Sentences with phrase «current mayoral»

The Bowdoin College Museum Art (BCMA) will present a solo exhibition by New York - based «new media» artist R. Luke DuBois, featuring a new portrait commissioned by BCMA of Black Lives Matter and Campaign Zero activist DeRay Mckesson, who is also a current mayoral candidate in Baltimore as well as a Bowdoin College alumnus (class of 2007).

So it has been with the current mayoral primary, which is why we feel it is important to tell a story that needs to be better known.

Additionally, Commisso is looking to tighten the belt on Albany finances, denouncing the current mayoral administration's economic development policies as corporate welfare.

The current mayoral control extension will expire in June; de Blasio did not say Wednesday whether he had discussed the seven - year extension proposal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The current mayoral control law is set to expire at the end of the month.

As employers of more than a million New Yorkers, we urge you to act now to end the uncertainty about the future governance of our city schools and extend the current mayoral control law as well as expanding the number of charter schools.

De Blasio, a former City Councilman and current mayoral candidate, took to the steps of City Hall to declare that Halloran should think about stepping down, WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported.

His fundraising puts him on the lower end of the current mayoral candidates, and the total is less than that of many of his colleagues running again for their Council seats.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

Jessica Patnaude, who was holding a sign for Sheehan outside Albany City Hall, is also satisfied with the work the current mayoral office has done.

Even though the current mayoral control law expires in 2015, we will be talking with legislators who share our concerns about the importance of putting in place as soon as possible a new governance structure.

There is speculation in Staten Island political circles that Malliotakis may be interested in running for this congressional seat, should she not win her current mayoral race.

They also, however, said that they hope to make a unified choice of a candidate, suggesting that they hope that one of the current mayoral candidates ends up as the Republican Public Advocate candidate.

Not exact matches

«We have had our share of disagreements with some of the education policies of the previous mayoral administration and the current one,» the letter sent this week states.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., who has repeatedly teased he might take on de Blasio in this fall's Democratic primary, is now openly raising money for re-election to his current post, ending speculation of a mayoral run this fall.

While UFT president Michael Mulgrew supports an extension, he has repeatedly said his union does not believe in the «current version» of mayoral control.

We spoke briefly with Fernando Ferrer, former mayoral candidate, former Bronx Borough President and current Chairman of the MTA, about how he's enjoying the 24 hour Thompson campaign odyssey that he is part of.

Both current Democratic frontrunners outpace Republican favorite Joseph J. Lhota in Rasmussen Reports» first look at New York City's 2013 mayoral race.

That was Republican mayoral candidate Paul Massey as he offered a harsh analysis of the «current mayor» and displayed supreme self - confidence in his ability to correct those perceived failings.

That was the most notable observation I could draw out of current Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis when I asked about her electoral predecessor, 2013 candidate Joe Lhota, and lessons from his campaign.

Republican / mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis today expressed frustration with the pace of federal storm relief in Puerto Rico and urged the federal government to treat Puerto Rico equally with other areas of the United States in providing storm relief and to accelerate its current emergency aid and response.

Grant and her community organization, We Are Women Warriors, hosted a mayoral forum last night where two potential candidates spoke — current City Comptroller Mark Schroeder and community organizer Terrence Robinson.

Democratic mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller William Thompson told the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce today that, if elected, he would reinforce existing zoning laws for manufacturers, protecting them from «real estate speculators who offer only short - term leases,» as a means of encouraging financial recovery.

Democratic mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller William Thompson told the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce today that, if elected, he would reinforce existing...

President Mulgrew said: «By objective measures like the racial achievement gap or the college readiness rate, and by public disenchantment with the governance of the schools, it is clear that mayoral control in its current form has not worked.

Mulgrew said that he has gone on the record in opposition to the current system of mayoral control, which shuts out the voices of parents, educators and community members.

Although mayoral control in its current form sunsets in 2015 — when Bloomberg is long out of office — the union will need to position itself to try to make changes before that, Mulgrew said.

At a rally packed with his supporters, former Tower Hamlets mayor Luftur Rahman has named the current cabinet member for housing Rabina Khan as the next mayoral candidate for his party.

Weiner, the former congressman and current challenger in the mayoral race, resigned in June 2011 after it was exposed that he sent racy photos to women other than his wife using Twitter and Facebook.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Former Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and current New York City mayoral candidate Joseph Lhota expressed confidence in his campaign, but sounded a warning for the city, as he spoke out on WCBS Newsradio 880 Wednesday morning.

The only current Senate proposal on mayoral control would extend the system just a year, with the new condition that city school budgets would have to be approved by the Legislature.

Massey has contributed $ 7,000 to Stringer over the past three election cycles, giving 2,000 to Stringer's Borough President reelection campaign in June, 2007, $ 2,500 to Stringer's erstwhile mayoral campaign (Stringer later switched to running to for comptroller) in November 2011 and $ 2,500 to Stringer's comptroller reelection campaign (his current race) in November 2014.

Anthony Weiner, a one - time frontrunner in the mayoral contest whose bid was kneecapped after a lewd - messaging scandal, was given less time to speak than the candidates currently leading the field, though he did manage to insert jabs at both Quinn and de Blasio, as well as current New York City Mayor Bloomberg.

Syracuse's Green Party mayoral candidate, Kevin Bott, met his opponent, current Mayor Stephanie Miner, for the first time Monday night and challenged her to a debate.

The mayoral race is like a long distance bicycle race, with the peloton reeling the current breakaway leader back in.

The current comptroller, John Liu, is forging ahead with his mayoral campaign despite an ongoing federal investigation into his fund - raising practices.

In interviews, de Blasio administration officials and Albany lawmakers agreed that a three - year extension was the easiest way to maintain the current system of mayoral control without significant changes, a win for de Blasio.

According to a poll released last week, Weiner would be a strong contender in the mayoral race, with 15 percent of the vote, trailing only behind current City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who polled at 26 percent.

Lasher, 34, was something of a political wunderkind in New York Democratic politics, working on current Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's first campaign for Senate at the age of 16, and playing a controversial role three years later in the mayoral campaign of Mark Green.

Saratoga Springs mayoral candidates County Supervisor Joanne Yepsen — a Democrat — and current deputy mayor Shuana Sutton — a Republican — squared off in a debate last night in the race to replace three - term Republican Scott Johnson on election day.

Massey blamed de Blasio for the current impasse over mayoral control with just days left in the legislative session, but said state senators should nonetheless sign off on an extension of at least six months to a year.

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.

That would suspend any NYC mayoral run for James until at least 2021, but the DA seat would also open her up for a potential statewide run for state attorney general, especially if current AG Eric Schneiderman runs for governor, sources told the NY Post.

I asked both candidates whether they have asked the current Public Advocate, and Democratic mayoral candidate, Bill de Blasio for his endorsement.

Bratton noted stop - and - frisk was a key issue in the 2013 mayoral race in New York City and has become a hot - button issue in the current presidential race, but he just wants the discussion to paint an accurate picture.

«No one knows what the public advocate should do,» said Reshma Saujani, who is running for the office she previously worked in under the current public advocate and mayoral candidate, -LSB-...]

In the 2013 election cycle, he contributed to then - mayoral candidate Christine Quinn and current Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Legislators briefed on the discussions said on Thursday afternoon that Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie was moving away from his position of a three - year extension of the mayoral control in its current form.

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.

«With the formation of the mayoral charter revision commission, they've been charged with assessing current structures and looking for ways to increase the voice of the voters.»