Sentences with phrase «for city council speaker»

-- Candidates for City Council speaker gave generously to their colleagues and future colleagues in the past election cycle.

The seven leading candidates for City Council speaker clustered at a forum in Brooklyn earlier this evening, where they spent much of the time boasting about their their left - leaning credentials.

But for the City Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, the mayor's way was unacceptable.

In late April, the immaculate chairwoman of the New York real - estate lobby and her husband, an Upper East Side plastic surgeon, hosted a fund - raiser for the City Council speaker, Christine Quinn, at their condo across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

JACKSON HEIGHTS — A two - term Queens district leader is running again without the support of her party — after she said she was shunned for bucking the Democratic party's pick last year for City Council speaker.

Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, who is also running for City Council speaker, and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner — both Democrats — are also mulling bids.

Williams, who is currently focused on running for City Council speaker, said as Cuomo helped resurrect a lucrative affordable housing tax credit for rich developers, the city and state have lost thousands of rent - regulated apartments.

It may seem like campaign season is over in the city, but one is just getting started; Election Day was the unofficial start of the race for city council speaker — and some of the candidates are heading out of town to kick it off.

A candidate for City Council speaker has drafted a bill to extend term limits for the Council to three terms.

While critics view chairmanship stipends, also known as lulus, as a way for the City Council speaker to draw loyalty from council members, Mr. Cabrera's appointment seemed to counter that point of view.

But none of the eight candidates this year for City Council speaker is female.

Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams — a two - time candidate for City Council speaker who was contemplating running against Cuomo — recently announced he is seeking to challenge Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul, Cuomo's running mate.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is backing Manhattan's Corey Johnson for City Council speaker.

This one, compared to the recent contest for City Council speaker, may end up being far more complex.

Mark - Viverito refused to discuss her conversations with Pitta Bishop Del Giorno & Giblin — even though she paid the company $ 61,000 during her run for City Council speaker.

It appears the governor has chosen to do his re-election year address during the first week of 2018, and if it's on the the same day as the vote for the City Council speaker, then it's a dolor de cabeza for people who want to be in the room when it happens.

Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, also declined to say if the city would hire 1,000 new police officers, a top priority for the City Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito.

As mayor - elect de Blasio jumped into the race for city council speaker, lobbying council members and pushing his preferred choice of Melissa Mark - Viverito to an anticipated victory well before the scheduled city council vote.

At the time, he did not rule it out, despite saying he was «100 percent solely focused» on running for City Council speaker.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Congressman Joe Crowley clashed in the backroom contest for City Council speaker.

When Mr. de Blasio took office as mayor in 2014 and Mr. Heastie was the Bronx Democratic county chairman, they found themselves on opposite sides of the race for City Council speaker.

This brief clip features six of the contenders for city council speaker, just before a forum broadcast live on NY1.

A Queens Democratic source said Mr. Weprin was growing «frustrated» in the Council, especially after losing a heated race for City Council speaker in 2014.

She is also considering a run for City Council speaker.

Not exact matches

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said it would take «upwards of almost a year» for the department to put into action reforms promised as part of a deal with the mayor and City Council speaker that circumvented a package of police reform bills supported by a majority of the Council.

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And yet, by the time he threw himself into the crowded field of candidates running for mayor of New York in 2013, he had spent more than a decade honing his political skills, serving two terms on the City Council and one as public advocate, and he managed to outmaneuver higher - profile opponents like Christine Quinn, the New York City Council speaker (and Mayor Bloomberg's all - but - anointed successor).

Garodnick is a former securities lawyer who ran for speaker of the City Council against Melissa Mark - Viverito five years ago and at one point considered running for city comptroller in 2City Council against Melissa Mark - Viverito five years ago and at one point considered running for city comptroller in 2city comptroller in 2013.

Also at 6 p.m., the National Action Network, in conjunction with the NAACP, the New York Urban League and the Hispanic Federation hold a forum for New York City Council speaker candidates, National Action Network House of Justice, 106 W. 145th St., Manhattan.

At a City Hall press conference this afternoon, Capital New York reporter Sally Goldenberg asked outgoing Council Speaker Christine Quinn for her thoughts on the prospect of the council selecting a speaker who does not support marriage eqCouncil Speaker Christine Quinn for her thoughts on the prospect of the council selecting a speaker who does not support marriage eqcouncil selecting a speaker who does not support marriage equality.

