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The urban advantage of state treasurer hopeful Shawn Wooden got another boost from a big city mayor Thursday, with Hartford's Luke Bronin endorsing the former city council president.
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It also mentioned the letter being sent out by MFM this week calling on London mayor Boris Johnson and the UK's other elected mayors to promote meat - free days like those adopted by the Belgian city of Ghent, which goes meat - free every Thursday.
(Reuters)- New York's mayor and city council came to a handshake agreement late Thursday night for an on - time and balanced budget, of $ 75 billion, for the next fiscal year.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday shrugged off the call from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an even either minimum wage increase than what is proposed in the state budget, saying it's up to the state Legislature to vote on the issue, not the mayor.
De Blasio and Carranza entered City Hall together for an announcement that was scheduled to take place in the Blue Room, the same spot where, last Thursday, a testy and embarrassed mayor fielded questions from reporters about the televised rejection by his first choice for chancellor, Carvalho.
TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- On Thursday the mayor of Troy will lay out plans for the Collar City during his State of the City Address.
A Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday was a mixed bag for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, with voters there split on the way he is handling his job as mayor.
State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said Thursday he is no closer to extending mayoral control of New York City schools following Mayor Bill de Blasio's testimony before the Senate education committee Wednesday, a blow to the mayor's efforts to win a seven - year mayoral control extension.
The city's first black mayor received multiple standing ovations at the senator's event, held at the Langston Hughes Library, at 100 - 01 Northern Blvd. in Corona, last Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday night that he still has not ruled out a run for New York City mayor in 2017, though he sees a campaign as unlikely.
The New York City police commissioner and mayor offered apologies to tennis star James Blake Thursday as officials scrambled to deal with fallout from his mistaken arrest outside a Manhattan...
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz told WGRZ's Dave McKinley on Thursday (see video below) that he and the mayor have discussed the city's lead problem three times in recent weeks.
DAVID N. DINKINS BUILDING — Mayor Bill de Blasio renamed the Municipal Building at 1 Centre St. after the city's first black mayor, David Dinkins, Thursday saying the city doesn't appreciate all that the 106th mayor accomplished during his time in office.
A determined group of advocates held sit - ins by the mayor's office and just outside City Hall on Thursday over the issue of supervised injection sites — forcing the mayor to...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- A former New York City deputy mayor has been nominated to serve as chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Two former associates of a candidate seeking to become the city's first Asian - American mayor were convicted Thursday in a scheme to illegally raise campaign funds.
City Councilman Eric Ulrich, a Republican from Queens who is considering mounting a challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio, said Thursday he will make an announcement next week about whether or not he will run for mayor.
Council Speaker Christine Quinn has slipped into third place among the Democratic candidates for mayor, while New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio leads the field and former Comptroller Bill Thompson is within striking distance, according to an amNewYork - News 12 poll released Thursday.
On Thursday evening, the mayor is expected to speak at a fundraiser in Manhattan to support City Council Member Vincent Gentile's congressional campaign.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer stopped just short of ruling out a run for mayor in 2017 during a radio interview Thursday, saying «it's safe to assume that I will continue to be doing the job that I truly love, which is serving as comptroller.»
Democrat Bill de Blasio holds a commanding 44 percentage - point lead over Republican Joe Lhota in the race for New York City mayor, underscoring the GOP nominee's failure to gain any traction during the past three weeks, a poll from The Wall Street Journal - NBC 4 New York - Marist showed Thursday.
John Liu, a former city comptroller, was hit Thursday with a hefty fine in connection with his 2013 run for mayor.
State Sen. Tony Avella, who's running to replace Bill de Blasio as mayor, joined Matteo at home Thursday to ask the city to let Wilbur stay.
At an Association for a Better New York power breakfast on Thursday morning, she blasted the mayor's quality of life record, insisting that his plan to tackle the city's homelessness crisis is insufficient, calling for a better plan to address mental health issues and complaining about public urination.
On Thursday, AARP endorsed the mayor's plans (it has 750,000 members in New York City), adding to two significant union endorsements the plans have recently received.
A former city comptroller was hit Thursday with a hefty fine in connection with his 2013 run for mayor.
