Sentences with phrase «york city council race»

He lost a New York City Council race in 1974, but won his Assembly seat in 1976.

There are also a handful of local races of note, including former senator Hiram Monserrate's attempt at a political comeback in Queens, a New York City Council race in the Bronx and a vitriolic battle among Democrats hoping to be the next Erie County district attorney.

He dabbled in politics, too: Though a longtime Democrat, he switched to the Republican Party and became the GOP nominee for a 2003 New York City Council race.

Not exact matches

The 25th Annual International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York, sponsored by the New York State Restaurant Association, will offer over 550 leading vendors throughout an expansive exhibition floor; 40 + educational sessions; the 29th Annual U.S. Pastry Competition themed «The Great Race»; the Rapid Fire Challenge: Meatball Madness Edition; the Hip Sip: Battle of the Modern Bartender competition; the Beacon Award and Torch Award presentations; the Foodservice Council for Women panel; Farm to City Expo: Local Seafood Wave of the Future; live culinary demonstrations on Center Stage; hundreds of new products; and much more.

The questioner (who happened to be a YNN videographer) then asked Gillibrand if she thought women should be offended by Eliot Spitzer's candidacy for New York City comptroller, as some of her fellow female elected officials have suggested — including NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but she had a political motive in seeking to link Spitzer and Weiner together in hopes of tarring the former congressman, who is one of her rivals in the mayor's race.

For a candidate for the New York City Council — which, you may not know, has 51 members — trying to get on the ballot for a race that most New Yorkers pay little attention to can be burdensome.

He's worked with dozens of Democratic elected officials and campaigns including for Rep. Alan Grayson (D - FL), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D - NY), Congressman Charlie Rangel (D - NY), New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, the Anybody But Quinn campaign that helped elect New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and over a dozen city council and state legislative raCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, the Anybody But Quinn campaign that helped elect New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and over a dozen city council and state legislativeCouncil Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, the Anybody But Quinn campaign that helped elect New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and over a dozen city council and state legislative raCity Mayor Bill de Blasio and over a dozen city council and state legislative racity council and state legislativecouncil and state legislative races.

Topics included Peter Ragone's role in the administration, de Blasio's engagement in the city council speaker race, plans concerning his wife's possible staff and office, Health Commissioner Tom Farley, Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina's pension and salary and Governor Cuomo's plans to allow medical marijuana in New York.

NYC Campaign Finance Board Disburses Public Funds for Primary Races The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has approved the first round of public funds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council rRaces The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has approved the first round of public funds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council raCity Campaign Finance Board (CFB) has approved the first round of public funds for 75 qualifying candidates running in citywide and city council racity council racesraces.

Today, Tues., Sept. 9th is Primary Day in New York State, where races include New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, and City Council Bronx District 17, among others.

New York City Council Member Eric Ulrich today endorsed Bo Dietl for mayor, supporting Dietl in a race that he may not get to run.

So the only real question is whether Democratic Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda will break 90 percent in the race to replace Rubén Díaz Sr., who is returning to the New York City Council after 15 years in Albany.

Syracuse, NY: New York Green Party standard - bearer Howie Hawkins lost the race for City Council 4th District to Democratic / Working Families nominee Khalid Bey by 82 votes, finishing with 48 %.

Another model is New York City's city council races, in which small donors were the majority of funding for all but two winning candidaCity's city council races, in which small donors were the majority of funding for all but two winning candidacity council races, in which small donors were the majority of funding for all but two winning candidates.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the front - runner in the 2013 race for mayor, outlined Tuesday a series of flood - prevention measures — including the possibility of building a storm surge barrier — that could cost upwards of $ 20 billion.

The former congressman has support among 25 % of registered Democrats, with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the longtime front - runner in the race, coming in at 20 %, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal, NBC New York and Marist.

«I have interests in the (New York) City Council speaker's race and who gets it is crucial for me.»

After the super PAC funded by online rental giant Airbnb launched a TV ad campaign knocking Republican Sen. Sue Serino's vote for a law designed to restrict ads for multi-family dwellings in New York City, both the Hotel Trades Council and the Real Estate Board of New York are pushing back with an independent expenditure campaign of their own in the race.

Mr. Linares was the first Dominican to be elected to public office in New York City, winning a City Council race in 1991; Mr. Espaillat was the first elected to a state office.

