Stephen L. Green, the city's biggest office landlord and brother of
former city Public Advocate Mark Green, gave Cuomo the use of a jet to attend a Bel Air fund - raiser, where glitterati ponied up $ 12,500 each to thank him for pushing to make gay marriage legal.
Former city Public Advocate Mark Green said the Times was giving Cuomo a public spanking with its damning neutrality.
Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D - Fresh Meadows) received the backing of
former city Public Advocate and former city Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mark Green.
Former city Public Advocate Mark Green, a longtime Democratic activist who last week predicted Mayor de Blasio or even Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may challenge Cuomo for governor in four years, has another provocative forecast.
Not exact matches
Reshma Saujani is a
former hedge fund lawyer, New York
City deputy
public advocate and the first Indian - American woman to run for Congress (she lost a primary race in 2010).
NYC
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio,
former city Comptroller Bill Thompson and Manhattan BP Scott Stringer endorsed Moya, leading his campaign to declare that he has «Moya - mentum.»
Other potential Democratic mayoral candidates include
city Comptroller John Liu,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and
former city Comptroller Bill Thompson.
A number of high - profile potential candidates for this year's election,
former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, New York
City Public Advocate Letitia James, and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, are not on the list of those to be interviewed.
Those variable aside, a range of names have surfaced within the last 12 hours of potential candidates who could run for attorney general, including
former New York
City Councilman Dan Garodnick, Sens. Michael Gianaris and Todd Kaminsky, New York
City Public Advocate Tish James, Cuomo counsel Alphonso David, ex-Financial Services Superintendent Ben Lawsky,
former gubernatorial and congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout and
former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner.
We hope that Mayor (and
former Public Advocate) de Blasio will recognize his fiduciary responsibility to City taxpayers, and determine a sale price for valuable Willets Point Phase One land that at least recoups all of the public funds spent to acqui
Public Advocate) de Blasio will recognize his fiduciary responsibility to
City taxpayers, and determine a sale price for valuable Willets Point Phase One land that at least recoups all of the
public funds spent to acqui
public funds spent to acquire it.
Among those present were Barrett's family, including his wife, Fran, who works in Cuomo's office as interagency coordinator for nonprofit services, and a long list of elected officials, including: Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Carolyn Maloney, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli,
former New York
City Mayor David Dinkins,
former New York
City Public Advocate Mark Green, Counsel to the Governor Alphonso David, Cuomo's Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and dozens of journalists.
Outside of the Legislature,
former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout may consider running for the post, as could New York
City Public Advocate Tish James.
The pressure on New York
City mayoral contender Bill Thompson to end his candidacy to avoid a divisive Democratic runoff is mounting as
former supporters of NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn announce their support for the frontrunner, NYC
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.
Alcántara's Senate bid has received endorsements from State Senator Adriano Espaillat,
Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr,
City Councilmembers Ydanis Rodríguez and Ritchie Torres, and
former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer.
She ended up finishing third, behind
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and
former city comptroller Bill Thompson.
But Lhota would face a much tougher fight against a Democrat were the election held today, according to the poll, losing by a margin of at least a 3 - 1 against any of the top three candidates: 62 - 17 to
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 55 — 19 to
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and 57 — 17 to
former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.
So far, the following candidates have confirmed:
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Comptroller John Liu,
former Comptroller Bill Thompson and
former Councilman Sal Albanese.
Nixon, an
advocate for
public education issues, has been exploring a potential Democratic primary challenge to the governor, receiving support from
former campaign aides to New York
City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been locked in a feud with Cuomo over the last several years.
Several contenders, including New York
City Public Advocate Tish James, state Sen. Mike Gianaris and
former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara have said they would not take part in the process.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, whose unofficial vote tally at 40 percent could free him from facing second - place finisher Bill Thompson, the
former city comptroller, in a runoff, earned 47 percent of the lesbian, gay, and bisexual vote.
In the overall race, after Quinn at 25 % and Weiner at 16 %,
former New York
City Comptroller Bill Thompson and
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio both stand at 14 %, with the remaining Democratic candidates in single digits and nearly one in five undecided.
While
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio anxiously awaits the results of Saturday's recount to determine whether he will be forced into an October 1 runoff against
former City Controller and 2009 Democratic mayoral nominee Bill Thompson, at least one of de Blasio's lesser - known opponents in -LSB-...]
One source said a private poll conducted for a commercial enterprise showed Weiner grabbing a significant number of votes from the three top contenders:
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,
former Comptroller Bill Thompson and
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.
In a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of
former City Comptroller Bill Thompson,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current
City Comptroller John C. Liu.
His Democratic rivals in the mayor's race include
city Comptroller John Liu, former City Councilman Sal Albanese, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former Comptroller Bill Thomp
city Comptroller John Liu,
former City Councilman Sal Albanese, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former Comptroller Bill Thomp
City Councilman Sal Albanese,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio,
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former Comptroller Bill Thomp
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and
former Comptroller Bill Thompson.
