Sentences with phrase «family in city council»

The former Mayor, who has worked alongside generations of the Vallone family, ended the call with reminding voters «that having the Vallone family in City Council is good for the City of New York».

«Carlina's passion for our neighborhoods and broad knowledge of the issues we face make her the ideal representative for our families in the City Council.

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The City Council this week also unanimously rejected the request of a pair of property owners to tear down a house and annex and subdivide the land in order to build two single - family houses.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

The budget laid out by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and members of the City Council designates funds for crime prevention in public housing developments, enhanced services for inmates, free school lunch for middle schoolers, child care for low - income families, and...

A Lackawana businessman is running for City Council even though he did five years in federal prison after he and two family members were convicted 11 years ago for illegally sending $ 5.5 million to Yemen.

Despite losing the Democratic Mayoral Primary to Rochester City Council President Lovely Warren, Richards was endorsed by the Working Families Party and the Independence Party, and was considering staying in the race.

Brad was elected to the City Council in 2009, and reelected in 2013, running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, to represent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington.

For Immediate Release: For more information contact: Dom Leon - Davis [email protected] 718-222-3796 x232 WFP Leaders Endorse Brian Kavanagh in Bid for State Senate NEW YORK, NY — The New York City Advisory Council of the Working Families Party voted to endorse Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh in his bid for State Senate to replace Daniel Squadron who retired August 11th.

Lander was elected to the City Council in 2009, and reelected in 2013, running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, to represent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington.

The Initiative is modeled after President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative for young men and the city's Young Men's Initiative — and will be funded with $ 20 million in City Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.&racity's Young Men's Initiative — and will be funded with $ 20 million in City Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.&raCity Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.&racity agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.»

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and council members were among the housing advocates, families, and New York City tenants who planned to sleep outside of the Murray Hill office building in hopes of spurring action from the State Senate, Mr. Cuomo and the Assembly.

NEW YORK, NY — The New York City Advisory Council of the Working Families Party voted to endorse Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh in his bid for State Senate to replace Daniel Squadron who retired August 11th.

The state's highest court in a ruling on Tuesday found that a special prosecutor can continue an investigation into whether the labor - backed Working Families Party broke election laws during a 2009 Staten Island city council race.

In February, Data and Field Services settled a lawsuit brought by Randy M. Mastro, a former deputy mayor who is now an election lawyer, that alleged that the Working Families Party had unfairly helped Deborah Rose, the winning candidate in a Staten Island City Council racIn February, Data and Field Services settled a lawsuit brought by Randy M. Mastro, a former deputy mayor who is now an election lawyer, that alleged that the Working Families Party had unfairly helped Deborah Rose, the winning candidate in a Staten Island City Council racin a Staten Island City Council race.

Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, chairman of the Transportation Committee, sent a letter to Trump on Monday asking him to take his transition business out of New York City to ease traffic congestion in Midtown Manhattan.The Council also launched a petition calling on the Trump administration repay the NYPD for safeguarding his family and his buildings.

The Council Members join Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressmember Adriano Espaillat, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, 32BJ SEIU, the Working Families Party, the New York City Council Progressive Caucus Alliance, and Make the Road Action Fund in endorsing Ayala's campaign.

In a story earlier this week, the Bronx Chronicle reported a report by that a tipster that CD8 candidate Diana Ayala, who had campaigned with Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito at the PAtterson Houses Family Day, was seen departing in Speaker Mark - Viverito's city caIn a story earlier this week, the Bronx Chronicle reported a report by that a tipster that CD8 candidate Diana Ayala, who had campaigned with Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito at the PAtterson Houses Family Day, was seen departing in Speaker Mark - Viverito's city cain Speaker Mark - Viverito's city car.

Mario Cilento, president of the New York State AFL - CIO, said that Recchia was «a fearless and effective voice for New York's working families» during his years in the City Council.

Apartments being built in East New York, for example, are not affordable to families currently living there, he said, in apparent reference to the neighborhood rezoning plan passed by the de Blasio administration with the City Council.

«With the Washington extremists attacking our values and Albany special interests blocking progressive reform, I am prepared to be a loud champion for working families and seniors in the City Council,» said Democrat Diana Ayala.

He was elected to City Council in a 2016 Special Election, and previously worked to expand healthcare access to low - income and working families as well as the District Manager for Bronx Community Board 2 and the President of the 41st Precinct Community Council.

Council Member Mark Levine, Chair of the City Council's Jewish Caucus said, «The ties between the Jewish and Puerto Rican communities in New York have been deep for generations, and so the devastation on the island hits New Yorkers as if it were a member of our own family suffering.»

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

In addition to the Ampuero family, others at tonight's vigil included State Senator Jose Peralta, City Council Member Danny Dromm and advocacy organizations Make Queens Safer, Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives.

Thursday's City Council schedule will include a meeting of the Committee on Governmental Operations for its preliminary budget oversight hearing; a meeting of the Committee on Veterans to consider a resolution «calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S. 752, the Veterans» Education Through SUNY Credits Act»; and a meeting of the Committee on Education to consider multiple resolutions, including one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to reject any attempt to raise the cap on the number of charter schools,» one «calling upon the Department of Education to amend its Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to include information about opting out of high - stakes testing and distribute this document at the beginning of every school year, to every family, in every grade,» and one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to eliminate the Governor's receivership proposal in the executive budget for New York City.»

