For example, when Eva Moskowitz of Success Charter Network was a New
York City Councilwoman, she pressed unions to explain why their contracts were protecting mediocrity instead of boosting high performing teachers.
As a former New
York City councilwoman and the leader of a network of schools larger than many public school districts, Moskowitz is in a powerful position to influence education policy.
As New
York City councilwoman Eva Moskowitz noted in a letter to Justice DeGrasse, «Education spending has increased by about a third since I took office in 1999, yet our schools have not improved by a third.»
Even then, however, making sense of these mammoth documents is almost impossible for citizens who are not trained labor lawyers, which is why hearings on the New York City contract held by New
York City councilwoman Eva Moskowitz were so important.
almost impossible for citizens who are not trained labor lawyers, which is why hearings on the New York City contract held by New
York City councilwoman Eva Moskowitz were so important.
Local officials could take a page from the playbook of former New
York City councilwoman Eva Moskowitz (see forum) and hold hearings on the local contract, inviting public scrutiny and media coverage.
In this forum Linda Kaboolian says that collective bargaining is here to stay, but offers ways to make it more educationally productive; Howard Fuller and George Mitchell lament the impediments that collective bargaining has imposed on the learning process and call for more transparency; and Eva Moskowitz, a former New
York City councilwoman, wonders if the system isn't «too broke to fix.»
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Though more than a month away, Democratic New
York City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley on Monday received the endorsement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in her upcoming September primary.
At 6:30 p.m., New
York City Councilwoman and Manhattan BP - elect Gale Brewer serves as a guest ringmaster at the Big Apple Circus, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, Manhattan.
At noon, NYC Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver joins Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna and New
York City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo to break ground on a total reconstruction of Stroud Playground, Park Place between Washington Avenue and Classon Avenue, Brooklyn.
There was no animosity on Saturday when Mrs. Clinton, accompanied by State Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley; Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York; and New
York City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, shook hands with mostly black New Yorkers at Junior's, the iconic cheesecake hub on Flatbush Avenue in downtown Brooklyn.
Also at noon, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, New
York City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer speak at the Denim Day NYC Rally Against Sexual Violence, Foley Square, Manhattan.
At 5 p.m., NYC Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon and former New
York City Councilwoman Darlene Mealy participate in a symposium and panel discussion on the centennial of women's suffrage in New York, YWCA Brooklyn, Upper Gallery, 30 Third Ave., Brooklyn.
At 8 a.m., the Flatiron / 23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District and Union Square Partnership co-host a special breakfast with New
York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, Almond Restaurant, 12 E. 22nd St., Manhattan.
At 6 p.m., state Sen. José M. Serrano, Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner and New
York City Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson host their African American History and Culture Celebration, Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx.
Not exact matches
Republican Party leaders picked Julie Killian to run in a state Senate special election for an open seat that could shift New
York's power structure, selecting the former Rye
city councilwoman over former Yonkers inspector general Dan Schorr.
At 5 p.m., Crown Heights residents, District Council 9, New
York Communities for Change and others march to protest
City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo's support for the Bedford Armory development, Saint Edwards Street and Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn.
Eva Moskowitz, the founder and CEO of the Success Academy charter school network and a former
city councilwoman, would not rule out a challenge against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio when he runs for re-election in two ye
city councilwoman, would not rule out a challenge against New
York City Mayor Bill de Blasio when he runs for re-election in two ye
City Mayor Bill de Blasio when he runs for re-election in two years.
City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) earned what her staff called a key endorsement in her bid for re-election as the 50,000 - member New
York City Building Service Employees Union 32BJ backed her over challengers Daniel Dromm and Stanley Kalathara.
«Hazel Dukes, NAACP New
York State Conference Director; Arva Rice President and CEO, the New
York Urban League; Phil Banks President, 100 Black Men New
York Chapter; H. Carl McCall, Former New
York State Comptroller; Bill Thompson, Jr., Former New
York City Comptroller; Senator Ruth Hassell - Thompson, 36th SD; Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, New
York's 57th AD; Assemblyman Karim Camara, New
York's 43rd AD; Assemblyman Carl Heastie, New
York's 83rd AD; Assemblywoman Helen Foster, New
York's 16th CD;
Councilwoman Letiticia James, New
York's 35th CD; Councilman Jumaane Williams New
York's 45th CD; District Leader Eric Stevenson, 79th AD
Partners involved in the project are DePaul, New
York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), New
York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR), the
City of Schenectady and Mayor Gary McCarthy and
Councilwoman Marion Porterfield, Schenectady County, the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority, Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP), Red Stone Equity Manager, JPMorgan Chase, Christa Construction and SWBR Architects.
627 and I strongly urge
Councilwoman Baez to support this legislation for the sake of the residents of the Northwest Bronx and the entire
City of New
York.
Also at 6 p.m., NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito,
City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland and the Hispanic Federation host a citywide PrideProm, Queens Museum, New
York City Building, Meridian Rd., Queens.
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, chairwoman of the
City Council's Public Safety Committee; Assemblyman Victor Pichardo; State Senator Gustavo Rivera; Donna Lieberman of the New
York Civil Liberties Union; also spoke in support of the assemblyman.
A New
York City Housing Authority tenant leader also attacked
Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, the wife of an investment banker, for leading school children in a cheer claiming their parents could afford the fee at a recent rally in support of the proposal.
