Sentences with phrase «city public advocate»

At 9 a.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer speaks at New York City Public Advocate Letitia James» roundtable discussion on the implications of Janus v. AFSCME for labor and public employment, DC37, 125 Barclay Street, Manhattan.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New York City Public Advocate Letitia James to reconsider seeking the Working Families Party's nomination in her bid to become attorney general.

In September, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, running on a platform of taming inequality, routed his Democratic mayoral rival, Christine Quinn, known for her ties to Michael Bloomberg's finance - friendly administration.

But who the candidate will ultimately wind up being remains up in the air as the party could select a placeholder for the post after New York City Public Advocate Tish James confirmed she would not seek the party's line in her bid for AG.

Stephen L. Green, the city's biggest office landlord and brother of former city Public Advocate Mark Green, gave Cuomo the use of a jet to attend a Bel Air fund - raiser, where glitterati ponied up $ 12,500 each to thank him for pushing to make gay marriage legal.

Hikind endorsed de Blasio for city public advocate in 2009 and has bragged he got him elected to the City Council in 2001.

He unsuccessfully ran for New York City public advocate in 2013, losing the Democratic primary nod to Letitia James.

Special guests to the event included city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Borough President Helen Marshall and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

«Like many New Yorkers, I woke up two days straight to an unplowed street outside my frontdoor,» said city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

In other city races, Letitia James handily won a second term as city public advocate, with about 72 percent of the vote.

Former New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum has been named the executive director of the venerable good - government group Citizens Union.

State Senator Daniel Squadron, seen at a recent forum for city public advocate candidates, is the lead sponsor on GENDA.

He said the first time he and de Blasio met, the then - city Public Advocate gave him his personal cell phone number and personal email.

New York City Public Advocate kicked off her campaign for New York State attorney general with a Brooklyn rally and brief press conference.

The 1199 endorsement is the latest in a string of nods for Bailey, which has included backing from New York City Public Advocate Tisch James, the Painters Union PAC and RWDSU.

Letitia James, 59, of Brooklyn: New York City public advocate since 2014 and a potential 2021 candidate for mayor.

Before joining the Cuomo administration in 2011, he served as the communications for then city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who went on to become New York City mayor and one of the governor's arch political foes.

But Mark Green, the former New York City public advocate who was a member of Mr. Cuomo's first Moreland Commission, which investigated the performance of the state's power utilities after Hurricane Sandy, said the advertisement ran the risk of politicizing the new panel.

Meanwhile, state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D - Queens), who was considering a run for attorney general, said Thursday he will seek re-election to the Senate and instead back city Public Advocate Letitia James for AG.

(CNN)- New York City voters Tuesday elected a Democrat to the mayor's office for the first time in two decades, giving progressive city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio a victory over Republican nominee Joe Lhota, Edison Media Research projects.

Public Advocate Candidate J.C. Polanco Proposes Overhaul of Credit Reporting and Proposes Strict Liability for Credit Reporting Agencies Bronx, NY — Candidate for New York City Public Advocate J.C. Polanco announces plan to overhaul credit reporting requirements for New York -LSB-...]

The former congressman, in an interview on NBC's «Today Show» said that his chances going into the primary are good, despite the latest polls showing Weiner in single digits, far behind city public advocate Bill de Blasio, council speaker Christine Quinn and comptroller Bill Thompson.

As the stone - faced city public advocate was led away by police, the crowd chanted «no hospitals, no peace.»

Jose Quizhpilem (c.), of the nonprofit Make the Road NY, joins city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and other elected officials at a news conference protesting the federal detention center in Jamaica.

Queens roads are in the worst shape in the city, according to a new study by city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Cuomo declined to comment extensively on the prospects of New York City Public Advocate Tish James being appointed to the post after Democrat Eric Schneiderman resigned in disgrace on Tuesday.

Other candidates for the AG job include city Public Advocate Letitia James, City Councilmember Dan Garodnick and Queens state Sen. Mike Gianaris.

She has received endorsements from state Sen. Thomas Duane (D?Manhattan), former Mayor Ed Koch, former city Public Advocate Mark Green and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D?East Elmhurst).

Former city Public Advocate Mark Green, a longtime Democratic activist who last week predicted Mayor de Blasio or even Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may challenge Cuomo for governor in four years, has another provocative forecast.

Potential candidates for the Democratic primary include city Public Advocate Letitia James, Councilman Dan Garodnick and Queens state senator Mike Gianaris, several Albany insiders said.

«Today the New York State Assembly affirmed, as it has before, the right of all New Yorkers to marry the person they love,» said city Public Advocate Bill De Blasio.

And in a case of friendly fire, de Blasio's law department suggested James, his progressive ally and successor as city public advocate, was grandstanding.

Back in 2013, Sepulveda was one of the first public officials to support Bill de Blasio, the former New York City Public Advocate in his candidacy for mayor.

Caruso, who was instrumental in getting Bratton appointed as LA's police chief, presided over a crowd including Harvey Weinstein, financier Tom Lee, former New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Lally Weymouth, top lawyer Murray Richman and Bratton's wife, Rikki Klieman.

Saujani, an Ivy Leagueeducated lawyer and former campaign fund - raiser for Hillary Clinton, is running for city public advocate as a «disrupter and political entrepreneur.»

New York City Public Advocate Bill DiBlasio takes to the Nation today to explain why he launched Advocate.NYC.gov / corporate - spending in the wake of the Citizens United decision, a website that tracks corporations» political spending policies.

- New York City Public Advocate Tish James remains a candidate backed by some Assembly Democrats.

James, the New York City public advocate, has largely cleared the field, though she could face a primary challenge for the Democratic nomination from Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout.

The Long Island Rail Road's anti-fraud custom of listing «M» and «F» genders on fare cards discriminates against transgender people and should be stopped, according to New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and other elected officials rally for the inclusion of the Fair Fares proposal in the fiscal 2019 New York City budget, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 8:30 a.m., The New York Building Congress hosts a panel discussion with New York City Public Advocate Letitia James on workforce diversity in the construction industry, Convene, 117 W. 46th St., Manhattan.

At 7:30 p.m., the Madison - Marine - Homecrest Civic Association meets, with New York City Public Advocate Letitia James in attendance, Carmine Carro Community Center, Fillmore Avenue at Madison Place, Brooklyn.

Sources on Wednesday morning said New York City Public Advocate Tish James has called lawmakers to discuss the post.

Her withdrawal still leaves a number of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination, including Sen. Mike Gianaris, Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout and New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

But Gianaris, a top lieutenant in the Democratic conference in the Senate, is backing New York City Public Advocate Tish James's candidacy instead.

Sources familiar with Thursday's vote said the board members were acting on a proposal introduced last year in the wake of the mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, by the New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, who called on all five of the New York City pension funds to divest their holdings from any companies that sell firearms, including WalMart, Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp, Cabela's, and Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc..

Cuomo on Sunday did say there was an «abundance of talent» interested in the attorney general position, and mentioned Leecia Eve, a former Cuomo administration economic development official, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Long Island Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, Queens state Sen. Mike Gianaris and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who Cuomo called a «phenomenal public servant» and who Cuomo himself beat in a 2006 primary for attorney general.

They include Hudson Valley Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, New York City Public Advocate Tish James and Zephyr Teachout, who was a Democratic primary candidate for governor in 2014.