The letter's signatories are Democrats and Republicans,
including mayors of cities in deep red states like Utah, and purple ones like Colorado and Florida, alongside their counterparts in blue strongholds like New York, San Francisco, and Portland.
However, again according to «The Connection» which is loosely based on a true story taking place in the mid-1970's (the time of «The French Connection» which starred Gene Hackman), many officials in southern France
including the mayor of the city and a newly elected minister may be on the take and do not go after the criminals with vigor.
Not exact matches
The
mayor of Los Cabos has touted the
city's security efforts,
including «purging» the
city's police ranks and allotting more resources to them.
Sidewalk's CEO Daniel Doctoroff has some experience rebuilding
cities already: He is a former New York
City deputy mayor who rezoned swaths of that city for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson Ya
City deputy
mayor who rezoned swaths
of that
city for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson Ya
city for urban housing and development projects,
including the area
of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson Yards.
This summer, New York
City mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a bill requiring for - hire vehicle companies that have bases with 500 cars or more — which
includes Uber — to increase their number
of vehicles by only 1 % every year.
Bradley Tusk has long been known in political circles,
including for managing the third campaign
of former New York
City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
It's a curious statement for a
mayor of city where WEDC has provided some $ 186 million in tax breaks and other help for 184 projects by companies
including Danisco, a subsidiary
of DuPont, which reported $ 25 billion in net sales in 2015.
Cuomo's famed 1984 «Tale
of Two
Cities» speech has been reprised by numerous politicians,
including John Edwards and, most recently, New York
City's current
mayor, Bill de Blasio.
Will that nation
of yours
include Houston with it's gay democratic female
mayor and some
of the other big
cities that voted for Bill White in the last election?
The questioner (who happened to be a YNN videographer) then asked Gillibrand if she thought women should be offended by Eliot Spitzer's candidacy for New York
City comptroller, as some
of her fellow female elected officials have suggested —
including NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but she had a political motive in seeking to link Spitzer and Weiner together in hopes
of tarring the former congressman, who is one
of her rivals in the
mayor's race.
However, at the end
of the day, in order to work the new structures that will emerge from the Deals (
including elected
City Region mayors) will have to take root in the local communities, and have the people behind them — at the polls in local and city region elections; but also on a daily ba
City Region
mayors) will have to take root in the local communities, and have the people behind them — at the polls in local and
city region elections; but also on a daily ba
city region elections; but also on a daily basis.
Hundreds jammed the
City Council chambers and spilled into adjoining hallways,
including a slew
of Long Island
mayors, town officials, state and county legislators and others who will depend on Suozzi to bring federal money to local projects.
Others in attendance
included police Chief Frank Fowler,
city councilors Chad Ryan, Helen Hudson, Nader Maroun, Steve Thompson, council President Van Robinson, a handful
of city pastors and the
mayor's husband, Jack Mannion.
Off topic questions
included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring
of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the
mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the
mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the
mayor's lack
of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.
While Democrats
including District Attorney Madeline Singas have called for a supermajority
of legislators to appoint the person with that role, Mangano aides say the
mayor or governor directly selects them in the
city and state.
As it pertains to affordable housing development, Brawley was immediately suspicious
of de Blasio when he noticed that the 116 - page document the
mayor released in 2014 detailing his housing plan
included EBC's planned Gateway Elton Street development, despite
City Hall having never consulted with the organization or Metro IAF.
Examples
of local authorities that have
city mayors in the UK
include Bristol, Liverpool, Salford, Doncaster and Leicester.
Last year, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Joon Kim, who closed a probe
of whether de Blasio traded favors for contributions from donors that
included Singh, said prosecutors found «several circumstances» where the
mayor «made or directed inquiries to relevant
City agencies» on behalf
of donors seeking «official favors.»
Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration has since fallen under intense scrutiny from
city watchdogs — most recently, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman served subpoenas to parties involved in the flip,
including the Allure Group and lobbyist James Capalino, who has previously raised money for both the
mayor and prior owners
of Rivington House.
His comments to reporters in New York
City come a day after top advisors to the
mayor,
including City Hall itself, were issued subpoenas as part
of the ongoing inquiry.
The
mayor himself spoke for less than 10 minutes, and though his speech didn't
include much in the way
of actual policy — he wanted to keep it short for the benefit
of those assembled in the cold — he did repeat his promise about making New York «the fairest big
city in America.»
Halloran said five
city workers,
including two Department
of Transportation and three Sanitation Department employees assigned to Queens, told him the day before that they were asked by supervisors «to take their time» plowing roads because the «
mayor's office doesn't care about them.»
The metro
mayor for Liverpool
City Region will take control of strategic transport powers, including over the key route network, franchising bus routes and smart ticketing — he or she should use this to make travelling across the city region eas
City Region will take control
of strategic transport powers,
including over the key route network, franchising bus routes and smart ticketing — he or she should use this to make travelling across the
city region eas
city region easier.
Cuomo, in turn, has seemingly sought to undermine de Blasio ever more so, with the
mayor's team stymied on a variety
of issues at the Capitol,
including mayoral control
of New York
City schools.
Q&A topics
include: why the
mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the
city fund a single year
of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many
of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the
mayor assure that proceeds
of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many
of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the
mayor is so opposed to co-locations
of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status
of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on
city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.
