

Several mayoral candidates — including Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker; Bill de Blasio, the public advocate; John C. Liu, the comptroller; and William C. Thompson Jr., a former comptroller — were quick to voice support for the workers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today voiced support for extending the controversial 421a tax credit for developers for six months, rather than revamping the program or permitting it to expire, as Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for.

Mr. de Blasio still did not voice outright support for the plan, which would need to win over city and state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.