The city's top cop would lose the mayor's race to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, as well as the two other Democratic candidates for mayor, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll out Thurscity's top cop would lose the mayor's race to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, as well as the two other Democratic candidates for mayor, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll out ThursCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn, as well as the two other Democratic candidates for mayor, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll out Thursday.
New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg is a little miffed that he had to find out about President Obama's visit to New York on Thursday from reading the Internets: «I just saw on the blogs this morning he was coming, so... Read More
New York (CNN)- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio must have been in a hurry to get somewhere Thursday, according to a local media report that featured video of the mayor's two - car caravan speeding on city streets, blowing through stop signs and violating other traffic laws - just two days after he announced a traffic - safety initiative.
The Success Academy charter school network has refused to sign mandatory contracts granting the city Department of Education oversight over its pre-kindergarten program, deputy mayor Richard Buery said Thursday, signaling the latest showdown between the charter network and Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration.
New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg is a little miffed that he had to find out about President Obama's visit to New York on Thursday from reading the Internets:
CITY HALL — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn promised more affordable day care for middle - class families and a new approach to education in her annual State of the City address Thursday, which was widely seen as a preview of her anticipated run for mayor.
Ditullio's voicemail, left Thursday for Bill Ryan, the mayor's chief of staff, indicated that the appeal might cast the city «in a very poor light» because the review board «won't suffer fools.»
MIAMI — Miami - Dade County Public Schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Thursday he is breaking an agreement with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to be the city's next schools chancellor, prompting the mayor's press secretary to declare it a «bullet dodged.»
On Thursday afternoon, the mayor released his preliminary budget proposal for next fiscal year, which increases city spending by nearly $ 3 billion
«If there's a week to get away, it's probably this one,» said Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer of Queens, who sparred briefly with the mayor Thursday on Twitter after Mr. de Blasio, a fellow Democrat, told reporters he would be «polite but firm» with Mr. Van Bramer over his opposition to a City Hall - backed housing plan.
The 28 - inch - tall maquette of Col. Albert Pawling was unveiled Thursday morning as new fundraising efforts were announced to honor the city's first mayor.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio presented an $ 89.06 billion executive budget proposal Thursday, representing a spending increase of nearly $ 4 billion that the mayor said he is confident the city can affCity Mayor Bill de Blasio presented an $ 89.06 billion executive budget proposal Thursday, representing a spending increase of nearly $ 4 billion that the mayor said he is confident the city can affcity can afford.
PLATTSBURGH — Mayor Colin Read was sworn into office last Thursday, becoming the city's 28th mayor.
The City Council held its first hearing on Mayor Bill de Blasio's $ 84.86 billion executive budget for fiscal year 2018 on Thursday, and Council members gave the mayor a mixed review for his updated spending plan.
In the spacious ballroom of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Midtown Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to re-assure the local dignitaries that make up the membership of the Association for a Better New York that he is firmly in command of the city, and will not allow quality of life to decline while he is mayor.
A Plattsburgh city councilor resigned at the end of Thursday night's Common Council meeting, further exposing rifts between some city leaders and the mayor.
Unsatisfied with proposed 23 percent pay hike, City Council members are planning to overrule a mayor - appointed panel and vote themselves a whopping 32 percent raise next week, officials said late Thursday.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday decried the police shootings this week of black men in two U.S. cities, reigniting criticism from a police union official who questioned the mayor's backing of law enforcement.
The head of the City Council's investigations committee insisted Thursday that he'd boot NYCHA chair Shola Olatoye if he were mayor, and vowed to intensely scrutinize the embattled agency.
Human Services Nonprofits On Thursday morning, Council members rallied with nonprofit groups at City Hall to push the mayor for $ 25 million to cover administrative costs at contracted nonprofits that provide social services.
Spokesman Jason Post confirmed Thursday that the mayor had abandoned the plan, which had been set to kick in July 1, after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn made «a convincing argument» for why the tax should be dropped.
Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall on Thursday, after prosecutors announced that no criminal charges would be brought against the mayor or his aides.
State residents awoke Thursday to the almost incredible news that Joe Ganim, the former Bridgeport mayor who spent seven years in prison on federal corruption and racketeering charges, defeated incumbent Bill Finch in the city Democratic mayoral primary...
But de Blasio admitted he has not yet spoken to the governor about the proposed clawback to the city's savings from the debt refinancing, which POLITICO reported mid-day Thursday ahead of the mayor's presentation.