Sentences with phrase «city politicians who»

The three men emerged and called for unity as they were flanked by various city politicians who endorsed each campaign, including City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who supported Espaillat, and Harlem Councilwoman Inez Dickens, who supported Wright.

«The New York City politicians who think it will be easy to flip the state Senate and impose their radical agenda on the people of New York should take heed,» Reif said.

Congressman Gregory Meeks, a Queens Democrat, rebuked an array of state and city politicians who urged him to reconsider his support for a controversial free trade deal called the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

The statement lines up with what has been a larger strategy of the Martins campaign: Trying to tie Curran to New York City politicians who are generally unpopular in the suburbs.

Another left - leaning city politician who also declined to immediately endorse Clinton, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, praised the speech.

Many years ago, a local San Francisco city politician who has since gone on to national political prominence was at a rally.

Not exact matches

Local politicians who until recently were working hard to save the city from dying are now attempting to save it from itself.

There was a wave of public resistance from those who feared American - style retailing on this scale would pulverize smaller players, and politicians in Vancouver also lobbied to keep the retailer outside of city borders, citing environmental concerns.

«But there's potential,» adds Cuban, who was speaking with OZY Media's CEO and co-founder Carlos Watson at his company's OZY Fest 2017, an annual event in New York City, which pairs entrepreneurial luminaries with politicians and entertainment personalities.

The proposal was met by opposition from citizens and politicians who, for environmental and noise reasons, don't want to see Porter expand its footprint at the city's Billy Bishop island airport.

The central South Dakota city was named after James «Scotty» Philip, a politician who is credited for his efforts to save the American Bison from being hunted to extinction.

Ms. Leibovici is a long - time local politician who was first elected as a Liberal MLA for Edmonton - Meadowlark in 1993 and served on city council from 2001 to 2013.

The skillful mind and fingers of the surgeon who relieves human suffering, the plodding work of the politician who wades through the mud of political compromise to hold a city or a world together, the honest workmanship of the manual laborer or the creative artist — all of these are more indispensable to the Kingdom than the purest religious intention which will not stain itself with worldly action.

However, the majority of Indians, who had been left behind by recent economic growth, voted against incumbent governments, unseating, among others, many strongly pro-business ruling politicians in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka (of which Bangalore is the capital city).

On this particular weekend the Home Secretary, Mr. Henry Brooke, appeared on the scene to tell the Tories of Newcastle that Labor would lose the election, that Newcastle was a city of character and history and that the people who lived along the Tyne had hearts of gold, proving once again that electioneering politicians speak an international language.

For rural affairs, I would definitely have someone from Norfolk because I hate the way politicians parachute some Kensington - inner - city - London - babe, who happens to own a pair of Hunters, into Downham Market or somewhere like that.

As for Martins» Senate tenure, Fullington said he «successfully fought against Assemblyman Heastie and the New York politicians who redirected Long Island's state school aid to New York City <» adding:

«He'll be eaten for breakfast by the New York City Democrats and RINO Republicans who will make him part of the «Club» of go - along - to - get - along, don't rock the boat politicians.»

Anna Stankiewicz, owner of the New York - based spray tan company Suvara, specializes in house calls, and said she has been hired by several New York City politicians over the years — including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who she said was «cool about it.»

But if you're one of many politicians who claims to support the working poor in this city, a Republican - aligned conference should be anathema to everything you hold dear.

Fellow politicians, civic activists and various well - wishers crowded into the lounge at 20 - 30 Steinway St. to hear the nine - year Council veteran play the guitar, as well as the musical stylings of his father, former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr.; his brother, lawyer and former City Council candidate Paul Vallone; his daughters; his nieces; and his mother Teena Vallone, who played saxophone.

One - out - of - two New York City voters hold an unfavorable opinion of disgraced politicians Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer who are both hoping to be returned to public office this fall.

But she is a longtime political activist who has lobbied for better education funding, marriage equality and women's rights, and she has campaigned for such politicians as President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Rockland County, NY - A chasidic Jew from Rockland County has been identified as the cooperating witness who helped the FBI uncover a massive plot to rig the 2013 New York City mayoral race and led to the arrest of six politicians who allegedly accepted bribes.

Rather than stand up to the governor, my state senator — like most politicians in this city, in both parties — has taken the coward's way out, doing nothing for straphangers who pay escalating fares for service that is nothing short of catastrophic.

