Sentences with phrase «city councilman mark»

Pets & Pals is made possible with the generous funding of the Office of City Councilman Mark Weprin, the New York City Parks and Recreation Department and CVA — which donates many of the raffle prizes, microchips and staff time for this community event — and its network of animal hospitals.

John Concannon, a retired police captain who has unsuccessfully challenged City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) and state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside), said Cuomo had not pushed to get enough educators with classroom experience on the state Board of Regents or otherwise placed them at the helm of Common Core implementation.

«Women - owned businesses are systemically shortchanged when it comes to competing for government contracts,» Gillibrand told reporters at Data Conversation Laboratory, a Queens - based, woman - owned firm, flanked by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D - Flushing), state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D - Flushing), Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D - Fresh Meadows) and City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens).

At the press conference at the Bronx Victory Memorial in Pelham Bay Park, Congressman Crowley was joined in support by New York City Councilman Mark Gjonaj, New York State Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, New York State Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, and veterans» right advocates.

Pictured (left to right): New York City Councilman Mark Gjonaj, Air Force Veteran and NYC Veterans Alliance Supporter Manuel Rodriguez, Chairman Crowley, NYC Veterans Alliance Founding Director Kristen Rouse, New York State Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, and New York State Assemblyman Michael Benedetto.

City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) has introduced new legislation he hopes will tackle an increase in bullying among schoolchildren that he believes has become a dangerous epidemic.

City councilman Mark Weprin recently introduced a bill calling for city - wide education against bullying in all public schools.

Pictured (left to right): New York City Councilman Mark Gjonaj, -LSB-...]

City Councilman Mark Levine (D - Manhattan), chairman of the Council's Parks and Recreation Committee, noted that a similar plan is already in the works for a portion of the BQE in Bushwick and jibed Massey for proposing too much spending.

HAMILTON HEIGHTS — After easily winning Tuesday's Democratic primary, City Councilman Mark Levine is setting his sights on the Speaker race.

Officials who attended included City Councilman Mark Gjonj, Assemblywoman Nathalie Fernandez, Jamaal Bailey and a representative from the office of state Senator Luis Sepulveda.

City Councilman Mark Levine is also ducking out of the Common Cause forum.

«I think anyone facing a life - altering judgment — whether it's incarceration, eviction, deportation, loss of custody of your children, foreclosure on a mortgage you have — anyone facing those kinds of judgements should have representation, in my opinion,» City Councilman Mark Levine told the Observer.

At a ceremony last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a law authored by City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) that strengthens the city's human rights law with respect to religious practices in the workplace.

Assemblyman David Weprin, me, and City Councilman Mark Weprin at the Bayside Hills Christmas Tree Lighting.

In reaction to what he says is a proliferation of food carts on city streets, City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) said he would like to see the city Street Vendor Review Panel reconvene and implement a new plan regulating where and when the food carts can operate.

Weprin held the seat until 2009, when he was elected in a special election for a state Assembly seat previously held by his brother, now - City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens).

Meanwhile, the parents also met in early 2014 with City Councilman Mark Levine (D - Manhattan) to get him to sponsor a bill restricting noise at construction sites within 50 feet of schools and hospitals to no more than 45 decibels.

for his campaign last year against City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens).

«This high rate of attrition is a clear expression of the challenges which have characterized the Build It Back program, and raises serious questions about our city's ability to mount an efficient and effective recovery operation in the event of a future disaster,» Stringer and City Councilman Mark Treyger (D - Brooklyn) wrote in a letter to program director Amy Peterson.

Teacher and petitioner Emily James, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, and Brooklyn City Councilman Mark Treyger talk with In Focus Host Cheryl Wills about the problems public school teachers face because they do not receive paid family leave.

Teacher and petitioner Emily James, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, and Brooklyn City Councilman Mark Treyger talk with In Focus Host Cheryl Wills about the efforts to get the city to provide paid family leave for city public school teachers.

NYC education officials would have to post school - by - school bullying statistics, under a bill proposed by City Councilman Mark Treyger.

Democratic state Assembly candidates Philip Goldfeder (l.) and Mike Simanowitz (r.) get support from U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (third from l.), City Councilman Mark Weprin (fourth from l.) and forme Aseemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn (front) during the kick - off to their campaigns at Queens Borough Hall.

City education officials would have to post school - by - school bullying statistics, under a bill proposed by City Councilman Mark Treyger.

* Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a «good military man» and «church goer,» was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11 - year - old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Troy City Councilman Mark McGrath: «I was there that morning and saw the positioning of the cars, so I knew it went down exactly as it was described.

A few dozen «hardcore» residents, as City Councilman Mark Levine called them, braved the rain to have their say in the process, which asks locals to weigh in on how they think funding should be allocated, followed by a community - wide voting process to select the best ideas.

Queens City Councilman Mark Weprin, in particular, has recently been spreading his campaign wealth around to key players in next year's speaker battle.

1:00 p.m. — New York City Councilman Mark Gjonaj is sworn into office, Public Advocate James, Comptroller Stringer deliver remarks, Herbert Lehman Educational Campus, 3000 E. Tremont Avenue, Bronx.

At 1 p.m., NYC Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and City Councilman Mark Levine tour a pre-K program and highlight the March 4 enrollment deadline, PS 153, 1750 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan.

«This is big news,» said City Councilman Mark Treyger, who asked the commission about the designation at a budget hearing.

Introduced at the end of July by City Councilman Mark Levine, the bill has since gained the support of 12 fellow councilmembers through the lobbying efforts of Levine's staff and parents at P.S. 163, a West 97th Street elementary school that would neighbor a construction site under a plan to build a 20 - story nursing home development.

A bill passed by the City Council and sponsored by City Councilman Mark Weprin extends religious freedom in the workplace and will allow Sikhs to wear their turbans if they work for the MTA or Police Department.

City councilman Mark Weprin raved about Meng, calling her one of the «most unique people he's ever met in politics.

4:30 p.m. — State Sen. Jeff Klein and New York City Councilman Mark Gjonaj deliver a donation to the P.S. 89 cheerleading squad during their «Send them off to Nationals» celebration, P.S. 89, auditorium, 980 Mace Ave., Bronx.

City Councilman Mark Levine, chair of the health committee, said the city should forge ahead anyway.

Former Assemblyman and current City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) said he does not condone Seminerio's criminal behavior but said he remembered how Seminerio would always ask how his mother, Sylvia, was doing following the death of his father, the late Assembly Speaker Saul Weprin.

A mayoral aide tried to recruit a candidate to run against City Councilman Mark Weprin as retaliation.

City Councilman Mark Treyger (D - Brooklyn) told The Post he expects the city's Landmark Preservation Commission to declare the 2.7 - acre iconic walkway...

City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens), whose district represents the entire area, used to hold the 24th District Assembly seat.

At 10:30 a.m., state Sen. Brian Benjamin, Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell and New York City Councilman Mark Levine protest the lack of accessibility increases at northern Manhattan MTA stations, Northwest Corner of Frederick Douglass Circle, 110th St., Manhattan.

Other Democratic names mentioned to be in the running include former City Council members Eric Gioia and Melinda Katz, City Councilmen Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria), Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck), former Borough President Claire Shulman and former Congresswoman and city Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman of Brooklyn.

City Councilmen Mark Levine and Ydanis Rodriguez called for the expansion at a press conference at 125th Street and Amsterdam Avenue during the morning rush hour.

Not exact matches

At 5:30 p.m., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Councilman Mark Gjonaj host a celebration in honor of the 10th anniversary of Kosovo's independence, City Hall, Council Chambers, Manhattan.

At 10 a.m., NYC Councilman Mark Treyger is joined by other elected officials and advocates to call for free diapers for low - income families, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and NYC Councilman Mark Levine call for affordable housing to be built at a building currently owned by the city Department of Transportation, 654 W. 158th St., Manhattan.

He'll attend a rally on the City Hall steps with Councilman Mark Treyger, the education chairman, to call attention to the complete lack of paid parental leave for the city's school teachCity Hall steps with Councilman Mark Treyger, the education chairman, to call attention to the complete lack of paid parental leave for the city's school teachcity's school teachers.

Also at 1 p.m., NYC Councilmen Mark Treyger and Alan Maisel, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, state Sens. Diane J. Savino and Roxanne Persaud, Assemblywoman Pamela Harris and others hold a press conference to call on New York City to include Brooklyn neighborhoods Coney Island and Canarsie in the new ferry system, City Hall, Manhattan.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC Councilmen Mark Levine and Carlos Menchaca, along with Reps. Yvette Clarke and Adriano Espaillat, call on the federal government to require ICE agents to wear body cameras during field operations and removal proceedings, City Hall Park, Manhattan.