Sentences with phrase «city council seats»

Also slated for the ballot are several city council seats.

There were 10 primaries for City Council seats in Queens Sept. 15, six of -LSB-...]

While candidates planning to run for City Council seats in November are just starting to pick out color schemes for lawn signs, campaigns to represent the southeastern-most neighborhoods of Queens are in full swing ahead of a special election next month.

Though Mayor Michael Bloomberg's support from Queens voters dwindled this year compared to the last election, he still carried the borough — in part buoyed by individuals who came out to vote for the three Republicans who won City Council seats in Queens, Executive Vice Chair of the Queens GOP Vincent Tabone said.

Today we have the third installment of our series of interviews with the candidates running for the 1st District City Council seat currently held by Alan Gerson.

So maybe it's not such a surprise that Mr. Avella did not endorse the Queens Democratic Party's candidate for an open City Council seat vacated by Mark Weprin.

(The prohibition on the accessories was a point of conflict between the CFB and Joseph Concannon, a candidate for a Queens City Council seat last year.

Kamillah Hanks, a Staten Island native, launched a run against Debi Rose in the Democratic primary for her North Shore City Council seat last month.

John Tabacco, who was running for the Staten Island City Council seat vacated last year by Mike McMahon, said he agreed to make the loan to Kristin MacKay's firm, Government Response Inc., because of his friendship at the time with her husband, party leader Frank MacKay.

Assemblyman Joe Borelli was elected to the South Shore City Council seat in Tuesday's uncontested election and will leave behind his seat in the 62nd Assembly District later this month.

Last year, Crespo and his Bronx Dems took heat in the press for not supporting female candidates for vacant city council seats.

State party officials also gave $ 10,000 to Bob Dougherty, a political novice recruited by Miner's staff to run for an open 3rd District city council seat representing Strathmore and the Valley.

On April 9, Jessica Bradshaw was elected to an at - large city council seat in Carbondale, Illinois.

Today we continue our series of interviews with the candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat currently held by Alan Gerson.

Former state assemblyman Barry Grodenchik clinched the Democratic nomination for an open City Council seat on Thursday, defeating a crowded field of candidates that included a former aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio and the president of the one of the largest co-op associations in Queens.

On Wednesday, Kellner campaigned for a New York City Council seat representing Manhattan's Upper East Side.

The Lib Dems had 18 City Council seats at the time of the last general election.They now have just six seats left, while the Green Party has 13 (and we topped the poll citywide last year in terms of the popular vote, and were 10 per cent ahead of the other three Parties, in Norwich South).

Parker will soon vacate her Rye City Council seat after six years in office.

The city Campaign Finance Board determined last week that the 2009 campaign of Debra Markell to fill the District 19 City Council seat left vacant by state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) had committed two violations.

Most observers expect the state senator to run for his former City Council seat next year.

Convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate has a real shot at winning back his old City Council seat in Queens, according to Democratic insiders.

This discrepancy doesn't help state legislators who live in the five boroughs, of course, which is part of the reason we often see state Assembly members seek City Council seats (and earn money from a second job).

Mr. Foy, who in 2013 unsuccessfully sought the Brooklyn City Council seat now held by Robert Cornegy, recalled Mr. de Blasio's campaign attacks on the controversial policing tactic of stop and frisk, and said the African - American community will not be content with the end of that practice alone..

MIDTOWN — Community Board 4 Chairman Corey Johnson won the Democratic nomination for the District 3 City Council seat Tuesday, assuring him a victory in the uncontested November general election.

Mohamed Albanna, who was barred from taking the Lackawanna City Council seat he won in the November election because of his prior felony conviction, told lawmakers he could be taking his case to the state's highest court.

John Tabacco, who was running for the Staten Island City Council seat vacated last year by Mike McMahon, said he agreed to make the loan to Kristin MacKay's firm, Government Response Inc. (GRI), because of his friendship at the time with her husband, party leader Frank MacKay.

The average turnout for nonpartisan special elections for city council seats since 2001 was 10.25 %, 57 % higher than for partisan special elections for state legislative contests.

In November, Borelli won an uncontested race for the South Shore City Council seat recently held by Vincent Ignizio, who left that seat vacant to run Catholic Charities of Staten Island.

After an eight - year stint in the Queens borough president's office, she ran and won the same City Council seat in 2009.

Congressman Daniel Donovan, the representative of the sole red beachhead in blue New York City, today backed one of his former staffers for a soon - to - be-vacant City Council seat that overlaps heavily with the Brooklyn end of Donovan's Staten Island - based turf.

There is one other City Council seat on the ballot this year.

Her son, James Wu, has also taken a foray into politics, running unsuccessfully for the Flushing City Council seat in 2009.

Fossella got his House and prior City Council seats thanks in part to his long alliance with former Borough President Guy Molinari.

To watch the half - dozen Democrats vying for Tony Avella's (D - Bayside) City Council seat spar, click here.

BY ANDY HUMM State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., 74, has a bad back and wants to take over the closer - to - home City Council seat opening up this fall in the South Bronx, including parts of Parkchester, Soundview, Unionport, and Castle Hill.

Antonio Reynoso is running for a Brooklyn City Council seat against disgraced former State Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

The upcoming Democratic primary for the at - large Syracuse City Council seats contains an interesting twist: The two incumbent Democrats were not endorsed by the city party committee.

The younger Vallone, who was first elected to his Astoria City Council seat in 2002, pointed to his time in office tackling local issues like graffiti and fighting cuts to the police department's budget as head of the City Council's Public Safety Committee.

The three were elected to the party positions in 2013, after Chairman Bob Scamardella left amid party rancor over the 2013 primary race for the Mid-Island City Council seat.

At least seven state lawmakers are eyeing City Council seats in 2017.

Lasher feels it's the right time to depart, the sources say, and he also has his eye on Gale Brewer's Upper West Side City Council seat.

Incumbent Chris Gadsden, Jessica Hellinger, and Mira Prinz - Arey filed to run in the general election for the Ward B city council seat.

Meanwhile, six candidates also filed for the general election for the Ward F city council seat, including incumbent Jermaine Robinson.

Incumbent Rich Boggiano, Janet Chevres, John Hanussak, and Rekha Nandwani filed to run in the general election for the Ward C city council seat.

Incumbent Michael Yun, Moriah Kinberg, Rafael Torres, and Carmen Vega filed to run in the general election for the Ward D city council seat.

Six candidates filed for the general election for the Ward E city council seat, but incumbent Candice Osborne was not among them.

UPPER EAST SIDE — A Democratic candidate for Jessica Lappin's District 5 City Council seat only has some $ 5,000 left for campaigning ahead of the September 2013 primary, public records indicate.

Though renouncing his candidacy, he has officially endorsed Dan Garodnik's re-election to District 4 City Council seat as well as Micah Kellner's District 5 City Council bid.

Two of the top contenders for an open Queens City Council seat touted new endorsements this morning.