«We have a an exemption in the law the [DOE] thinks they can drive a Mack Truck through,» said State Sen. Daniel Squadron, who was also joined by local Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh,
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Councilman Robert Jackson, chairman of the Education Committee.
City
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez gathered $ 500,000 for the project, and Borough President Scott Stringer contributed about $ 142,000, officials said.
Jack Waters, a multimedia artist who co-founded the nonprofit arts organization Allied Productions Inc. and formerly worked as co-director of the poineering Lower East Side art space ABC No Rio, was selected by
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez to serve through 2013.
Carlina Rivera, who served as term - limited Manhattan
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez's legislative director, is replacing Mendez.
Schneiderman has been locking down considerable support among the LGBT community, receiving endorsements from NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the Stonewall Democrats, GLID, the Lamda Independent Democrats, Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell and NYC
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez.
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Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, one of the most instrumental backers of the project, noted that the new headquarters will serve as the first dedicated home for female youth in Lower East Side history.
NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Senator Bill Perkins, Assemblyman Dan Quart, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Councilwoman Inez Dickens,
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Councilman Corey Johnson and more to be in attendance.
This year the Committee is proud to announce this year's honorees: New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer,
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Executive Director Jennifer Jones Austin, Honorable James McManus and more.
He is one of several candidates for the seat, currently held by term - limited
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez.
At 1:30 p.m., NYC
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Assemblywoman Alice Cancel announce the beginning of construction on the first two Community Parks Initiative capital projects in Manhattan, Sol Lain Playground, East Broadway and Henry Street, Manhattan.
At 10 a.m., state Sen. Diane Savino, NYC
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, former NYC Comptroller John Liu, union leaders and others rally in support of Dylan Schwartz for NYC's 51st Council District, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
But this year, four are term - limited: City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, Bronx Councilwoman Annabel Palma, Brooklyn Councilwoman Darlene Mealy and Manhattan
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez.
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez will be leading a Lower East Side «Rally Against Hate» hate at 6:30 p.m. in Tompkins Square Park.
This story has been updated to include
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez's rally on Monday as well as the Yemeni business shutdown and rally and the protest against Uber on Thursday.
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez has released this statement regarding last night's vote to approve the Seward Park redevelopment guidelines:
At the committee level, the votes were 15 -2-1 on both bills, with Williams again voting no on MIH, Bronx Councilman Andy Cohen voted no on ZQA, Brooklyn Councilwoman Inez Barron voting no on both, and Manhattan
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez abstaining on both.
On a questionnaire for the 504 Democratic club, district leader Alice Cancel listed Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, State Senator Daniel Squadron,
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Councilwoman Margaret Chin under «Key Endorsements.»
She is supported by Assemblywoman Sylvia Friedman and
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, among others.
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez said good police officers should to start speaking out more against bad police officers, while Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez called for reform to the Justice Department.
Earlier in the day, East Village
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, a lesbian, told Capital New York she would not vote for Williams if he does not support marriage equality and abortion rights.
In 2013, when Williams sought the Council speakership, Manhattan
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez she could not support him due to his opposition to abortion.
2 CCD 7 Candidates filed to run to replace
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez — District Leader Carlina Rivera, lawyers Mary Silver, Erin Hussein & Jorge Vasquez, community activist Jasmin Sanchez, perennial candidate Juan Pagan & former Obama aide Ronnie Cho, though the BOE records indicate that he has been removed from the ballot.
74 AD, Part A District Leader Anthony Feliciano & his running mate,
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez are challenged by Taille Brown & perennial candidate Mildred Martinez.
As Legislative Director for
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Carlina helped shape legislation to improve health, address the oversaturation of construction, take on landlord harassment, and improve inefficiencies within city agencies.
The lone no vote came from
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, a Democrat who represents the Lower East Side.
Not exact matches
Intended as low - income housing, the five - story tenement has become a destination for well - to - do lesbians, including Margarita Lopez, the $ 187,000 - per - year Housing Authority board member and one - time city
councilwoman, and
Rosie Mendez, a current
councilwoman.
Ms. Cancel, who works in the office of the city comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, has picked up endorsements from two local Democratic city
councilwomen, Margaret Chin and
Rosie Mendez, who have praised her deep roots in the district and her work on tenants» rights issues in public housing.
Councilmembers Jumaane Williams and
Rosie Mendez on stage together at City
Councilwoman Margaret Chin's inauguration.