Sentences with phrase «councilwoman from»

A former councilwoman from Manhattan, Ms. Moskowitz could have been a natural choice for a hodgepodge of communities frustrated by Mr. de Blasio, including white voters in Manhattan who have soured on the mayor, business leaders who have long viewed Mr. de Blasio with hostility and a diverse set of charter - school parents across the city.

Moskowitz, a former city councilwoman from Manhattan, had been largely silent on Trump's turbulent presidency in recent months.

Maria del Carmen Arroyo, the scandal - scarred councilwoman from the South Bronx, shed tears when it became apparent that Garodnick had fallen short.

De Blasio, who is vying for his second term in office, will face off against Republican Nicole Malliotakis, a City Councilwoman from Staten Island, in November.

An indictment was revealed on Wednesday against former aides to a city councilwoman from Staten Island and her campaign.

At the Harrison Public Library on Monday, Oct. 17, in front of residents from across the county, incumbent state Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, squared off against challenger Julie Killian, a Republican councilwoman from Rye.

Lee Seeman, a North Hempstead Democratic town councilwoman from Great Neck Estates involved in party politics since 1955, said Terry is known for «getting the people elected, getting out the vote for the people.

She lives in Brooklyn and previously served as councilwoman from 2004 to 2013 for the district that includes Clinton Hill, Bedford - Stuyvesant and Fort Greene.

A Democratic councilwoman from the Ulster County town of Rosendale on Thursday launched a bid to take on Republican Sen. John Bonacic this year.

Not exact matches

He was in the outpouring of compassion at a victim's funeral and in the passionate call for unity from a resolute councilwoman and at the bedside vigil of a wounded victim's church community.

«The Democrats must really be struggling when the two candidates for this seat are lawyer - lobbyist Andrew Falk, who took $ 770,000 from Sheldon Silver during his three failed campaigns, and Councilwoman Debbie Carter - Costello, who raised taxes twice and increased spending by more than twice that amount in her first five minutes on the job.

An indivudal contribution of note came from NYC Councilwoman Gale Brewer, a West Side Democrat, who sent Tkaczyk $ 100.

The lone no vote came from Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, a Democrat who represents the Lower East Side.

Republican Julie Killian, a former Rye city councilwoman, is taking on Democrat Shelley Mayer, an assemblywoman from Yonkers, in a contest that has generated national attention and sparked millions of dollars of spending by the candidates and their allies on both sides of the aisle.

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Borough President Gale Brewer, Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Community Board 3 Chair Gigi Li on Wednesday rallied at the site of the Rivington House — a nursing home for HIV / AIDS patients slated to become condos after the city scrapped a deed that would have protected its usage — demanding compensation for their neighborhood's lost community space as well as legislation to prevent such a loss from happening again.

The 66 - year - old former city councilman is running against incumbent Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) in the hopes of preventing a redistricting two years from now that could eliminate the relatively conservative population in the neighborhoods as a voting bloc.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D - East Elmhurst) visited Corona's PS 19 last week and collected about 100 signatures from parents and students within an hour imploring Mayor Michael Bloomberg not to fire 4,100 teachers from city schools.

Aligned with the growing Central Brooklyn political operation of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and former Councilwoman Una Clarke, Thompson made headlines by clearing a number of Hynes's questionable convictions for murder and other offenses, convictions that had earned his predecessor considerable ire from civil rights activists.

2 CCD 7 Candidates filed to run to replace Councilwoman Rosie Mendez — District Leader Carlina Rivera, lawyers Mary Silver, Erin Hussein & Jorge Vasquez, community activist Jasmin Sanchez, perennial candidate Juan Pagan & former Obama aide Ronnie Cho, though the BOE records indicate that he has been removed from the ballot.

Incumbent City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) staved off a serious challenge from Republican Tom Ognibene, who once held the same seat, to win her first full term representing Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood and parts of Richmond Hill.

In a short period of time, City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) went from a relative political novice to a seasoned veteran of municipal races.

City Councilwoman Liz Crowley (D - Middle Village) has co-sponsored legislation to stop the Department of Corrections from snitching on immigrant detainees to the Feds.

Also at 11:30 a.m., NYC Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland hosts seniors from six local centers for the Fifth Annual Senior Day, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens.

