Sentences with phrase «city councilman ruben»

Huntley also secretly recorded City Councilman Ruben Wills who was once her chief of staff, as well as the former spokesman for the Senate Democrats, Curtis Taylor, and Melvin Lowe, who is identified in the court papers as a former political consultant and associate of State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Freshman Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills has had a surprising number of dealings this year with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance «s office, including a well - publicized larceny charge and a less well - known elections investigation.

Indicted City Councilman Ruben Wills was trying to get the goods on fellow lawmakers — and get the heat off himself during a state probe of his shady nonprofit — by wearing a wire, The Post has learned.

Today's NY Post reported that: Indicted City Councilman Ruben Wills was trying to get the goods on fellow lawmakers — and get the heat off himself during a state probe of his shady nonprofit — by wearing a wire, The... Continue reading →

City Councilman Ruben Wills (D - Jamaica) started his term as the new member of City Hall's Queens delegation last week and he said he has been busy finding ways to solve his southeast Queens district's biggest problems.

City Councilman Ruben Wills (D - Jamaica) asked Councilman Leroy Comrie (D - St.

Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills is up for re-election with some influential backers — even as he stands trial on charges he stole thousands of dollars from taxpayers.

Gregory Mays, a member of Community Board 12, who founded the nonprofit A Better Jamaica, took 11.3 percent and Sondra Peeden, who is currently an aide to City Councilman Ruben Wills, received 4 percent of the vote.

QUEENS — The arrest of City Councilman Ruben Wills and a relative, Jelani Mills, Wednesday morning comes on the heels of a number of arrests of Queens politicians in recent years.

Disgraced former Queens city councilman Ruben Wills cried like a baby as he was sentenced to two to six years in prison Thursday for looting public coffers, pleading for leniency and maintaining his innocence to the end.

JAMAICA — Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills is one of seven elected officials who was recorded on a wiretap worn by former state Sen. Shirley Huntley, court documents revealed Wednesday, but the council member said investigators told him he is not the subject of a probe.

Richard David is one of the candidates running against Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills in the 2017 election.

Basheer Ahmed, manager of the Bashir Famous Deli in Rochdale, Friday became the first to sign City Councilman Ruben Wills» (D - Jamaica) pledge to ban from his store's shelves synthetic marijuana, a product ostensibly sold as an herbal incense, but one critics say teens and young adults are smoking to get high.

City Councilman Ruben Wills has the support of the Queens Democratic party to keep his seat representing South Ozone Park, Rochdale and part of Jamaica, insiders say.

City Councilman Ruben Wills is on trial for corruption, and the Queens Democratic Party has endorsed him for re-election.

QUEENS — Democratic voters in Jamaica will decide Tuesday who should advance to the November general election in the race to succeed former City Councilman Ruben Wills, who was expelled from office after a jury found him guilty in his corruption trial in July.

City Councilman Ruben Wills (r.) and his daughter Julissa confront opponent Allan Jennings outside of August Martin High School.

The nine caught on tape are state senators Eric Adams, Ruth Hassell - Thompson, Jose Peralta, John Sampson, Malcolm Smith and Velmanette Montgomery; City Councilman Ruben Wills; Melvin Lowe, a former political consultant; and Curtis Taylor, an ex-Smith press adviser, the court paper shows.

[From The Observer] Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills was arrested early this morning by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office, a law enforcement source has confirmed.

City Councilman Ruben Wills was taken into police custody Wednesday morning after $ 32,000 went missing from a charity he's connected to, sources said.

But she also recorded Senate Democratic colleagues Eric Adams, Jose Peralta, Ruth Hassel Thompson and Velmanette Montgomery, along with a City Councilman Ruben Wills, the former spokesman for the Senate Democrats, Curtis Taylor, and Melvin Lowe, identified in the court papers as a former political consultant and associate of State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

A jury Thursday has found Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills guilty on five of six counts against him in his corruption trial.

City Councilman Ruben Wills was indicted by the attorney general's office in 2014 for pocketing $ 33,000 in grant money.

