Sentences with phrase «against the mayor on»

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.

Not exact matches

The first the mayor of Santa Monica heard of Bird's scooters was when VanderZanden sent him a message on LinkedIn after the company launched, The Washington Post previously reported, and the city has since filed a criminal complaint against the startup over its failure to obtain a permit.

Not only does the mayor's office work with an agency that «can't be trusted,» the agency's penchant for doling out tax breaks doesn't stop the mayor from going on a tear against, well, tax breaks.

Bilbao mayor Juan Mari Aburto has condemned the violent incidents before and during Athletic Bilbao's game against Marseille — one of two Europa League contests marred on Thursday by clashes between supporters.

The London mayor fired one of his strongest salvos yet against the Conservatives» coalition partners on the way down to Hampshire from the capital, in a move only likely to send coalition relations further into the mire.

He called on the state Board of Elections «other appropriate agencies to pursue civil action» against the mayor.

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.

The Cuomo campaign is not taking GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's «double - dipping» pension fund slam against LG contender Bob Duffy lying down, deploying multiple surrogates to defend the Rochester mayor's honor and unveiling a «fact check» feature on its Website.

The National Review, a conservative publication, sides with progressive mayor de Blasio against Cuomo, (who the magazine says has an «edifice complex»), on the question of downstate bridge lights.

UPPER EAST SIDE — An influential neighborhood Democratic group has opted against endorsing a candidate for mayor — snubbing all Dem front - runners based on their support for the controversial East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station, a club official told DNAinfo New York.

It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the Board's $ 450 million lawsuit against Lou Ciminelli, for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

Pretty much all the left press other than Solidarity [Workers Liberty's paper] has denounced the election court decision against Lutfur Rahman, mayor of Tower Hamlets in East London, and most of the left has backed Rabina Khan, Rahman's ally, for the new mayoral election on 11 June.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

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.

Among those mayors backing Cuomo's push against the law is New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat who has feuded with the governor on a variety of issues.

«It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the board's $ 450 million lawsuit against (developer) Lou Ciminelli for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

But dozens of Council members voted against it at the borough level, and even those who declined to participate will be under pressure from activists to vote against it — or will look to leverage their support for concessions from the mayor on the plan or on issues specific to their districts.

Cuomo, a Democrat who has long observed an unofficial nonaggression pact with Christie, has been placed on the defensive by David Wildstein, a former Christie ally and authority appointee who pleaded guilty to closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge as an act of political retaliation against a Democratic mayor who declined to support Christie's re-election.

But political observers and stakeholders said the borough's role in the race will largely depend on who ultimately runs against the mayor.

It wouldn't look great to start attacking the character of a guy who technically isn't even her opponent, so instead Quinn responded to every question with some variation of «I feel incredibly confident, based on my record, regardless of whom I am running against... that I am going to be mayor.»

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 — Bill de Blasio and other leaders will march in a parade up Fifth Avenue on Monday to honor Christopher Columbus amid backlash against over the mayor's review of city monuments that some call as symbols of hate, including statues of the Italian explorer.

«If you're going to run for office, you should focus on the office you're running for, not running against the mayor.»

The mayors, who assembled at Albany City Hall on Monday, say members of Congress who vote for a tax plan that scraps those deductions would be voting against the best interests of New York — a message that echoes recent warnings from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other Democrats.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

«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.»

Nevertheless, Bloomberg has pressed ahead with a coalition against illegal guns that he launched several years ago, started an immigration reform coalition of mayors and business leaders, including Rupert Murdoch, and brought on three deputy mayors with either national political or government experience — Howard Wolfson, Robert Steel and former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith.

Assemblyman Bill Nojay, who committed suicide on Friday, won his primary against Honeoye Falls mayor Rick Milne by a convincing margin.

A de Blasio spokesman said the campaign would match the mayor's record on affordable housing, crime and universal pre-kindergarten against any opponent.

For the first time ever, the three main parties (center - right UMP, centrist MoDem, and center - left PS) put on top of a 50 - odd lists candidates with a non-European ethnic background («candidats de la diversité»), most either from North Africa, a few from the French Caribbean departments or sub-Saharan Africa, most against incumbent mayors from the opposite party, thus with lower chances to succeed.

I've gotten to know Kearns from his time on the Council and running for mayor against Brown in 2009.

His on - again, off - again relationship with the governor appears to be very much off, and some Democratic lawmakers who are disappointed with the rent deal as it currently stands are accusing Cuomo of siding with the Senate GOP against the Assembly Democrats during negotiations in large part to spite the mayor).

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.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, who sponsored that resolution, voted against the mayor's proposal on Wednesday.

Ms. James spent her first year in office largely cheering on the mayor's progressive initiatives — a sharp break from the combative tack against former Mayor Michael Bloomberg that Mr. de Blasio took when he was public advocate.

A spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign did not comment specifically on Malliotakis» probable bid against the mayor.

President Trump's firing of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Saturday is unlikely to significantly derail the ongoing investigation into de Blasio's fund - raising — or the political calculations of those considering running against the mayor in November — experts told the Daily News.

On the other side of those battles is a new class of power brokers pushing back against the mayor's lefty agenda.

«A win for me is making the case that de Blasio has not been a good mayor and making the case that I can be a good mayor,» Sal Albanese, putting it simply, told Gotham Gazette on Monday, a little more than 48 hours before he was to take the stage against Mayor Bill de Blasio in the first of two Democratic primary debates.

While Buffalo mayor Byron Brown delivered his annual State of the City Address inside the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on Friday afternoon, protesters outside spoke against him and the city's police department as they rallied in memory of a young man who recently died after being arrested by officers.

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.

The mayor's race in Watertown pits long - time incumbent Jeff Graham against a challenger with similar longevity on the City Council, Jeff Smith.

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.

The Democratic governor and mayor — self - described «friends» who have been openly sniping at each other for months — traded barbs on Tuesday after Cuomo faulted de Blasio for appearing alongside Astorino, the Westchester County executive who ran on the Republican line against Cuomo, during a rally calling for transportation funding.

Council members, who have been on an independent streak since electing Corey Johnson as their speaker in January, said that same logic should apply to the mayor's strong - arm tactics against them.

Topics included pending legal cases against the city on stop & frisk and the Central Park 5, Chiara de Blasio's recent video describing her struggle with substance abuse and depression and how the transition process will proceed once de Blasio becomes mayor.

It remains to be seen whether the legislation has enough support to pass the Council and land on the mayor's desk — several lawmakers have spoken out against the proposal since its introduction.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

Nicole Malliotakis, 37, is focused solely on her steep, uphill race for New York City mayor against Democratic incumbent Bill de Blasio.

Six years and $ 645,341 later, the high - profile lawsuit against the mayor and city drags on, though Brown has a new attorney.