Sentences with phrase «against city council president»

In a City Hall news conference on Tuesday afternoon (which is posted at the end of this story), Richards, who lost last week's Democratic primary against City Council President Lovely Warren, said his decision is a personal one, because his family has been dealing with a difficult health challenge for one of their family members.

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«I read that he is against marriage equality and that he is against a woman's right to choose, and as a progressive Democrat that troubles me tremendously,» said Melissa DeRosa, the secretary to the governor, in response to a question in an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom, while also noting Williams unsuccessfully ran for City Council president.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito offered a curt retort today to two Staten Island Republicans preparing legal action against the city over its plan to flush municipal identification records and to shield undocumented immigrants from President - elect Donald Trump: «go ahead and sue us.»

In the race for Public Advocate, technically the President of the City Council, the refreshing Bill deBlasio, who bravely chose not to pursue a third term as Council Member, has led the field to the runoff against the wretched has - been Mark Green.

There, at a Planned Parenthood rally, he railed against President Donald Trump and «extreme conservative zealots,» then met with City Council leaders about how he should intercede at the Housing Authority, a city ageCity Council leaders about how he should intercede at the Housing Authority, a city agecity agency.

Attendees at Weprin's birthday party included Public Advocate Letitia James, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (who spoke about Weprin's expertise on financial matters), Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the Queens County Democratic Organization, and Queens borough president Melinda Katz, who served with Weprin in the Council before running in a crowded primary against him for City Comptroller in 2009.

BY BILL PARRY AND NAEISHA ROSE Despite an anonymous death threat against out gay City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, the Sunnyside, Queens, Democrat, the Council's majority leader, went ahead with a November 18 march across the Queensboro Bridge to Trump Tower to rally against the president - elect.

A group of Bronx housing advocates led by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. rallied against the New...

Albany Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin has announced she'll run against the incumbent and believes she has answers to some of the problems the city is facing.

Hartford City Council President Shawn Wooden has filed a complaint against state Sen. Eric Coleman with the state Elections Enforcement Commission.

New York City's Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, demonstrating last month against one of President Trump's cabinet nominations.

Materna is president of Pleasant Plains, Prince's Bay, Richmond Valley Civic Association and ran against Ignizio for City Council as a Democrat in 2009 before changing her party affiliation to Republican in 2012.

Both the Bronx and Queens Borough Boards - made up of community board leaders, City Council members, and the borough president - have voted against them.

In the general election on Nov. 5, Rosenthal, 52 will face off against Republican candidate Harry DeMell, who recently declared his candidacy, and Green Party candidate Tom Siracuse in a bid to replace Brewer, who successfully secured the Democratic nomination for Manhattan Borough President Tuesday night after three terms in the City Council.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and Council member Annabel Palma, the head of the Bronx Council delegation, joined up with other Council members and environmental justice advocates at City Hall today to rail against Mayor Bloomberg's plan to shelve the building of four new waste transfer stations — three Manhattan and one Brooklyn.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council Members Maria del Carmen Arroyo, Andrew Cohen, Vanessa Gibson, Andy King, Annabel Palma and Ritchie Torres, and representatives from all 12 of the borough's community boards voted against the proposals.

Saujani's departure, first reported by Crain's New York Business, comes as Public Advocate Bill de Blasio gears up for an expected run for mayor against a crowded field that includes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.