But while Mr. Bratton dominated city headlines last year —
going against the mayor to call for more cops in the
CIVIC CENTER — Democratic party leaders in The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn are rallying behind City Councilman Dan Garodnick in his bid to be speaker —
going against mayor - elect Bill de Blasio's choice, sources said.
Not exact matches
Not only does the
mayor's office work with an agency that «can't be trusted,» the agency's penchant for doling out tax breaks doesn't stop the
mayor from
going on a tear
against, well, tax breaks.
London's former
mayor, Boris Johnson, a Conservative figure, is advocating Vote Leave,
going against the party leadership and the government.
Cities are
going to be the first line of defense
against a Trump Administration and his radical right - wing agenda, and I am thankful that we have a
mayor who has pledged to use the tools at his disposal to protect the values that make New York City great.
Anderson, who ran unsuccessfully for Albany
mayor in 2013, could be pitted
against Common Councilman Frank Commisso Jr., Council President Carolyn McLaughlin and
Mayor Kathy Sheehan in a four - way Democratic primary should his petition as a Democrat
go through.
It wouldn't look great to start attacking the character of a guy who technically isn't even her opponent, so instead Quinn responded to every question with some variation of «I feel incredibly confident, based on my record, regardless of whom I am running
against... that I am
going to be
mayor.»
Mayor Bill de Blasio today
went on a tirade
against claims that he and his allies participated in «willful and flagrant» violations of state election law in 2014 — and
against the «motivations» of Cuomo - picked Board of Elections counsel who recommended bringing a criminal case
against the
mayor.
No criminal case was ever brought
against Christie, but three key Christie allies were convicted for their role in shutting down lanes
going onto the George Washington Bridge, causing a massive traffic jam for days in a political revenge scheme
against a
mayor who didn't support Christie's 2013 campaign.
In the meantime, DiPietro put together a memo explaining how Trump could win mostly by
going hard after a new gun - control law pushed by Cuomo, which he wrote could provide 300,00 to 500,000 new voters, and by running
against Bill de Blasio, New York's «first truly radical
mayor, a man who still reveres the Sandinistas, honeymooned in Havana, and self - describes as a believer in liberation theology (i.e., Marxism).»
«If you're
going to run for office, you should focus on the office you're running for, not running
against the
mayor.»
Levitan also slammed Lhota for his role as a a deputy
mayor under Rudy Giuliani, saying, «Lhota is right that we can't
go back: we shouldn't return to the days when Republicans like Giuliani used fear tactics to divide New Yorkers
against each other.»
So the sausage usually gets made according to Albany's insular needs and logic — which was already
going to work
against de Blasio in 2016, an election year, and will probably be even more set
against the
mayor after his tirade.
The leader of Westminster City Council is
going up
against Zac Goldsmith and Sol Campbell with a late bid to be the Conservative Party's candidate for
mayor of London.
The Prime Minister also appealed directly to Boris Johnson not to join the Out campaign, amid reports that the London
mayor is poised to
go against Cameron.
Asked if he thinks the
mayor will ever come back again, Schwartz said, «He might hold a grudge now
against him, or all rodents in general,» joking, «I hope that's not
going to affect the future funding of my zoo.»
Of course, if Vance concludes a crime was committed and seeks an indictment
against de Blasio, Sugarman could
go down as the state bureaucrat who brought down a
mayor.
«This charge
against the
mayor is so serious, a felony, and the leaking of what was supposed to be a confidential memo so outrageous, that if Vance concludes that no crime was committed, then Risa will have to
go,» said a senior state Democrat who, like Sugarman, has close ties to Cuomo.
The City Council members who have
gone public with complaints that they were penalized for criticizing Quinn's decisions include Queens Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., who said he saw funding for his district dry up after he spoke out
against Quinn's proposal to rename the Queensboro Bridge after former
mayor Ed Koch.
«When the
mayor's race starts, what New Yorkers are
going to be focused on is who has the best record, who has the best vision to make their lives easier and better, and, trust me, I'm happy to put my record up just
against anybody» she added.
Rodgers said Bharara's work will
go on, including probes into the
mayor's fundraising and the case
against an aide to Cuomo.
The plot follows a down - on - his - luck mechanic, Kolya (Aleksei Serebryakov), as he struggles to preserve everything that's dear to him; his home, his wife Lilya (Elena Lyadova), and his friend Dmitri (Vladimir Vdovichenko), while
going up
against the town's corrupt
mayor, the terrifically Charles Laughton-esque Vadim (Roman Madyanov).
So, the unstoppable
mayor simply pivoted and
went with Plan B. «We also had a Plan C,» Villaraigosa joked, reviewing his battles
against the union.
Of course, she
went on to run for
mayor and to famously defend herself
against Carol Moseley Braun's «strung out on crack» crack.
«While we understand the financial pressures that Tower Hamlets faces, we feel that the
mayor's proposal
goes against the spirit of Henry Moore's original sale to London County Council at a favourable price on the understanding that it would be placed in East London,» they said.