Sentences with phrase «city finance chair»

Republican Chele Farley, who most recently served as New York City finance chair of the state party, has launched a run against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is up for re-election to a second full term this fall.

ALBANY — Republican Chele Farley, who most recently served as New York City finance chair of the state party, on Thursday launched a run against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is up for re-election to a second full term this fall.

Not exact matches

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«The bottom line is that the city is awash in money right now,» said Sen. Cathy Young, a Republican who chairs the Senate's Finance Committee.

As a response, more than half of the City Council has signed a letter to Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm affirming their support for Fair Fares.

However, last month, the City Council proposed allocating $ 212 million from the city's budget to fund the program after more than half of its members penned a letter to Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm, affirming their support for Fair FaCity Council proposed allocating $ 212 million from the city's budget to fund the program after more than half of its members penned a letter to Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm, affirming their support for Fair Facity's budget to fund the program after more than half of its members penned a letter to Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm, affirming their support for Fair Fares.

E.J. McMahon with the Empire Center, a fiscal watchdog group, say there might be some positive political fallout if the attention on the criminal charges cause New Yorkers to look more closely at some of the big projects now financed with public dollars, like the $ 750 million subsidy to the Solar City factory in Buffalo, run by Tesla chair Elon Musk.

Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who chairs the powerful Committee on Finance, suggested the city could lose precious monies for the NYPD for its non-cooperation on immigration issues, while the public hospital network could suffer if the president repeals the Obama - era Affordable Care Act and the school system might lose funding under the policies of U.S. Secretary of Education - designate Betsy DeVos.

Today, Ferreras is the first woman, first person of color and the youngest City Councilmember to be elected as Finance Chair.

A few minutes later, three of those allies — new City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, new Council Finance Committee Chair Danny Dromm and new Council Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger — were introduced to rousing applause.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew (second from right) is joined on stage by (from left) City Council Finance Committee Chair Danny Dromm, Speaker Corey Johnson and Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger.

In the words of the CFB Chair, the City Council created «a gaping loophole for union contributions, undermining the contribution limits established by the Campaign Finance Act.»

Yet eight months later, according to the February 13, 2017 New York Post article «Low voter turnout expected for special election to fill Harlem city council seat» it stated that «Construction and development executive Brian Benjamin, chairman of Community Board 10 and finance chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party, has expressed interest in running» for State Senate.

«While the Mayor's Preliminary Budget increases real programmatic savings, there is room to find additional, lasting savings across all agencies,» said City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, chair of the finance committee, in a joint statement after the mayor released his preliminary budget.

«Although as Chair of the City Council's Finance Committee I remain dedicated to maintaining our City's fiscal health, in the wake of the storm, my energy, focus, and heart are in Brooklyn,» he said.

«Sadly the New York City Campaign Finance System was once hailed as a nationwide model, but it has devolved into a nitpicking, imperious bureaucracy, now chaired by a political appointee who was illegally installed by the outgoing mayor,» the suit says.

District 21 In an unexpected move, Julissa Ferraras - Copeland, the current Democratic City Council member for District 21 and the Council's finance committee chair, has decided not to run for re-election in order to spend more time with her family and relocate to another state.

The needs and fears of New York City's half - million undocumented immigrants were a constant theme of the budget response Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, chair of the influential Committee on Finance, submitted today in answer to de Blasio's preliminary spending plan.

It wasn't just budget hawks worried the city isn't socking enough away — City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras also sounded the alcity isn't socking enough away — City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras also sounded the alCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras also sounded the alarm.

Ms. Mark - Viverito is launching the initiative along with her colleagues in the City Council — and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, the Council's finance chair, pointed to the leadership roles women of color are playing in the legislative body.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Finance Chair Domenic Recchia Jr. said in a statement that they have «grave concerns» about teacher layoffs and would recommend alternative cuts to those proposed by the mayor.

And local politicians, including Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and City Council Finance Chair Daniel Dromm, all issued statements in support of the suit.

«She can't be both a party leader and rally the troops and then say offensive remarks, and then say, «by the way John Defrancisco, you're chair of the [state] Senate finance committee, could you help me out with the city of Syraucse and give me eight million dollars?»

In April, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm recommended that the mayor institute the Fair Fares initiative in the Fiscal Year 2019 budget.

