Sentences with phrase «as borough president»

I have had the privilege of serving as your borough president for the past twelve years, and trust me, Jim Oddo is by far the best qualified person to serve as your next borough president.

Howard Golden, who served as borough president for 24 years before Marty Markowitz's ascention in 2001, was among the scores of others from the borough's political, legal, judicial and business communities who attended.

Stein declined a race for a third term as borough president in 1985 to run for city council president.

«Can you imagine what he would do as borough president when given the opportunity to step forward, not only for the people in this room, but this borough?

And yet Gillibrand in a statement on Monday praised Stringer's time as borough president and earlier tenure as a state assemblyman.

«I have demonstrated more patience in two years as borough president than I did in 15 years because I think that's the best approach I can take to deliver.

«I am proud to have provided so much of my capital funding to worthy park projects all over The Bronx during my tenure as borough president, including more than $ 1.1 million to help rehabilitate this wonderful playground.

Diaz would only say he is running for reelection as borough president.

Melinda Katz, who succeeded Marshall as borough president, called her «a larger - than - life figure in the civic life of Queens and the state of New York.»

«I have a better relationship with the mayor and his deputy mayors and some of his commissioners as borough president than I ever did with the Bloomberg administration,» the BP said.

Stringer, who has served as borough president since 2006, had for months been the only Democrat in the field.

He noted that he would be able to advocate for Queens - wide issues more often as borough president than he currently does in the Council.

Farias attributes her loss in the South Bronx district to a number of advantages benefitting Diaz, Sr. «Name recognition, having a similar name as our borough president for example, these are things that definitely played a large role in the folks that came out and either weren't touched enough or came out to vote and didn't get enough information on anyone in the race,» said Farias, in reference to Diaz, Sr.'s son, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr..

Mr. Díaz's father, an ordained minister born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, was elected to State Senate in 2002 after a short stint in the Council — but, for two decades before that, Rev. Ruben Diaz Sr. was an incessant nuisance to the Bronx political machine, a «gadfly,» as the borough president called him.

In December, Carrion was fined $ 10,000 by NYC's Conflicts of Interest Board for getting an architect who had benefited from his actions as borough president to work on a personal project for him.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, who served three terms in the council and continues to deal with land use questions as borough president, called the question «a hard one.»

«For 14 years, I proudly represented the Bronx as borough president, and I'm proud that this report really addresses the needs of the boroughs outside of Manhattan... a critical change that's desperately needed and one, however, that's going to have to be done thoughtfully and gradually,» former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, the MTA vice chairman, said.

They met about five years ago, shortly after Mr. Stringer's 2005 election as borough president, when she visited his office to introduce herself and the Jewish Museum, where she is director of corporate and government relations.

In 1977, Stein was elected as borough president of Manhattan, defeating New York City Clerk David Dinkins in the Democratic primary.

And as borough president in 2014, he got the Buildings Department to slow work on the site.

My job is to speak about my record, the work that I have done as borough president, my work as a state legislator,» he said Saturday on CNN.

Stringer, who is running for comptroller, has made reforming community boards a chief focus of his time as borough president.

Last month, the Norwood News looked back at Carrion's seven years as borough president.

Although he was rumored as a possible candidate to run for mayor against Bill de Blasio this year, he is still only registered to run for reelection as borough president.

Saying issues like crime, education and affordable housing drove them to the polls Tuesday, Queens residents helped to re-elect Helen Marshall as borough president and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the city's highest office by a narrow, while sending John Liu (D - Flushing) to the comptroller's office as the first Asian American to win a citywide office.

Scott Stringer, the comptroller and another potential primary contender, received tens of thousands of dollars in real estate donations, including money bundled by employee of Durst Organization and Two Trees, while serving as borough president and having a vote in the Uniformed Land Use Review Procedure that was vital to getting their projects passed.

As borough president, he played a major role in the opening of the Red Hook cruise terminal, attracting new development to Downtown Brooklyn and Coney Island, and convincing the NBA's Nets to move into a new Prospect Heights arena beginning next year.

«Right now I'm supporting Hillary Clinton for the United States and as the borough president, there are a number of congressional seats throughout our borough that people are asking for my support and there is also the state Legislature so I want to get through 2016 first and then you can ask me,» Diaz said.

«Being able to do that as borough president... would give me much more of a pulpit and hopefully make me a more effective advocate for the people of Queens,» Vallone said.

«Not only am I proud of you as the borough president, I'm proud of you as a friend,» Diaz said, praising the athlete as an inspiration to the borough.

which is what you have: twelve in the Assembly, the most dysfunctional Assembly in the nation, eight as borough president

«Twenty years in government — which is what you have: twelve in the Assembly, the most dysfunctional Assembly in the nation, eight as borough president — what indelible mark have you left on policy?»

He served on the City Council, in the White House, at HUD, as borough president.

Outspending his rival Scott Stringer and unleashing a wave of stirring ads, the former governor lost by 4 points to Mr. Stringer, once little - known beyond Manhattan where he serves as borough president.

Before serving as borough president, Stringer was in the State Assembly for 13 years.

«He stepped in as borough president.

He said that as borough president he dealt extensively with real estate issues, and had once been for a time a Mitchell - Lama affordable - housing activist.