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To get around that, Catsimatidis, who ran for New York City mayor last year as a Republican, was told to give the money to the Putnam County Democratic Committee, which then sent the money to Murphy's opponent and other Democrats.

Quinn, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor last year, has emerged as the point person for the Women's Equality Party, a ballot line Gov. Andrew Cuomo created this year as a way of promoting the women's agenda as well as to gain more women voters.

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Paradoxically, the city's latent racism hasn't affected mayor Aboutaleb's popularity among supporters of the Party for Freedom (PVV)- the Dutch nationalist rightwing party led by Wilders, who, on 9 December last year, was convicted of inciting discrimination.

SUPERIOR, Wis. — The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week's oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a toxic chemical compound at the site.

Last month, the mayor's office unveiled a San Francisco start - up map, which pinpoints the addresses of about 650 start - ups within the city limits.

Last year Calgary's superstar mayor Naheed Nenshi suggested to Maclean's last year that municipal government is the most crucial level for most citizens, and it seems that with startups it's the absence of city engagement that causes problLast year Calgary's superstar mayor Naheed Nenshi suggested to Maclean's last year that municipal government is the most crucial level for most citizens, and it seems that with startups it's the absence of city engagement that causes probllast year that municipal government is the most crucial level for most citizens, and it seems that with startups it's the absence of city engagement that causes problems.

Local media outlets in Taiwan have reported on the Trump Organization's interest in development projects in the city of Taoyuan, whose mayor confirmed to the Taiwan News last month that Trump was considering developing luxury hotels in the area.

«The fact is, there were a lot of small contractors and vendors who got hurt, who went out of business because Trump did not pay contracts on time,» New Jersey state senator Jim Whelan, who was the mayor of Atlantic City during Trump's casino years, told Newsweek last year.

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP)-- The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week's oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a toxic chemical compound at the site.

Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and ex-U.S. attorney who joined Trump's legal team last month, said the president had repaid Cohen over several months, indicating the payments continued through at least the presidential transition, if not into his presidency.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RUDY GIULIANI BOMBSHELLS The former New York City mayor revealed on Fox News last night that Trump had known about the $ 130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, since he had reimbursed lawyer Michael Cohen for the expense.

Rockyview County councillor Rolly Ashdown is expected to enter the Bow River Conservative contest this week and City of Brooks mayor Martin Shields announced his candidacy last month.

Edmonton's last mayor with any lengthy amount of prior elected experience was Jan Reimer, who served three - terms on City Council before being elected as mayor in 1989.

Last week, the group wrote a letter to the mayor and city council of Temecula, California, urging officials there to approve the construction of a 25,000 - square - foot mosque project ahead of a vote on the matter this Tuesday.

Will that nation of yours include Houston with it's gay democratic female mayor and some of the other big cities that voted for Bill White in the last election?

The Democratic convention had been held in sweltering Chicago the last week of August, and the mayor had turned his cops loose on all the hippies and Yippies who were occupying the city.

Cuomo has not yet formally proposed any electoral reforms in the wake of last week's back - to - back corruption scandals, but he has talked about the possibility of rescinding the Wilson - Pakula law following Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith's arrest for allegeding trying to bribe his way onto the GOP line in the New York City mayor's race.

Last year, de Blasio sought a permanent extension of mayoral control of city schools, an ask that came amid ongoing tensions between the Senate GOP and the liberal New York City macity schools, an ask that came amid ongoing tensions between the Senate GOP and the liberal New York City maCity mayor.

The mayor is in Albany today to defend and push for an extension of mayoral control of New York City, a program that was only extended for 12 months last year, and is due to expire once again in June.

Greater Manchester's newly elected mayor had to deal with a terrorist attack in his city within weeks of his election last month.

De Blasio and Carranza entered City Hall together for an announcement that was scheduled to take place in the Blue Room, the same spot where, last Thursday, a testy and embarrassed mayor fielded questions from reporters about the televised rejection by his first choice for chancellor, Carvalho.

«This race is just too important for folks in Central New York and I couldn't sit on the sidelines,» said Perez, a former corporation counsel for the city of Syracuse and candidate for mayor last year.

Bill de Blasio, who was reelected mayor last year, was formerly the city's public advocate.

Last year, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Joon Kim, who closed a probe of whether de Blasio traded favors for contributions from donors that included Singh, said prosecutors found «several circumstances» where the mayor «made or directed inquiries to relevant City agencies» on behalf of donors seeking «official favors.»

City Hall officials have argued for the last two years that support for mayoral control should not depend upon support for a particular mayor or set of policies.

The state should work to release $ 200 million in funding that was allocated to NYCHA in last year's budget, but which it has not yet received, Dean Fuleihan, the city's first deputy mayor, said at a City Hall news conferecity's first deputy mayor, said at a City Hall news confereCity Hall news conference.

