Sentences with phrase «new public advocate»

Speakers, from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer to new Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio to Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., hailed Cabrera's induction into the City Council as another big step in the positive reshaping of the Bronx political landscape.

Much of the current city council (not to mention the new public advocate) was recruited and bolstered by the party — and in many cases, the WFP - backed candidate defeated county machine candidates expected to glide to victory.

Tragedy struck the office of new Public Advocate Letitia James as one of her senior staff was found hanged to death in his Crown Heights apartment Thursday.

The city's new public advocate, Tish James, who had vowed to be a thorn in the side of fellow officials, is already making good on her promise.

Letitia James, the newest public advocate, is still carving out an identity nine months into her tenure as the first public advocate to serve with a mayor belonging to the same political party.

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An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

Reshma Saujani is a former hedge fund lawyer, New York City deputy public advocate and the first Indian - American woman to run for Congress (she lost a primary race in 2010).

Especially in Germany, where gay rights already had a tenuous footing, they formed new organizations to advocate in public for their rights.

New York City Parks Advocates had argued the event was taking away public space from, well, the public, by setting up on Damrosch Park, an area of greenery on the Lincoln Center compound.

Election - integrity advocates nationwide are celebrating a decision by a New York state appeals court that classifies electronic ballot images as public records.

Better Markets, a non-profit organization that advocates for the public interest on Wall Street, says a potential promotion by Williams to lead the Federal Reserve Bank of New York would reward failure - because the San Francisco Fed failed to prevent widespread customer abuses at San Francisco - based banking behemoth Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), which it's supposed to supervise.

One of the big announcements made at Summit & Salute is our new partnership with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), a leading public policy organization which advocates on behalf of women business oPublic Policy (WIPP), a leading public policy organization which advocates on behalf of women business opublic policy organization which advocates on behalf of women business owners.

This new province - wide Council has been formed to advise government on all public policy issues facing the biotechnology industry and to advocate on behalf of the industry in Ontario.

Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the states, old as well as new, North as well as South.»

Advocates of a new public philosophy for black Americans, men like Clarence Thomas, are drawing on an old wisdom, well suited for our times.

To give you an idea of what the new Bible - based order would be like, Dr. North advocates public execution of women who undergo abortions, and a similar fate for those who advise them to do so.

Neither John DiIulio, who now heads the White House Office of Faith - Based and Community Initiatives, nor Stephen Goldsmith, the former Indianapolis mayor who will lead the Corporation for National Service, has ever argued for total privatization of community development and social services, though both strongly advocate a new mix of public and private in which congregations figure more prominently.

We eradicate stigma by increasing the availability and accessibility of mental health care worldwide by: treating patients, training professionals, including psychologists, therapists, OBGYNs, pediatricians, nurses, and midwives, providing public programs, including new parent groups, breastfeeding clinics, and adolescent services, funding research, providing curated content online, and advocating in public and private sectors.

Now advocates have a new tool to help achieve just such a lofty goal: It's called the Good Food Purchasing Policy and after its successful passage in 2012 by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is procured.

Creation of new standards, which public health advocates have sought for a decade, has unprecedented support from many of the nation's largest food and beverage companies.

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Chef Tim Cipriano, who heads the food services program for New Haven Public Schools and was named Advocate of the Year at the Share Our Strength conference, offered a more tempered outlook.

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In the case of our new «Public Advocate» friend, the more exposure, the better — my guess is that he does more to discredit his cause than advance it.

North Country Regional Chairman Shaun Gilliand in the letter pointed to the entrance of actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon in the race, which he said puts Cuomo «in trouble and the people of New York are realizing it.»

We won't stop until the agency that protects us all is spared the recklessness of those that put polluter - friendly policies ahead of public health,» said Environmental Advocates of New York Executive Director Peter Iwanowicz.

At 12:30 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and others call for instant runoff voting to be implemented in New York City elections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

But who the candidate will ultimately wind up being remains up in the air as the party could select a placeholder for the post after New York City Public Advocate Tish James confirmed she would not seek the party's line in her bid for AG.

In a new Quinnipiac university poll, the public advocate continued his late race surge, climbing up to 36 percent of likely primary voters.

Cuomo declined to comment extensively on the prospects of New York City Public Advocate Tish James being appointed to the post after Democrat Eric Schneiderman resigned in disgrace on Tuesday.

- New York City Public Advocate Tish James remains a candidate backed by some Assembly Democrats.

At 9 a.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer speaks at New York City Public Advocate Letitia James» roundtable discussion on the implications of Janus v. AFSCME for labor and public employment, DC37, 125 Barclay Street, ManhPublic Advocate Letitia James» roundtable discussion on the implications of Janus v. AFSCME for labor and public employment, DC37, 125 Barclay Street, Manhpublic employment, DC37, 125 Barclay Street, Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., hundreds of advocates, public health experts, and New Yorkers living with hepatitis C will call on Cuomo and the state Legislature allocate $ 10.8 million in the state budget to tackle the disease, The Well, LOB, State Street, Albany.

The New York State Nurses Association on Wednesday endorsed the three city - wide incumbents seeking re-election this fall: Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Letitia James and Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. call on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to rescind its new courthouse policy, New York State Supreme Court, 60 Centre St., Manhattnew courthouse policy, New York State Supreme Court, 60 Centre St., ManhattNew York State Supreme Court, 60 Centre St., Manhattan.

The Long Island Rail Road's anti-fraud custom of listing «M» and «F» genders on fare cards discriminates against transgender people and should be stopped, according to New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and other elected officials rally for the inclusion of the Fair Fares proposal in the fiscal 2019 New York City budget, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 8:30 a.m., The New York Building Congress hosts a panel discussion with New York City Public Advocate Letitia James on workforce diversity in the construction industry, Convene, 117 W. 46th St., Manhattan.

Public Advocate Tish James has told people in recent days that she intends to run for New York City mayor in 2021, though her potentially running wouldn't be a shocking development in New York City politics.

Her withdrawal still leaves a number of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination, including Sen. Mike Gianaris, Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout and New York City Public Advocate Letitia James.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James and New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer hold a press conference to announce that New York City Department of Sanitation trucks have been removed from Ravenswood streets, 35th Avenue and 21st Street, Queens.

At 7 p.m., de Blasio will appear on a special edition of NY1's «Inside City Hall» — a town hall on Trump's impact on New York, featuring CUNY students, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James and Staten Island Councilman Joseph Borelli.

They include Hudson Valley Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, New York City Public Advocate Tish James and Zephyr Teachout, who was a Democratic primary candidate for governor in 2014.

William Brewer, a lawyer for the NRA, in a statement accused Cuomo and Vullo of abusing the public's trust by «mounting a blacklisting campaign that seeks to deprive Second Amendment advocates of banking services and insurance coverage in the State of New York.»

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics in January rejected disclosure exemptions for Family Planning Advocates and New York Women's Equality Coalition, which back abortion rights.

The New York City public advocate said she won't seek an appointment to the seat but didn't rule out a future campaign.

In an unusual move, the party's state committee voted to back two hopefuls for attorney general: New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, whom Cuomo supports, and law professor Zephyr Teachout.

And yet, by the time he threw himself into the crowded field of candidates running for mayor of New York in 2013, he had spent more than a decade honing his political skills, serving two terms on the City Council and one as public advocate, and he managed to outmaneuver higher - profile opponents like Christine Quinn, the New York City Council speaker (and Mayor Bloomberg's all - but - anointed successor).

Actor and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon announced her campaign for governor of New York in Monday.