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis says Lopez Rivera actually showed more concern for the parade than de Blasio and the City Council speaker.

On Wednesday, during the strategy session, the governor will meet with Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, who is openly gay; Brian Ellner, who is pushing for same - sex marriage in New York for the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group; Ross D. Levi, the head of the state's leading gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy group.

The city council speaker is not elected by voters, but is selected by the 51 members of the city council without any direct role for the public.

Among the beneficiaries may be Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield, who is said to be in line to be the next chairman of the City Council's powerful Land Use committee, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations for Council speaker.

It's easy to dismiss the City Council as mainly a rubber stamp for the mayor — but even if it is, its speaker is looking to make the most of her position.

The series of public forums is unprecedented for selection of the city council speaker.

Lawyers for City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito have reached a settlement with the city's Conflict of Interest Board following an investigation into free political consulting services that Mark - Viverito accepted during the race for speaker in 2City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito have reached a settlement with the city's Conflict of Interest Board following an investigation into free political consulting services that Mark - Viverito accepted during the race for speaker in 2city's Conflict of Interest Board following an investigation into free political consulting services that Mark - Viverito accepted during the race for speaker in 2013.

«They are in these papers, which they gave us no notification of in the council's office or the speaker's office, challenging the legality of a law that the city has followed for 13 years,» said Quinn.

Melissa Mark - Viverito, the departing City Council speaker, is pushing through a pair of police reform measures that have languished for years, but are now expected to become law.

His opponents spent the final weeks of the primary race unleashing everything they had against de Blasio, from his association with slumlords that he had gone after as public advocate, to his support for overturning term limits when he wanted to be the City Council speaker in 2005.

Members of the City Council's Brooklyn delegation gathered this afternoon at Brooklyn Borough Hall to solidify their support for Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito's speaker candidacy — capping a whirlwind day that has drastically narrowed the field for the city's second - most - powerful pCity Council's Brooklyn delegation gathered this afternoon at Brooklyn Borough Hall to solidify their support for Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito's speaker candidacy — capping a whirlwind day that has drastically narrowed the field for the city's second - most - powerful pcity's second - most - powerful post.

Sliwa, who also hosts a daily radio talk show, is set to call Wednesday for a public referendum to eliminate the advocate position and have the City Council speaker elected by voters, not the council mCouncil speaker elected by voters, not the council mcouncil members.

As for other developments — former City Council speaker, one - time mayoral candidate, and former Cuomo employee Christine Quinn slammed Nixon as an «unqualified lesbian» on Tuesday, while law professor and 2014 gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout heartily endorsed her run.

The council speaker, who has been locked in a tight battle for the top slot since Weiner entered the race, said the election has to be about ways to improve the city.

A Nevada Senate candidate disinvited City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito from her fundraiser after learning the speaker supported clemency for the jailed leader of a violent Puerto Rican nationalist group, it was reported Wednesday.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's first - year agenda has faced next to no resistance in the City Council, a feat some say is inextricably linked to his successful effort to install his choice for council speaker, Melissa Mark - ViCouncil, a feat some say is inextricably linked to his successful effort to install his choice for council speaker, Melissa Mark - Vicouncil speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito.

But Rodriguez, who is currently running for his third and final term, as well as City Council speaker, defended his endorsement, writing that he is «currently and will continue to stand behind LGBTQ candidates for public office.»

The story of becoming sober more than eight years ago is one Mr. Johnson tells with candor, a key element in the biography of a 35 - year - old who gained national attention for coming out as gay to his Massachusetts high school football team, and who achieved the legislative pinnacle of New York City government on Wednesday, becoming the speaker of the New York City Council.

Ten open seats on the City Council will be up for grabs come November, and new leadership, including a council speaker and a chair of the powerful Land Use Committee, will takCouncil will be up for grabs come November, and new leadership, including a council speaker and a chair of the powerful Land Use Committee, will takcouncil speaker and a chair of the powerful Land Use Committee, will take over.

She had helped get out the vote for de Blasio's Democratic primary victory in the 2013 mayoral race and supported his failed bid to become City Council speaker a decade ago.