All Queens Community Board members are appointed by the Borough President, pursuant to the City Charter, with half of her appointees nominated
by the City Councilmembers who represent the districts within each Community Board.
All Queens community board members are appointed by Borough President Katz, with half of her appointees nominated
by the City Councilmembers for the respective community board districts.
All Queens community board members are appointed by Borough President, with half of her appointees being nominated
by the City Councilmembers who represent the districts covered by the community boards the appointees will serve.
All Queens Community Board members are appointed by Borough President Katz, pursuant to the City Charter, with half of her appointees nominated
by the City Councilmembers representing their respective Community Board Districts.
The training sessions are sponsored and organized by the nonprofit organization Participatory Budgeting Project with funding provided
by City Councilmembers Brad Lander and Carlos Menchaca.
Nixon, who hopes to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo in September's Democratic primary, told the crowd — pausing to allow translation
by City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca (D - Sunset Park).
Introduced on May 10
by City Councilmember Mark Levine, the Chair of the Council's Health Committee, the bill is part of a legislative package designed to eliminate childhood lead poisoning by strengthening the city's lead laws.
Melissa Sklarz at the March 12 City Hall press event, flanked
by City Councilmember Daniel Dromm, Marty Algaze from Assemblymember Dick Gottfried's office, Councilmember Corey Johnson, and the Pride Agenda's Matthew McMorrow.
Not exact matches
San Jose
City Councilmembers Raul Peralez, Chappie Jones and Sergio Jimenez endorsed Antonio Villaraigosa for governor... Insurance commissioner candidate Asif Mahmood has been endorsed
by Antioch
Councilmember Monica Wilson; Skyler Tempel, Vice Chair Riverside Democratic Party and Monterey
Councilmember Alan Haffa... The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, San Francisco's largest Democratic Club, has endorsed Dave Jones for attorney general... State Treasurer John Chiang's campaign for governor announced the endorsement of the AAPI Democratic Club of San Diego... The Latino Victory Fund endorsed Gil Cisneros in CA - 39.
In the 60th AD's game of musical chairs, former
City Councilmember Charles Barron easily took the Assembly seat over Leroy Bates,
by a margin of 94 to six percent.
In the days before the September 13 primary, mailers and hand - outs created
by NYIA assailed Harris, as well as suggesting that Cucco — and not Harris — was supported
by popular
City Councilmember Mark Treyger, whose district overlaps with the 46th Assembly District, now represented
by Harris.
Traditionally, the
City Council generally acquiesces to the position taken
by the local representative,
Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez.
It is not clear whether
Councilmember Dromm was aware that the NYPD's body camera contract was about to face an initial disapproval
by Comptroller Scott Stringer (D - New York
City).
Though the
city expanded the scope of the rezoning area to contextually zone the area west of 10th Avenue after requests by Brewer and City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, the Borough President said she was unhappy with the final result, stating that R7A zoning is not appropriate for the entire a
city expanded the scope of the rezoning area to contextually zone the area west of 10th Avenue after requests
by Brewer and
City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, the Borough President said she was unhappy with the final result, stating that R7A zoning is not appropriate for the entire a
City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, the Borough President said she was unhappy with the final result, stating that R7A zoning is not appropriate for the entire area.
City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca has thrown his hat into the gubernatorial ring
by becoming one of the first pols to endorse Cynthia Nixon for governor.
I am thankful and honored to be supported
by the
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito,
Councilmember Mark Levine, District Leaders Johnny Rivera and John Ruiz, and State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched the state's «Get Screened, No Excuses» campaign to promote the importance of getting regular checkups and mammograms at the Dyckman Houses in Inwood, where he was joined
by State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymember Guillermo Linares,
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, New York
City Public Advocate Letitia James,
City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, and State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.
