Sentences with phrase «several city council members»

The City of Cape May, N.J. has been pressured by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to abolish its successful 12 - year - old Trap - Neuter - Return program for outdoor cats, despite resistance from the city's mayor, several city council members and many residents.Â

Later Wednesday, the mayor joined several City Council members for a celebratory hearing on the bill, in which advocates lined up in the City Council chambers at City Hall to trumpet the legislation as a major achievement for immigrants.

Several City Council members recently asked Cuomo to declare a state of emergency.

The ad campaign has already received a rebuke from the de Blasio administration and several City Council members

Toss in the former key Gov. Cuomo associates who face criminal trials this year, plus the several City Council members sent to the hoosegow as well as other local officals across the state, and the only thing that stands out about Harris is that she ran for office after starting her alleged crime spree.

Today's meeting was meant to be a wider - ranging discussion of the larger traffic problems plaguing parts of the city, and several City Council members — including Mark Levine and Corey Johnson — expressed support for Move NY's plan as one component of a larger scheme to combat congestion.

Not exact matches

Several D.C. Council members said the Catholic Church is trying to erode the city's long - standing laws protecting gay men and lesbians from discrimination.

It met in the presence of several members of the City Council.

Several members of the City Council's progressive caucus — including Ben Kallos of Manhattan, Jimmy Van Bramer of Queens, and Antonio Reynoso and Carlos Menchaca, both of Brooklyn — went to the rally to support the groups but neither mentioned the governor by name nor joined the anti-Cuomo cheers.

The idea of community was a theme that ran strong through all of the speakers, which included several Rochester City Council members, local activists and Mayor Lovely Warren.

The press conference, organized by the Empire State Pride Agenda, and featuring several out gay members of the City Council as well -LSB-...]

Next Tuesday, several thousand Bronx voters are expected to head to the polls to elect a new City Council member, but they have to choose from a large crowd of candidates.

City Council candidate Daniel Dromm was joined by state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) and several members of the Queens Latino community for a campaign rally outside the Jackson Heights post office Saturday.

It played a critical role in the election of Bill de Blasio, the public advocate, and John C. Liu, the city comptroller, as well as several members of the City Councity comptroller, as well as several members of the City CounCity Council.

As he runs for reelection this fall, Carlos Menchaca, the City Council member for District 38, which includes Red Hook, Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace, faces several challengers in the Democratic primary.

Several Milwaukee Common Council members, in opposing both spending city money on a proposed extension of the city's streetcar line and the reappointment of the Department of City Development commissioner, say they are not satisfied with what they see as a lack of development outside downtcity money on a proposed extension of the city's streetcar line and the reappointment of the Department of City Development commissioner, say they are not satisfied with what they see as a lack of development outside downtcity's streetcar line and the reappointment of the Department of City Development commissioner, say they are not satisfied with what they see as a lack of development outside downtCity Development commissioner, say they are not satisfied with what they see as a lack of development outside downtown.

As Gotham Gazette has reported, several of the speaker candidates have donated heavily from their campaign accounts to those of other City Council members and candidates, in apparent effort to win favor ahead of the speaker vote, which will occur in January.

In preparation for a long - awaited Nov. 22 City Council hearing on Living Wage legislation, which has its roots in the battle over the fate of the Kingsbridge Armory, supporters, including several Council members, are stepping up their p.r. campaign.

Next Tuesday, several thousand Bronx voters are expected to head to the polls to elect a new City Council member to replace the recently retired Democrat Maria del Carmen Arroyo, but they have to choose from a large crowd of candidates.

At 10:30 a.m., NYC Council Member Mark Levine will be joined by several members from the Bus Turnaround Coalition in Upper Manhattan to speak about New York City's other transit crisis — the bus system — in addition to calling for significantly faster implementation of Transit Signal Priority, NW Corner of 145th and Broadway, New York City.

The current speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who is to deliver her State of the City address on Thursday, can not run for re-election because of the term limits law; several other prominent Council members are also serving their last term.

There is little, if any, primary competition for the three, though de Blasio does face several Democratic opponents, most notably former City Council Member Sal Albanese and police reform activist Bob Gangi.

District 13 Council Member James Vacca is term - limited, leaving the seat for District 13, which covers Morris Park, Throggs Neck, and City Island Communities in the Bronx, open to several candidates.

Morse's call for support this week comes as multiple political officials, including several of his fellow Albany County Democrats and two members of the Cohoes City Council, have called on him to leave public office.

On Monday, these Council Members were joined by Mark Weprin (D - Queens), Stephen Levin (D - Brooklyn), and David Greenfield (D - Brooklyn) to announce the results of the second cycle of PB in New York City (PBNYC), now an annual process in several council disCouncil Members were joined by Mark Weprin (D - Queens), Stephen Levin (D - Brooklyn), and David Greenfield (D - Brooklyn) to announce the results of the second cycle of PB in New York City (PBNYC), now an annual process in several council discouncil districts.

Under the proposals approved by the City Council, the council member whose district a development is in chooses from several options, mandating different percentages of permanent affordable housing for people making anywhere from 40 percent of area median income, or AMI, to 115 pCouncil, the council member whose district a development is in chooses from several options, mandating different percentages of permanent affordable housing for people making anywhere from 40 percent of area median income, or AMI, to 115 pcouncil member whose district a development is in chooses from several options, mandating different percentages of permanent affordable housing for people making anywhere from 40 percent of area median income, or AMI, to 115 percent.

