Sentences with phrase «favor of city hall»

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Since the unveiling a year ago, Roma have made some slow progress on the new facility The mafia corruption scandal at city hall played in their favor, neutralizing their opponents on the council and empowering Mayor Ignazio Marino, a surgeon who studied in the United States and whose outsider status in Roman politics kept him clear of the dirty business.

Wolfson did not comment directly on de Blasio, who is at odds with Cuomo over the issue and is favoring a more fiscally conservative pension plan, but his comments put him on the side of City Hall in its dispute with the state.

Meanwhile, the Hotel Trades Council and the American Association of Retired Persons demonstrated in favor of the proposal outside City Hall.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday finally released a rundown of campaign donors who wanted favors from City Hall but didn't get them — a year - and - a-half after promising to do...

City Hall has been besieged by reports that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office has been investigating possible city favors for donors ranging from developers to foes of Central Park horse carriages, and the lifting of use restrictions on a health facility after its sale to a connected develoCity Hall has been besieged by reports that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office has been investigating possible city favors for donors ranging from developers to foes of Central Park horse carriages, and the lifting of use restrictions on a health facility after its sale to a connected develocity favors for donors ranging from developers to foes of Central Park horse carriages, and the lifting of use restrictions on a health facility after its sale to a connected developer.

De Blasio forced out Homeless Services Commissioner Gilbert Taylor by sidelining him in favor of a trusted adviser, sources said Taylor's departure, announced as a resignation on Tuesday, was «in the works for at least two months,» a City Hall insider said.

Cuomo took a «wait and see what the studies say» approach when addressing the protestors, although as DN City Hall Bureau Chief Adam Lisberg has noted, the AG has in fact taken a position in favor of banning drilling in places that would impact the NYC water supply.

At noon, advocates and leaders will use a City Hall protest Friday to launch a major new campaign against his Goldman Sachs housing plan that favors a few wealthy developers while harming millions of New Yorkers.

When a reporter asked about a long - promised list of donors to the Campaign for One New York who did not receive favors from City Hall, de Blasio told him to «ask a real question.»

Durst and Mayor de Blasio have been at odds since September, when Hizzoner used the developer as an example of a contributor who didn't get favors from City Hall.

He didn't need to mention that this incumbent has spent most of his time in office building a large campaign war chest and a huge «favor bank» — by selling access to City Hall and showering public resources on all those he expects to help in the future.

The investigation by JCOPE is just one of many Mr. de Blasio is at the center of at the moment, including a separate probe of whether donors to the Campaign for One New York got favors from City Hall.

Several sources confirmed to POLITICO New York on Wednesday that Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito encouraged members to vote in favor of the proposal during the council's bimonthly Democratic Conference meeting which was held in the member's lounge of City Hall this afternoon.

That is, whether his legal defense fund — which will cover his costs from investigations into the possible sale of City Hall favors to his donors — will take money from people doing business with the cCity Hall favors to his donors — will take money from people doing business with the citycity.

A cloud of suspicion has hovered over City Hall since April, when The Post reported that the FBI grilled about 20 cops over gifts and trips they allegedly received from de Blasio donors Jona Rechnitz and Jeremy Reichberg in exchange for favors such as providing police escorts.

Ricardo Morales, the former head of the Department of Citywide Administration Services, is claiming he was fired from his job because he spoke out against both City Hall's approach to Rivington House and the granting of political favors to campaign donor Harendra Singh.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Little more than a week after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn told an audience of hundreds at an LGBT Democratic mayoral forum that she was not in favor of moving forward now on pending paid sick leave legislation, she will announce support for a modified bill at a City Hall press -LSB-...]

In the weeks leading up to the election, top de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz, a Brooklyn real estate developer who pleaded guilty to charges of corruption, alleged that he gave money to the mayor's campaign in exchange for favors from City Hall.

Jona Rechnitz, 33, a wealthy Brooklyn real estate developer who pleaded guilty to charges of corruption, alleged at the bribery trial of Norman Seabrook, the former president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, that he gave money to the mayor's campaign in exchange for favors from City Hall.

Those close to and within City Hall argue Mr. de Blasio is still doing a better job at lining up supporters the old - fashioned way than his predecessors and judging him by the standard of national politics — surrogates freely defending a favored candidate under attack — is unfair.

(Ironically, his 2014 effort at that had its own «horse - trading» — of City Hall access and favors for those who gave big to the cause.)

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim made a point of declaring publicly that de Blasio had intervened on behalf of donors who were seeking favors from City Hall.

Malliotakis» website has a counter keeping track of the number of days de Blasio promised to reveal a list of donors who were denied favors from City Hall.

A former deputy commissioner plans to sue the city for $ 5 million, saying he was fired for complaining about two of Mayor de Blasio's biggest City Hall controversies — the lifting of deed restrictions for Lower East Side nursing home Rivington House and the granting of city favors to mayoral contributor Harendra Sicity for $ 5 million, saying he was fired for complaining about two of Mayor de Blasio's biggest City Hall controversies — the lifting of deed restrictions for Lower East Side nursing home Rivington House and the granting of city favors to mayoral contributor Harendra SiCity Hall controversies — the lifting of deed restrictions for Lower East Side nursing home Rivington House and the granting of city favors to mayoral contributor Harendra Sicity favors to mayoral contributor Harendra Singh.

As he read through names of his Democratic neighbors, he came across homes he «couldn't» go to, like a city hall employee who favors one of his opponents, or another person he knew wouldn't sign for him.

Republican mayoral challenger Nicole Malliotakis won't be removing the counter on her website that ticks off the days since de Blasio promised to reveal «a stunning number» of donors who asked for City Hall favors and were refused.

If you're skipping a limo in favor of Uber, Lyft or Silvercar, your elite travel card might get you a free ride to the church or City Hall.