Sources say City Councilman Rafael Salamanca from the Bronx will chair the Land Use Committee; City Councilman Daniel Dromm from Queens will lead Finance; Mark Treyger, a councilman from Brooklyn, will chair the Education Committee; and Laurie Cumbo, a Brooklyn councilwoman, will be majority leader.

City Council Finance Chair Domenic Recchia said that now that the list is out, the council can examine exactly how the selections were made.

On Wednesday at City Hall, Council members led by finance Chair Julissa Ferreras - Copeland had questions for city budget officials, who explained that most of the new spending stems from an increase in federal and state fundCity Hall, Council members led by finance Chair Julissa Ferreras - Copeland had questions for city budget officials, who explained that most of the new spending stems from an increase in federal and state fundcity budget officials, who explained that most of the new spending stems from an increase in federal and state funding.

«We have grave concerns about a budget that allows for teacher layoffs, which would be immensely damaging to our education system and children's opportunities for a quality education,» City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Council Finance Chair Domenic Recchia, Jr. said in a statement.

It was the first hearing of what will be weeks of public discussions, and the first under the new City Council speaker and new Council finance committee chair.

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The runner - up to Mr. de Blasio, now the New York City mayor, also recently joined the Cuomo administration: Bill Thompson, the former city comptroller, will serve as the chair of the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the State of New York Mortgage AgeCity mayor, also recently joined the Cuomo administration: Bill Thompson, the former city comptroller, will serve as the chair of the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the State of New York Mortgage Agecity comptroller, will serve as the chair of the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the State of New York Mortgage Agency.

The bill, co-sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, who chairs the committee, would tweak the city's public campaign finance system by removing a cap on public funds disbursed to candidate campaigns by the Campaign Finance Boardfinance system by removing a cap on public funds disbursed to candidate campaigns by the Campaign Finance BoardFinance Board (CFB).

As City Council Finance Committee Chair Domenic Recchia (front, left) and Education Committee Chair Robert Jackson listen, UFT President Michael Mulgrew (right, at table facing councilmen) delivers his testimony.

City Council Finance Chair Domenic Recchia, Jr. from Brooklyn and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, from the Bronx, both told the the Daily News last month that they had seen city workers clearing sheltered bus stops in their districts instead of CEMUSA employCity Council Finance Chair Domenic Recchia, Jr. from Brooklyn and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, from the Bronx, both told the the Daily News last month that they had seen city workers clearing sheltered bus stops in their districts instead of CEMUSA employcity workers clearing sheltered bus stops in their districts instead of CEMUSA employees.

In a statement on Tuesday, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, chair of the finance committee, also expressed reservations over the administration's proposal to close the operating gap for Health + Hospitals, which they said was «contingent on substantial State and Federal cooperation which has not yet been assured.»

City Council Finance Chair Carolee Conklin spoke with WXXI's Bob Smith about the city budget in including the impact of Albany's budgeting and policies, and the obligations the city has to help funding public educatCity Council Finance Chair Carolee Conklin spoke with WXXI's Bob Smith about the city budget in including the impact of Albany's budgeting and policies, and the obligations the city has to help funding public educatcity budget in including the impact of Albany's budgeting and policies, and the obligations the city has to help funding public educatcity has to help funding public education.

Mr. Recchia's failure to communicate surprised many who knew him and supported his candidacy — he had not been plagued, at least publicly, by similar embarrassments as City Council finance chair.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan / Bronx) and Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras (D - Queens) praised several of de Blasio's budget initiatives in a joint statement.

Meanwhile, Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras will be the new chair of the city's finance committee, according to Crain's.

In conversations with Gotham Gazette, City Council members Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, chair of the finance committee, and Daniel Dromm, education committee chair, said that one of their top priorities during budget season will be addressing school overcrowding through the Department of Education's capital spending plan.

Council Finance Chair Domenic Recchia voiced some support for Cuomo's plan, but is concerned about what the cuts will mean to the city, particularly to its schools.

Finance Systems for Sustainable Cities - By Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro and Chair of C40 Cities

«With the success of the Climate conference of Paris and with Anne Hidalgo, the city mayor, now chairing the C40, Cities Climate Leadership Group, Paris as become the center of Sustainability, Finance and Innovation in Europe.

Russell K. Smith is a shareholder and chair of the Durham Jones & Pinegar law firm's Business and Finance Section (Salt Lake City, Utah).