Sentences with phrase «mayoral spokesman»
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«The mayor did not request and was not offered immunity in exchange for participating in these discussions,» according to the fact sheet released by mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips this morning.
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«Moving forward, we will withhold new placards until old ones have been returned,» said mayoral spokesman Austin Finan.
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a statement from mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell.
«The entire document is the functional equivalent of whistling a happy tune past the graveyard,» said mayoral spokesman Marc LaVorgna.
«On this issue, I'm surprised he's not acting like a partner,» de Blasio told Williams, according to an early transcript provided by mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell that highlights some of the more stinging parts of the interview.
The difference, according to mayoral spokesman Tim Carroll, is that Destiny is going through the county.
It's something the city needs to identify bad actors and hold them accountable,» mayoral spokesman Seth Stein said.
«The [DA] has said the Mayor did not break any law... the evidence will show [Haggerty] stole money from Mayor Bloomberg through outright lies,» said mayoral spokesman Jason Post.
«Whether it's on education, affordable housing or homelessness, we'll be working collaboratively in Albany to protect and help New York City and its 8.5 million residents,» said mayoral spokesman Peter Kadushin.
Mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips had tweeted that his boss in was Brooklyn for meetings and took the helicopter to an event in Long Island City, Queens.
«We are working to fundamentally bend the health - care cost curve through initiatives that improve employees» health and save taxpayers money,» said mayoral spokesman Austin Finan.
Lehane, a longtime Democratic operative, would not comment on whether he has met with the mayor or other administration members, and mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell likewise declined to comment.
Mayoral spokesman Marc La Vorgna said all city agencies take similar cuts for fringe benefits, and the final amounts were clear in budget documents before the Council voted.
In response to a possible new Red Hook line, a mayoral spokesman said, «We're not yet to the detail phase of this so it's too early to say.
Mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips denied the mayor put pressure on the DOB to lift the vacate order.
Asked for comment on the latest mention of de Blasio's name at the trial, mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips said: «We aren't paying attention to it and have no reaction.»
But mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips fired back with a terse statement when emailed by The News for a response to the critics.
A mayoral spokesman said the $ 951 million was «based on our conversations with the actuary,» but City Actuary Robert North said he didn't come up with that sum, and couldn't explain it.
«The Abner Louima case was certainly something that helped galvanize this important evolution,» mayoral spokesman Austin Finan said.
A mayoral spokesman says Mr Johnson is happy to co-operate with the committee but would not do so while under investigation by the MPA and GLA.
Finan, the mayoral spokesman, said in an email, «Finding the balance between good wages for workers and ensuring that the construction of affordable housing is economically feasible has been our sole guiding influence in prevailing wage discussions.»
«This reflects the dire fiscal circumstances the city faces, the devastating impact of increasing pension costs and the desperate need for aggressive reforms,» said Marc La Vorgna, a mayoral spokesman.
Prior tenants of the 11th Street row house owned by the mayor and his wife, Chirlane McCray, moved out to buy their own place, mayoral spokesman Austin Finan said.
Asked about the donation gap, mayoral spokesman Austin Finan responded that «the mayor is not a rich man.»
The city's Law Department referred The Post's questions about de Blasio's sit down with prosecutors to mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips, who would only say the mayor was questioned in «late December.»
«The Columbus statue is obviously one that will get very immediate attention because there's been tremendous concern raised about it,» Ben Sarle, a mayoral spokesman, wrote in an emailed statement.
«While City Hall isn't privy to the entirety of the evidence and won't second - guess the prosecutors who are, the allegations against Mr. Weinstein are obviously very serious and that's why seasoned detectives from the NYPD handled them so thoroughly,» Eric Phillips, a mayoral spokesman, said in an emailed statement.
Asked about the meeting, mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell wrote in an email, «We've made very clear from the outset: We would have negotiated this deal differently.
Asked whether the de Blasio administration had any concerns about Rodriguez's ability to provide oversight over the M.T.A. as a member of the its leadership, mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell said, «None whatsoever.»
Several hours later, mayoral spokesman Austin Finan said, «The mayor has spoken to the incoming police commissioner and this situation will be addressed.»
«We're sending in our own independent experts and inspectors to get to the bottom of this,» mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips said.
A mayoral spokesman previously told Observer that while City Hall is not privy to the entirety of the evidence and «won't second - guess the prosecutors who are,» the allegations against Weinstein are «obviously very serious» and that it is why the NYPD handled them «so thoroughly.»
«Polls go up and polls go down, but one thing that is certain and constant is Mayor de Blasio's commitment to combating income inequality in New York City,» mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell said in an email.
Late Saturday afternoon, mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips announced that the mayor had been formally briefed on the matter.
De Blasio has adamantly denied those claims, and a mayoral spokesman last week denied Singh's testimony, saying: «This administration acted appropriately at all times, as we've said several thousand times.»
«These hearings were noticed more than a week ago in the New York Post and added to the public schedule hours before they took place, leaving time for members of the public to attend — which they did,» said mayoral spokesman Austin Finan.
The city has already spent roughly $ 11 million on outside defense lawyers in connection with the inquiries, according to a mayoral spokesmen.
Mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips said, «While we've got nothing to do with the increase in lobbying activity, this mayor has voluntarily taken steps to post online much more of their activity than ever before.»
«Ensuring that our school entrances are secure and our schools are safe are, of course, priorities for the administration,» said a mayoral spokesman, Wiley Norvell.
«This administration is unequivocally committed to fighting discrimination in any form and safeguarding the dignity of every New Yorker,» a mayoral spokesman said Thursday when asked for a response to James» letter.
A mayoral spokesman said almost half of universal pre-K contracts have been registered if 128 contracts from the Administration for Children's Services are factored in.
«We've yet to see a real plan from the governor on congestion pricing, and city riders don't need yet another commission to tell them that the State has failed their transit system,» said mayoral spokesman Austin Finan.