Sentences with phrase «comes as councilman»
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Plus, Bronx voters have seen their share of elected officials charged with bilking the taxpayers in corruption scandals (former Sen. Guy Velella comes to mind, as does NYC Councilman Larry Seabrook and ex-Sen.
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The surprise move came as another name gains traction for the post — Councilman Erik Martin Dilan.
In a move that comes as a surprise to many, Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield, one of NYC's most influential Democratic lawmakers, says he won't seek re-election this year.
CITY HALL — Popular East Side City Councilman Daniel Garodnick came out swinging Tuesday, as he officially threw his hat into the race to replace embattled City Comptroller John Liu.
as a result of an intraparty squabble with City Councilman James Oddo, said «No one from law enforcement ever came to me in connection with this.
The endorsement for Hochul comes as she faces a Democratic primary challenge from Jumaane Williams, a city councilman from Brookyln.
«Senator Hassell - Thompson is a Democratic Senator and she should respect the Democratic Party by coming together with all Democrats to support Councilman Thomas as the Democratic candidate for Mayor of Mt. Vernon.»
While Councilman Andy Cohen has been the only member in the Bronx to begin the process of participatory budgeting in his district, Councilman Ritchie Torres has already come out and expressed a commitment to start the process with his constituents in the coming months, as one can see in the video below from a Bronx Park East Community Association meeting Thursday night.
«Over the coming weeks Democrats will be out in force in Mt. Vernon to ensure that Councilman Thomas is elected as the next Mayor!
The shenanigans came during testimony by ex-North Hempstead Councilman Tom Dwyer, who said he handed Adam a $ 20,000 «referral fee» in 2013 as a favor to Charles Dorego of Glenwood Management.
The Councilman expressed gratitude and pride in the way Jewish New Yorkers are stepping up to do their part during this crisis, and shared his deep gratitude to «UJA for their partnership and commitment to aiding Puerto Rico as they seek to rebuild in the coming months.»
The hearing — which will be co-chaired by Ampry - Samuel and Councilman Ritchie Torres, who heads a new investigations committee — comes as NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye is under fire for not only the heating woes, but a lead paint scandal that has led to the departure of many of her deputies.
Reynolds, who was scheduled to make $ 42,491 as a senior clerk in 2016, contends that a councilman threatened her job when he came across her father distributing campaign literature for the councilman's opponent.
Its historic origins come from the emancipation of slavery in the Caribbean, according to Councilman Jumaane Williams, representative of Flatbush and a participant in J'Ouvert for as long as he can remember.
The revelation came as a surprise to some political observers, who expected nonpartisan special elections to fill the seats vacated by Mr. Ignizio and Queens Councilman Mark Weprin.
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We need to have a gay - straight alliance in every school,» said City Councilman Daniel Dromm, a former Queens elementary school teacher who made headlines years ago when he came out as gay.
«Our civic's board just had a meeting where we discussed how we would open the line of communication with the next councilman's office, but as far as issues we didn't come up with any,» she said.
Endorsements have been coming fast and furious in the comptroller race as Katz, Yassky, City Councilmen John Liu (D - Flushing) and David Weprin (D - Hollis) fight for position in what is expected to be a highly competitive race.
Officials have until Oct. 10 to agree on the terms of the deal, or else «the whole thing disappears as a fascinating community process exercise that never came to agreement,» said State Senator Liz Krueger, who attended the event along with Councilman Daniel Garodnick and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh.
Caird came to the witness stand in the trial of County Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward McDonough and former City Councilman Michael LoPorto for ballot fraud to provide the jury with an inside look at what was happening as the case began to develop.
A quietly understated performance as the conflicted and unstable city councilman in Gus Van Sant's Milk came hot on the heels of a star making turn in Oliver Stone's ultimately rather pointless biopic of number 43, where Josh amazingly managed to make Georgie and his daddy issues almost sympathetic.
«We are going to, as a city, take a stand and prohibit the sale of puppies that come from puppy mills [and] mass - produced animals,» said City Councilman Tom Simplot.