Sentences with phrase «as city council members»

Correction: The original story misstated the letter signers as City Council Members when they were State Assemblymembers.

The topic prompted a round of finger - pointing as the City Council members attempted to distance themselves from the final deal.

The mayor presented his budget in the Blue Room of City Hall, as City Council members in a chamber upstairs wrapped up a hearing on a package of new bills aimed at bolstering New York's protections for immigrants, in direct opposition to the Trump administration's policies.

The resurfacing of the controversial performers comes as City Council members including Dan Garodnick, Corey Johnson and Ydanis Rodriguez introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow the city's Department of Transportation to set rules regulating activity in pedestrian plazas throughout the city.

«I have had the honor of working with Brian Kavanagh many times throughout my first term as City Council Member.

As a City Council Member Madeline helped make the East Bronx a better place, and was a champion for the creation of a new golf course at Ferry Point Park and a fighter for the needs of senior citizens and youth throughout the community.

«I as a City Council member got arrested to try to stop the [former Mayor Michael] Bloomberg administration from closing one of our local firehouses,» he said.

Before becoming an assemblyman himself, Weprin served as a City Council member for eight years and led an unsuccessful run for city comptroller in 2009.

As a City Council Member Recchia did absolutely nothing to bring Sandy aid to over 5,000 Staten Island applicants, and he failed to hold a single hearing or call on then Mayor Bloomberg to fix the problems with the Build it Back and Rapid Repair programs.

But then, he's got bigger troubles: He's awaiting trial on separate corruption charges in Manhattan federal court, where he's charged with illegally using a nonprofit group — one that he had supported with taxpayer contributions as a City Council member — in his political campaigns.

Background / positions: As a City Council member, De Blasio was a vocal critic of controversial architect Robert Scarano, who's been charged with filing misleading plans.

«As a black woman, the fact that I'm here as a City Council member is because my ancestors and the people before me had the right to boycott,» she said.

As a City Council member, Diaz Sr. would also see a significant salary bump, earning $ 148,500.

As a City Council Member who oversees the lower West Side of Manhattan, she has influenced the development of Hudson Yards, the 26 - acre megaproject spearheaded by Related and Oxford Properties.

Melinda represented a portion of Queens as a City Council Member from 2002 to 2009.

DNAinfo recently sat down with Helen Rosenthal to learn more about why she's running and what she would focus on as a city council member.

Prior to The Andy Warhol Foundation, he was active in Los Angeles city politics and served as a City Council member for thirty years.

This experience outlines responsibilities and accomplishments as a City Council member and other community leadership roles.

As a result of my public service as a school board member for eight years, and as a city council member for an additional eight years, both my corporate and public school clients have had me focus...

He even tried his hand at politics, serving two terms as a city council member in North College Hill near Cincinnati.

Not exact matches

Mr. Gorman serves as a member of the Federal Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and as co-chairman of the Partnership for New York City.

He has served as a twice - elected Council member on the Durango, CO — City Council (1991 - 1999) including two one - year terms as Mayor.

All city council members we present as were about 50 people at the beginning of the meeting.

In the tense atmosphere of the city council meeting the night of the vote, Presbyterian minister Paul Miller acknowledged that emotions were running high but told the overflow crowd he spoke from «deep pastoral concern»; he then read a prepared statement signed by 18 members of the clergy who decried «the recent efforts to single out a given group... and to seek to castigate them as being unworthy and unfit to belong to our community.»

He was a second - term Senator who previously had played a significant role in Arizona Republican politics as a member of the Phoenix City Council.

In Zürich, the early practice of calling and ordaining a minister, according to an Order for Preachers written by Leo Jud and Henry Bullinger, was as follows: A commission of examiners consisting of two ministers, two members of the City Council, and two laymen experienced in the reading of the Bible, examined the candidates who either had been proposed or had applied to be called to a vacant ministerial office.

An active member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), the International Food Editorial Council (IFEC) and the prestigious Les Dames D'Escoffier society for women, Amelia has also served as a member of the Green City Market Junior Board.

As mentioned here previously, Bruske's reportage on this issue has resulted in two DC city council members seeking an investigation from that city's attorney general.

But because city staff said the direction council members wanted them to take was unclear, the council asked for revisions to the weed control ordinance, which identifies designated natural landscape areas as land owned by the city, the Naperville Park District or forest preserve districts.

