Sentences with phrase «as public advocate bill»

Saujani's departure, first reported by Crain's New York Business, comes as Public Advocate Bill de Blasio gears up for an expected run for mayor against a crowded field that includes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

For the most part, however, all the candidates — Quinn and Albanese, as well as public advocate Bill de Blasio, comptroller John Liu, former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrion, and former comptroller Bill Thompson — focused on contrasting themselves with Mayor Bloomberg.

Not exact matches

Similarly, James Weill, president of Food Research & Action Center, a leading anti-hunger group, referred to the bill in a press release as «ill conceived» and «deeply flawed,» while Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, stated that the bill «would roll back key progress that schools, health advocates, and the Administration have worked so hard to achieve over the last six years.»

Hip - hop icon and activist Russell Simmons endorsed Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor — and promptly slammed his top Democratic rival, Quinn, as beholden to special interests and another as «too quiet.»

While discussing his «no» vote on Intro 182, Councilmember Jumaane Williams, a vocal critic of the compromises made to the bill, continued speaking after his two minutes of allotted talk time had expired, as Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James urged him to stop.

Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, Public Advocate James, Congressmembers Jeffries and Maloney and 21 Democratic Elected Officials Endorse Brian Kavanagh Endorsements follow Kavanagh winning majority of 26th Senate District Democratic County Committee New York - Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh's campaign for State Senate was endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish James, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as well as 21 Democratic elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committee vote.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has not filled up his administration yet, but Twenty - four of the 32 people who worked for him as Public Advocate got a free entry to the Mayor's office, according to payroll records released Friday.

Advocates for the City University of New York this week sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly urging a contract for CUNY workers as well as the passage of a maintenance of effort bill to fix infrastructure problems at public college system's campuses.

The pressure on New York City mayoral contender Bill Thompson to end his candidacy to avoid a divisive Democratic runoff is mounting as former supporters of NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn announce their support for the frontrunner, NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Open FOIL is inspired by the 2013 recommendations of Public Advocate de Blasio, and we urge Mayor de Blasio to join with Council members Kallos and Vacca, and Manhattan Borough President Brewer to pass this bill as soon as possible.

In the race for Public Advocate, technically the President of the City Council, the refreshing Bill deBlasio, who bravely chose not to pursue a third term as Council Member, has led the field to the runoff against the wretched has - been Mark Green.

Political insiders suspected that Public Advocate Bill de Blasio would have landed her endorsement, as he managed her 2000 US Senate campaign.

As Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio strongly pushed for voting reform in New York, but as Mayor, it has not been high on his list of prioritieAs Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio strongly pushed for voting reform in New York, but as Mayor, it has not been high on his list of prioritieas Mayor, it has not been high on his list of priorities.

Public Advocate (and potential mayoral candidate) Bill de Blasio also praised the move, as did several hunger advocacy groups.

As Liu continues to fight his fines, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, one of the other contenders for the 2013 Democratic nomination for mayor, has given up his battle.

An invitation to what is officially being billed as an «inauguration committee breakfast,» lists Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, AG Eric Schneiderman, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, NYC Comptroller - elect Scott Stringer and NYC Public Advocate - elect Tish James as the hosts of the event.

It played a critical role in the election of Bill de Blasio, the public advocate, and John C. Liu, the city comptroller, as well as several members of the City Council.

Despite her earlier career as a «radical» on the far left of city politics, first as a campaign manager for Council member Tom Duane and then later a Council member herself, Quinn has emerged as the real estate community's favorite for mayor, besting Comptroller John Liu and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, co-sponsors of a rent control bill that has plagued the indusBill de Blasio, co-sponsors of a rent control bill that has plagued the indusbill that has plagued the industry.

Public defenders and advocates of criminal justice reform almost immediately criticized the governor's proposal as falling far short of the protections afforded by the Legislature's bill.

Mayor Bill de Blasio first created the list in 2010 while serving as the city's public advocate.

Blake's encounter hit close to home for Williams and Kirsten John Foy of Al Sharpton's National Action Network, who previously served as director of intergovernmental affairs for then Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, as public advocate, sat on the board of trustees of NYCERS, which approved the investment strategy.

In a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John C. Liu.

That would certainly come as a relief to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who's been given $ 1.75 million to cover his first year.

In a Quinnipiac poll last month, Quinn was found with a huge lead among those who are seen as candidates in the race, ranking well ahead of former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and current City Comptroller John Liu.

