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Following the mayor's rally, the New York City Coalition for Educational Justice held a rally outside of City Hall calling on de Blasio to put racial justice at the forefront of his education agenda.

The paid sick day bill drumbeat rolled on today, with yet another press conference on the steps of City Hall calling for Council Speaker Christine Quinn to allow a vote on the legislation she has long bottled up.

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By contrast, people put their heads down and hurry across what, as Corbin reports, Bostonians call the «brick desert» of City Hall Plaza.

Ragusa defended Graves to Post City Hall Bureau Chief David Seifman, calling his first vice chairman honest while also noting that he had no knowledge of what might have happened in 2009.

Also at 1 p.m., Families for Excellent Schools calls for an independent monitor on School Safety in light of the NYPD's recent data showing a 26 percent increase in weapons recovered in NYC schools, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 11:30 a.m., low - wage tenants and workers and members of Real Affordability for All and building and construction unions call for real affordable housing and good union jobs from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Hall Park, near Broadway and Park Place, Manhattan.

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem joined indigenous people and allies at City Hall in Lower Manhattan this morning to call on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer to «take our dollars out» of banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline and other oil conduits, and to «take our power back.»

In the last few days, there has been a protest outside City Hall about the need to safeguard women's refuges, calls for him to deliver on his promises on cycling, and a request for a statue of a suffragette in Parliament Square.

At 9:30 a.m., the NYC Coalition for Adult Literacy hosts a press conference with New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca to call attention to the importance of English language and high school equivalency, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At noon, NYC Council Health Chairman Mark Levine and others call on the city to increase tuberculosis funding for the City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, City Hall steps, Manhatcity to increase tuberculosis funding for the City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, City Hall steps, ManhatCity Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, City Hall steps, ManhatCity Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 2 p.m., Golden will join colleagues and representatives of various law enforcement agencies at a press conference calling on the New York State Board of Parole to deny the release of Herman Bell from prison, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at noon, Community Access and advocates gather to mourn the death of those lost to fatal emotionally disturbed person encounters with the NYPD and call for meaningful change, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 12:30 p.m., NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez hosts a press conference with victims of hit - and - run crashes and calls for passage of his new legislation, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At noon, NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council members, tenants, and dozens of other stakeholders gather in support of legislation reauthorizing critical rent laws, and call on Albany to close landlord loopholes and to enact laws immediately strengthening existing tenants protections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 4:30 p.m., Community Voices Heard host a press conference of community members relying on the city buses calling on the common council to approve the budget amendment to fund the city bus system for the rest of the year, Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepcity buses calling on the common council to approve the budget amendment to fund the city bus system for the rest of the year, Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepcity bus system for the rest of the year, Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, PoughkeepCity Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie.

Also at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Al Sharpton, NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and others hold a press conference calling for the decriminalization of marijuana, City Hall, Red Room, Manhattan.

She spoke just before appearing at a rally near City Hall calling for continued net neutrality opposing the proposed merger of cable giants Comcast and Time Warner.

He'll attend a rally on the City Hall steps with Councilman Mark Treyger, the education chairman, to call attention to the complete lack of paid parental leave for the city's school teachCity Hall steps with Councilman Mark Treyger, the education chairman, to call attention to the complete lack of paid parental leave for the city's school teachcity's school teachers.

On Inside City Hall last night, Mr. Palanco simply unloaded on all of them, calling allegations that they may have tilted the process towards Mr. Espaillat's rival, Rep. Charlie Rangel, «vicious,» «malicious,» «false,» «terrible» and more.

In a hastily - called Wednesday afternoon press conference at City Hall, Albany mayor Kathy Sheehan announced the proposal for A casino that would have been built at Exit 23 of the NYS Thruway had come to halt.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Mathieu Eugene and diplomats from Nepal call for international donations of money and supplies to assist residents of Nepal affected by the Saturday, April 25, earthquake; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

By Madina Toure Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — the victim of a famous 2011 mass shooting — swung by City Hall to call on New Yorkers and their elected officials to «fight, fight, fight!»

Public school parents and other advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall on Thurs., Dec. 7 to call on the city to increase the level oCity Hall on Thurs., Dec. 7 to call on the city to increase the level ocity to increase the level of...

Wiley, who will take over as chair next month, calls herself a racial and gender justice advocate and says those roots make her move from legal adviser inside City Hall to head of the outside agency — as well as professor at the New School — a kind of homecoming.

Days later, at a town hall in Brooklyn, Kasich jokingly called on another of his New York City - based supporters to challenge de Blasio: veterans advocate and retired talk show host Montel Williams.

City Hall has revealed in a Nov. 23 court filing that there are now six so - called agents of the cCity Hall has revealed in a Nov. 23 court filing that there are now six so - called agents of the citycity.