Manhattan Councilwoman Gale Brewer authored the NY measure, called it «common sense legislation which aims to protect innocent people from violence,» adding:

City Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D - Forest Hills) says she is the no - nonsense candidate for city comptroller, and when asked what separates her from the other candidates in the four - way Democratic primary, that attitude comes through.

Yonkers Councilwoman Shanae V. Williams shares; «Such a timeless soul was snatched from us simply because his philosophy was way ahead of his time.

She also connected with Staten Island Councilwoman Debi Rose — the first African - American from Staten Island elected to the Council — and former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

From left to right: Mayor Thomas M. Roach, City of White Plains; Ramapo Town Councilwoman Brendel Logan - Charles; Mayor Ernest D. Davis, Mount Vernon; HCR Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns; Chairman of The Board of Legislators Kenneth W. Jenkins of Yonkers; Assemblywoman Shelly Mayer, and Mr. Bernard Charles Jr..

City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz collected both a pension and a salary from the city last year.

Another bill, the Right to Record Act, whose prime sponsors are Councilman Jumaane Williams and Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, would prohibit police officers or peace officers from preventing the recording of their activities unless the recording obstructs governmental administration.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) made roughly the same salary as Koslowitz in the Council last year and took out money from her personal IRA.

The bill, whose prime sponsors are Councilman Jumaane Williams and Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, would prohibit police officers or peace officers from preventing the recording of their activities unless the recording obstructs governmental administration.

«Make no mistake — very rarely do landlords lose money,» said lower Manhattan Councilwoman Margaret Chin, to thundering applause from the mostly pro-tenant crowd.

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.

The charter issue became an unexpected budget battle after Mayor de Blasio stripped $ 210 million in capital funding from the city's charter schools and rescinded co-location agreements with three charters operated by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz.

She's already facing a primary challenge from Catalina Cruz, the onetime chief of staff to former City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, whom Moya replaced.

A report disclosing financial information found that City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D - Forest Hills) gets both a retirement pension and a salary from the city, a controversial practice called «double dipping.»

The Campaign Finance Board declined to comment on the legality of the practice, but pointed to a press release from last month announcing penalties for Ms. Cumbo, now a councilwoman, and Councilman Mark Levine — penalties that resulted from the Advance Group failing to disentangle the operation of their council campaigns from the supposedly independent operations that NYCLASS paid the Advance Group to do on behalf of the two candidates.

Incumbent City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) carried the endorsement of the Queens Democratic Party, but her Democratic opponent, Daniel Dromm, won the backing from the Working Families Party.

They have, in fact, elected three Dominicans to the State Assembly (Linares / Manhattan, Castro / Bronx and Peralta / Queens) and two Dominicans to the state Senate (Espaillat / Manhattan and Peralta / Queens) and successive Dominican candidates to the City Council (Y. Rodriguez) from Washington Heights as well as Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras.

Borough President James Oddo, Councilwoman Debi Rose and several members of the Staten Island Ferry Riders Committee were integral in getting the bipartisan bill passed, and celebrated by riding the inaugural 7:30 p.m. boat from St. George.

From left, Councilman Fred Overton, Councilwoman Sylvia Overby, Supervisor Larry Cantwell, Councilman Peter Van Scoyoc and Councilwoman Kathee Burke - Gonzalez.

CORONA — The crowded race for Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland's seat has seen candidate donations from local unions and elected officials — while grass - roots candidates say they're limited in how much money they can raise while they struggle to get on the ballot.

With endorsements from both the Independence and Conservative parties, Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican, will now carry four ballot lines in her November state Senate -LSB-...]

Although hourslong town board meetings were fraught with shouting matches among council members and from the audience, Santino mostly enjoyed a four - member majority, joined by councilmen Anthony D'Esposito and Dennis Dunne Sr. and senior councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, the board's sole Democrat.

Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, whose committee shapes the city's annual budget, estimated that the Trump administration could endanger more than 10 percent of the funding the city receives directly from Washington — plus additional federal monies that get channeled through the state.

Among the attendees were 22 - year - old Lyron Blum - Evitts, a congressional intern who said she came in response to an appeal from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Crowley's cousin, Councilwoman Liz Crowley; and City Council speaker Christine Quinn.

Bronx Councilwoman Helen Foster (NY - 16) was the only Obama delegate from 2008 to repeat with a spot on the nominating petition in that borough.

A Staten Island councilwoman said today that relentless lobbying from NYCLASS drove her to do the opposite of what they wanted — vote for a ban on horse - drawn carriages in New York City.