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Republican Party leaders picked Julie Killian to run in a state Senate special election for an open seat that could shift New York's power structure, selecting the former Rye city councilwoman over former Yonkers inspector general Dan Schorr.
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City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) earned what her staff called a key endorsement in her bid for re-election as the 50,000 - member New York City Building Service Employees Union 32BJ backed her over challengers Daniel Dromm and Stanley Kalathara.
Councilwoman Debi Rose (D - North Shore), who was instrumental in getting the outlet project through the city's mandated Uniformed Land Use Procedure, said, «The Empire Outlets will draw visitors from all over the globe.
Ivan Lafayette, the former legislator who served the Jackson Heights and Woodside area for more than three decades, has endorsed school teacher and activist Daniel Dromm over incumbent City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) in the race for the 25th District seat.
With 89 percent of districts reporting, Meng had a commanding lead over her challengers in her bid to succeed retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman, with 50.8 percent of the vote, compared to 28.3 percent for Assemblyman Rory Lancman and 15.8 percent for City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley.
Last November, in his most recent re-election to the state Senate, Latimer was passed over by the Independence Party line in favor of his opponent, Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican.
Earlier in July a Hartford resident and city councilwoman filed a complaint with the commission over a flier that was mailed out to residents of the 2nd state senate district.
Moskowitz, a 49 - year - old former Upper East Side councilwoman, is the face of the city's charter - school movement — and by extension a player in the national debate over education reform.
«Over the next four years, at every opportunity, I'm all in to help mentor and encourage, play a role in supporting women running for office in the city,» Manhattan Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, co-chairwoman of the City Council Women's Caucus, told Obsercity,» Manhattan Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, co-chairwoman of the City Council Women's Caucus, told ObserCity Council Women's Caucus, told Observer.
The donations have come from local people who are ready to stop the control landlords currently have over the present City Councilwoman.
The 300,000 - strong health care workers union 1199 SEIU has backed Democratic challenger Daniel Dromm over incumbent Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) in the race for the 25th District City Council seat.
«In a city with millions, it is a tragedy to have had nearly half of our pantries turn away people in need over the last year because they did not have enough food for distribution,» Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D - East Elmhurst) said.
The bitter battle between City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and her longtime civic rival Robert Holden is not over.
She's supporting City Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito for the Speaker position and said they had grown close over the years.
Staying seated with him were Councilwoman Inez Barron of Brooklyn and visiting St. Louis City Alderman Antonio French, who vaulted to national prominence amid 2014's protests over the killing of black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson.
CIVIC CENTER — City Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito was elected the new Speaker of the New York City Council on Wednesday in a unanimous vote, making her the first Latina to achieve the post and putting to rest a sometimes bitter battle over the position.
Over the last few years, the former City Councilwoman consulted with friends and political analysts about her chances, ordered up occasional spurts of internal polling, and dropped hints in the media that she was mulling a run before ultimately deciding she would not challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio this election cycle.