Sentences with phrase «polanco as the public advocate»

As Public Advocate, de Blasio constantly bombarded Bloomberg with criticism, and many of the ex-mayor's former staffers — Elon Musk and Stu Loeser among them — have actively combated the current mayor.

And yet, by the time he threw himself into the crowded field of candidates running for mayor of New York in 2013, he had spent more than a decade honing his political skills, serving two terms on the City Council and one as public advocate, and he managed to outmaneuver higher - profile opponents like Christine Quinn, the New York City Council speaker (and Mayor Bloomberg's all - but - anointed successor).

Pinny Ringel, who served as a community Liaison for Mr. de Blasio as Public Advocate, is also employed at the Mayor's office for a yearly paycheck of $ 65K, yet with a position yet to be determined.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has not filled up his administration yet, but Twenty - four of the 32 people who worked for him as Public Advocate got a free entry to the Mayor's office, according to payroll records released Friday.

According to the published reports, Heastie would support James, who would then back Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., a Heastie ally, as her replacement as public advocate, which would be a springboard for Diaz in the 2021 New York City mayoral election.

# 627 proposed by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 30 other Council members as well as the Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum.

Though he has since tempered his rhetoric, Mr. de Blasio was often hostile toward charter school expansion and Ms. Moskowitz when he served as public advocate and ran for mayor.

«I think that's a great fit for her, and I think she would do a great job as she has been as the public advocate representing a very diverse city, and I think she has inspired other women of color to take on large roles like that,» Bichotte said.

NEW YORK — The campaign to get recreational marijuana legalized in New York got another push Tuesday, as Public Advocate Letitia James along with other elected officials got behind the movement.

As Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio strongly pushed for voting reform in New York, but as Mayor, it has not been high on his list of priorities.

In the video, elected officials such as Public Advocate Letitia James and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, says a vote for the WFP is a vote for women's equality, as well as campaign finance reform and the Dream Act.

I'm the legislative committee chairman and I was recently elected as the public advocate,» Lafferty explained.

James, who just started her second term as public advocate in January, said she's focused on securing the Democratic nomination for the post ahead of the November election.

As public advocate, he himself had a more nebulous role.

From his time working at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration to his work on the City Council to reform 421a and end discrimination against Section 8 tenants to his work as Public Advocate to crack down on bad landlords, no one has done more to fight for affordable safe housing for all New Yorkers.»

Public Advocate Letitia James reported a gross income of $ 190,659 - which includes her salary as public advocate and $ 6,785 earned as an adjunct professor at SUNY.

His opponents spent the final weeks of the primary race unleashing everything they had against de Blasio, from his association with slumlords that he had gone after as public advocate, to his support for overturning term limits when he wanted to be the City Council speaker in 2005.

He also slammed de Blasio for staying silent on the independent expenditure while railing against the flow of corporate money in elections for years in his role as public advocate.

Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, as public advocate, sat on the board of trustees of NYCERS, which approved the investment strategy.

«I welcome the opportunity to debate and discuss my key accomplishments as Public Advocate and outline my vision for supporting and empowering all New Yorkers.»

She is one of the longest - tenured members of the mayor's inner circle, dating back to his days as public advocate.

In 2012, Mr. de Blasio, as public advocate, proposed piloting a fine - reduction program that emphasized compliance education, required city agencies to report fine revenue and streamlined the adjudication process for business owners to contest violations.

She was introduced by Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union President Stuart Appelbaum who said, as public advocate, James has been a defender of disadvantaged New Yorkers and the city's working class.

Sworn in as public advocate in 2010, the city's second highest elected office, de Blasio's past work includes managing Hillary Clinton's first U.S. Senate bid from New York in 2000 and serving in the City Council for eight years, representing Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Tish James, who is currently serving a second term as public advocate, vowed to defend New York's public interest «at a time when we should use the shield of the law from the sword of injustice.»

James, who is currently serving a second term as public advocate, vowed to defend New York's public interest «at a time when we should use the shield of the law from the sword of injustice,» she said.

«As the public advocate and an attorney, previously worked of the Legal Aid Society, I will also serve as an attorney in this capacity, pro bono,» Ms. James said at a press conference on the City Hall steps Tuesday.

De Blasio was sworn in as public advocate in 2010, the city's second highest elected office.

Even the city's Environmental Control Board, which Mr. de Blasio pilloried as public advocate, kept projections flat, at $ 89.8 million over each of the next four years.

Green pioneered the use of litigation as public advocate in 1997, when he sued then - police commissioner Howard Safir to release documents that he argued should be made public.

Indeed, in the 2013 race to replace de Blasio as public advocate, Democrats Letitia James and Daniel Squadron went to a runoff election that was estimated to cost around $ 13 million.

«During his term as public advocate, he was attracted to issues that drew the most publicity,» a former de Blasio aide recalled.

Asked about the Education Department's policy, however, de Blasio as public advocate and a mayoral candidate said that «common sense and fairness» trumped concerns over separation of church and state.

Ms. James, an attorney by trade, has chosen instead to hone in on a wide variety of fairly substantive pet issues that Mr. de Blasio ignored during his one term as public advocate.

(CNN)-- As Chelsea Clinton continues to emerge as a public advocate for children and women, she's still not ruling out a future run for office.

While it's true that, as Public Advocate, James stands first in the line of succession to New York's mayoralty, we didn't realize that it was on the forefront of her mind.

Mark Green, who served as public advocate in New York City and ran for any number of statewide offices, took on the city's dry cleaners for their pricing discrepancies.

He has yet to name a taxi commissioner, but as public advocate and during the campaign, he opposed several of the Bloomberg taxi reforms that inspired industry opposition.

She also said that as public advocate, she had called on the city to hire a chief diversity officer and that it ended up happening, in the form of Carra Wallace, chief diversity officer for the office of Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim is raising money to explore a citywide office such as public advocate or comptroller, a source close to Kim said.

Nevertheless, mainline party members such as Public Advocate Tish James and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. have backed her.

She has experience working as a prosecutor, and as a public advocate.

Bill de Blasio, as Public Advocate, launched several notable Open Government initiatives under his Transparency and Accountability section of his website.

► Brooklyn Councilwoman Letitia James easily won the contest to succeed de Blasio as public advocate, with 84 percent of the vote, based on 99 percent of the results.

Since her election as Public Advocate, Ms. James has shown her commitment to the Bronx, its communities and its leaders.

As Public Advocate, she pledges to use the powers of her office to ensure that the NYPD conducts full and complete crash investigations and holds dangerous drivers accountable for their actions, and will champion the expansion of complete - street projects, especially to disadvantaged neighborhoods that are all too often plagued by poor road design.

De Blasio, who as public advocate frequently criticized then - mayor Michael Bloomberg, warned that voters would be skeptical of politicians grandstanding in furtherance of their mayoral ambitions.

In addition to his stepmother's work as public advocate, his father Victor Gotbaum was a labor leader in the city and his mother was a social worker and a teacher.

Now in her second term as the public advocate, Ms. James has used the office to take on neglectful landlords and the city.

As Public Advocate — she serves as a direct link between New Yorkers and their government — acts as a watchdog...