Sentences with phrase «city mayor insisted»

The former New York City mayor insisted on Fox News Channel Wednesday night that the payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels was «going to turn out to be perfectly legal.»

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Shortly after the vandalism, the city elected its first Haredi mayor, who ran on a platform of moderation, insisting that a temperate, Sephardic Haredi rabbi could and would serve all constituencies equally.

After Sept. 11, Chicago mayor Richard Daley insisted the rights arrangement be stricken from the city's stadium renovation deal with the Bears.

MILAN: AC Milan insisted Tuesday they have no intention of moving away from the iconic San Siro stadium which they share with city rivals Inter after the mayor of Milan suggested a move was imminent.

Asked Saturday about his feud with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted to reporters he is taking a broader view of pushing mayors statewide to «do something.»

Lhota and Cuomo have pressured de Blasio to split the $ 836 million price tag — a mix of new capital and operating funds — but the mayor has insisted that he would not give the MTA more city dollars until the agency spent its money more wisely.

The governor insisted he couldn't wait for the often tardy mayor to start, since he had an event in New York City, which was not listed on his public schedule.

The mayor defended his statement about running the city so well «you'd assume they'd be having parades out in the streets,» insisting he was misinterpreted and just wanted to draw attention to all the «good news» going on in the Big Apple.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long is calling on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to delay the New York City marathon scheduled for this Sunday, though the mayor in a news conference this afternoon insisted the event continue as planned.

The mayor said he's running the city so well that «you'd assume they'd be having parades out in the streets,» and insisted he'd be more popular if it weren't for «the time in history.»

The mayor also agreed to finance the city's half of an $ 836 million short - term plan to fix the city's subway on the grounds that the state budget meets the mayor's demands, but the governor insists that the state «finally got the city» to pay.

The mayor insists his administration followed the law in all the cases, and City Hall spokeswoman Karen Hinton dismissed poll results as being as changeable as the weather.

A source with knowledge of the mayor's plans put all that speculation to bed, insisting that Brown is definitely planning to run for re-election this fall, although the mayor's team would only say — officially speaking — that his focus right now is on continued progress in the city.

Catsimatidis insisted that while he's contributed to a variety of political candidates (and ran for mayor of New York City himself in 2013), has never received anything in return or asked for anything as a result of the contribution.

State Budget Director Bob Megna issued a statement yesterday rejecting the mayor's claim that the city stands to lose $ 2 billion if Cuomo's spending plan is enacted as - is by the Legislature and also insisting the mayor has more than enough stashed away to make up the difference of whatever the final aid reduction might be.

The governor's office, the mayor's office staffs talk constantly,» Mr. de Blasio told the Observer during today's press conference, insisting yet again he'd work with the state when it was helping the city.

While Cuomo and New York City's mayor Bill de Blasio have been openly quarreling for months, Labate insisted the state was not picking on the cCity's mayor Bill de Blasio have been openly quarreling for months, Labate insisted the state was not picking on the citycity.

De Blasio made an understated case, trying to emphasize New York City's importance as an economic engine for the entire state (the city alone provides 60 percent of the state's revenue), and thanked lawmakers profusely for their questions, even as many of them insisted the city is doing well enough that it can afford to pay the price of cuts the mayor has insisted would be «debilitating.&raCity's importance as an economic engine for the entire state (the city alone provides 60 percent of the state's revenue), and thanked lawmakers profusely for their questions, even as many of them insisted the city is doing well enough that it can afford to pay the price of cuts the mayor has insisted would be «debilitating.&racity alone provides 60 percent of the state's revenue), and thanked lawmakers profusely for their questions, even as many of them insisted the city is doing well enough that it can afford to pay the price of cuts the mayor has insisted would be «debilitating.&racity is doing well enough that it can afford to pay the price of cuts the mayor has insisted would be «debilitating.»

At an Association for a Better New York power breakfast on Thursday morning, she blasted the mayor's quality of life record, insisting that his plan to tackle the city's homelessness crisis is insufficient, calling for a better plan to address mental health issues and complaining about public urination.

And while Carvalho was de Blasio's first choice for the job, the mayor insisted that there are great educators in the city's schools who will «do great work,» while the city continues its search for a new chancellor.

The mayor spent much of the winter leading a full - court press, angrily complaining about state government's unfairness to the city and loudly insisting on the repeal of «LIFO,» the state law requiring that teachers with the least seniority be fired first.

Bill de Blasio is headed to Iowa again, but the mayor of New York City insists he's really not running for president.

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner insists he'd beat Donald Trump, Jr. in a race for New York City mayor «like a rented mule.»

The New York City Council Progressive Caucus is stepping up calls for Mayor Bill de Blasio to reconstitute a citywide task force to examine how emergency responders help people suffering from mental illness, and are insisting that the mayor consider creating a parallel response force of social workers and therapists that can answer calls rather than police officers.

A month prior, Cuomo insisted that the city's homelessness crisis was continuing to worsen because of the mayor's «mismanagement,» despite de Blasio's claim that progress was made.

While he publicly insists that the mayor has given him all the money and equipment he has asked for, including hiring 1,100 more officers, it took negotiations with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to force the city's hCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to force the city's hcity's hand.

Observers wondering why the mayor's wife has had a role in appointing top City Hall staffers are sexist, Mayor de Blasio insisted Monday.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, «Since the city continues to run a multi-billion dollar surplus, New Yorkers should wonder why the mayor insists on laying off teachers.»

The head of the City Council's investigations committee insisted Thursday that he'd boot NYCHA chair Shola Olatoye if he were mayor, and vowed to intensely scrutinize the embattled agency.

But former Cuomo aide Steven Cohen seemed to take shots at a de Blasio mandate in a column in City & State, insisting the election had a low turnout and «while it is clear that the city has embraced universal pre-K, it remains to be seen how universal the support of the mayor is.&raCity & State, insisting the election had a low turnout and «while it is clear that the city has embraced universal pre-K, it remains to be seen how universal the support of the mayor is.&racity has embraced universal pre-K, it remains to be seen how universal the support of the mayor is.»

The governor has insisted it is the city's responsibility to contribute more to the system, while the mayor has maintained that it is a state entity essentially under state control.

But the mayor's office insisted after the rally that the city has no intention of sidestepping any rules, and intends to work with the community to find the best use for the space.

Although Stringer has not been especially vocal in questioning the rapid increase in expenditure under de Blasio, he puts out his own easy - to - read analysis each year of the mayor's budget and has advocated for increased savings, insisting that the city must maintain an adequate «budget cushion» to weather a potential economic downturn.

Cuomo, who had insisted homelessness in the city was getting worse as the mayor claimed progress, appointed DiNapoli to oversee shelters statewide and City Comptroller Scott Stringer to inspect the city's sheltcity was getting worse as the mayor claimed progress, appointed DiNapoli to oversee shelters statewide and City Comptroller Scott Stringer to inspect the city's sheltCity Comptroller Scott Stringer to inspect the city's sheltcity's shelters.

During the weeks directly after the attacks, the Environmental Protection Agency insisted that the air was safe to breathe — a reassurance repeated by officials, including New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani.