Sentences with phrase «local city council members»

The final deal reached between the de Blasio administration and local City Council Members Vanessa Gibson and Fernando Cabrera is projected to bring 4,600 new homes to the 95 - block rezoned area, according to the mayor's office, and includes two new schools, about $ 56 million in parks investments, and other community benefits.

The Borough President, currently Gale Brewer, appoints members of the community boards in consultation with local City Council members.

UFT members began working closely with their local City Council members as the arena for the budget battle shifted to the negotiations between Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council on a final budget, which is due by June 30.

Local city Council members help select half of the community board's members.

Community board members are selected by the borough president, and half of them are nominated by local City Council members.

Cop haters will soon be able to make complaints against the NYPD from the comfort of their local City Council members» district offices.

«Many years ago, we had the manufacturers — the GMs, the Fords, the Bethlehem Steels --[providing] good - paying jobs,» says Rasheed Wyatt, a local city council member.

Board Members are appointed by their respective Borough President, half of them at the recommendation of their local City Council Member.

Local City Council member Carlina Rivera...

«We're fighting in order to renew and strengthen rent - stabilization laws,» said local City Council member Robert Jackson.

He also pointed to new city laws, sponsored by local City Council member Margaret Chin, meant to prevent future Rivington House - like fiascos.

She also went to a local City Council member, Rafael L. Espinal Jr., who recognized that her plight captured the collective anger of many shelter residents.

Not exact matches

Within days, a dozen city council members sent a similar letter, while the county board of supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling for local ownership.

The debate got louder Thursday when members of Iron Workers Local 86 showed up at a rally in front of Amazon headquarters called by a socialist city council member.

Big Foam, local environmentalists and NYC Council members are battling over whether the city should recycle styrofoam products or ban them entirely.

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Later today, a group of City Council members intend to introduce two separate bills that would create a residential parking program, giving preference to local residents over outside commuters.

Endorsements for the vigil included: City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Letitia James, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, seven local members of Congress, and 17 members of the City Council, including Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

The idea of community was a theme that ran strong through all of the speakers, which included several Rochester City Council members, local activists and Mayor Lovely Warren.

«I believe that City Council candidates need to be vocal and be local,» he said at the candidate forum, adding that an effective City Council member is active and «walks the walk every single day.»

At City Hall, in Lower Manhattan, stunned members of the New York City Council walked into the press room to watch the news unfold on local television.

The slush fund scandal indicates to Mr. Lander that «we don't have a vital local democracy,» and sees the scandal as a function of a system whereby the City Council focuses a great deal of energy and attention to the 1 % of the City budget that is allocated to Member items.

Cuomo was joined by local elected officials, including Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Charles B. Rangel and his successor State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Keith Wright, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Council Member Dan Garodnick.

About 40 members of AFSCME Local 1961 heard from challengers Frank Commisso Jr., the 15th Ward Common Council member, and Carolyn McLaughlin, council president, on issues including the union's frustration over a lack of a new contract with the city for nearly fourCouncil member, and Carolyn McLaughlin, council president, on issues including the union's frustration over a lack of a new contract with the city for nearly fourcouncil president, on issues including the union's frustration over a lack of a new contract with the city for nearly four years.

He noted the opposition of the E.P.A., local elected leaders, environmental groups and members of the New York City Council as a reason to consider the proposal more fully.

Toss in the former key Gov. Cuomo associates who face criminal trials this year, plus the several City Council members sent to the hoosegow as well as other local officals across the state, and the only thing that stands out about Harris is that she ran for office after starting her alleged crime spree.

Members of Unite Here Local 11 in the Los Angeles City Council chambers on Tuesday before the Council voted to increase the city's minimum wage from City Council chambers on Tuesday before the Council voted to increase the city's minimum wage from city's minimum wage from $ 9.

She already has support from three influential labor unions — the Communications Workers of America, the New York State Nurses Association and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union — whose local leaders joined her on stage, along with about half a dozen City Council members.

He knows the difference it makes to unite action at the local, state and federal levels, and why it is important to build strength among City Council members and other local elected officials.»

«As a New York City Council Member, Domenic Recchia had distinguished himself as a vocal and aggressive advocate for working families,» said UFCW Local 1500 President Bruce W. Both.

City Council member Diana Reyna, joined by a local community group, claimed in a press conference at City Hall today that two new residential...

INWOOD — An Uptown coalition composed of local organizations and community groups hosted a public hearing with City Council members to discuss the mayor's plan to rezone city neighborhoods to create and preserve affordable housCity Council members to discuss the mayor's plan to rezone city neighborhoods to create and preserve affordable houscity neighborhoods to create and preserve affordable housing.

