But political observers and stakeholders said the borough's role in the race will largely depend on who ultimately
runs against the mayor.
In March, Joon Kim, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced that they would not bring
charges against the mayor over a potential pay - to - play scheme involving the mayor's now - defunct political nonprofit Campaign for One New York and his failed 2014 fundraising effort for the State Senate Democrats.
Trump's firing of Bharara is unlikely to significantly derail the ongoing investigation into NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's fund - raising — or the political calculations of those considering running
against the mayor in November, experts say.
A former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is working on an underdog
campaign against the mayor of Syracuse in this week's Democratic primary.
It was the moment the New York political world had been waiting for since last spring, when word of a flurry of state and federal investigations into Mayor Bill de Blasio first emerged: prosecutors had finished their work and no criminal charges would be
brought against the mayor or his aides.
She and Assemblyman Ron Castorina Jr. have been involved in a
lawsuit against the mayor for months, contending the IDNYC program should maintain personal documents for law enforcement purposes.
On the other side of those battles is a new class of power brokers pushing
back against the mayor's lefty agenda.
Transport Workers Union representatives were at Monday's news conference
rallying against the mayor's plan, echoing calls from the MTA and Gpv.
They were joined by more than a dozen Democratic City Council members on the steps of City Hall in
railing against the mayor's support for what amounts to a promotion of Cassano, 28, the son of former Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano.
A spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign did not comment specifically on Malliotakis» probable
bid against the mayor.
Cuomo recently sided with e-hail company Uber and
against the mayor over whether the city should limit the growth of for - hire vehicles.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today went on a tirade against claims that he and his allies participated in «willful and flagrant» violations of state election law in 2014 — and against the «motivations» of Cuomo - picked Board of Elections counsel who recommended bringing a criminal
case against the mayor.
«New York City is significantly more diverse than it was when Giuliani was elected and for various reasons, he was running
against a mayor who was not as popular as the typical Democratic mayor,» said Sherrill.
The Rent Stabilization Association bought 1,000 television ads and 225 radio spots that will run through June broadcasting negative
ads against the mayor and his housing plans.
But the group abruptly stopped complying in May, saying the state ethics panel had overreached its boundaries and was acting out of a political
vendetta against the mayor.
The Board of Elections, through its division of election law enforcement, is still empowered to take civil
action against the mayor, action which could result in fines and yet another public slap - down.
Should she run, someone like County Executive Joanie Mahoney would have a clear advantage in that 2018 election, especially if competing
against a mayor with just a few months» experience.
«They are
so against the mayor's political agenda that they are willing to be intellectually dishonest with the public to undermine his term,» Ragone said.
Syracuse Common Councilor Pat Hogan (left), who is running in a
primary against mayor Stephanie Miner and Alfonso Davis.
«If the mayor was serious about cutting air pollution, he would be scrapping his road - building programme and expanding public transport connections between east and south - east London so residents did not have to resort to their cars to make relatively short journeys,»
campaigner against the mayor's plans to build the Silvertown Tunnel road link, Darryl Chamberlain told Politics.co.uk.
The AFL - CIO has been pushing back hard in
particular against the mayor's plan as well, while a rally of labor groups was held at the Capitol today to back the prevailing wage component.
Albanese emerged as the front - runner among this year's longshot opponents after becoming the only other candidate to qualify for two televised
debates against the mayor.
A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Preet Bahara declined comment on the
claims against the mayor or the ongoing probe from their office into de Blasio's fundraising practices.
No criminal case was ever brought against Christie, but three key Christie allies were convicted for their role in shutting down lanes going onto the George Washington Bridge, causing a massive traffic jam for days in a political revenge
scheme against a mayor who didn't support Christie's 2013 campaign.
«Everybody knows that Cuomo looks good with many voters because de Blasio looks so bad, so it's in the governor's interest to be seen as backing
someone against the mayor to keep the contrast going,» he said.
It also named real estate developer Don Peebles, a former de Blasio donor who has since
turned against the mayor and publicly weighed running against him.
«I don't see how [city Comptroller] Bill Thompson, whom I respect, or I could have come out of a hard fought primary and still be able to
win against the mayor, who's on his way to spending more money than any other municipal candidate in history.»
So the sausage usually gets made according to Albany's insular needs and logic — which was already going to work against de Blasio in 2016, an election year, and will probably be even more
set against the mayor after his tirade.
A charter school network's plan to double in size over the next few years could reignite a war over classroom space in New York City — only this time with the ground rules already
tilted against the mayor, thanks to a new law passed in Albany this spring.
During a wide - ranging CapTon interview last night, Buffalo Sen. Marc Panepinto unleashed on the governor, saying he had «lined up with the Senate
Republicans against the mayor of New York City» during the end of the 2015 session.
Destino came close to ousting Democratic Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster in 2011 (while he was still a Republican), and it has been speculated that he is running for the Senate this fall merely to prepare for a
re-match against the mayor.
Only 18 states allow it for state - level officials (and one more just for the governor), though many more allow local government to adopt the recall for
use against mayors, council members and other municipal officials.
The allegations of domestic
abuse against the mayor bled over into the Cohoes Common Council's 5 - 1 vote to re-elect Council President Christopher Briggs last night during a special reorganization meeting to end a deadlock on filling the leadership post.
Yet, on Monday, with his political compass apparently spinning in his never - ending feud with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took the extraordinary step of including the New York Police Department in his regularly scheduled
fulmination against the mayor, specifically for failing to assist a sleeping homeless man in the city's subways.
Although Nixon's recent comments mark her most direct criticism of the mayor on police reform issues to date, she has spoken out
against the mayor on other issues.
Cuomo also interjected himself into the rift between de Blasio and the city's police unions following the shooting deaths of two police
officers against the mayor's wishes.
Speaking at separate events over a two - day span, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito acknowledged significant community
pushback against the mayor's rezoning proposals and said that those plans will be tweaked before the Council votes on them.
Lawyers for Mangano say they won't pursue the issue at trial, but they requested broad latitude to ask Singh about his illegal conduct with de Blasio and his efforts to obtain a benefit by
cooperating against the mayor.
The City of Mechanicville in Saratoga County will hire a lawyer to investigate complaints from city
workers against its mayor.
NRP also is the company that filed a civil
suit against the mayor, alleging Brown engaged in a pay - to - play scheme that ended up killing NRP's $ 12 million affordable housing project in the city.
During this past summer's Mayor's Cup sailboat race in Plattsburgh, Burlington's mayor lost a friendly
bet against mayor of Plattsburgh.