Sentences with phrase «as councilwoman»

As the legislative session started last month in Albany, two huge swaths of the Bronx lack a representative at the table, as the Councilwoman explains on Facebook:

Quach, who owns the King Discount store in Corona, said he appreciated what Koslowitz did for the area as a councilwoman and said he believes she will continue to help the area improve if elected to the position again.

She said she has an «eight - year track record of getting the job done» as Southampton Town supervisor for six years and as a councilwoman for two years.

This component did not go over well with Public Advocate Letitia James, who acts as the presiding officer of the Council — and who deliberately had the Brooklyn district she represented down - zoned during her time as a councilwoman to contain accelerating development.

According the New York Campaign Finance Board, he has served as Councilwoman Una Clarke's chief of staff and as deputy press secretary and community coordinator for former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer and budget coordinator under Bronx Borough President Aldolfo Carrion, Jr..

She rattled off her accomplishments such as serving as a counsel to the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus in Albany where she said they rewrote Article 15A of the state of New York to promote diversity in the contracts in the state and her work in drafting Local Law 1 — a law that governs the city's MWBE program — while serving as councilwoman in Brooklyn.

She earns $ 76,841 a year as a councilwoman, and worked for 37 years for Verizon, retiring in September 2016 as regional president for operations and construction.

After Alexander Gromack was reelected to Town Supervisor, Stephanie Hausner was reelected as a Councilwoman, and George Hoehmann was reelected as a Councilman, the town budget was ready to be discussed.

Rounding out the town candidates are Kathee Burke - Gonzalez, who is nearing the end of her first term as a councilwoman, and three first - time candidates, Jeffrey Bragman, Paul Giardina, and Gerard Larsen.

Dugan Playground in New Dorp Beach and Terrace Playground in Grymes Hill officially finished their years - long improvement projects just as Councilwoman Debi Rose announced Luis Lopez Park in Stapleton will start one of its own.

Despite the controversy, Harrison ran for reelection and won another term as Councilwoman until she was eventually term limited out of office in 2001.

She lives in Brooklyn and previously served as councilwoman from 2004 to 2013 for the district that includes Clinton Hill, Bedford - Stuyvesant and Fort Greene.

«Julie's understanding of the people in this district is unparalleled, having raised a family there and been deeply involved through the community coalition she cofounded and also by serving as a councilwoman and deputy mayor.

Not exact matches

Then, last summer, councilwoman Mary Cheh proposed a transportation bill that included what were literally called Uber Amendments, one of which would have put a price floor under car - service rides, effectively making Uber five times as expensive as a taxi for short trips.

She's dedicated herself to public service, serving many years as city councilwoman and mayor, as well as providing training and leadership to nonprofit organizations.

Killian, a former Rye councilwoman, pointed to her backing of a bill that would classify mass shootings as domestic terrorism as well as funding for school districts to bolster security.

It's also possible that other candidates — like NYC Councilwoman Liz Crowley, as I reported earlier today — try to go it alone in NY - 6.

Killian, a former Rye councilwoman, is running for the open Westchester County seat that is seen as potentially pivotal for control of the state Senate.

As a town lawmaker and a grieving mother, Cheektowaga Councilwoman Christine Adamczyk voted to authorize the town's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors for contributing to prescription drug abuse and fatalities.

Several unions that are usually aligned with HTC — 1199, 32BJ, CWA — as well as the labor - backed Working Families Party have endorsed Lancman, while a third Democrat in the race, NYC Councilwoman Liz Crowley, has netted the support of several trade unions.

James, a former NYC councilwoman, would make history as the first black woman to hold the seat.

Borough President Gale Brewer, Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Community Board 3 Chair Gigi Li on Wednesday rallied at the site of the Rivington House — a nursing home for HIV / AIDS patients slated to become condos after the city scrapped a deed that would have protected its usage — demanding compensation for their neighborhood's lost community space as well as legislation to prevent such a loss from happening again.

As Legislative Director for Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Carlina helped shape legislation to improve health, address the oversaturation of construction, take on landlord harassment, and improve inefficiencies within city agencies.

Corona has been singled out as having the highest rate of childhood obesity in the city, but City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D - East Elmhurst) joined with local business owners and a new coalition last Thursday to say Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda ban is the wrong way to fight it.

The 66 - year - old former city councilman is running against incumbent Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) in the hopes of preventing a redistricting two years from now that could eliminate the relatively conservative population in the neighborhoods as a voting bloc.