The city's Campaign Finance Board has listed four candidates who are slated to challenge City Councilman Ruben Wills (D - Jamaica) in this fall's special election for the 28th Council District.

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DNAInfo.com reports that: City Councilman Ruben Wills was taken into police custody Wednesday morning after $ 32,000 went missing from a charity he's connected to, sources said.

The city Campaign Finance Board has listed four candidates who will be challenging City Councilman Ruben Wills (D - Jamaica) during this year's special election for the 28th Council District seat.

A comprehensive bill on the taxi industry from City Councilman Ruben Diaz, chair of the new For - Hire Vehicles Committee, will be introduced next month.

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A jury found Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills guilty on five of six counts against him in his corruption trial, and he automatically lost his seat as a result.

One of the seats, formerly held by New York City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr., is in a solidly Democratic district in the Bronx.

City Councilman Ruben Wills (D - Jamaica) went on the defensive this week after he moved to correct several misdemeanor charges outside the borough that he had been avoiding for more than a decade.

Meanwhile, Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills is on trial for stealing $ 30,000 in taxpayer dollars.

Meanwhile, Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills is on trial for...

Under a deal brokered by state Democrats, the mainline Democratic conference and the Independent Democratic Conference are tasked with working together to win the district and the one vacated by now - City Councilman Ruben Diaz.

Under the agreement, mainline conference and eight - member Independent Democratic Conference must work together to hold the seats, including a Bronx district left vacant by New York City Councilman Ruben Diaz.

Not exact matches

Cuomo toured several units at the Jackson Houses with state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Councilman Ritchie Torres and other officials.

The Office of the Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and the Office of New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres contributed $ 600,000 each.

[From The Wall Street Journal] New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm said in letters to Senate Coalition Co-leaders Jeff Klein and Dean Skelos, and Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, that an email newsletter from Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. was «harassing» him.

At 6:30 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera and Assemblyman Victor Pichardo host a Bronx Dominican Heritage Celebration honoring the 2017 Dominican Day Parade Leadership, Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx.

Disgraced former Queens Councilman Ruben Wills cried as he was sentenced to two to six years in prison and ordered to pay almost $ 33,000 in restitution after a jury found him guilty of pocketing some $ 30,000 in city funds.

Queens Councilman Ruben Wills literally laughed off allegations that he defrauded the city and state out of $ 30,000 at the start of his closely watched corruption trial on Wednesday.

At 9 a.m., U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. José Serrano, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., New York City Councilman Rafael Salamanca and others hold a ceremony to rename and dedicate the Herman Badillo Post Office in Morrisania, 442 E. 167th St., the Bronx.

At 7 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., opera singer Marie - Claire, NYC Public Advocate Tish James, US Sen. Chuck Schumer, Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and members of The Bronx Opera Company and City Council attend City Councilman Andy King's «State of the 12th District» address; Beulah Church of God, 986 E. Gun Hill Rd., the Bronx.

Bailey had a wide array of influential elected officials endorsements including Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, New York City Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressman Eliot Engel, Assemblyman and Bronx Democratic County Chair Marcos Crespo, Outgoing State Senator Ruth Hassell - Thompson, Mount Vernon City Councilman André Wallace, Assembly members Michael Benedetto, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Mark Gjonaj, Luis Sepulveda and Latoya Joyner.

The petition currently has just over 50 signatures, but the goal is to gather 5,000 and then to send them to local elected officials including Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Letitia James and City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who is vying to become the next speaker, is coming under fire from gay activists for endorsing state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. for an open Bronx seat.

Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda plans to run for state Senate if Gov. Cuomo calls a special election to fill the seat of Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Democrat resigning at the end of the year to become a city councilman, a source close to him says.

NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye attends a NYCHA budget hearing in the New York City Council Chambers on Wednesday and spars with Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. (with cowboy hat).

Sources said Uber's multimillion dollar ad blitz hammering Hizzoner, plus - 11th hour opposition to the measure from Cuomo, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Comptroller Scott Stringer and Councilman Dan Garodnick (D - Manhattan), helped derail City Hall's plan.