Sentences with phrase «blasio was at an event»

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Needless to say, de Blasio administration was not at all happy about this turn of events, as evidenced by numerous tweets from his spokesman, Eric Phillips.

At a press conference yesterday for the launch of the latest leg of the NYC Ferry, De Blasio did not mince words — surely no coincidence, since the event was held in Red Hook, a neighborhood hit particularly hard by Hurricane Sandy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are scheduled to appear at a rally in San Juan, Puerto Rico, later this week to discuss the island's health care crisis, according to people familiar with the event.

«We know it's our responsibility, but let's be clear, Rikers Island is the responsibility of the city of New York to resolve,» de Blasio told reporters at an unrelated event in Brooklyn.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is slated to make the announcement at an event on Rikers Island this afternoon.

Mr. Duncan, who spoke with reporters after an appearance at a New York Times education event, said he was a fan of Democratic nominee Bill de Blasio's early - childhood proposal.

De Blasio was also AWOL at the event, although he sent out a press release earlier saying he would be on hand to «unveil» the new road sign.

Lancman did not deny at the event that he was considering challenging de Blasio in the September Democratic primary.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill are scheduled to discuss the year - end crime data at a news conference Thursday, an event that will likely be highlighted by a number of superlatives: the lowest number of major felonies in the modern era of police record keeping, as well as 790 shootings, the fewest in recorded city history.

State Senator Brad Hoylman and former state senator Tom Duane had attempted to defend Quinn's record, over the jeers of a couple dozen anti-Quinn agitators, throughout the event, which had been scheduled for 11 a.m., after de Blasio had announced a noon press conference at the same site, to tout his work to save the city's hospitals.

«It's not accurate to begin with,» de Blasio told reporters at an unrelated event in Brooklyn.

Mr. Grimm has been a strident critic of the mayor — the two have never appeared at a press conference or other event together since Mr. de Blasio's election, including several events surrounding Hurricane Sandy recovery in Mr. Grimm's Staten Island district at which the congressman was conspicuously absent or not invited.

Mr. de Blasio said he and Ms. Quinn had been looking for an opportunity to work together publicly on the issue of homelessness since she took her new position, and what better event than one where they handed out toys to children at a Win shelter on the eve of Christmas Eve?

Some of the more pointed remarks during the Teachout - Wu event were responses to a now viral video showing Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ignoring his opponents at a Labor Day parade this past weekend.

Meanwhile, de Blasio was attending an event at Penn Station about transportation funding with Westchester County executive Rob Astorino, who happened to run against Cuomo in 2014.

De Blasio has previously said that some of the trips, including the Germany jaunt, were paid for in part by the groups that have invited him to speak at events, but those sponsorships did not cover the costs associated with his security detail.

A local TV reporter was attacked while interviewing a Queens resident at a public housing complex where de Blasio was simultaneously holding a press event, authorities said.

More than a year into de Blasio's administration, a top City Hall aide sought to keep ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg from speaking at a rare joint appearance with de Blasio — even though the event was for a major project devised and implemented by the former mayor.

To me those are the best kind of changes,» de Blasio told reporters at an unrelated event in the Bronx on Wednesday.

How Mr. de Blasio ultimately makes the endorsement — through a press release or at some kind of event — and if he will have any role as a Clinton surrogate are not immediately clear.

At a later event at police headquarters, de Blasio said that the members of the NYPD were entitled to their opinionAt a later event at police headquarters, de Blasio said that the members of the NYPD were entitled to their opinionat police headquarters, de Blasio said that the members of the NYPD were entitled to their opinions.

Mr. Jeffries, speaking at an endorsement event for Hillary Clinton ahead of the first televised debate of the Democratic presidential primary, implied that Mr. de Blasio, who is planning an Iowa forum on income inequality for December, should stay home.

«I think this will be a distraction for everyone in Albany, I think it will change the nature of this session there is no doubt about that,» de Blasio told reporters, following an event at the United States Conference of Mayors» winter conference in Washington D.C. on Friday.

Speaking at separate events over a two - day span, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito acknowledged significant community pushback against the mayor's rezoning proposals and said that those plans will be tweaked before the Council votes on them.

Mayor Bill de Blasio told Democrats at a campaign event Saturday that Republican control of the state Senate is «an artificiality» impacting New York City and «the future of our country.»