To New Yorkers, he's the man who grills local politicians on NY1's Inside City Hall.

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His final selection was seen as a concession to the state's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, who wanted a low - profile politician who wouldn't dim his own star power, as well as a sop to the upstate region in a state where nearly all of the political power was concentrated in New York City.

It reached a high point when de Blasio said last year that Cuomo was a vindictive politician who was blocking his and the city's agenda in Albany.

Mark J. F. Schroeder (born December 13, 1955) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the comptroller for the city of Buffalo, New York.

De La Rosa's defeat of Linares and Alcantara's win in the «open» seat currently held by Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who is heading to Congress, represent a consolidation of power for the three, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, their allies, including Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and other Uptown politicians and activists, especially those of Dominican descent, but also the larger Hispanic community.

His long list of politicians convicted also includes former state Sen. Carl Kruger, Assemblyman Eric Stevenson and City Councilman Larry Seabrook — and he's currently going after his biggest fish yet, deposed Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who lost his title but still retains his seat.

MANHATTAN — Icons of the civil rights movement, the city's most powerful politicians and hundreds of regular New Yorkers jammed into Riverside Church in Morningside Heights Wednesday to pay their respects to Harlem's Percy Sutton, who died last month at the age of 89.

The Markowitzes have spread their generosity far beyond Monsey and all the way to Queens, donating thousands of dollars to Smith and City Councilman Dan Halloran, the politicians who were arrested on Tuesday.

«Ydanis Rodriguez would serve his constituents best by endorsing progressive politicians for NYC City Council — not a conservative who stood with Ted Cruz and Donald Trump last year.»

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Contested City Council Democratic primary races in three Bronx districts pose strongly pro-LGBTQ candidates against opponents who either have long anti-gay and anti-choice records or have aligned themselves with such politicians.

NEW YORK — An undercover FBI agent who snared Malcolm Smith and other politicians in a public corruption scandal posed as a wealthy investor of Indian descent named Raj who promised to grease wheels into City Hall and beyond, sources said.

While of different generations, boroughs and backgrounds, Heastie and Silver are both career politicians who rose up the ranks of local city Democratic clubs through behind - the - scenes maneuvering and alliance building to become major players in state politics.

Lopez has most frequently been seen with a bevy of New York City politicians, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who wooed Lopez like nobody's business for an endorsement, CBS 2's Marcia Kramer reported.

They also predict that if the Manhattan developer becomes president, he'd work from the White House to turn New York away from the anti-business, tax - and - spend, «progressive» Democratic politicians, including Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who now dominate City Hall and the state Capitol.

Cuomo never uttered Paladino's name, engaging a rival just once — City Councilman Charles Barron, a black Brooklyn politician who created the third - party Freedom Party line to protest at the all - white Democratic ticket.

If Spitzer runs for city comptroller, he will be the second New York politician who resigned in disgrace to seek redemption this year.

Twenty - six percent of New York City voters polled said Cuomo was the politician who best reflected their politics, while 30 percent said they more closely identified with de Blasio's.

A former state senator who was the first African - American politician elected to that chamber to represent a district outside New York City, Brown was elected to be Buffalo's first black mayor in November 2005.

Throughout his early career as a real estate developer in New York City, Republican 2016 frontrunner Donald Trump routinely gave large campaign contributions to politicians who held sway over his projects and he worked with mob - controlled companies and unions to build them.

Robert Moses was not a politician but New York City's master planner who ruthlessly exercised power to demolish and rebuild the City and marginalise ethnic minorities.

The push for a tax cap seemed to come from two fronts: upstate lawmakers who were wondering why Mr. de Blasio didn't have to scrimp and save to stay under the property tax cap the way their towns do, and downstate politicians from parts of the city where homeowners say they are fed up with increasing property tax bills.

«And it's certainly not the career politician who voted against cutting taxes, repealing Obamacare, and in favor of protecting sanctuary cities.»

Members of the Lizza family are political contributors to both Republican and Democratic politicians, including former Democratic Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice, who currently is a congresswoman from Garden City.

State Senator Neil Breslin appeared with Assembly members Pat Fahy and John McDonald, in a show of support for Mayor Sheehan, who implored all city residents, state workers and politicians to blitz state lawmakers in a fund drive of epic proportions to not only land the $ 12.5 million to plug the hole in Albany's budget, but also fix funding formulas so the mayor never needs to pick the tin cup again.