Fink, who Mayor de Blasio counts as one of his most trusted advisors, was chief of staff to State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky; he served as director in Anthony Weiner's district office, handled the campaign of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley for Congress and most recently was deputy chief of staff in the public Advocate's office and a senior adviser to Mr. de Blasio's mayoral campaign.

Yesterday, Schneiderman's campaign rolled out the endorsement of NYC Councilwoman Tish James, an outspoken Brooklyn Democrat who highlighted criticism of Rice during her first year as DA when she told women working part - time so they could care for their children to return to work full - time or not return at all.

I have serious concerns as to why our Councilwoman is not supporting this legislation and would urge for her to provide her motives,» said Rivera.

City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) earned what her staff called a key endorsement in her bid for re-election as the 50,000 - member New York City Building Service Employees Union 32BJ backed her over challengers Daniel Dromm and Stanley Kalathara.

Now, a number of Democrats are looking to continue their party's hold — including lawmakers such as Steve Stern and Charles Lavine, and North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, according to Newsday.

David Herrera is not listed under his Bayside, Queens, address as having donated to any other political candidate, though a listing for a David Herrera, founder of MJM Construction, with an address in California made a $ 1,000 donation to Queens councilwoman Helen Foster in 2009.

Bichotte said McCray running is a «good thing» and also praised Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, the first woman of color to serve as Bronx DA, and Brooklyn Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, the Council's first black woman Majority Leader.

For the two other candidates in the race, Democratic City Councilwoman Liz Crowley and GOP Councilman Dan Halloran, the congressional election represents a free shot of sorts, as neither is up for reelection until 2013 and their day jobs would not be directly affected by a loss in any way.

A new name is making the rounds in political circles as a replacement for the now ex-congressman Anthony Weiner: City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley.

Former NYC Councilwoman Melinda Katz is serving as the finance chair for Assemblyman Jeff Aubry's re-election committee.

John Sabini, then - Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and NYC Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, Zulunova served last fall as the campaign manager for NYC Council hopeful Albert Cohen the city's first Bukharian candidate for office.

Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, chairwoman of the Committee on Public Safety, said that it was troubling that the colorful packaging of the drug looked like candy, had cartoon characters on the cover and came with names such as «Scooby Snax.»

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) made roughly the same salary as Koslowitz in the Council last year and took out money from her personal IRA.

The bipartisan breakfast table featured several community leaders as well as elected officials including Councilwoman Debi Rose (D - North Shore), Councilman Steven Matteo (R - Mid-Island) and Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D - Mid-Island)

Most recently, Schulman served as chief of staff to Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez (D?Brooklyn).

The race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat suffered its first casualty Tuesday as Con Ed spokesman and community activist Alfonso Quiroz dropped out of the race, claiming it was too difficult to compete with the incumbent.

Mr. Bowman further suggested the Upper West Side councilwoman, whose husband works as an investment banker, is out of touch with the daily struggles of low - income parents — whom he argued the sack surcharge would disproportionately impact.

They have, in fact, elected three Dominicans to the State Assembly (Linares / Manhattan, Castro / Bronx and Peralta / Queens) and two Dominicans to the state Senate (Espaillat / Manhattan and Peralta / Queens) and successive Dominican candidates to the City Council (Y. Rodriguez) from Washington Heights as well as Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras.

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.

The only groups found to support the legislation, put up by Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander and Manhattan Councilwoman Margaret Chin, were Manhattan residents and those who identified as having «no religion» — with 51 percent and 52 percent of each demographic favoring the fee, respectively.

The fireworks aren't over in the speaker's race, even as it appears East Harlem Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito has seized the momentum.

Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker said, «I have long been a supporter of the Vienna development in Rye since my days as a Rye City Councilwoman.

As for the Independence Party's town board candidates, Ms. Behan, for one, sees herself as preserving Councilwoman Julia Prince's legacAs for the Independence Party's town board candidates, Ms. Behan, for one, sees herself as preserving Councilwoman Julia Prince's legacas preserving Councilwoman Julia Prince's legacy.

The chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party is a genial attorney by trade who, as recently as three days ago, was everyone's long - shot to help broker a deal to potentially elect Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito speaker of the City Council.

The Democrat, who works for Comptroller Scott Stringer — though Stringer gave his endorsement to Niou for the seat — had the backing of Downtown Democratic organizations that supported Silver, as well as the endorsement of Lower Manhattan Councilwoman Margaret Chin.