Previewing his Albany agenda at an unrelated event at Police Headquarters, de Blasio said, «I will not be shocked if the thing that finally gets us there is a change in the state Senate» to Democratic hands from Republican control.

Despite that positive trend, the mayor appearing unannounced at a closed press political event is a legitimate press and public concern, as de Blasio appeared to recognize at today's briefing.

I'm not quite sure why a million people want to stand in the freezing cold for long, long periods of time, but they do,» de Blasio said Thursday at a press briefing on security for the annual event.

Rebecca Katz, a spokeswoman for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, said the presumptive mayoral candidate has also been hard at work, with as many as 10 events over the weekend and through the filing deadline.

Including himself this year was Mayor Bill de Blasio, who ended his boycott of the parade, taking part in the full day - long slate of events: hosting breakfast at Gracie Mansion, attending mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral and then walking the parade route several times, with police officers in the morning and then again alongside LGBT groups in the afternoon.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will begin «City Hall in Your Borough Manhattan» week with three public events, starting with a live appearance at 9:15 a.m. on The Danny Jones Show on 580 AM.

Both Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio are boycotting Trump's presence at the event.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Comptroller John Liu will be on hand for that event, which may or may not include news about the staffing changes in the offing at the party.

De Blasio is giving the public unprecedented access to his swearing - in ceremony at City Hall on Jan. 1 — an event typically filled with VIPs, elected officials and high - ranking government staffers.

Case in point: on Monday evening, de Blasio's Tuesday schedule, with two public events, was sent to members of the media at about 5:30 p.m.; Gov. Cuomo's, also with two public events, was emailed at a little after 10 p.m.

More than a year into Mayor de Blasio's administration, a top City Hall aide sought to keep former Mayor Bloomberg from speaking at a rare joint appearance with de Blasio — even though the event was for a major project devised and implemented by the former mayor.

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.

«It will be an extraordinary event, as it always is,» Mayor Bill de Blasio said this week at a news conference.

De Blasio, who spent much of his first year in office blaming his predecessor for various ills plaguing the city, was all smiles and compliments at an event with the former mayor in South Bronx marking the planting of one million trees over the past eight years in New York City — a Bloomberg administration initiative that was completed two years ahead of schedule.

Mayor de Blasio is participating in three events Monday, all of which are closed to the press: according to his public schedule, he «will deliver remarks at the 2016 NYSNA Biennial Conference,» then «deliver remarks at a reception celebrating the life of Elizabeth Rohatyn,» and, «In the evening, the Mayor and First Lady will host a dinner to benefit the Gracie Mansion Conservancy.»

Cuomo has appeared to jab at de Blasio when reporters ask why the two are not meeting at events, which have included several parades.

A somber de Blasio told the audience at a Police Athletic League event in Midtown that it was time to «put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things we will talk about in due time.»

«I don't know what his strategy is,» Mr. Díaz told Politicker last night at a de Blasio endorsement event when asked for his thoughts on the Carrión campaign.

«Clearly his team has been doing research because I heard a lot of things that mirrored the commission's work,» said Glenn E. Martin, a commission member whose advocacy group, JustLeadershipUSA, has protested at Mr. de Blasio's events.

It was supposed to be standard unity event: Six days after the mayoral primary, Bill Thompson was formally conceding the nomination to Bill de Blasio at City Hall.

But at the J'Ouvert event, de Blasio made clear who the NYPD was targeting: «A few bad apples.»

State Senator Tony Avella, who represents the neighborhood and is a member of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference, was invited to event — but he accused Mr. de Blasio of purposefully inviting him only at the last minute to ensure he wouldn't be able to attend.

One real - estate professional who was at the event, voicing an opinion that is not atypical in the industry, said Liu is «nothing more than a union puppet,» and that de Blasio was «not as bad as Liu, but he comes from the same place.»

«It is horrifying that on the very day the mayor's wife is hosting a #TimesUp event at Gracie Mansion honoring sexual violence awareness, de Blasio declares that the DOE employees who make sexual harassment complaints are liars and motivated by revenge,» she said.

After speaking on the radio, De Blasio, who is running for reelection, held several campaign events later Sunday, delivering remarks at Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem and greeting voters in Harlem and the Bronx.