Sentences with phrase «city councilman peter»

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A new poll from earlier this month shows City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) leading the pack for borough president, though its relevancy was questioned by the councilman's competitors.

Outspoken supporters like City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) are going to stick by Liu to ride out the political mayhem.

She is considered the favorite in the race in the overwhelmingly Democratic borough after defeating City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. in a bitter and expensive primary battle.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) fended off Green Party candidate Lynne Serpe and Populist Jerry Kann Tuesday to retain his seat for a third term.

Thanks to a bill by City Councilman Peter Vallone, the chance for anymore city property to be named after a living person could be a thing of the past.

The Senate minority leader gave the nod to City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) May 29, but months earlier pumped cash into state Sen. Tony Avella's (D - Bayside) coffers.

City Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. says Bloomberg's pitch to honor Koch came out of the blue and the span is part of the heritage and culture of the borough of Queens.

City Councilman Peter Vallone (D - Astoria) and Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer (D - Rockaway Beach) each suspended plans to run for Marshall's seat after the two - term borough president announced she would seek a third term.

Three generations of the Vallone family were on stage at Astoria's Central Lounge last Thursday night, playing classics such as «You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet» and «Rock Around the Clock» in celebration of City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.'s (D - Astoria) 50th birthday.

Flushing residents got a rare opportunity to cut through the bureaucratic tape at a town - hall meeting hosted by City Councilman Peter Koo (R - Flushing) last Thursday and they held nothing back.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) and Astoria nonprofit Zone 126 teamed up in early July to fund PS 17's summer learning program for students, the organization said.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) and the union DC 37 Local 1549, which represents the cityâ $ ™ s clerical and administrative employees, called upon the New York Police Department last week to turn over 500 desk job positions to civilians.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. said 500 uniformed police officers now working in clerical positions should be returned to patrol duty.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., who has been on the fence about the Hallets Point proposal, said the inclusion of a school in the plan is a step in the right direction.

At 1:30 p.m., Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblyman Ron Kim, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and City Councilman Peter Koo march in a rally seeking justice for Vincent Chun Man Tse, The Selfhelp Innovative Senior Center, 45 - 25 Kissena Blvd., Queens.

In the wake of charges that outgoing state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D - Jamaica) misused taxpayer dollars, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) said every nonprofit connected to an elected official should be the subject of scrutiny.

But City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., chair of the council's Public Safety committee, said the proposal would open the city up to a flood of lawsuits and threatened that the costs, even without monetary damages, would be massive.

«All of the electeds are very angry at the mayor, and the community's really angry,» said City Councilman Peter Koo (D - Queens).

City politicians past and present have come out in support of renaming the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City after former Mayor Ed Koch, but City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) said the bridge's current name is too significant to be changed.

The list included two colleagues of his in government: City Councilman Peter Koo (D - Flushing) and state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing).

«Ray Kelly briefs me privately on certain subjects that should not be discussed in public,» said City Councilman Peter Vallone.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) said the cuts were a result of the MTA's inability to control its expenses.

City Councilman Peter Koo has given at least $ 24,000 in Council member item funds since 2012 to Bridge to Life, which promotes alternatives to abortion.

Former City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. and labor leader Rebecca Lynch were selected to once again serve in the halls of government.

City Councilman Peter Koo (R - Flushing) honored four members of the African - American community last week in celebration of Black History Month.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) said he remembered the initial controversy surrounding the project.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., an animal rights advocate who is pressing for Rysa's deportation, expressed shock that Rysa had not been sent home already.

Avella didn't endorse either of the two remaining Democratic candidates, City Councilman Peter Vallone and former Councilwoman Melinda Katz, on his way out of the race.

De Blasio is also calling for the implementation of a crime in parks reporting bill, which was recently introduced by New York City Councilman Peter Vallone (22nd.)

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State Sen. Tony Avella (l.) received cash for his borough campaign from Sen. Michael Gianaris (r.), but City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (inset) snagged Gianaris» endorsement.

The former lawmaker defeated City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. on Tuesday in an expensive, often - testy Democratic primary to succeed term - limited Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.

A competing bill, which was sponsored by Queens City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., would create smoking sections within parks, akin to the old smoking sections in restaurants, but would not apply to public squares or plazas.

The crime is currently a Class B misdemeanor in the state, which means that suspects rarely — if ever — spend time in jail, said City Councilman Peter Vallone, chair of the council's Public Safety committee.

City Councilman Peter Koo (D - Flushing) kicked off his campaign for re-election last week when the lawmaker officially opened his downtown headquarters.

«At some point you've got to realize they weren't plowing,» City Councilman Peter Vallone (D - Astoria), chairman of the Council Public Safety Committee, told city Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty during a heated exchange.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and New York City Councilman Peter Koo call for traffic calming measures in Flushing, Public Health Solutions» WIC Center, 42 - 60 Main St., Queens.

In what will be a hotly contested race pitting Avella against other campaign heavyweights like City Councilman Peter Vallone and Leroy Comrie, Lobbyist Melinda Katz, and Senator Jose Peralta, despite the strong opposition Avella is said to be mulling a chance to stand out from the crowd to gain a foothold in boro - wide politics for another shot at Mayor in 2017.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) criticized a bill passed by his fellow Council members and championed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that increases funding and the hours of operation for animal receiving centers but gets rid of a requirement for full - service shelters in Queens and the Bronx.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) said a city review of a plan to rezone Astoria for the first time in 48 years could be underway by mid-December and changes to the plan could result in zoning that would prevent larger buildings from being constructed in sections of the community.

On his Facebook page, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) called the new lines an «outrage» and said the 12th District resembled a «baby alien popping out of a stomach.»

Katz, a lobbyist, will be locked in a tough battle for control of Borough Hall with heavyweight opponents including City Councilman Peter Vallone, widely considered the frontrunner, Councilman Leroy Comrie, and State Senator Jose Peralta.

Three generations of the Vallone family were on stage Thursday night, playing classics such as «You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet» and «Rock Around the Clock» at Astoria's Central Lounge in celebration of City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.'s (D - Astoria) 50th birthday.

Also at 11 a.m., Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblyman Ron Kim and New York City Councilman Peter Koo join AARP for a free document shredding event to help New Yorkers fight identity theft and fraud, Bowne Park, 32nd Avenue and 157th Street, Queens.

City Councilmen Peter Koo (R - Flushing) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) held a rally for greater police presence in Flushing at the James A. Bland Community Center at 133 - 36 Roosevelt Ave., across the street from the Mobil gas station where Pakistani immigrant Nadeem Khan was killed July 25.

, attorney Perry Vallone and City Councilmen Peter Vallone Jr. and Jimmy Van Bramer, among others.

City Councilmen Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) and Leroy Comrie (D - St.

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At 10 a.m., Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and NYC Councilman Peter Koo, both Queens Democrats, will be joined by representatives of NYC Department for the Aging, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, New York City Housing Agency, and Selfhelp Housing for a panel discussion, Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal - Prince Street Innovative Senior Center, 45 - 25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, Queens.

Financial - disclosure forms also reveal Councilman Peter Koo (R - Queens) joined the council's top earners when it comes to income other than his city paycheck.