Sentences with phrase «current city council candidate»
The hearing drew a large audience outside of the usual good government advocates, including tenant and community preservation groups, immigrant advocacy organizations, NYCHA residents, current City Council candidates, and women's groups.
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Many of the current crop of New York City Council candidates, including incumbents, got their start as political staffers.
Former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, the only announced Democratic candidate for mayor, was joined on the panel by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, current comptroller John Liu and public advocate Bill de Blasio.
Much of the current city council (not to mention the new public advocate) was recruited and bolstered by the party — and in many cases, the WFP - backed candidate defeated county machine candidates expected to glide to victory.
Vallone also hailed his former City Council colleague, current Comptroller John Liu, who was viewed as a strong mayoral candidate until a recent fundraising scandal sent him tumbling in the polls.
The councilman, who is running for his third term and speaker of the city council, filled out a questionnaire prior to receiving his endorsement from the club in June 2017, where he replied «no» to whether he had or will «in the future endorse or financially support any candidate for public office or current elected official with a track record of working against LGBT equality.»
New York City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn is borrowing from the current mayor's playbook, proposing to require restaurants to make their kids» meals in line with new nutritional guidelines.
On April 18 (Tuesday), mayoral candidate and current Albany City Council President Carolyn McLaughlin held a campaign discussion and Q&A at Level's Banquet Hall on North Pearl street downtown with an enthusiastic and energized audience.
The letter was signed by four speaker candidates — all current City Council members — including Corey Johnson (pictured).
«Definitely, her biggest competitor is Henry Butler,» explained Jamell Henderson, a former City Council candidate and current Ampry - Samuel supporter.
«I wish I'd had the opportunity to have a conversation with each one of them about what it means to be president of the Common Council,» said Mayoral candidate and current Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin, who gives candidates this advice: be team players in trying to move the city forward... «Now the people that are runnin»?