Sentences with phrase «former city councilman»

In the Democratic mayoral primary, de Blasio faces his biggest challenge from former city councilman Sal Albanese, who has criticized his opponent on issues ranging from homelessness to affordable housing in the city.

The event included Sen. Marisol Alcantara, one of the newer members of the IDC who faces a competitive primary challenge from former City Councilman Robert Jackson next year.

The Democratic former city councilman from Brooklyn spoke with WCBS 880's Steve Scott in the Eye on Politics segment on Tuesday, part of a continuing series of interviews with those seeking to hold the city's top elected office.

Mr. Jackson is a popular former city councilman who represented Washington Heights and Harlem, and he ran strongly in a loss to Mr. Espaillat in a Senate primary two years ago.

But the trial of former City Councilman Dan Halloran, a co-defendant who opposed starting over, will resume next week with the same jury.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein faces former city Councilman Oliver Koppell, while Queens Sen. Tony Avella is being challenged for the Democratic ballot line by former city Comptroller John Liu.

Padavan served as the senator representing District 11 in northeast Queens for 38 years before losing a hotly contested race against former City Councilman Tony Avella in November.

De Blasio faces former City Councilman Sal Albanese and a handful of other little - known competitors in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Queens had mixed reactions to the conviction of former City Councilman Dan Halloran, who was found guilty this week of accepting bribes and plotting to pay Republican power brokers to support state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - St.

A group loyal to Ragusa fought with another group led by Bart Haggerty, who contended former City Councilman Tom Ognibene was the legitimate Queens GOP leader.

«That will dramatically impact the turnout,» said incumbent State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who is being challenged in the 31st District Senate Race by former City Councilman Robert Jackson as well as Luis Tejada.

Saying former City Councilman Dan Halloran knowingly perjured himself at trial, a federal judge threw the book at the disgraced politician on Wednesday — sentencing him to 10 years behind bars for masterminding a failed $ 200,000 bribery scheme to buy the 2013 Republican mayoral line for then - Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith.

Announced and likely Democratic contenders include former city Councilman Sal Albanese, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former Comptroller Bill Thompson.

In Queens, state Sen. Malcolm Smith, about to face retrial on corruption charges for allegedly trying to rig the New York City mayor's race, was soundly defeated by former City Councilman Leroy Comrie.

State Republicans have put a lot of resources into state Sen. Frank Padavan's race against former City Councilman Tony Avella.

The 66 - year - old former city councilman is running against incumbent Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) in the hopes of preventing a redistricting two years from now that could eliminate the relatively conservative population in the neighborhoods as a voting -LSB-...]

[citation needed] Former City Councilman Guillermo Linares, the first Dominican American elected to office in New York City, challenged Schneiderman for the state senate seat but was defeated.

In a plea deal, Brown testified for the prosecution at the trials of former City Councilman Michael LoPorto and county Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward McDonough.

The Real RJ Button — which purports to be written by an old campaign button for former City Councilman Robert Jackson who now vehemently opposes his run for state Senate — has been live - tweeting a string of anti-Jackson messages out into the world.

He was expected to challenge a 30 - year congressional incumbent, Ed Towns, in the 2012 primary, but Towns announced his retirement, leaving Jeffries to face former City Councilman Charles Barron.

Former City Councilman Daniel Halloran can't use an insanity defense in his corruption trial alongside Queens state Sen. Malcolm Smith, White Plains Federal Judge Kenneth Karas ruled Tuesday.

Democratic former city Councilman Robert Jackson this week filed with the state Board of Elections to challenge incumbent Sen. Marisol Alcantara, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference.

He has vowed to seek reelection in a substantially reconfigured district where former City Councilman Simcha Felder has emerged as a very strong contender for the seat on the Democratic line.

Liberals outraged over the agreement sought to primary Klein in 2014 with former city Councilman Oliver Koppell with no success.

City Hall News reported that a volunteer for former City Councilman Allan Jennings «campaign in the 28th Council district wandered into enemy territory, and almost didn't make it out.

He moved to the city in 2008, after landing a constituent - services job in the Queens office of former City Councilman Eric Gioia, a Democrat who has been critical of the WFP.

Peeden worked for late Council members Juanita Watkins and Tom White Jr. as well as former City Councilman David Weprin.

Former City Councilman Archie Spigner (r.) blasts the state task force redistricting plan as Jamaica NAACP head Leroy Gadsden (l.) and NAACP members look on.

A group loyal to Ragusa fought with another group led by Bart Haggerty, who contended former City Councilman Tom Ognibene -LSB-...]

The first televised debate between Rep. Michael Grimm and former City Councilman Domenic Recchia devolved into a playground shouting match Friday.

Within hours of former City Councilman Larry Seabrook's conviction and removal from office, his chief rival from 2009, Andy King announced his candidacy for the November 6 special election declared by Mayor Bloomberg.

Earlier this year, Republican former city Councilman Tom Ognibene was interested in running for the job and went as far as circulating petitions, but ultimately declined.

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach) picked up the endorsement of the Independence Party in his re-election campaign against former City Councilman Anthony Como.

Comrie, a popular former city councilman, said Smith has become a political pariah and embarrassment who can no longer effectively serve his constituents.

The office has also filed two separate discovery requests that see to locate benefits paid to former City Councilman Hiram Monserrate and former Yonkers City Councilwoman Sandy Annabi, both convicted on corruption charges as well.

Disgraced former City Councilman Dan Halloran was sentenced to 10 years Wednesday for attempting to help ex-State Sen. Malcolm Smith bribe his way onto the 2013 mayoral ballot.

Alcantara, who had Espaillat's backing, defeated former city councilman Robert Jackson, former attorney general staffer Micah Lasher and community activist Luis Tejada.

More broadly, the analysis argued Klein is vulnerable in a Democratic primary next year and assessed his victory over former city Councilman Oliver Koppell.

A request to postpone the corruption trial of embattled former City Councilman Dan Halloran, GOP Vice Chairman Vince Tabone, and state Sen. Malcolm Smith was denied last week and will proceed as set on June 2nd.

A jury found former City Councilman Dan Halloran guilty on all counts against him in connection with two separate political corruption schemes — including one to rig the mayoral race, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced Tuesday.

Yonkers Rising has also learned that former City Councilman John Murtagh is considering a run for Assembly.

Former City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. and labor leader Rebecca Lynch were selected to once again serve in the halls of government.

Albany Democrats have a new sense of momentum - going in a positive direction, if former city councilman and mayoral candidate Corey Ellis» concession speech is any indication.

Isham Park and Bruce's Garden have been without water service and drinking fountains since the 1970s, Reynolds said, and plans to return water to the parks were set in motion in 2011, when former City Councilman Robert Jackson allocated $ 750,000 in funds to the project.

The ad shows Republican former City Councilman DeMaio and his partner Johnathan Hale walking hand - in - hand during a gay pride parade, while a voiceover says DeMaio «believes in equality and diversity and is a defender of our personal freedoms.»

Meanwhile, Citizens Union announced it prefers former city Councilman Robert Jackson over incumbent Democratic Sen. Adriano Espaillat.

His main opponent, Sal F. Albanese, a lawyer and former city councilman making his third bid for mayor, received 15 percent.

His announcement came just hours after former City Councilman Robert Jackson (D - Harlem) launched his own campaign for Espaillat's seat.

The top of the list, in a train - wreck way, is the Brooklyn — Staten Island congressional race matching an indicted candidate versus an incompetent one — Republican incumbent Michael Grimm, that is, who is favored to hold on against Democratic challenger Dominick Recchia, an amiable former city councilman who has run an awful campaign.