Schneiderman has so far won endorsements from labor unions 1199 / SEIU United Healthcare East and 32BJ, as well as elected officials including U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel and Jose Serrano, NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Before joining the Cuomo administration in 2011, he served as the communications for then city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who went on to become New York City mayor and one of the governor's arch political foes.

The watchlist, first implemented in 2010 by then - Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, is intended as an information - sharing tool to allow residents, advocates and public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accounPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, is intended as an information - sharing tool to allow residents, advocates and public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accounpublic officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accountable.

Wednesday's testimony also included mentions of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who Singh said he met through Nassau County Democratic Party vice chairman Thomas Garry in 2011 or 2012 when de Blasio was serving as the city's public advocate.

Gun control advocates and critics filled a public hearing room Friday as judiciary committee members raised 16 bills, including one banning bump stocks and another regulating ghost guns, (Sandra Gomez - Aceves / Hartford Courant)

Gun control advocates and critics filled a public hearing room Friday as judiciary committee members raised 16 bills, including one banning bump stocks and another regulating ghost guns,

ALBANY — State budget bills printed late Friday include public campaign financing for just one political office this year: The state comptroller, something good government advocates balked at as an overall failure to accomplish comprehensive campaign finance reform.

The questions included favorable / unfavorable feelings for Weiner as well as for the five Democrats already running or assumed to be running for mayor — NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, NYC Comptroller John Liu and former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson.

Wadleigh librarian Paul McIntosh, who has secured West, Liu and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio as part of a speakers program at the school, said students, faculty and parents know they are facing a difficult to nearly impossible fight to keep their middle school open.

That model has been upended in the past few months, as New Yorkers, in something of a post-therapeutic moment, have been braced by jarringly detailed disclosures about the marriages of one Democratic mayoral hopeful (Public Advocate Bill de Blasio) and one likely candidate (former Rep. Anthony Weiner).

Mayor Bill de Blasio is from there, as are such rising political stars as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Public Advocate Letitia James, currently the only woman to hold citywide office and the first black woman to do so.

Congressman Carolyn Maloney and Public Advocate Letitia James today hit Vermont senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for his past votes on gun control bills — and touted Democratic front - runner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's record on the issue as superior.

«Today the New York State Assembly affirmed, as it has before, the right of all New Yorkers to marry the person they love,» said city Public Advocate Bill De Blasio.

The drive for the bill has won editorial support from newspapers across the state, and advocates have also enjoyed assists from top law enforcement officials — including James Sheppard, the chief of police in Rochester, and Steven Krokoff, his counterpart in Albany — who aggressively knocked down criticism from opponents of transgender civil rights protections that such laws create public safety problems in locations such as bathrooms and locker rooms.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Comptroller John Liu are certainly vying for those roles, as would former comptroller Bill Thompson, should he join the race.

As did City Council speaker Christine Quinn, Governor David Paterson, and the Democratic nominees for comptroller, John Liu, and public advocate, Bill de Blasio.

To union leaders and public education advocates, it looks as if Cuomo negotiated the bill in order to appease the political left before a tough campaign season and then waited until after he won re-election to announce plans to veto it, exacting revenge on teachers, who are among his biggest critics.

Several names known to the real estate industry have emerged as potential replacements, including Bill de Blasio's housing czar Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and Public Advocate Letitia James, whose office has been sued for publishing the «worst landlords of New York City» list.

Bill de Blasio, as Public Advocate, launched several notable Open Government initiatives under his Transparency and Accountability section of his website.

Rebecca Katz, a spokeswoman for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, said the presumptive mayoral candidate has also been hard at work, with as many as 10 events over the weekend and through the filing deadline.

NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who is one of a handful of Democrats gearing up for a 2013 mayoral run, has hired a veteran D.C. operative to serve as his new communications director.

As the Democratic NYC mayoral candidates fight to claim the «progressive» mantle heading into the September primary, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has received the seal of approval from a well - known national liberal: Former Vermont Governor / presidential contender Howard Dean.

First elected public advocate in 2013, James is term limited from running for a third term as is incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio.

He recently left his post as communications director for NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Explaining why he didn't want to weigh in on the matter, he pointed to one of the Democratic candidates, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and his role as Clinton's campaign manager in Hillary Clinton's first bid for the U.S. Senate in 2000.