Sentences with phrase «council hot seat»
Dennis Walcott spent his first day as chancellor - designee on a City Council hot seat on April 8, as members of the Council's Education Committee grilled him on the mayor's plan to lay off thousands of teachers.
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Dennis Walcott spent his first day as chancellor - designee on a City Council hot seat on April 8, as members of the Education Committee grilled him on the mayor's plan to lay off thousands of teachers.
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The NYC Council wants beleaguered NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye in the hot seat talking about cold apartments Tuesday — but she might be too busy with jury duty, though she plans to seek a postponement.
New York City Housing Authority General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo was inside a city council hearing Wednesday, in the hot seat again, as he was grilled about health hazards.
Chelsea City Council member Corey Johnson is in the hot seat amid allegations that a campaign volunteer paid for rent, clothes and office supplies during the 2013 election.
Officials from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development were put in the hot seat Thursday at a marathon City Council oversight hearing to answer questions related to the beleaguered city housing program that is currently under investigation.