Sentences with phrase «several council members»

Several council members who would speak only on background because of the ongoing negotiations said talks have accelerated in the past few weeks.

At the meeting last week, several council members expressed concern that the compromise would leave officers to police themselves.

Several council members dismissed the plan as everything from «a blank check» to «an empty bag with a hole in it» at the hearing last month.

Several council members confirmed the mayor has been directly reaching out to members who have yet to back the proposal.

Several council members said they would like to see the library scaled down if the Park District backs out.

The third — which troubled several council members — would allocate 30 percent of the apartments in a project to people making 120 % of the AMI, or $ 93,000 for a family of three.

City Controller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James are backing the plan, along with several Council members.

de Blasio said after walking down the rotunda staircase beside Mark - Viverito to loud applause from several council members lined up on the steps.

Meanwhile, a Google search turned up ads for unpaid internships on several council members» pages.

While they didn't want to open up permits to the general public, several council members felt it would be OK to allow residents who already had chickens before the ordinance went into effect and were unable to obtain a permit to get a permit and allow them to be within the law.

Several council members seemed to agree at Tuesday's council meeting that they did not like the plans for the skate park.

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.

Several council members wrote a letter to de Blasio and Fariña earlier this month, calling on the city to lower suspensions for minority students.

Officials from the Office of Management and Budget sat as several Council members took them to task, critiquing everything from the substantial uptick in spending on homelessness to their consistently low projections of the city's revenues.

Several council members admitted to The Post on Tuesday that they agreed to sign a May 22 letter in support of recently sprung ex-con Oscar López Rivera because they were afraid of angering their powerful leader.

Several council members praised Ms. Mark - Viverito in Spanish, citing her victory as a milestone for Hispanic politicians, and a group of drummers and maracas players broke out into a salsa - inflected song when the vote was over.

«The governor's proposal ramps up too slowly, starting at only $ 100 million, not all of which of course will go to New York City,» said Mark - Viverito, who was flanked by several Council members.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Vivitero has voiced support for the plan, though several Council members have indicated they don't expect the plan to be approved in its current form.

While several Council members expressed support for the agreement, some supporters of the cap were caught off guard.

With the Environmental Protection Agency convening a National Bedbug Summit Tuesday, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and several council members called on federal officials to put money into initiatives to fight the minuscule, resilient creatures.

As the Council's Committee on Public Safety held a hearing Monday on a package of proposals to turn a host of low - level infractions from criminal offenses to civil ones — a package the de Blasio administration agreed to — several council members noted that NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton was not present.

The mayor's proposed budget actually reduces spending on general education by $ 110 million next year, according to an analysis by the Independent Budget Office, while charter schools get an increase of at least $ 71 million and more likely $ 123 million, an imbalance that several council members questioned.

Most recently several council members visited Panama as part of effort to inform and encourage homebuying in Orlando!

Several Council members said they changed their minds after Mark - Viverito and her staff asked them to reconsider.

Several Council members who have been vocal on the issue did not comment for this article.

The third — which troubled several council members — would allocate 30 percent of the apartments in a project to people making 120 percent of the AMI, or $ 93,000 for a family of three.

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

The measure passed overwhelmingly, despite significant objections from several Council members, including some who questioned its legality.

Three weeks later, Brooklyn tenants, backed by the Brooklyn Borough President's office, several council members, and state assembly members, hosted a related town hall.

Several council members have also given to the governor's political campaigns.

Several council members were impressed by the electric car the animal - rights group New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, which paid for attacks on de Blasio's rival Christine Quinn in last year's mayoral primary, has been showcasing as a possible alternative to the horse carriages.

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.

De Blasio has been running for re-election for months and several council members have endorsed his bid.

The parcel is separated from the city by the Thruway, and several council members said the site is ideal because it doesn't abut residential neighborhoods, nor would a casino there define the city as a downtown casino might.

Newark, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka and several council members, including mayoral candidate Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins, attended the ribbon cutting Wednesday at the TRYP by Wyndham Hotel on East Park Place.