CITY HALL — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other lawmakers called for tougher penalties against sexual predators Tuesday following a rash of sexual assaults in the city that have left many women on eCITY HALL — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other lawmakers called for tougher penalties against sexual predators Tuesday following a rash of sexual assaults in the city that have left many women on eCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other lawmakers called for tougher penalties against sexual predators Tuesday following a rash of sexual assaults in the city that have left many women on ecity that have left many women on edge.

«We'll see what happens,» said Diaz, speaking at a press conference on the steps of City Hall to call on de Blasio to increase funding in the budget for the city's Summer Youth Employment program by an additional $ 80 millCity Hall to call on de Blasio to increase funding in the budget for the city's Summer Youth Employment program by an additional $ 80 millcity's Summer Youth Employment program by an additional $ 80 million.

At 10 a.m., community organizations release report highlighting lack of oversight of for - profit commercial bail bond industry in New York City and call on elected officials and regulators to take immediate action to rein in predatory and illegal practices, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Surrounded by a phalanx of supportive fellow City Council members and activists from the Real Affordability for All coalition outside City Hall today, Council Member Costa Constantinides called for more affordable units in the proposed 8.7 - acre, 1,723 - unit Astoria Cove rezoning that reached the Council last week following its approval by the City Planning Commission.

Meanwhile, environmental advocates Monday morning were scheduled to hold a press conference at City Hall calling on the state to pass the Fix NYC plan as part of the new state budget due April 1.

Amy Klein, 35, of Brooklyn's South Slope neighborhood, called deBlasio's pledge «a publicity stunt» while waiting for a train inside the City Hall station.

Calling her «my closest confidante» and «No. 1 adviser,» the mayor gave McCray, who is legally barred from drawing a salary, a full - time staff of five to work out of both Gracie Mansion and City Hall.

Quinn, a close ally of the mayor, stood out this week as the only major Democratic contender who did not joint the teachers union on the steps of City Hall to call for a moratorium on school closures and co-locations.

The city of Syracuse is putting a technology called SQUID into use this month, which is meant to help city hall make smarter choices when it comes to fixing crumbling streets.

A variety of activist groups and City Council members gathered outside City Hall on Wednesday morning to call for attention to their respective causes.

A large coalition of early childhood education advocates and elected officials took to the City Hall steps on Wednesday to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio — again — to fund pay parity between teachers at all pre-Kindergarten and day care centers in New York City.

At noon Monday, a coalition of over 90 HIV / AIDS advocates will launch a statewide Week of Action on the steps of City Hall, calling upon Governor Cuomo to invest $ 70 million in a plan to end AIDS in the 2016 New York State budget.

Advocates have been calling attention to the pay parity issue for over a year, and have sent a series of letters demanding that City Hall address the disparities.

A town - hall style meeting was held Monday night about the future of Rikers Island after some high - profile calls to shut down the city jail complex.

With that backdrop, advocates and clergy members held a rally at City Hall calling on Governor Cuomo to support 15,000 units of supportive housing in New York City, plus another 5000 units elsewhere in the State.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal and a coalition of nonprofits rally to call on de Blasio to fund a 2.5 percent increase to contracted community service nonprofit budgets to help pay for the increased cost of supplies and repairs, equipment, technology, food, and rent, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 10 a.m., a new report will show black and Latino homeowners in the outer NYC boroughs remain in the grips of the foreclosure crisis because the value of their homes is less than the outstanding balance on their mortgages; Council members will call on the city to use eminent domain to seize «toxic» mortgage and modify them, City Hall steps, Manhatcity to use eminent domain to seize «toxic» mortgage and modify them, City Hall steps, ManhatCity Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 12:15 p.m., elected officials and community leaders hold a rally calling for the addition of the Lunar New Year as a school holiday, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

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Also at 5 p.m., hundreds of New Yorkers are expected to attend a state energy hearing calling on Cuomo to institute «enforceable renewable energy targets» that include specific commitments to large - scale offshore wind power, City Hall Park, 90 Church St., Manhattan.

In 2013, you may recall, there were a great many freshmen in City Hall, for whom a call from the Mayor - elect on behalf of Melissa Mark - Viverito's candidacy was enormously significant.

Also at 11 a.m., construction industry representatives, government officials and transportation advocates hold a news conference to discuss the release of a report about road conditions in NYC and state, and call for increased government funding of public works and renovation projects; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

At 9:30 a.m., NYC Council members Stephen Levin, Donovan Richards, Jr., Rafael Salamanca Jr., Daniel Dromm, Laurie Cumbo, Barry Grodenchik and Mathieu Eugene, along with foster youth, advocates, and agencies hold press conference to call for the passage of a legislative package that would strengthen the foster care system for New York City children, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., NAACP and elected officials, and faith - based groups call on Cuomo, AG Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to instruct the SUNY Board to suspend its deal with Fortis Property Group until justification for bypassing minority - owned business developers for the sale of LICH can be provided, City Hall steps, Manhattan.