Sentences with phrase «ally of»

But at a rally outside City Hall this afternoon Bertha Lewis, founder of the Black Institute and a former ally of the mayor, wasn't glowing.

Now serving his seventh term in the Senate, Martin Dilan was a close ally of former Kings County power broker Vito Lopez.

Cuomo, long an ally of Republicans in the Senate, for the first time headlined a major fundraiser for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.

An ally of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, she has served on the advisory board of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, a nonprofit that facilitates public - private partnerships, since the de Blasio administration began.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is seen as a close ally of the mayor, walked a more cautious line, but said that Bloomberg's hostile relationship with the teachers union had become counter-productive.

Speaking just prior to an unrelated event this morning, Diaz — a staunch ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo — said he still hasn't decided whether he will launch a challenge to de Blasio this fall.

Brian Kavanagh has been a consistent ally of our environmental efforts for over a decade and we are proud to endorse him in his campaign for State State.

Lord Oakeshott, the party's former Treasury spokesman in the Lords who is a close ally of Vince Cable, called last week for Lib Dems to consider a change in «strategy and management».

A key ally of Jeremy Corbyn has warned that the Conservatives could be in power for the next 20 years.

Mukasey, a former federal prosecutor, is currently the head of the white - collar defense practice at Greenberg Traurig, where he is a partner with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who's a close ally of President Donald Trump.

Glick, who has been an ally of Silver's over the years, says it would «be more appropriate» to follow the initial plan with a Feb. 10 vote and raises red flags about the rush to move the process up to tomorrow.

He was a close ally of my corrupt predecessor, and he just endorsed my current opponent.

The DCCC is targeting Collins, a close ally of the president, for the 2018 mid-term elections.

Japan is certainly an ally of the US now, but where does that come from?

A more formidable challenge to Cuomo from the left could come from Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, a former ally of the governor who resigned as his state party chair after disagreeing on local government and pension policy.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito — typically a close ally of de Blasio, a fellow Democrat — has made criminal justice reform the central mission of her second year as speaker: Sweeping proposals have driven her rapid emergence as a visible public figure, leading to her first real confrontation with the mayor's administration.

The Trump administration is considering naming Geoffrey S. Berman, a law partner of the former New York City mayor and ally of the president — Rudy Giuliani, to assume the powerful position of United States attorney in Manhattan.

This includes targeting and attacking «moderate» Syrian fighters who oppose Syrian President Bashar al - Assad, a longtime ally of Russia, as well as the Islamic State.

Nevertheless, he does have a lot of support from the Prime Minister, who is seen as a very close ally of Mr Gove, and I do not think there is any suggestion at the moment that his job is on the line.

Stricoff, a childhood friend and close ally of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, was chief executive officer of the Babylon IDA from 2002 until Sept. 12, 2014, when he resigned after his appointment as executive director of the Suffolk County IDA.

Asked whether Mr Livingstone - a key ally of Mr Corbyn - should be sacked from his defence policy review role, Mr Dugher said: «My view, and it's the view of many others, is I don't know how he can do it.

Kaloyeros, a longtime ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was suspended without pay from SUNY in September, resigned Monday after being charged last month by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an alleged corruption scheme.

The bill had leadership juice behind it: it was sponsored in the Assembly by Herman «Denny» Farrell, D - Manhattan, the Assembly Ways & Means chairman, and co-sponsored in the Senate by John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, the Finance Committee chairman, and Diane Savino, D - Staten Island, who is both a close ally of labor unions and a leading member of the Independent Democratic Coalition.

«It will be time to the nail in his coffin,» said another ally of Mr. Rangel's.

Gillibrand, a potential presidential candidate in 2020 and once a close ally of the Clintons, shocked national Democrats last week during an appearance on a New York Times podcast, when she conceded that Clinton resigning would have been «the appropriate response.»

Garbarino, whose son, Andrew, is a state Assemblyman, is an ally of former Islip GOP chairman Frank Tantone, who resigned in June after eight years as leader to run as a cross-endorsed candidate for Family Court judge Tuesday.

But Mr Clegg insisted the Business Secretary, once seen as an ally of Lord Oakeshott, was unaware of a survey in the Lib Dem leader's Sheffield Hallam seat.

«Yvette is 100 % going for leader,» one ally of Cooper told friends this week, adding that the campaign message on why the MP for Pontefract and Castleford only came third in the 2015 leadership contest has already been put together.

He was met by Howe, who worked as his deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, executives from COR Development and Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a key Republican ally of the administration, according to public records and four people familiar with the event.

He's been an ally of former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, a Democrat, and voted for the current state budget, which phased in a $ 15 minimum wage for parts of the state and enacted partial paid family leave.

Mr. O'Toole is a former Republican state senator in New Jersey who is an ally of Mr. Christie, also a Republican.

The governor got what he wanted out of the WFP in 2014, thanks to a significant lift by his frenemy, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, a longtime ally of the party and organized labor in general.

The Irondequoit Democrat was promoted to Majority Leader in January and is considered by many an ally of the Governor.

Alexander also dismissed the call from a close ally of Cable for Clegg to resign, saying that: «It wouldn't be a Lib Dem conference without a negative comment from Matthew Oakeshott to start the week.»

The call came amid a growing side saga between the Senate Democrats and King, an ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Sweden is an active ally of the USA, Sweden is a close partner to NATO and a «Western Democracy».

Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, a close friend and ally of Trump, said the president was planning on making «one or two major changes «to his administration.

A former State Department official who served under former President Barack Obama confirmed recent allegations made by Republicans that the author of the infamous «Trump dossier» and an ally of Hillary Clinton gave him intelligence reports claiming to show collusion between Trump's campaign and the Russians.

Remember — the head of the Institute is Neil Calman — an old friend and ally of Pedro's.

If we are to judge Obama by his actions, and Rawls by his commitments to Christianity and theology, it becomes self - evident that neither man can be considered an ally of the contemporary, «pluralist» left.

It will also be interesting to see how UFT members react to the pro-Cuomo comments by their president, Mike Mulgrew, a longtime ally of the governor, though the two sometimes disagree publicly on education policy.

Stokes is a strong ally of Speaker Heastie and hasn't been shy about exercising her new found influence.

Mark and Solomon Lazar, the sons of Joseph Lazar, a former political ally of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, have been double - dipping off their nonprofit that provides housing to the city's homeless, even as their clients suffered poor service and have been blindsided by eviction notices.

He pointed out that the Vice Chancellor of FUOYE, Prof Kayode Soremekun, is a card carrying member of the APC and a close ally of the party's candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

Also worth noting: Golden was a close ally of former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who used his considerable wealth to bolster the Senate GOP's coffers while he was in office.

Quinn is an ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking a third term.

Teachout has been an ally of gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon and is serving as her campaign treasurer.

Where once the Democrat - dominated New York City Council was once a reliable ally of the Democratic mayor, the two branches have increasingly been split as the Council speaker, Corey Johnson, leads an emboldened and restive body itching to take on de Blasio and his administration.

Mr. D'Amato, who is legendary for his broad network of friends in the Republican Party, especially in New York State, said yesterday that he had spoken personally with Charles A. Gargano, vice chairman of the Port Authority board and a longtime ally of Governor Pataki, as well as with Commissioners Bruce A. Blakeman and Michael J. Chasanoff, who are both active in the Republican Party on Long Island.

Seeking to spin a personal attack on her into political gold, Cynthia Nixon asked her supporters for contributions to repudiate a slam against her by former NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn, a top ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as an «unqualified lesbian.»