Sentences with phrase «faced city public advocate»

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

Not exact matches

«New Yorkers face so many hurdles finding affordable housing, and discrimination against source of income should not, and will not, be one of them,» said New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

But Lhota would face a much tougher fight against a Democrat were the election held today, according to the poll, losing by a margin of at least a 3 - 1 against any of the top three candidates: 62 - 17 to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 55 — 19 to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and 57 — 17 to former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, whose unofficial vote tally at 40 percent could free him from facing second - place finisher Bill Thompson, the former city comptroller, in a runoff, earned 47 percent of the lesbian, gay, and bisexual vote.

«I am the face of instant runoff, let me remind you,» said Public Advocate Letitia James at Tuesday's news conference, on the steps of City Hall.

It's still unclear whether Bill de Blasio will be able to stave off a runoff tonight, but in the race for public advocate — an almost entirely powerless position that is nevertheless first in the line of succession for the mayoralty, for some reason — state Senator Daniel Squadron and city Councilwoman Letitia James are locked in at around 33 percent to 35 percent each, and will face each other for the championship on October 1, according to the AP.

The mayor, the governor, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Public Advocate Letitia James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and many others were / are in San Juan this week to show solidarity with the island territory as it faces a debt crisis, to attend the annual Somos El Futuro conference, and to put pressure on Congress to aid Puerto Rico with its financial crisis.

Lhota, a deputy mayor under former GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former head of the city transit authority, faced off against his Democratic opponent, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral electcity transit authority, faced off against his Democratic opponent, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral electCity Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral election.

Quinn is expected to face a tough field of Democratic challengers, including Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, former Comptroller Bill Thompson, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, embattled City Comptroller John Liu and publisher Tom Allon.

Liu is facing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and former Comptroller Bill Thompson for the Democratic nomination.

Leiberman joined public defenders, immigrant advocates and Councilmembers at City Hall on May 11 to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio to drop a proposal in his Executive Budget that would restrict access to legal counsel for immigrants facing deportation who have been convicted of certain crimes.

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

The soiree at the Loebs» (Michael is founder and CEO of Loeb Enterprises, an investor of media and consumer marketing firms) will have food provided by chefs from the Four Seasons and include such luminaries as Oscar - nominated actress Debra Winger, who left Hollywood because of the difficulties women face there; Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Kathy Cloninger; Elinor Tatum, publisher and editor - in - chief of the Amsterdam News; and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

In the September 10 Democratic primary, she will face off against Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Comptroller John Liu, former Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., the 2009 Democratic candidate, and former City Councilman Sal Albanese.

ASTORIA — The five candidates to replace Bill de Blasio as public advocate faced off for the first time Wednesday night in Queens, making their cases for why they should be the city's next chief agitator.

Our Children Our Schools: A Blueprint for Creating Partnerships Between Immigrant Families and New York City Public Schools Over 60 % of children in New York City public schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's educPublic Schools Over 60 % of children in New York City public schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's educpublic schools are immigrants or the children of immigrants, but this report by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) shows that immigrant families face significant obstacles to participating in their children's education.

Our city's educators and education advocates have worked tirelessly in years past to address the issues faced by our urban communities, yet teacher burn - out persists, and public schools stand vacant as teachers and families leave our city in droves.

Now, with Success facing an unprecedented amount of scrutiny — from negative press coverage to federal investigations — the city's most influential charter advocates are reviving the argument that the city routinely denies charters public space.