Sentences with phrase «by local councilman»

So far the project has been allocated $ 30,000 in funding by local Councilman Carlos Menchaca for next financial year and they are working with Friends of Community Board 6 as a fiscal sponsor, Baker said.

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Also at 11 a.m., Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, joined by a coalition of local and state elected officials, community leaders, organizers, activists and supporters, makes his LG run official, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has repaid Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich for his endorsement in New York's Republican primary in April — by encouraging supporters to donate to the term - limited local lawmaker's as - yet unannounced bid to unseat Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Felder was strongly supported for reelection by local Democrats in the area, including City Councilman David Greenfield and Assemblyman Dov Hikind.

Recchia, a former councilman trying to unseat embattled U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, has been endorsed by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 1500, New York State's largest grocery workers union.

Latimer said he was approached about running by local officials such as Mamaroneck Town Councilman Tom Murphy and county Legislator Catherine Parker, both Democrats.

Dedication Ceremony at Sholem Aleichem Houses Honors Legendary Bronxite BRONX, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), joined by Congressman Eliot Engel (D - Bronx / Westchester), Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx), Councilman Andrew Cohen (D - Bronx), Esther Nelson, and a bevy of local community members, -LSB-...]

The councilman contended that Addabbo was not able to secure funding for local organizations from a pool of millions of dollars appropriated by the state, but did appropriate $ 40,000 in 2009 for Vito Lopez's Senior Center, which has been under intense scrutiny amid claims it has questionable ties to the embattled Brooklyn state assemblyman.?

BRONX, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), joined by Congressman Eliot Engel (D - Bronx / Westchester), Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx), Councilman Andrew Cohen (D - Bronx), Esther Nelson, and a bevy of local community members, friends and neighbors, celebrated and honored the life of legendary Bronxite Bess Myerson at the Sholem Aleichem Houses in Kingsbridge on Sunday, April 19th.

A few dozen «hardcore» residents, as City Councilman Mark Levine called them, braved the rain to have their say in the process, which asks locals to weigh in on how they think funding should be allocated, followed by a community - wide voting process to select the best ideas.

Local Councilman Larry Seabrook asked why Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly did not attend the funeral amid accusations of «murder» by the NYPD.

Inwoof, an advocacy group for local dog owners, hopes that an area for smaller - breed dogs will be added to Homer's Run in Inwood Hill Park in the coming months, thanks to funds secured by City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

'' [S] ome of Governor Cuomo's budget policies are neither balanced nor well conceived,» write the signers, led by Robert Jackson, a New York City Councilman, and Catherine Fahey, a local Albany official.

«The expenditure of private dollars on heating improvements by Durst could have freed up federal and local dollars for boilers elsewhere,» said Councilman Ritchie Torres, head of the Oversight Committee.

Sheepshead Bites, the local blog of record, notes the seat in question is currently occupied by Councilman Mike Nelson.

Led by political opportunist County Executive Mark Poloncarz, and assisted by his handpicked party boss, Jeremy Zellner, the local Dems are circulating OTB petitions for County Executive, County Court Judge, Family Court Judge, County Legislature, and even local town and city offices like Supervisor, Councilman, and Clerk.

Scalzo, who like the entire council is up for re-election, said the measure was prompted by an earlier proposal by Councilman Richard Conti to reduce the council to nine members and invest the savings in added staff to beef up the local legislature.

On Wednesday, members of the city council's Progressive Caucus, including Councilman Daniel Dromm, chair of the Education Committee, came to Albany asking state legislators to adopt a budget that provides funding mandated by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision, excludes additional resources for charter schools, leaves the charter school cap at current levels and provides more local control over the city's schools.

In a June 26, 2013, letter to the Town Board, the Ethics Board concluded a nearly five - month investigation by finding that councilman Bill McKenna and councilwoman Cathy Magarelli had violated the local ethics law by appearing at an August 30, 2012, meeting of the Planning Board involving the proposed expansion of Cucina restaurant.

But because lead paint is considered such a serious health hazard, the city in 2004 adopted Local Law 1 - co-sponsored by de Blasio when he was a Brooklyn city councilman.

Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander and Manhattan Councilwoman Margaret Chin — the architects of the city's planned five - cent surcharge on paper and plastic bags — accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of suffocating both local government and the planet by signing off on legislation blocking the implementation of the statute.

The tech fair, organized by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Community School District 6 and City College to help local students to learn more about careers in STEM, will also include companies like BMW, Con Edison, Major League Baseball, New York Life and Spectrum.

James Lane gets Brooklyn Democratic club endorsement over Vincent Gentile editor's note: this past fall 3 local NYC Democratic Party Clubs endorsed Howie Hawkins, the Green candidate for NY Governor Staten Island Live by Rachel Shapiro April 28, 2015 James LaneThe Southern Brooklyn Democrats have endorsed Green Party candidate James Lane over Brooklyn Democratic Councilman Vincent Gentile in the race for Congress, citing Gentile's unwillingness to meet with them and Lane being a political outsider.

At Monday's meeting, which was hosted by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, resident said the developers needed to do a better job of looking into the impact the building will have on the community, in terms of displacement of local tenants, as well as its environmental impact on increasing traffic and casting shadows on neighboring Fort Tryon Park.

Wednesday afternoon the City Council approved the Dock Street apartment building in Dumbo by a vote of 40 to 9, in a rare move that overruled the local councilman, Mr. Yassky, on a land - use project.

The Woodstock Republican Committee at its September 15 caucus injected new life into the local electoral season by choosing independent candidate Lorin Rose for town supervisor over Jeremy Wilber, the freshly minted Democratic nominee, and endorsing the Town Board candidacies of Peter Cross and Ken Panza, who will face incumbent councilman Jay Wenk in a three - way race for two seats in the fall election.

«We have a an exemption in the law the [DOE] thinks they can drive a Mack Truck through,» said State Sen. Daniel Squadron, who was also joined by local Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Councilman Robert Jackson, chairman of the Education Committee.

A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont's local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing.

Rally participants were joined by a number of local and state elected officials, including Bridgeport City Councilwoman Milta Feliciano, City Councilwoman Aidee Nieves, City Councilman Jose Casco, and Bridgeport Board of Education member Kadisha Coates.

The meetings are convened by Arturo Piña, Field Deputy to City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, and include representatives from County Beaches and Harbors, Recreations and Parks, the LAPD, and the City Attorney, as well as local merchants, artists, business owners and residents.