Sentences with phrase «city councilmember mark»

The kickoff event on April 10 was attended by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, City Councilmember Mark Levine and Columbia University College of Physicians and Sciences Dean Dr. Lee Goldman.

City Councilmember Mark Levine said the Fight for 15 was «one of the biggest advances for economic justice that we've achieved in decades,» but it left out important sectors of the workforce.

Introduced on May 10 by City Councilmember Mark Levine, the Chair of the Council's Health Committee, the bill is part of a legislative package designed to eliminate childhood lead poisoning by strengthening the city's lead laws.

It is clear that developers gave full attention to design, which is often an afterthought with affordable housing, said City Councilmember Mark Levine.

«New Yorkers already know the city's subway system has become unreliable, but today's A train derailment was a frightening demonstration that in extreme cases it can even be a threat to public safety,» said City Councilmember Mark Levine in a statement.

Nearly 800 community members attended City Councilmember Mark Levine's fourth annual Community Health Fair, held on May 20 at Riverbank State Park in Harlem.

In a joint statement, City Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activities.

«I am incredibly proud of how our community handled this crisis,» City Councilmember Mark Levine, who represents Spencer's district, said in a statement.

City Councilmember Mark Treyger (D - Coney Island - Gravesend - Bensonhurst), chairman of the Council's Education Committee, said he is pleased with Mayor Bill de Blasio's choice for New York City schools chancellor, Richard Carranza.

Also speaking at the event were Upper West Side City Councilmember Mark Levine, the new chair of the Health Committee, Dr. Eunmee Chun, the director of sexual health at the Callen - Lorde Community Health Center, which added 105 sexual health visits to its weekly schedule when the Chelsea clinic closed, and Dr. Freddy Molano, vice president of Infectious Diseases and LGBTQ Programs at the Community Healthcare Network.

Clothing, toiletries, and school supplies can be dropped off at the offices of City Councilmember Mark Levine at 500 West 141st Street, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer at 431 West 125th Street, Community Board 9 at 16 - 18 Old Broadway and 3333 Broadway.

New York City Councilmember Mark Levine and New York State Assemblymember Keith Wright were among hundreds who...

In the days before the September 13 primary, mailers and hand - outs created by NYIA assailed Harris, as well as suggesting that Cucco — and not Harris — was supported by popular City Councilmember Mark Treyger, whose district overlaps with the 46th Assembly District, now represented by Harris.

State Senator Marisol Alcántara, State Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., and City Councilmembers Mark Levine, Diana Ayala and Carlina Rivera issued a joint letter to Dr. Ann Sullivan, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health.

The rally drew several elected officials — including State Senator Marisol Alcántara, State Assemblymember Luis Sepúlveda, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, New York City Councilmembers Mark Levine and Rory Lancman.

City Councilmembers Mark Levine and Ydanis Rodriguez called for the expansion Thursday morning.

During the conference, Mulgrew was joined on the steps of the Department of Education headquarters by a host of state and city legislators, including State Senator Bill Perkins, Assemblymembers Keith Wright and Guillermo Linares, and City Councilmembers Mark Levine, Julissa Ferreras and Daniel Dromm.

Not exact matches

The all - male candidate slate for Speaker had included City Councilmembers Jumaane Williams; Donovan Richards; Robert Cornegy; Ritchie Torres; Ydanis Rodríguez; Mark Levine; Jimmy Van Bramer; and Johnson.

City Councilmember Rory Lancman of Queens fired off a letter to DOI Commissioner Mark Peters asking why DOI hasn't taken action against the Mayor's Office for blocking access to City Hall documents and computers during a recent probe of a controversial real - estate deal.

I am thankful and honored to be supported by the City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Councilmember Mark Levine, District Leaders Johnny Rivera and John Ruiz, and State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched the state's «Get Screened, No Excuses» campaign to promote the importance of getting regular checkups and mammograms at the Dyckman Houses in Inwood, where he was joined by State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymember Guillermo Linares, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, and State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.

Councilmember Mark Levine is calling on the city to ramp up the installation of technology that would reduce the amount of time buses spend waiting at red lights.

In a show of unity, the trio was flanked by a swarm of elected officials who had endorsed both candidates, including State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, State Senators Bill Perkins and Gustavo Rivera, Assemblymembers Marcos Crespo, Mark Gjonaj and Luis Sepulveda, and Jeffrey Dinowitz, Councilmembers Ydanis Rodríguez, Inez Dickins, Mark Levine, and Andrew Cohen, and Public Advocate Letitia James.

Among those in attendance were Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer; State Assemblymembers Al Taylor, Víctor Pichardo, José Rivera, and Inez E. Dickens; State Senator Gustavo Rivera; City Councilmembers Diana Ayala and Mark Levine, and Democratic District Leader Manny De Los Santos.

A group of about two dozen advocates — among them former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, City Councilmember Diana Ayala and Community Board 11 Chair Diane Collier, who all campaigned vigorously for years for the removal of the statue — gathered on Tuesday morning to watch its removal.

