Sentences with phrase «chosen by the borough»

Those not chosen by the borough's party organizations can still get on the ballot by filing new petitions within 12 days of Paterson's announcement, which gives them an Aug. 18 deadline.

Judge Philip Minardo ruled Thursday that Oddo is allowed to name the streets whatever he wants, despite the developer complaining that the names chosen by the borough president — Cupidity Drive, Fourberie Lane and Avidity Place — are «derogatory.»

While Savo Brothers claimed the names chosen by the borough president were «an abuse of [his] discretion,» according to court documents, Minardo ruled Thursday that «it is within Oddo's discretion to decide if the street names of the residents of the Borough of Staten Island should reflect greed, a Lazy Bird or a fallen hero.»

Not exact matches

The board is made up of 10 commissioners, two from each of the five boroughs, chosen by the Democratic and Republican parties.

Pirozzolo, who lives on Staten Island and was president of the borough's community education council (largely parent advisory groups organized through a process run by the city Department of Education), said parents should be able to choose between district and charter schools, and that both have faults.

The council's commissioners will be chosen by the council speaker, public advocate, comptroller, borough presidents and de Blasio.

By law, the charter school will be open to students from anywhere in the city's five boroughs, which means a lottery to choose the incoming classes from a broader pool of applicants.