Sentences with phrase «democratic city councilman»

And the new chair of the School Reform Commission, former Democratic City Councilman Bill Green, wants concessions from the union so the district can do more, even as the district closes its budget deficit.

Telling reporters that they were «royally screwed,» tenant activists and a Democratic city councilman blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo today for failing to bolster rent regulations as much as they had hoped.

Glen Cove Democratic City Councilman Timothy Tenke squeaked by incumbent Mayor Reginald Spinello by three votes during a counting of disputed ballots Tuesday afternoon at the Nassau County Board of Elections.

Attorneys for Spinello, an Independence Party member who also ran on the Republican line, and Timothy Tenke, a Democratic city councilman, challenged 64 ballots, said Essma Benkhoukha, chief clerk of the elections board.

Brooklyn Democratic City Councilman Domenic M. Recchia has already announced he will run against Grimm in 2014.

Democratic City Councilman David Alvarez has closed the gap after trailing Republican Councilman Kevin Faulconer for much of the San Diego mayor's race, putting the contenders in a statistical dead heat ahead of Tuesday's election, according to a new U-T San Diego / 10News Poll.

Saratoga County apparatchiks felt snubbed when McDonald refused to sponsor a bill that would increase a sales tax to shore up the operating finances of the county bureaucracy and Rensselaer County insiders were puzzled that McDonald kept a Democratic city councilman on his staff payroll.

Democratic City Councilman Kevin B. McGrath, 40, who testified before the grand jury that indicted McDonough and LoPorto, gave State Police a sworn statement in March 2010 in which he said McInerney was involved in collecting the WFP ballots at the center of the case.

Sources tell the NY Post that Democratic City Councilman Vincent Gentile of Bay Ridge has begun pestering NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for a judgeship or job within the administration.

This marks Delices» second failed campaign in as many years — he also ran unsuccessfully against Democratic City Councilman Rafael Salamanca in 2017.

Not exact matches

But Brad Lander, a Democratic councilman, says the city is working to help nontraditional workers in other ways.

A report released by Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein and New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres on Thursday found the city's public housing units are in dire need of repair, with problems ranging from mold on the walls, leaking ceilings and peeling paCity Councilman Ritchie Torres on Thursday found the city's public housing units are in dire need of repair, with problems ranging from mold on the walls, leaking ceilings and peeling pacity's public housing units are in dire need of repair, with problems ranging from mold on the walls, leaking ceilings and peeling paint.

The former member of the now - defunct Independent Democratic Conference faces a primary challenge this year from Robert Jackson, a former New York City councilman.

Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he's «seriously considering» a bid for lieutenant governor against Cuomo's running mate, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, after being approached by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor.

Under the agreement, mainline conference and eight - member Independent Democratic Conference must work together to hold the seats, including a Bronx district left vacant by New York City Councilman Ruben Diaz.

The pro-Bernie Sanders advocacy group People For Bernie on Tuesday endorsed New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams in his Democratic primary bid for lieutenant governor.

Under a deal brokered by state Democrats, the mainline Democratic conference and the Independent Democratic Conference are tasked with working together to win the district and the one vacated by now - City Councilman Ruben Diaz.

Brooklyn City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Friday formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor, taking on incumbent Kathy Hochul in a Democratic primary.

Turns out Chan is politically active and served on the transition team of incoming Democratic New York City Councilman Justin Brannan, who just won a tight race in Bay Ridge Brooklyn last month.

One of the tighter City Council races is wrapping up in District 32, where incumbent Councilman Eric Ulrich (R - Rockaway Beach) is working to protect his seat from Democratic challenger Frank Gulluscio.

At a Republican gathering Sunday evening, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) criticized the Democratic leadership in the state Assembly for redrawing legislative boundaries in a way that gerrymandered part of one northeast Queens district and minimized the voice of GOP voters.

City Councilman Rory Lancman (D - Hillcrest) came up empty - handed when the Council speaker was doling out committee chairmanships last week, but the Queens Democratic Party loyalist did get a seat on all three public safety committees, a vantage point he said puts him in a unique position to ensure the city's safCity Councilman Rory Lancman (D - Hillcrest) came up empty - handed when the Council speaker was doling out committee chairmanships last week, but the Queens Democratic Party loyalist did get a seat on all three public safety committees, a vantage point he said puts him in a unique position to ensure the city's safcity's safety.

While the race to challenge City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) was already crowded on the Democratic side, a member of his own party has stepped up for a spot on the ballot now that the lawmaker faces federal corruption charges.

One of the seats, formerly held by New York City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr., is in a solidly Democratic district in the Bronx.

[From The Wall Street Journal] New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm said in letters to Senate Coalition Co-leaders Jeff Klein and Dean Skelos, and Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, that an email newsletter from Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. was «harassing» him.