On topic questions
included funding for items in the
City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the
mayor is satisfied with the pace
of City spending
of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the
mayor is confident
of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack
of oversight on spending by the Department
of Homeless Services, whether the
City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number
of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many
of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the
mayor has closely examined the
City's emergency management system in the context
of preparing for a future coastal storm.
The
city conducted a «thorough review
of locations,
including business corridors, tourist attractions and iconic sites,» the
mayor said in a release.
Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy and his wife, Barbara, reported $ 262,180 in gross income,
including Barbara's compensation from a human resources consulting firm and Bob's $ 70,255 pension from the
City of Rochester, where he was a police officer, police chief and
mayor.
McMillan has run for numerous offices,
including mayor of New York
City and governor.
Back in January, a traffic advisory panel appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo — which
includes a number
of former
city and state politicians, the chairman of the Regional Plan Association, and the mayor of Yonkers — released a report outlining how congestion pricing could be implemented in New York C
city and state politicians, the chairman
of the Regional Plan Association, and the
mayor of Yonkers — released a report outlining how congestion pricing could be implemented in New York
CityCity.
Questions during the off - topic portion
of the press conference
included his opinion
of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect
of Department
of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting
City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence
of a Lunar New Year message from the
mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a
mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding
of Sandy rebuilding.
The transportation advocacy group Move New York said the
mayor should
include congestion pricing in his plan to decrease the number
of cars that enter the
city.
Emerging from a conference with his members late Monday, he said the budget resolution would
include an «acknowledgment
of home rule» that would let the
mayor and New York
City Council raise taxes «if they choose.»
Other proposals by the Albanese campaign
include new Mitchell Lama development in place
of the
mayor's proposal to build 90 new homeless shelters, a tax on real estate purchased by foreign individuals and corporations as investments rather than residences, and consolidating «programs like Head Start and pre-K under a single
city agency.»
He has since gone on to garner the support
of several elected officials,
including his former boss, Attorney General Erich Schneiderman, Congressman Jerry Nadler,
City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilman Mark Levine and, most recently, former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, who previously supported Ferrer's one - time bid for
mayor.
Bloomberg also once tried to draw in a few handpicked candidates to replace him,
including an invitation last year to then Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton to run for New York
City mayor.
Albanese has criticized the
mayor for management failures related to a wide variety
of city agencies and services,
including the school system and Department
of Correction.
Over the past few weeks, a series
of loosely related public corruption investigations coordinated by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara have spilled into public view, with targets
including high - ranking New York Police Department officials, the union representing
city jail guards, and the political fundraising activities of several people with ties to New York City's ma
city jail guards, and the political fundraising activities
of several people with ties to New York
City's ma
City's
mayor.
Ortt's professional experience
includes working as a financial analyst and serving as the
mayor,
city treasurer, and
city clerk
of North Tonawanda, a
city in eastern New York.
The departures come at the end
of a heated election season, during which the firm, which is headed by Scott Levenson, worked for a host
of campaigns,
including the «Anybody But Quinn» effort on behalf
of New Yorkers for Clean Livable And Safe Streets and other donors, which has been credited with helping to bring down former
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in the
mayor's race.
The union is proposing a wide range
of changes to restore balance to the
city's system
of school governance,
including dramatic changes to the composition
of the Panel for Educational Policy that will eliminate the
mayor's majority.
In the 2009
city elections, the
mayor, a number
of Council members and three
of the five borough presidents,
including Borough President Helen Marshall,?
This
includes 10 % who say he will be thought
of as one
of the
city's best
mayors and 29 % who believe he will be perceived as above average.
City Hall dismissed the remarks using the exact same statement they released in response to State Senator Dean Skelos taking a swipe at the
mayor for allowing other aides —
including Director
of Intergovernmental Affairs Emma Wolfe — to hit the campaign trail.
Senator Liz Krueger questioned why, after two votes in previous years to grant the
mayor of New York
City control of city schools for six years at a time, the final «big ugly» included only a one - year extension for de Bla
City control
of city schools for six years at a time, the final «big ugly» included only a one - year extension for de Bla
city schools for six years at a time, the final «big ugly»
included only a one - year extension for de Blasio.
«They
include efforts by
city officials to aid the owner
of a restaurant in Queens, a soundstage company in Brooklyn and a Brooklyn real estate developer — all donors to the
mayor,» the Times reported, noting the restaurant owner is cooperating with authorities.
This is coming with some missteps,
including the new Rolling Stone interview in which the
mayor seems to slag his predecessors and his constituents («A lot
of people outside New York
City understand what happened in the first year
of New York
City better than people in New York
City»).
When the
mayor announced he was creating a commission to review all «symbols
of hate» in the
city, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito suggested that the review should
include the prominent Columbus Circle statue.
In the final weeks
of the legislative session, groups are lobbying for some
of the major remaining issues still on the table,
including the
mayor of New York
City, and groups who want a property tax break for homeowners struggling to hold on to their houses.
Even the
city's liberal Democrat
mayor, who has pushed policing reforms
including the decrease in criminal arrests
of low - level marijuana possession, is opposed the policy shift.