Sentences with phrase «assailed mayor»
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Ken Livingstone, the mayor at the time, was assailed for heaping misery on thousands of commuters.
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When the Republican refused to give the PBA the raises they sought, union leaders assailed Mr. Giuliani as a cheapskate — the Republican mayor was the brunt of a «zeros for heroes» campaign, and knew that when he ran for president a decade later, the PBA wouldn't dare lend their endorsement.
His statement was released shortly after Mayor Bill de Blasio convened a Gracie Mansion press conference with Mr. Bratton to assail the recent news reports surrounding Mr. Banks» resignation and tension among NYPD brass and City Hall — with the mayor and commissioner taking particular issue with a New York Post story that reported Chirlane McCray, Mr. de Blasio's wife, was furious about Mr. Banks» departure, and never trusted Mr. Bratton and fought his appointment.
As 2017 inches closer and Mr. de Blasio prepares to seek re-election, Democrats may emerge to assail anyone who threatens the mayor.
The mayor has continued to press for police reform and has spoken out aggressively on issues of economic inequality, often assailing the behavior of Wall Street firms that Mr. Bloomberg vigorously defended.