DANIEL DROMM FOR DISTRICT 25 From El Diario: One of the competitive electoral races in which New York City voters can have an impact is in City Council District 25 in Queens.

The Real Estate Board of New York, which raised $ 750,000 from business leaders last year to back mostly GOPers against WFPers in City Council races, just hired Bloomberg administration veteran James Whelan for a similar push this year against WFP - backed Senate candidates.

Jobs for New York plans to pump up to $ 10 million into this fall's City Council races to promote candidates it feels are pro-jobs, pro-business and pro-development.

As she heads into a challenging stretch of the New York City mayoral race, Council Speaker Christine Quinn has been without one of her most valuable assets: her amiable, 86 - year - old father.

In New York City, the Hotel Trades Council spent nearly $ 100,000 in the city's 2017 election cycle, and its consultants worked on Corey Johnson's successful race for Council speaker last yCity, the Hotel Trades Council spent nearly $ 100,000 in the city's 2017 election cycle, and its consultants worked on Corey Johnson's successful race for Council speaker last ycity's 2017 election cycle, and its consultants worked on Corey Johnson's successful race for Council speaker last year.

Mr. Banks said he plans to challenge Charles Barron, the avowedly radical former East New York councilman, for the open State Assembly seat vacated by Ms. Barron after she won Mr. Barron's City Council race last year.

She served as a Council Member representing parts of Brooklyn, and until Monday, she was considered one of the top contenders in the race to become New York City's next mayor.

Unlike the New York City Council's speaker's race of 2013 and early 2014, there were no forums for the candidates to state their positions to the public.

«Cynthia Nixon was opposed to having a qualified lesbian become mayor of New York City,» former City Council speaker Christine Quinn told the New York Post Tuesday, referring to Nixon's decision to endorse Bill de Blasio over herself in the 2013 New York City mayoral race.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has the backing of 37 % of registered Democrats in the race for her party's mayoral nomination, placing her tantalizingly close to the 40 % she needs to avoid a runoff, a poll released Wednesday showed.

CITY HALL — Many City Council members are wary of endorsing candidates in the 2013 mayoral race until after budget season because they're afraid a vengeful Speaker Christine Quinn will cut their share of $ 50 million in discretionary funds, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has snagged the only few labor union endorsements made so far in this year's mayoral race, has also won the first congressional nod from the New York City delegation — that of East Side Representative Carolyn Maloney.

Friday's announcement is its first wave of endorsements and more are expected to follow in the coming months, leading up to the September primaries when most City Council races are actually decided in Democrat - heavy New York City.

We look at New York, from the local (Binghamton City Council race) to the federal (NY - 22 congressional race), for a few examples of the misleading of the public.

Jaron Benjamin, the executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, a New York City tenants» rights organization, said it's harder to make a dent in the mayoral race because there's so much more money being spent: «In a City Council race you... blow the other candidate out of the water.»

THE BRONX, N.Y. — Democratic candidate for New York City Council Diana Ayala has gained a considerable new level of support with the endorsement of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. in the race for the 8th Council District, a seat encompassing neighborhoods in both Manhattan and the Bronx.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Wednesday proposed adding 1,600 police officers over the next three years and voiced opposition to legislation that would prohibit the Police Department from profiling based on race, religion, immigration status and gender identity.

Councilman Jumaane D. Williams represents the 45th Council District in Brooklyn (Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Midwood, Canarsie) announced he is throwing his hat into the race for New York State Lieutenant Governors, Friday, February 16th, on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan.

Also in the race are attorney Marc A. Landis, who represented Upper West Side parents in their fight to keep a charter school from opening in a public school building, and Community Board 7 member Mel Wymore, who would be New York's first openly transgender City Council member if he won.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Families are largely off limits when it comes to campaign attacks, but on Wednesday, the race for New York City mayor placed City Council Speaker and Democratic candidate Christine Quinn against rival Bill de Blasio's wife.

So far, the group has doled out $ 1.34 million to candidates in 14 City Council races, data from the New York City Campaign Finance Board reveals.

Prior to joining the Charter Center, Erik was the Director of City Legislation for the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, Legislative Director to Council Member Diana Reyna, Campaign Manager to former Council Member Melinda Katz in her race for Comptroller, and Director of Candidate Services at the Campaign Finance Board and Director of Lobbying and Grassroots Organizing for Common Cause / NY.