The press conference, organized by the Empire State Pride Agenda, and featuring several out gay members of the City Council as well as City Comptroller Scott Stringer, highlighted what have become familiar benchmarks in the long - stalled effort to win statewide civil rights protections for transgender and other gender - nonconforming New Yorkers.

Attendees included Mayor de Blasio, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Democratic Leader Marcus Crespo, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, all the council speaker candidates, and several other council members.

That included City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who ended her boycott and led an official contingent that included several openly gay Council members.

NYCHA tenants also rallied on the steps of City Hall Tuesday with several council members and Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Several members of the City Council stood in support of Rodriguez, including Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Jumaane Williams, Letitia James, Inez Dickens, Melissa Mark - Viverito, Robert Jackson, along with State Sens. Adriano Espaillat and Gustavo Rivera, and Comptroller John Liu.

On Monday, 42 local Democratic officials, including several New York City Council members, sent a letter questioning Cuomo's credentials as a progressive; hours later they were blasted as a bunch of nobodies by the governor's handpicked leader of the state Democratic Party.

«I pledge the residents of NYCHA — this hand will not sign the state budget unless there is a real remedy that is going to make repairs at NYCHA and make them in real time,» Cuomo, holding up his right hand, said as he led a press conference alongside several tenants and City Council Member Ritchie Torres.

Newly - elected New York City Council member Ben Kallos» constituent event Thursday afternoon was unusual in several respects: there were some connectivity problems, and the issues discussed ranged from a proposed municipal ID system and the Comcast / Time Warner merger to proprietary software used by the City Council and data analytics.

«New York City is committed to taking on institutional injustice wherever we find it,» Mark - Viverito said to the crowd, which included all of the city's council members and several senior members of the de Blasio administratCity is committed to taking on institutional injustice wherever we find it,» Mark - Viverito said to the crowd, which included all of the city's council members and several senior members of the de Blasio administratcity's council members and several senior members of the de Blasio administration.

The chair of the New York City Housing Authority was grilled for several hours on Tuesday by members of the New York City Council over the poor conditions in residential facilities.

Bharara prosecuted and won convictions against several members of the New York City Council for misappropriating funds from non-profits they controlled through discretionary «slush funds.»

Several sources confirmed to POLITICO New York on Wednesday that Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito encouraged members to vote in favor of the proposal during the council's bimonthly Democratic Conference meeting which was held in the member's lounge of City Hall this afternoon.

Torres was one of several elected officials and police - reform groups — which included Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council members Brad Lander, Carlos Menchaca, and Andy King, and the New York Civil Liberties Union, Communities United for Police Reform — who held a press conference outside City Hall announcing they had filed an amicus brief in the Garner case, urging the city to release the informatCity Hall announcing they had filed an amicus brief in the Garner case, urging the city to release the informatcity to release the information.

Members of dozens of city and state unions joined the rally Monday, including hardhats from the Building and Trades Council, teachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community groups.

Dromm will be joined by several members of the City Council, including its speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, a Democrat who also boycotted the last two years.

In due course, Hochul was endorsed by the state's new progressive poster boy, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio; his wife, Chirlane McCray; several Council members, including Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito; and the members of New York's congressional delegation.

This fall, in races around the city, several qualified female candidates ran in hotly - contested Democratic primaries for open seats being left by term - limited City Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelectcity, several qualified female candidates ran in hotly - contested Democratic primaries for open seats being left by term - limited City Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelectCity Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelection.

Constantinides has previously been endorsed by Congressman Joe Crowley (D - Jackson Heights), several members of the City Council, New York's Working Families Party, 1199SEIU, Brooklyn - Queens NOW PAC, Hotel Trades Council, Local 32BJ Service Employees International Union, Amalgamated Transit Union, City Council's Progressive Caucus Alliance, and Democracy for NYC.

Speaking to a rally of several hundred union members in front of the hotel's Lodge Street entrance, Sheehan recalled supporting a city tax break package for the hotel, worth more than $ 1 million a year, and said hotel owners United Capital Corp. had «broken their promises» by failing to reach a contract with the Hotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hotel.

(New York, NY) On March 11, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (center) and other council member presented a proclamation to several District Council 37 leaders in appreciation of their members» heroic efforts during the recent Ebola health Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (center) and other council member presented a proclamation to several District Council 37 leaders in appreciation of their members» heroic efforts during the recent Ebola health council member presented a proclamation to several District Council 37 leaders in appreciation of their members» heroic efforts during the recent Ebola health Council 37 leaders in appreciation of their members» heroic efforts during the recent Ebola health crisis.

Several African - American members of the City Council ripped into Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson and Judge Danny Chun over the sentencing of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang — who avoided jail time for the 2014 killing of black Brooklynite Akai Gurley.

Mark - Viverito irked several members, including some of her supporters, when she and de Blasio announced they had reached a deal on a bill to expand the city's paid - sick - days policy for private companies without first consulting the Council.

At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to «emotionally disturbed person» (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of several recent interactions between NYPD officers and emotionally disturbed individuals.

New York City Councilwoman Helen Foster, nominated by Cuomo to head the state's Human Rights Commission, had the worst attendance record of any council member and flunked the bar exam several times, the Post's Fred Dicker reports: http://bit.ly/19b7g2L Continue reading →