In a show of unity, the trio was flanked
by a swarm of elected officials who had endorsed both candidates, including State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr.,
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, State Senators Bill Perkins and Gustavo Rivera, Assemblymembers Marcos Crespo, Mark Gjonaj and Luis Sepulveda, and Jeffrey Dinowitz,
Councilmembers Ydanis Rodríguez, Inez Dickins, Mark Levine, and Andrew Cohen, and Public Advocate Letitia James.
Hochul is also being challenged in the primary
by New York
City councilmember Jumaane Williams.
City Councilmembers Daniel Dromm and Julissa Ferreras, Assemblymember Michael Den Dekker, and
City Comptroller John Liu hosted a fundraiser for Victor Mejia de los Santos, a pizza delivery person for Due Franky's Pizzeria, who was viciously attacked
by two men after being set up for a robbery on Friday, November 5.
Common
Councilmember Richard Fontana told colleagues Tuesday it can be complicated when taxes are owed
by a corporation or a developer, but the same developer is using another corporation to seek a
city approval.
They're also on the market, and
city officials including Housing and Preservation Development Commissioner Mathew Wambua, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, worry that the 10 - building complex will be purchased by an over-leveraged investor, according to Crai
city officials including Housing and Preservation Development Commissioner Mathew Wambua,
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, worry that the 10 - building complex will be purchased by an over-leveraged investor, according to Crai
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and
Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, worry that the 10 - building complex will be purchased
by an over-leveraged investor, according to Crain's.
BY ANDY HUMM Out gay
City Councilmember Daniel Dromm, who chairs the Education Committee, is calling for Michael Long, who heads the state's Conservative Party, to step down as board chair of Holy Angels Catholic Academy in Brooklyn after a 13 - year - old student there, Daniel Fitzpatrick, hanged himself on August 11.
Honoring Veterans
by Offering Easier Access to Services and Benefits QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz and Mayor's Office of Veterans» Affairs (MOVA) Commissioner Loree Sutton, joined
by State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr., Assemblymember Michael DenDekker,
City Councilmembers Eric Ulrich, Donovan Richards and Queens veterans, unveiled the newly opened MOVA Satellite Office located inside -LSB-...]
BY BILL PARRY AND NAEISHA ROSE Despite an anonymous death threat against out gay
City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, the Sunnyside, Queens, Democrat, the Council's majority leader, went ahead with a November 18 march across the Queensboro Bridge to Trump Tower to rally against the president - elect.
BY ANDY HUMM
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, the Council's LGBT Caucus, and two other Bronx
councilmembers are calling on Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark to secure an order of protection for Abel Cedeno — the gay student charged in the September 27 classroom fight that left Matthew McCree dead — from McCree's brother, -LSB-...]
SummerStage Concert Sponsored
by Delta Air Lines in partnership with
City Parks Foundation,
City Councilmembers Julissa Ferreras, Peter Koo, Rory Lancman and Paul Vallone
«I started the Campaign for Fiscal Equity
by walking 150 miles from New York
City to Albany to advocate for our children's education,» noted
Councilmember Jackson.
But another letter, signed
by «elected officials from across Upstate New York» and supporting an increase to $ 15 upstate no later than 2021, includes signatures from several Westchester politicians, including two Yonkers
city councilmembers.
Rosita Romero, Dominican Women's Development Center's (DWDC's) Executive Director, Karina Aybar - Jacobs, Program Director for the Nuevo Amanecer Program against Domestic Violence, and members of the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, were joined
by New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat and New York
City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, among others.
Elected officials, including Borough President Scott Stringer, New York State Senator Adrian Espaillat, and New York
City Councilmember Robert Jackson, among others, stopped
by to express their support.
The concert took place at
City College's Shepard Hall, and was sponsored
by the
City University of New York's Dominican Studies Institute (DSI) and New York
City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez.
While the votes
by the borough boards, made up of community board chairs and
City Councilmembers, are merely advisory, they could strongly influence the
City Council's official vote on the proposals, expected to take place in 2016.