After 12 years under Mayor Bloomberg — the last four of those only thanks to a controversial, legislative extension of term limits — the city is set to elect a new mayor.

In a new Marist poll conducted last week, New Yorkers voted Bloomberg as the city's best mayor in three decades with 38 percent of the vote.

Cuomo and de Blasio have been locked an in an increasingly tense public battle over the last year after the mayor slammed the governor in an interview, accusing him of siding with Senate Republicans at the detriment to the city's well being and his agenda in Albany.

The mayor is hardly the first Democrat this year to criticize Cuomo, who has been knocked by state lawmakers and city council members for the better part of the year following his re-election last November.

Our annual Italian heritage event at Gracie Mansion drew hundreds more this year than it did last year, a clear testament to this mayor's strong relationship with his roots and our city's Italian community.»

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is typically thought to be Bloomberg's pick, threw her support behind the inspector general legislation last week, and said she was confident she had the support in the council to override a veto by the mayor.

But while Mr. Bratton dominated city headlines last year — going against the mayor to call for more cops in the

The city's first black mayor received multiple standing ovations at the senator's event, held at the Langston Hughes Library, at 100 - 01 Northern Blvd. in Corona, last Thursday.

De Blasio also noted the significance of being the first Democrat to win re-election as mayor of New York City since Ed Koch — who served from 1978 to 1989 and was last reelected 32 years ago.

The Democratic mayor fully empaneled the commission last month to consider changes to the City Charter with a focus on campaign finance and election reforms.

But the defeat of Mandelson by Livingstone in last year's NEC election, support for Livingstone for London mayor and black members» use of OMOV to try to select black candidates for inner city parliamentary seats showed that the individual membership can not be totally controlled by the leadership.

Mr. Banks has emerged in the last year as a major player in the mayor's administration, rising up a somewhat obscure post at the Human Resources Administration to become the face of the city's response to a growing and difficult to manage homelessness problem — and its brand - new Commissioner of Social Services.

The Senate has for the last decade been an unpredictable force in state politics and the source of heavy spending by deep - pocketed benefactors and labor groups interested in seeing which party controls the chamber — underscoring the chamber's role in determining the outcome of everything from charter schools, to tax policy and the agenda of the mayor of the city of New York.

Harold M. Ickes, a longtime friend and mentor of Mayor Bill de Blasio, delivered about $ 13,000 in donations last week to the mayor's re-election campaign, on the day that one of his lobbying clients received the de Blasio administration's go - ahead to hold a lucrative music festival in New York City.

Bloomberg also once tried to draw in a few handpicked candidates to replace him, including an invitation last year to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run for New York City mayor.

In the last week, he flexed some muscle, pushing for action on the DREAM Act, public campaign finance and funding for a pre-kindergarten expansion that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed for.

AAFE honored San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who was elected last November as that city's first Asian - American mayor.

NY1 and the New York Post announced last week that they are suing the de Blasio administration for access to emails between the mayor and outside advisers the city has called «agents of the city» on the grounds that communications between the mayor and non-city employees must be released to the public.

Last week, in her first television interview since she jumped into the mayoral race, Malliotakis falsly claimed that rape in the city had risen 33 percent under Mayor Bill de Blasio, when in fact the increase was only about 4 percent between 2013, the last year of Mayor Bloomberg's final term, and 2016, de Blasio's third year as maLast week, in her first television interview since she jumped into the mayoral race, Malliotakis falsly claimed that rape in the city had risen 33 percent under Mayor Bill de Blasio, when in fact the increase was only about 4 percent between 2013, the last year of Mayor Bloomberg's final term, and 2016, de Blasio's third year as malast year of Mayor Bloomberg's final term, and 2016, de Blasio's third year as mayor.

Last year, the program was instituted in middle schools, where all students are now provided lunch at no charge, but the mayor said that the results of the program were underwhelming and that instead of expanding it to elementary and / or high schools, the city would first look to do more outreach around the middle school offering and see if there is a noted improvement in year two.

With the budget surplus growing — the city's personal income tax receipts were up 69 percent from last year, according to a new report, he said — it was clear that politics, not the budget, was behind the mayor's drive to lay off 4,278 teachers.

Long presented her with the award and praised her for «challenging the status quo of New York City politics by adhering to her conservative values throughout last year's mayor race.»

Last Sunday City Council Speaker Christine Quinn formally announced her candidacy for mayor in a video posted to her Twitter account, followed by the start of a walking tour of all five boroughs.

«The increased allocation of funding by the city council, albeit, well intended, is inappropriate, misplaced and does not help with stabilizing our tax base,» the mayor said on Monday, noting over the last four years, over $ 4 million in tax revenue and over 200 properties are in arrears.