Former New York
City Comptroller Bill Thompson, the only announced Democratic candidate for mayor, was joined on the panel by
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, current comptroller John Liu and
public advocate Bill de Blasio.
Other contenders in the Democratic field, including
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and
former City Comptroller William Thompson, would also beat Lhota in the general election, according to the poll.
In a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of
former City Comptroller Bill Thompson,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current
City Comptroller John Liu.
Three other possible candidates,
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and
former comptroller Bill Thompson, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Other Democrats in the race include New York
City Public Advocate Bill de Balsio's and
former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.
Mr. de Blasio, the
city's
public advocate, leads Mr. Lhota, a
former deputy mayor and budget director in Rudy Giuliani's administration, 67 % to 23 % among likely voters, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate...
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton and
Public Advocate Letitia James at James» roundtable on salary history and the wage gap in New York
City.
Council Speaker Christine Quinn has slipped into third place among the Democratic candidates for mayor, while New York
City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio leads the field and
former Comptroller Bill Thompson is within striking distance, according to an amNewYork - News 12 poll released Thursday.
But Mark Green, the
former New York
City public advocate who was a member of Mr. Cuomo's first Moreland Commission, which investigated the performance of the state's power utilities after Hurricane Sandy, said the advertisement ran the risk of politicizing the new panel.
Back in 2013, Sepulveda was one of the first
public officials to support Bill de Blasio, the former New York City Public Advocate in his candidacy for
public officials to support Bill de Blasio, the
former New York
City Public Advocate in his candidacy for
Public Advocate in his candidacy for mayor.
Former Mayor David Dinkins, New York
City's first and only African - American mayor, said he might back
Public Advocate Letitia James — the first African - American woman elected to a citywide position — if she decides to run for mayor in 2021.
Former City Comptroller Bill Thompson,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and embattled Comptroller John Liu were in a close battle for second, with 9 to 10 percent of the vote.
Also at the event were
former mayor David Dinkins; Ray Kelly, who was police commissioner for all 12 years of the Bloomberg administration and for the final year of the Dinkins administration; Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association; state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman;
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito; city Comptroller Scott Stringer; and Public Advocate Letitia Ja
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito;
city Comptroller Scott Stringer; and Public Advocate Letitia Ja
city Comptroller Scott Stringer; and
Public Advocate Letitia James.
Should Lhota win the Republican primary, Democratic challengers are likely to include
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio,
former City Comptroller Bill Thompson and current Comptroller John Liu.
The 29 members of the New York Electoral College unanimously voted to consign their compensation to the New York Immigration Coalition in a motion put forward by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and seconded by New York State AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento.Those electors included
former President Bill Clinton, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio,
Public Advocate Letitia James and
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.
Liu had been expected to be a formidable challenger in the race for the Democratic nomination to replace Mayor Michael Bloomberg, which includes
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2009 challenger,
former Comptroller Bill Thompson.
According to the new survey, New York
City Public Advocate Bill de Balsio's at 12 % and
former City Comptroller Bill Thompson stands at 11 %, with everyone else in single digits and nearly a quarter of Democratic voters undecided.
Following Weiner and Quinn were
former Comptroller Bill Thompson at 13 %,
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio at 10 % and
city Comptroller John Liu at 8 %.
They included Kathleen Rice, a U.S. representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Preet Bharara, the
former U.S. attorney from Manhattan; Alphonso David, Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Letitia James, the New York
City public advocate; Carrie H. Cohen, a
former federal prosecutor who handled the trial of
former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - N.Y.; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.
In
City and State,
former Assemblyman Michael Benjamin writes approvingly of
Public Advocate candidate Cathy Guerriero.
Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and
Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York
City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun cont
City, as well as
city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun cont
city first lady Chirlane McCray and
former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known
advocates for gun control.
At 11:30 a.m., New York
City's Police Athletic League hosts its annual Real Estate and Construction Luncheon; special guests include
former Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau, supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis,
former NYPD Commissioner Robert McGuire, Arnold Fisher and NYC
Public Advocate Tish James, Four Seasons Hotel New York, 57 E. 57th St., Manhattan.
Above (l to r):
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson,
former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, 21 in ’21 Executive Director Moira McDermott, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand,
former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo,
Public Advocate Letitia James, EffectiveNY Executive Director Morgan Pehme, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera,
former City Council candidate Amanda Farias
Following outcry from gay and lesbian and women's groups — and harsh criticism from her
former colleagues in the
City Council —
Public Advocate Letitia James downplayed her endorsement of social conservative Councilman Fernando Cabrera in his failed bid for a State Senate seat.
Lhota, a deputy mayor under
former GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani and
former head of the
city transit authority, faced off against his Democratic opponent, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral elect
city transit authority, faced off against his Democratic opponent, New York
City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral elect
City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral election.