BY ANDY HUMM Out gay
City Councilmember Daniel Dromm of Queens, on October 30, presided over a hearing of the Committee on Education he chairs that heard more than six hours of testimony on bullying in the city public schools, with representatives from the Department of Education (DOE) on the defensive and students and advocates -LSB-
City Councilmember Daniel Dromm of Queens, on October 30, presided over a hearing of the Committee on Education he chairs that heard more than six hours of testimony on bullying in the
city public schools, with representatives from the Department of Education (DOE) on the defensive and students and advocates -LSB-
city public schools, with representatives from the Department of Education (DOE) on the defensive and students and advocates -LSB-...]
«Each of those rezonings was carefully sculpted with extensive neighborhood participation, solicited
by City Planning, in consultation with the respective
City Councilmembers and community.
A recent report issued
by State Senator Jeff Klein and
Councilmember Ritchie Torres found many registered sex offenders call New York
City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments home — despite a federal law prohibiting them from residing in public housing.
Introduced at the end of July
by City Councilman Mark Levine, the bill has since gained the support of 12 fellow
councilmembers through the lobbying efforts of Levine's staff and parents at P.S. 163, a West 97th Street elementary school that would neighbor a construction site under a plan to build a 20 - story nursing home development.
In a joint statement,
City Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activit
City Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured
by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activit
city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activities.
At the 2015 meeting, Brewer pledged her support in identifying needed resources, and last month she was joined
by Congressmember Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymember Inez Dickens,
City Councilmember Bill Perkins, and Community Board 10 in establishing a task force to coordinate government, business, and community efforts for making it a reality.
Jonathan was endorsed
by Assemblymember Deborah Glick, State Senator Brad Hoylman, Congressman Jerrold Nadler,
City Councilmember Christine Quinn, State Committeeperson Rachel Lavine and Female District Leader Keen Berger.
We honor them today
by ensuring this parade continues,» said New York
City Councilmember Robert Jackson, who marched in the procession that began on Dyckman Street at noon.
I was honored to be sworn in
by Judge Joseph Cassata along with the
City of Tonawanda officials, including new council president Jenna Koch and new
councilmembers Tim Toth and Sean Rautenstrauch.
National security consultant John Godwin is entering the race for Tampa
City Council District 2, the citywide seat currently held
by Councilmember Charlie Miranda.
Hochul is also being challenged in the primary
by progressive - leaning New York
City councilmember Jumaane Williams.
See this story, which explains the traditional method
by which Mountain View
city councilmembers choose one of their own to be Mayor.
On Tues., July 24th, New York
City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, together with Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat, was joined by city agencies New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), and local non-profit the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) at a town hall meeting to address concerns of tenants in foreclosed Vantage Property buildi
City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, together with Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat, was joined
by city agencies New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), and local non-profit the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) at a town hall meeting to address concerns of tenants in foreclosed Vantage Property buildi
city agencies New York
City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), and local non-profit the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) at a town hall meeting to address concerns of tenants in foreclosed Vantage Property buildi
City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), and local non-profit the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) at a town hall meeting to address concerns of tenants in foreclosed Vantage Property buildings.
11:00 AM — First Lady Chirlane McCray and Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen will be joined
by Councilmembers Carlina Rivera and Helen Rosenthal, female entrepreneurs and business owners to announce a new initiative to help level the playing field for women in New York
City.
City Councilmember Rory Lancman pointed out that ICE arrests could negatively impact law enforcement
by preventing immigrants from reporting crimes or testifying in court.
After losing to Sen. Gustavo Rivera
by almost 20 points in 2014,
City Councilmember Fernando Cabrera is making a second attempt there this year.
Held on the college's Bronx campus and moderated
by BronxNet TV personality Gary Axelbank, the forum featured representatives from the Jacobi Stand - up to Violence (SUV) Program, the Chair of the
City Council's Public Safety Committee
Councilmember Vanessa Gibson, Ret.