Sentences with phrase «of mayoral»

To prevent the impending lapse of mayoral control over New York City schools, the state Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a two - year extension Thursday as part of a larger omnibus bill, which included a pension enhancement for certain uniformed workers, special recognition for former Governor Mario Cuomo, and several benefits for upstate areas.

(Flanagan advanced three bills that extended mayoral control and helped charter schools; Heastie yoked a straight extension of mayoral control to renewing local taxes that are critical for upstate and suburban members.)

Boris was four points ahead of Ken in the first round of the mayoral vote, but Labour were nine points ahead of the Conservatives in the simultaeneous vote for the London Assembly — a gap of 13 points between their performance in the mayoral vote and the assembly vote.

The governor proposed a three - year extension of mayoral control in his budget, but allowed Senate Republicans to strip it out.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's affordable housing proposal — a key component of her mayoral pitch — is being supported by a nonprofit housing advocate group that Quinn granted funds to for three consecutive years, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature support the idea of mayoral control.»

When the mayor celebrated the extension of mayoral control — which was due to expire at the end of June, but was extended June 29 — he did not release the details of the charter - friendly promises he was making to Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, and

And as he did last year in the debate over the renewal of mayoral school control, Felder is using as leverage several items that are important to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, including design - build authority for the rehabilitation of the Brooklyn - Queens Expressway and the authorization of more speed cameras near schools.

To prevent the lapse of mayoral control over New York City schools, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called an «extraordinary session» of the state Legislature to convene on Wednesday at 1p.

Missing were de Blasio's «mansion tax» and a continuation of the mayoral control model for public schools, which Assembly Democrats attempted to fold into the spending plan.

We strongly support extension of mayoral control of New York City's public schools, preferably permanent extension, but for at least three years.

Innovation and efficiency is the centerpiece of mayoral control.

The governor's office had no immediate comment on the issue of mayoral control.

This seems very much in line with the polling we got last year, when pollsters were doing regular London polls because of the Mayoral contest.

If Gallo and Baker stay their course, an override of a mayoral veto would require seven of nine votes of the Common Council.

Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat who said he would have supported a permanent extension of mayoral control, also said he'd like to see the issue dealt with separate from other legislation.

Members also hoped to prevent an attempt by Governor Andrew Cuomo to link the extension of mayoral control to his end - of - session agenda, which includes lifting a cap on charter schools and establishing a tax credit for donations to private schools.

Albany insiders say they would not be surprised to see de Blasio's top end - of - session priorities — renewal of mayoral control and the rent laws and 421 - a — result in deals that last just two years, forcing the mayor back to the Capitol, hat in hand, during his 2017 re-election year.

Flanagan's comments set the stage for what are likely to be contentious negotiations over the fate of the mayoral control law, which expires in June.

In interviews, de Blasio administration officials and Albany lawmakers agreed that a three - year extension was the easiest way to maintain the current system of mayoral control without significant changes, a win for de Blasio.

Neither chamber was due back until 2018, long after the deadline for an extension of mayoral control, which lapses at the end of the month.

Mr. de Blasio has been at odds with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, but thanked him today for voicing his support for a three - year extension of mayoral control.

Standing alongside United Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten — who, in an effort to ease the passage of mayoral control, has dropped her objections to the version passed by the State Assembly — Hizzoner issued the kind of threat that senators might actually listen to.

So did Koch, who by then was approaching the peak of his mayoral popularity.

Changes won't happen overnight: Many work rules governing overtime can't be changed until the next round of contract negotiations, Miner said.Pledging to cut down on overtime, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said she did not fill Jackowski's position of mayoral chauffeur.

Assembly Democrats had passed a three - year extension of mayoral control, which former Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced in 2002.

She spoke with host Gary Axelbank about her abstention in the vote on mayoral control, the concept of mayoral control, charter schools, how the system mgiht be run to maximum effiency, lessons learned from her tenure as president at Hostos CC, and numerous other topics.

One week later on Wednesday, August 19th the FCS hosted the Mayoral Candidate debate (stay tuned for full video coverage of Mayoral debate in the next few days).

A single - year extension of mayoral control will be the bitterest pill for Mr. de Blasio to swallow.

De Blasio placed blame squarely on the governor for his most stinging defeat this month in Albany — an extension of mayoral control of schools for only one year.

Those issues could threaten the peace at City Hall, where both sides have exhibited a preference for compromise over any public breach, most notably exemplified by the complete absence of mayoral vetoes of council legislation up to this point.

People who clean NYC's streets and parks will be left out of the mayoral edict to raise the minimum wage for public workers because they are not directly employed by the city.

Syracuse's «buy local» champion — Democrat Chris Fowler — joined a crowded field of mayoral candidates.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner will replace Sherman Jewett, the Albany consultant who has been working part - time for the city at $ 175 per hour, with Carol Dwyer, who has been hired as director of mayoral initiatives — a three - day - a-week job.

Mayor Bill de Blasio criticized Senate Republicans in Albany for «playing politics» with the extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, up for renewal this month.

Meanwhile, de Blasio is seeking an extension of mayoral control of city schools.

Marcellino has also been skeptical of efforts to tie an extension of mayoral control to New York City schools to rising the cap on charter schools statewide.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an interview on NY1 Thursday said he would continue to seek a three - year extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, along with a proposal to strengthen and expand charter schools in the state.

«The Governor is calling an extraordinary legislative session for Wednesday, June 28 to take up the issue of Mayoral Control,» said Melissa DeRosa, the governor's secretary and top aide.

The Albany Senate GOP conference wants the renewal of the mayoral control taken out of the budget, and voted on separately.

What's not included in the bill is a long - term extender of mayoral control for New York City schools.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement Sunday said he would not support a «long - term» extension of mayoral control of New York City schools without a provision that also seeks to expand charter school growth in New York.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio initially this year sought a permanent extension of mayoral control; the Assembly this week approved a bill that would have it expire after three years.

The letter comes as a follow up to a letter sent earlier in May that had asked de Blasio to release more information on city school spending as Senate Republicans consider an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools, which expires later this month.

Nevertheless, Senate Republicans got their victories in the state budget process and have little incentive to roll over now on helping their political nemesis, Mayor Bill de Blasio, win a lengthy or permanent extension of mayoral control.

Speaking with reporters, de Blasio had warned against a 12 - month extension of mayoral control, saying such a move would make it a «political football.»

Whether or not to shun Corbyn is the question that has been causing a headache for the Khan campaign from the outset of the mayoral contest.

Democratic lawmakers in that chamber already have a number of issues they have to get done: rent control, monitoring the regulations for the new teacher evaluation law and an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools and criminal justice reform, just to name a few.

His budget requests were met with skepticism from some lawmakers, and his call for a permanent extension of mayoral control was promptly dismissed by Cuomo, who held a competing event at the Capitol.

De Blasio had pushed Albany to approved a permanent extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, only to have the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo agree to a 12 - month extension, meaning the mayor will be back at the Capitol once again to call for the program's renewal.