The Loisaida Awards were reinstated, and we honored living legends such as Adela, the still - standing Puerto Rican restaurant and community epicenter; CHICO, street artist of storied fame; Melissa Mark - Viverito, newly elected as the first Puerto Rican speaker of the City Council; and Rosie Méndez, the Councilmember who played a pivotal role in keeping Loisaida Inc. alive.

NYC Parks joined Comptroller Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Councilmembers Ydanis Rodríguez, Mark Levine and Vanessa L. Gibson, Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner, State Senator Adriano Espaillat and community members joined to kick off the first - ever High Bridge Festival this past Sat, July 25th.

Councilmember Mark - Viverito has been a strong champion of working families throughout New York City for many years and I am confident that she will bring that dedication to equality and fairness with her to the Speakership so that every New Yorker has a fair deal.»

Councilmember Mark Treyger (D - Coney Island - Gravesend - Bensonhurst) is pushing legislation that would require the city to provide free diapers to parents at domestic violence shelters, childcare centers and other city facilities.

Steve Levin, Council Member, Brooklyn «I am thrilled to be supporting Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito to be our next Speaker of the City Council.

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.

Quigley joined with a number of local northern Manhattan elected officials, including New York State Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez and New York City Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito, community leaders such as Department of Youth and Community Development's Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav and Supportive Children's Advocacy Network (SCAN)'s Executive Director Lewis Zuchman, and a host of residents, including local schoolchildren, for the center's unveiling in a late afternoon reception.

Joining the marchers were numerous elected officials, including City Comptroller Scott Stringer, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and Councilmembers Julissa Ferreras, Brad Lander, Donovan Richards, and Jumaane Williams.

This past Wed., Jan. 8th, the words were uttered in the chambers of the City Council, when Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito was unanimously elected the first Latina Council Speaker in the history of the governing body.

Late on Wednesday morning, Councilmember Daniel Garodnick, who represents parts of the East Side of Manhattan, had not yet conceded, and there were murmurs that some of Councilmember Mark - Viverito's supporters might defect, leading some City Hall observers to gear up for a long, drawn - out battle on Wednesday.

Councilmember Mark - Viverito's election made her the first Puerto Rican and first Hispanic to hold city - wide office, and made her, arguably, the second most powerful elected official in the city, behind only Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Lasher's State Senate campaign has received endorsements from his former bosses Schneiderman and Nadler; Congressman Hakeem Jeffries; State Senators Gustavo Rivera, Todd Kaminsky, Jose Peralta, Jose Serrano, Brad Hoylman and Daniel Squadron; Councilmember Mark Levine and City Comptroller Scott Stringer, among others.

«I want to thank Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark - Viverito, and our City Councilmembers for making these vests a top priority and quickly committing this funding.»

«Among those who have endorsed Sepulveda are the Bronx Democratic County Committee, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressman Jose Serrano, State Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, State Senators Gustavo Rivera and Jamal Bailey, Assemblymembers Marcos Crespo, Michael Blake and Carmen Arroyo, and City Councilmembers Vanessa Gibson, Ruben Diaz, Sr., Mark Gjonaj and Ritchie Torres.»

«The governor's spokesman has put out a statement and I take that statement as truth,» said Mark - Viverito, who earned the vocal support of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, who called some of the city councilmembers to express his support for her.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has endorsed her Deputy Chief of Staff Diana Ayala to replace her in 2017 as the councilmember from District 8, which covers East Harlem and the South Bronx.

While marking the end of this chapter of his nearly four decade career in public service, first as a teacher and administrator with Albany City Schools and then as a common councilmember and mayor, Jennings dispelled any notions of resignation or an otherwise «lame duck» administration to finish his final term.

Flanked by a host of uptown elected officials that included Assemblymember Gabriela Rosa, Councilmembers Ydanis Rodríguez and Mark Levine, as well as Harlem political activist Vincent Morgan and New York City Correction Officers» Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook, 70th Assembly District Leader Marisol Alcantara, and placard - bearing residents, Espaillat expounded on the importance of unity.

The January 14 opening of the Bronx SAGE center drew City Councilmember Daniel Dromm, Caryn Resnick, a deputy commissioner in the Department for the Aging, Lewis Goldstein, the County Democratic Committee's LGBT liaison, Councilmember Ritchie Torres, Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Councilmembers Maria del Carmen Arroyo and Annabel Palma, and SAGE executive director Michael Adams.

«While some people praise Dr. Sims for his medical advances, there's nothing to be proud of here as non-anesthetized, enslaved black women were tortured and abused by his experiments,» said Diana Ayala, Deputy Chief of Staff for City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and winner of the Democratic primary to replace Mark - Viverito as District 8 Councilmember.

Also in attendance were elected officials such as State Senator Adriano Espaillat, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., Councilmembers Andy King and Andrew Cohen, and New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

Lasher has already received endorsements from several elected officials, including City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, and Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez, Mark Levine and Corey Johnson.

Lasher previously worked as Eric Schneiderman's chief of staff, and announced his candidacy in April with support from City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Councilmembers Mark Levine and Corey Johnson.

De La Rosa has received endorsements from State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Councilmembers Rodríguez, Mark Levine and Ritchie Torres, and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, the first Latina to head the Council.

Other elected officials at the Saturday protest included New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Councilmember Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn.