Several council members confirmed the mayor has been directly reaching out to members who have yet to back the proposal.
Not exact matches
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.
While the official list of
council members implementing PB will not be released until Wednesday morning,
several participating
council members have begun holding initial information sessions in their communities and Gotham Gazette has
confirmed at least 20
council members who have committed to the program for fiscal year 2015, which just began on July 1.