In a City Hall news conference on Tuesday afternoon (which is posted at the end of this story), Richards, who lost last week's Democratic primary against City Council President Lovely Warren, said his decision is a personal one, because his family has been dealing with a difficult health challenge for one of their family members.

«In my days in the New York City Council, I worked with students, teachers and families under a system governed by the Board of Education,» Golden said in a statemenIn my days in the New York City Council, I worked with students, teachers and families under a system governed by the Board of Education,» Golden said in a statemenin the New York City Council, I worked with students, teachers and families under a system governed by the Board of Education,» Golden said in a statemenin a statement.

The study, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), also found that staying out late without telling your parents is unrelated to factors such as family income, the number of children in the family or being in a step - family, but is related to the quality of the emotional relationship the child has with their parents and whether they live in a city or in the country.

My heart goes out to Judy's family, to her colleagues on the City Council, and to the entire Newburgh community in this difficult time.

«After much consideration and discussion with my family, I have decided to resign from the City Council,» she said in a statement.

«We have in the City Council, we have maintained our New York Family Unity Project whole and complete.

TROY — A Rensselaer County grand jury is investigating two Democratic City Council members and a party operative in the absentee ballot fraud probe stemming from the 2009 Working Families Party primary, according to a witness.

District 21 In an unexpected move, Julissa Ferraras - Copeland, the current Democratic City Council member for District 21 and the Council's finance committee chair, has decided not to run for re-election in order to spend more time with her family and relocate to another statIn an unexpected move, Julissa Ferraras - Copeland, the current Democratic City Council member for District 21 and the Council's finance committee chair, has decided not to run for re-election in order to spend more time with her family and relocate to another statin order to spend more time with her family and relocate to another state.

Perhaps the most intriguing local race this November is the match - up in the fourth City Council district between Democrat and Working Families Party candidate Khalid Bey and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins.

In 2003 she became the first person elected to the City Council solely on the Working Families Party line, thanks in part to allegations of domestic abuse that sank her Democratic opponenIn 2003 she became the first person elected to the City Council solely on the Working Families Party line, thanks in part to allegations of domestic abuse that sank her Democratic opponenin part to allegations of domestic abuse that sank her Democratic opponent.

The mayor and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito co-signed a pair of letters to President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, citing the «unprecedented» security costs created by providing round - the - clock protection to President - elect Donald Trump and his family while they reside in Trump Tower, on one of the city's most heavily - trafficked blocks in the heart of Midtown ManhatCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito co-signed a pair of letters to President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, citing the «unprecedented» security costs created by providing round - the - clock protection to President - elect Donald Trump and his family while they reside in Trump Tower, on one of the city's most heavily - trafficked blocks in the heart of Midtown Manhatcity's most heavily - trafficked blocks in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.

«The Governor's announcement today will eliminate a senseless barrier that, for too long, has prevented tens of thousands of qualified New Yorkers from receiving the assistance they need to feed themselves and their families,» she said in a joint statement with City Council General Welfare Committee Chair Annabel Palma.

She still remembers the struggles her parents faced as day laborers in New York City... But a new investment by the New York City Council might help improve the quality of life of day laborers and their families.

«Every family in this city deserves a roof over their heads at a fair, affordable cost, said City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Vivercity deserves a roof over their heads at a fair, affordable cost, said City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - ViverCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Also at 11 a.m., breastfeeding mothers and families, elected officials and advocates from all over New York City will participate in the NYC Breastfeeding Leadership Council's Annual Breastfeeding Subway Caravan, (a kick - off rally will be held at City Hall, Lower Manhattan).

Primary challenger Jose Cruz, a former Monroe County Legislator and city council member, says he wants to use his experience in Albany to allow municipalities to decide how best to educate their children, help small businesses grow and work with families who have loved ones with developmental disabilities.

CITY HALL — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn promised more affordable day care for middle - class families and a new approach to education in her annual State of the City address Thursday, which was widely seen as a preview of her anticipated run for mayor.

Surrounded by local families, community leaders and Little Leaguers, State Senate Coalition Co-Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) and Council Member Andrew Cohen (D - Bronx) announced $ 3 million in capital grants securedin this year's state and city budgets for a comprehensive renovation of the baseball fields in the Woodlawn area of the Bronx.

There, he was introduced by Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker who is now CEO of Women in Need, a non-profit that serves homeless families headed up by women.

«The New York City Central Labor Council will continue to stand with the hardworking men and women of the NYC horse carriage industry as they fight to protect and sustain the livelihoods of 300 working families,» Alvarez said in the statement.

«As we talk about developing affordable housing in New York City, rental buildings often dominate the conversation but we need more solutions to enable young families to put down roots and build equity,» said Council Member Andy King.

CITY HALL — City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito will let the families of the officers slain by a gunman in Bed - Stuy over the weekend decide whether or not she will attend their funerals, she said Monday.

«To the families, you will always have a friend in me and in this City Council, we always be here for you.

Warren plans to share some of the things that work in Rochester with other cities, and study other cities best practices in her new role as co-chair of the National League of Cities» Council on Youth, Education and Famcities, and study other cities best practices in her new role as co-chair of the National League of Cities» Council on Youth, Education and Famcities best practices in her new role as co-chair of the National League of Cities» Council on Youth, Education and FamCities» Council on Youth, Education and Families.