The race for City Councilman John Liu's (D - Flushing) seat got a little less crowded Tuesday as former Democratic contender and Working Families Party endorsee S.J. Jung dropped out of the race.

The winner of the Nov. 3 general election will replace Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside), who was first elected in 2001 and opted to run in the Democratic primary for mayor against city Comptroller William Thompson, who defeated him.

Zephyr Teachout endorsed on Tuesday Democratic New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca's re-election bid.

The mailer accuses Ulrich and his wife of being «frequent dinner companions» of an openly - gay Democratic councilman (a reference to another member of the Queens delegation, Jimmy Van Bramer), and «cozying up» to New York City Council Speaker Chris Quinn, who is the first woman and first lesbian to hold her leadership post.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee pushed back today against a poll conducted for Long Beach City Councilman Gary DeLong (R) that showed a close race with state Sen. Alan Lowenthal (D) for California's Democratic - leaning 47th district.

The 5th Ward councilman, who is running for council president in the upcoming Democratic Primary in September, is the only candidate running for elected office who is behind on taxes, according to a Times Union analysis of property tax records for all 45 candidates — from Democrats to Conservatives — seeking various city offices this year.

Sen. Todd Kaminsky has endorsed Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo for his former Assembly seat ahead of the Sept. 13 Democratic primary against former Nassau Legis.

Four year later, Ferraro entered the 1978 Democratic primary for the Ninth Congressional District, defeating then - City Councilman Tom Manton, who later succeeded Ferraro in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the longtime Queens Democratic Party boss, by 53 percent to 28 percent.

Sen. Kaminsky has endorsed Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo for his former Assembly seat ahead of the Sept. 13 Democratic primary against former Nassau Legis.

Sal Albanese, a former city councilman who is challenging Mayor de Blasio in the Democratic primary, is struggling to gain traction.

The Staten Island district attorney defeated his Democratic opponent, New York City Councilman Vincent Gentile, 58 percent to 41 percent, with 72 percent of precincts reporting, according to The Associated Press.

Other Democratic names mentioned to be in the running include former City Council members Eric Gioia and Melinda Katz, City Councilmen Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria), Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck), former Borough President Claire Shulman and former Congresswoman and city Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman of BrookCity Council members Eric Gioia and Melinda Katz, City Councilmen Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria), Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck), former Borough President Claire Shulman and former Congresswoman and city Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman of BrookCity Councilmen Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria), Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck), former Borough President Claire Shulman and former Congresswoman and city Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman of Brookcity Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman of Brooklyn.

For the two other candidates in the race, Democratic City Councilwoman Liz Crowley and GOP Councilman Dan Halloran, the congressional election represents a free shot of sorts, as neither is up for reelection until 2013 and their day jobs would not be directly affected by a loss in any way.

The Democratic challenger is former New York City Councilman Domenic M. Recchia, Jr..

The race between Democratic Rep. Scott Peters and former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, a Republican, continues to be one of the most competitive House races in the country.

Records show Lynn Nunes, who was six votes shy of defeating City Councilman Thomas White (D - South Ozone Park) during last year's Democratic primary, has dwarfed the incumbent in both contributions and expenditures, campaign finance records show.

The endorsement for Hochul comes as she faces a Democratic primary challenge from Jumaane Williams, a city councilman from Brookyln.

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his record against Sal Albanese, the former city councilman, in the first Democratic primary debate in the race for mayor, which NY1 hosted, with partners NYC Votes, WNYC, POLITICO New York, the Citizens Union, the Latino Leadership Institute, Civic Hall, and Intelligence Squared US.

Members of DC 37, New York City's largest public employee union, have upheld their executive committee's May 22 unanimous vote of NYC Councilman Charles Barron, handing him his lone union endorsement in his Democratic primary battle with Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries in NY - 8.

Democrat Kevin Kim will face off against Republican Dan Halloran in the Nov. 3 race to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside), but one of Kim's former opponents in the Democratic primary became the focus of the race last week.

The former lawmaker defeated City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. on Tuesday in an expensive, often - testy Democratic primary to succeed term - limited Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.

Liu, a former city councilman from Flushing, kicked off the Jefferson Democratic Club's first meeting of the year.

Tempers flared among the six Democratic candidates vying to replace City Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside) this fall during a debate hosted Friday by TimesLedger Newspapers at which each contender answered questions on overdevelopment, education, parking and public safety.

De Blasio is also being challenged in the Democratic primary by Queens State Senator Tony Avella and former Brooklyn City Councilman Sal Albanese, who previously ran against de Blasio in 2013 and failed to get one percent of the votes.

CIVIC CENTER — Democratic party leaders in The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn are rallying behind City Councilman Dan Garodnick in his bid to be speaker — going against mayor - elect Bill de Blasio's choice, sources said.