A New
York City Housing Authority tenant leader tore into Manhattan
Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal for leading chants claiming families can afford a proposed 10 - cent fee on plastic bags at a rally in favor of the measure earlier this week.
After defeating Assemblyman Rory Lancman and
City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley in the primary, Meng is seeking to become the first Asian - American to represent New
York in Congress, and the first woman to represent Queens since Geraldine Ferraro was elected in 1978.
«New
York City calls on the armed forces to reform their policies regarding diversity training, bullying, and hazing,» said
Councilwoman Margaret Chin, the resolution's lead sponsor, who traveled with advocates and Chen's family to a meeting with Pentagon officials about the incident.
Rye
City Councilwoman Julie Killian's campaign for the New
York state Senate has received the backing of both the Independence and Conservative parties.
In addition,
Councilwoman Mark - Viverito and I were among Mayor - Elect de Blasio's earliest supporters and together with Chairman Frank Seddio, we look forward to making the Mayor - Elect's vision for New
York City a reality.
BROOKLYN — An undercover officer wore a pro-gun T - shirt that promoted «thoughts of violence» before going on duty in East New
York last August,
City Councilwoman Inez Barron said.
A Staten Island
councilwoman said today that relentless lobbying from NYCLASS drove her to do the opposite of what they wanted — vote for a ban on horse - drawn carriages in New
York City.
At noon,
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson and New
York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi will promote the
city's summer meals program, Mullaly Pool, 164th St. between Jerome & River Avenues, the Bronx.
Also at 1 p.m., NYC
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson joins advocates, lawyers, and immigrant clients to call for enhanced legal service funding in New
York City budget,
City Hall steps, Manhattan.
At 10 a.m., Sen. Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, New
York Councilwoman Margaret Chin and community members rally to urge the
city to continue comprehensive construction coordination, City Hall steps, Manhat
city to continue comprehensive construction coordination,
City Hall steps, Manhat
City Hall steps, Manhattan.
At 9 a.m., NYC
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, members of the Central Park 5 and other advocates rally to call on the New
York state Legislature to pass a bill that would require police to implement eyewitness identification reform and to record the entirety of suspect interrogations,
City Hall steps, Manhattan.
City Councilwoman Gale Brewer said at Tuesday's rally against Harlem Success Academy that she would «strangle» any parents that pull their children out of P.S. 75 and move them into a charter school, the New
York Post reported.
The needs and fears of New
York City's half - million undocumented immigrants were a constant theme of the budget response Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Queens
Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, chair of the influential Committee on Finance, submitted today in answer to de Blasio's preliminary spending plan.
State Senator Jeff Klein, New
York City Housing Authority Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, and
Councilwoman Annabel Palma joined tenants of the Sack Wern Houses to announce the delivery of hundreds of new refrigerators last week.
She rattled off her accomplishments such as serving as a counsel to the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus in Albany where she said they rewrote Article 15A of the state of New
York to promote diversity in the contracts in the state and her work in drafting Local Law 1 — a law that governs the
city's MWBE program — while serving as
councilwoman in Brooklyn.
At 10 a.m., the NYC Women's Caucus leads a celebration of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in New
York, featuring
Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, Rep. Grace Meng, Public Advocate Letitia James, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, state Sen. Liz Krueger, Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick and others,
City Hall Steps, Manhattan.
«The mayor of the
City of New
York has to understand the closing of schools means a failed policy,» said
City Councilwoman Letitia James, who called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare a «state of emergency» and revoke mayoral control.
NEW
YORK CITY —
City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin will formally announce her bid to become Manhattan's next borough president on Friday, sources told DNAinfo.com New
York.
City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras said she has worked with Make the Road New
York to curb overcrowding at schools, like PS 19 in Corona (pictured).
Jane Swift, Former Governor of Massachusetts State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, New
York's 25th District
City Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, New
York City's 6th District Nomiki Konst, Founder and President of The Accountability Project and former Congressional candidate in Arizona District Leader Jenifer Rajkumar, Lower East Side Moderated by Heidi Sieck, Chief Operating Officer, Civic Hall
This morning, as Quinn formally announces her compromise version of paid sick leave at a press conference in
City Hall's Red Room, liberal Councilwoman Gale Brewer will stand next to her, as will a panoply of the city's liberal interest groups: New York Communities for Change, Make the Road New York, SEIU 3
City Hall's Red Room, liberal
Councilwoman Gale Brewer will stand next to her, as will a panoply of the
city's liberal interest groups: New York Communities for Change, Make the Road New York, SEIU 3
city's liberal interest groups: New
York Communities for Change, Make the Road New
York, SEIU 32BJ.
The commission, aimed at making it easier for businesses to access
city services, will be led Jessica Lappin, a former councilwoman and president of the Downtown Alliance, and Michael Lambert, with the New York City and Bed - Stuy Business Improvement Distri
city services, will be led Jessica Lappin, a former
councilwoman and president of the Downtown Alliance, and Michael Lambert, with the New
York City and Bed - Stuy Business Improvement Distri
City and Bed - Stuy Business Improvement Districts.
Then the shooting starts up again, Saturday night and into Sunday morning, and finally one more shooting for good measure in the middle of Sunday afternoon in the Bronx, a 24 - year old man shot and killed on Briggs Ave.. That makes it seven dead, three boroughs, 24 hours, which is why
City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo issues her own plea for the end of bloodshed in New
York.