According to the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC), an organization consisting of local affiliates of 15 national and international unions representing 100,000 members in New York City, project labor agreements (PLAs) with these terms for four projects valued at $ 345 million are in the process of being executed by unions in the industry.

If the bill is passed, Chin would have a lot of leverage to shape the projects, since — when it comes to rezonings — the City Council historically votes according to the wishes of the local council Council historically votes according to the wishes of the local council council member.

The following month, Phipps Houses, one of the city's premiere affordable housing developers, withdrew its rezoning application to build a 209 - unit apartment building in Sunnyside, Queens, retreating after it became clear that local Council member Jimmy Van Bramer could not be convinced to support the project.

For example, the City Council broke from its tradition of deferring to the local council member on land use matters in 2009, when it approved a rezoning for Two Trees Management in Dumbo against the wishes of David Yassky, the Council member at thCouncil broke from its tradition of deferring to the local council member on land use matters in 2009, when it approved a rezoning for Two Trees Management in Dumbo against the wishes of David Yassky, the Council member at thcouncil member on land use matters in 2009, when it approved a rezoning for Two Trees Management in Dumbo against the wishes of David Yassky, the Council member at thCouncil member at the time.

The Transport Workers Union Local 100, announced their endorsement of Assembly Member Robert J. Rodriguez in his campaign for City Council in District 8.

Chief among them is the fact that while any zoning application ultimately needs the approval of the City Council's 51 members — 42 of whom voted in favor of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing — when it comes to individual projects, the council's long - standing tradition is to defer to the local council Council's 51 members — 42 of whom voted in favor of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing — when it comes to individual projects, the council's long - standing tradition is to defer to the local council council's long - standing tradition is to defer to the local council council member.

But the city took the opposite position, arguing that MIH applies only when new residential density is created rather than merely moved — an interpretation that local Council member Corey Johnson accepted in late September, clearing the path for the project to move forward.

The race pit Democrat Mayer, a state Assembly member, against Republican Julie Killian, a member of a local city council who ran unsuccessfully for state Senate in 2016 against the Democratic incumbent.

Early Endorsements include: Burt Cohen, former New Hampshire Senate majority leader (reported by Seven Days on May 26, 2015) Emily Hague, at - large Keene City Council member (announced June 6, 2015) Dudley Dudley, longtime Democratic activist; Executive Councilor in the 1970s (reported July 3, 2015) New Hampshire Postal Workers Union (announced Sept. 19, 2015) IBEW Local 490 in Concord SEIU Local 560 in Hanover (both announced Oct. 31, 2015)

«I as a City Council member got arrested to try to stop the [former Mayor Michael] Bloomberg administration from closing one of our local firehouses,» he said.

«When we learned about struggling upstate power generators at a time when downstate was starving for electricity, we were astonished to find that NY was considering a 350 mile extension cord from Quebec to NY City that denies any NYS power generator an opportunity to compete,» said Ted Skerpon, President of IBEW Local 97 and Chair of the 15,000 member NYS IBEW Utility Labor Council.

«Council Member Ben Kallos is my partner in local government who I can count on when we need to cut through bureaucracy and politics to do the right thing for New York City,» Cuomo said.

4.10 pm Communities and Local Government Subject: Private rented sector Witness (es): Cllr Simon Blackburn, Leader, Blackpool Borough Council, Tom Gilchrist, Service Manager, Private Housing Sector, Bristol City Council and Cllr Jonathan Glanz, Cabinet Member for Housing and Property, Westminster City Council Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

At 10 a.m., NYC City Councilman I. Daneek Miller joins Council members, RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, UFCW Local 1500 and others to rally in anticipation of a vote on the Grocery Worker Retention Act, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

We reached out to the remaining members of The Mount Vernon City Council, Council President Roberta Apuzzo (D), Acting President Pro Tem, Marcus A. Griffith (D), and Deborah Reynolds (D) as well as The Commissioner of the Westchester Board of Election and Westchester Democratic Chairman, Reggie Lafayette (who I believe is also Mt. Vernon Democratic Chairman as well - sound like a conflict of interest to me, but I digress) and other local elected officials who have yet to respond to our request for a comment.

«Nearly every day I've been hearing local residents who just aren't sure how the Muni - Meters work,» said City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district covers Inwood and Washington Heights.

Members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices were joined by city council members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 Members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices were joined by city council members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 ounces.