But as soon as committee members returned to City Hall for a council work session, a neighborhood group showed up to oppose one of them.

«Regrettably, I must now focus my attention on clearing my name and restoring my reputation, while I continue to discharge my sworn duties as a member of the New York City Council.

Latimer was elected Westchester County executive; Diaz will take office as a member of the New York City Council.

«At this point of this interview I would rather resign as the Ellicott District Council Member if this man and his team came to City Hall because all of the council members who are there right now have worked hard to bring inclusion and diversity to this city,» PridgeCouncil Member if this man and his team came to City Hall because all of the council members who are there right now have worked hard to bring inclusion and diversity to this city,» Pridgen sCity Hall because all of the council members who are there right now have worked hard to bring inclusion and diversity to this city,» Pridgecouncil members who are there right now have worked hard to bring inclusion and diversity to this city,» Pridgen scity,» Pridgen said.

But come January when the legislative session begins, the Democrats are expected to lose two members — Ruben Diaz of the Bronx who won a City Council seat, and George Latimer of Westchester who beat Republican incumbent Rob Astorino for County Executive as part of that previously mentioned «Blue Wave.»

Greg Clark, the Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities, has appointed Professor Judith Squires as a new Council member for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Some in the Council even see the suggestion of more hearings as an attempt by state leaders to «embarrass» the Democratically elected members of the New York City Council.

Democratic congressional candidate Gareth Rhodes this weekend received the endorsements of two members of the Kingston city Council as he seeks the party's nomination in the Hudson Valley congressional district.

New financial - disclosure forms released yesterday show at least one member of the council, Karen Koslowitz, is double - dipping from the public trough, earning a $ 122,500 salary as a city lawmaker while collecting her city pension, of at least $ 60,000 a year.

As supporters and opponents go head - to - head with their positions on the Horse - Carriage Ban, lobbyists will be targeting City Council Members with a full on assault to sway their votes, but there's one legislator who could not be bought.

But there has been political tension between the governor and Mr. Klein, who may face a primary challenge from Oliver Koppell, a former assemblyman and City Council member from the Bronx, who served as state attorney general for a year during the administration of Mr. Cuomo's father.

Last year, for instance, the New York City Council did away with lulus as part of a deal to raise its members» salaries to $ 148,500, a large pay increase that towers over the base pay for state legislators: $ 79,500.

«As much as I try to convince and get my message across as a Council member, at the end of the day... it's usually the top of the ticket that brings the vast majority out,» she said, referring to mayoral contenders Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Comptroller William ThompsoAs much as I try to convince and get my message across as a Council member, at the end of the day... it's usually the top of the ticket that brings the vast majority out,» she said, referring to mayoral contenders Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Comptroller William Thompsoas I try to convince and get my message across as a Council member, at the end of the day... it's usually the top of the ticket that brings the vast majority out,» she said, referring to mayoral contenders Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Comptroller William Thompsoas a Council member, at the end of the day... it's usually the top of the ticket that brings the vast majority out,» she said, referring to mayoral contenders Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Comptroller William Thompson.

The legislation, as reintroduced, has seven co-sponsors in the 51 - member City Council.

Also in attendance were Queens Borough President Helen Marshall; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; City Council members Quinn, Vallone, Tony Avella (D - Bayside), John Liu (D - Flushing) and James Gennaro (D - Fresh Meadows); as well as Democrat Kevin Kim and Republican Dan Halloran, who are candidates for Council District 19, which includes College Point.

As you know, John Haggerty was sentenced to prison for stealing from Mayor Bloomberg, but readers want to know, is he in cahoots with his brother Bart, infamous political operative, and Chief of Staff to City Council Member Eric Ulrich (R - Rockaway)?

City Council members have been getting in on the action as well.

As Michael Lesher, a prominent Orthodox critic of the shomrim puts it, «If the Nation of Islam were to set up a private force of Muslims, ostensibly to scour Harlem for «bias crimes,» would City Council members be heaping public money into its coffers?»

As it is done every fiscal year, council members publicly disclosed any connections any of them have to institutions or groups being funded in the city's budget.

He has served as an elected official since 2006 as the South District Council Member in the City of Buffalo and in 2012 was elected New York State Assemblyman to represent the 142nd District (then the 145th district).

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