Sentences with phrase «known as the councilman»

Ritchie Torres wants to be known as the councilman who took on homelessness in New York — by providing them an affordable rooftop — in proportion to their income!

In July 2017, he brought in the big guns, otherwise known as Councilman John Grasso.

Not exact matches

In 2005 and 2006, while he was a sitting councilman, Monserrate directed some $ 300,000 worth of discretionary funds to a nonprofit called Latino Initiative for Better Resources and Empowerment, better known as LIBRE.

Former NYC Councilman and longshot mayoral candidate Sal Albanese just broke the sad news that legendary Democratic political consultant Bill Lynch, best known as the architect of the campaign that elected the Big Apple's first black mayor, David Dinkins, has died.

The baseball, softball and football fields at Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park — known as the «Berry Fields» — on Jefferson Avenue are in poor condition and need $ 9 million for repairs and expansion, Borough President James Oddo and Councilman Steven Matteo said.

«Those protesters that were here earlier, I want them to know we heard them loud and clear,» said Queens Councilman Donovan Richards, who, as chairman of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, oversaw the hearing.

[15] As a local councilman, he was tapped to serve on both the New York State Assembly Task Force on Crime on Our Communities, also known as the Sex Offender Watch Task Force, as well as the Senate Task Force of Heroin and Opioid AddictioAs a local councilman, he was tapped to serve on both the New York State Assembly Task Force on Crime on Our Communities, also known as the Sex Offender Watch Task Force, as well as the Senate Task Force of Heroin and Opioid Addictioas the Sex Offender Watch Task Force, as well as the Senate Task Force of Heroin and Opioid Addictioas well as the Senate Task Force of Heroin and Opioid Addictioas the Senate Task Force of Heroin and Opioid Addiction.

He'd served 16 years — half as a Village Board trustee, half as a Town Board councilman — and defeat is always possible in an election with good, well known candidates in the opposition.

Best known in the political world as «KPK», Keogh has worked behind the scenes for a number of Democratic elected officials, including: Former NYC Councilman Sal Albanese, former Council speaker and mayoral / gubernatorial contender Peter F. Vallone and Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings.

As a community leader, I know Mr. Weprin did little for our community when he was our councilman.

Ex-City Councilman Dan Halloran said Monday he's elated that a Dutchess County man is no longer serving as a juror at his federal...

Troy City Councilman Mark McGrath: «I was there that morning and saw the positioning of the cars, so I knew it went down exactly as it was described.

«As many of you know, the mayor is out of town,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres of the Bronx.

Three members known to be actively seeking the speakership, Queens Councilman Mark Weprin and Manhattan Councilmembers Melissa Mark - Viverito and Dan Garodnick, have put their names down as supporters of the reform package.

As a former councilman, Mayor de Blasio no doubt knows how corrupting member items can be.

The bill is one - half of a controversial package of police reforms jointly known as the Right to Know Act, which Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander first proposed during the Bloomberg administration, and which Torres and Brooklyn Councilman Antonio Reynoso re-upped in 2014.

Councilman Mark Weprin, who was named in a New York Post article as one of four elected officials being investigated for their ties to the group, said in a statement that he doesn't know Holmes and has no involvement with the organization.

Whitey Ford Field - named after the famous Yankee pitcher in 2000 and previously known as Hellgate Field - received $ 2 million for renovations from Councilman Costa Constantinides (D - Astoria) and Borough President Melinda Katz in June.

As a developer of affordable housing, I know that Councilman Lancman's proposal to expedite the building of new local facilities and addressing the flaws of our criminal justice system can be accomplished quickly and successfully.

Rodriguez is sponsoring a package of bills with Public Advocate Letitia James and Councilman Jumaane Williams — known as the «Housing Not Warehousing Act» — intended to keep track of empty units and hold landlords accountable to register these empty lots.

There does seem to be an increase in the number of people who do know about Avella, as the 78 percent who said they do not know enough about the councilman is less than the 87 percent who said the same in mid-June.

I have decided to run for supervisor of Lloyd because as a town I know we can do better.Sitting on the town board for the last two years as councilman has shown me that we need more balance in our local government.

Celebrate Dominican - American culture and the 1940s Dominican Technicolor starlet Maria Montez, also known as the «Caribbean Cyclone,» with elected officials Espaillat and City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, at Mamajuana Café, 247 Dyckman St.

Nobody knows who they are,» fumed Sal Albanese, a Brooklyn Democrat and former mayoral candidate who served as a city councilman for 15 years.

Councilman Andy King, left, and Councilman Rafael Espinal hold their composure as Keith Albahae, also known as the Joker, arrives at the hearing (Photo: Will Bredderman).

While his opponents in the Democratic primary — current Assemblymember Guillermo Linares and Carmen De La Rosa, a former chief of staff to Councilman Ydanis Rodríguez — might be better known on the city's broader political scene, Fernández insisted that his work as a Community Board Chair and tenant organizer has prepared him for a role in the Assembly.