Sentences with phrase «officials held a press conference»

Also at 1 p.m., members of Yaffed, former yeshiva students and elected officials hold a press conference in fight to protect the rights of Orthodox children, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 11 a.m., advocates for people with developmental disabilities, including #bFair2DirectCare members, and elected officials hold a press conference to highlight the «300 Days to Better Pay» campaign and call for funding increase in the state budget for wages for underpaid staff, Nassau County Supreme Court Building, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and city officials held a press conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Aug. 7, 2017 to announce the mayor's millionaires tax proposal.

Also at 1 p.m., recovering heroin addicts and elected officials hold a press conference to highlight the importance of medically assisted recovery, LCA Room, LOB, Albany.

The US Department of Defense, Chenango United Way & Commerce Chenango officials held a press conference this afternoon in Norwich, regarding the upcoming Greater Chenango Cares IRT Event in July, where free medical dental, optometry & Veterinary services will again... Continue reading →

Governor Cuomo & State health officials held a press conference this morning, blasting Congressman Chris Collins of Buffalo and area congressman John Faso for supporting the House Republican health care bill and the push to have the state assume county... Continue reading →

Obama administration officials held a press conference in Baltimore with Rep. Elijah E. Cummings to announce the new program intended to provide low - cost financing for homeowners and renters in low - income city neighborhoods.

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Update: At a press conference held on June 24, 2015, at the Ray & Joan Kroc Sports Center in Chicago, Jackie Robinson West officials and their attorney Victor Henderson released a 100 - page report of their own investigation.

This morning in Austin, our state's newly elected Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is holding a press conference to announce his first official act in office.

At 10:30 a.m., the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Board of Directors holds a press conference announcing the 2016 official events and honorees, 135 West 50th St., Manhattan.

Two days later, the newly - minted governor held a press conference to announce his transition team, which included no lobbyists or elected officials to, as he put it, «maintain the public's confidence» in the process of transferring power from the Pataki administration to the Spitzer administration.

Levi, Sen. Tom Duane, (the chamber's first openly gay and HIV - positive member); NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, (the first lesbian and woman to hold her leadership post); Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, (one of the first gay elected officials to represent Queens) and Marty Rouse of the Human Rights Campaign Fund will hold a pre-Columbus Day press conference to denounce Paladino's «homophobic comments» at 11 a.m. in Manhattan.

Update: United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch will hold a press conference at 11 am to announce the unsealing of an indictment in a criminal case against a New York State elected official.

A coalition of business leaders, labor unions, and local elected officials are holding press conferences across the state.

Earlier this week, city and state officials both held press conferences via phone where they lambasted the other side to the press.

The Senior Special Assistant to President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, had at a press conference on Friday confirmed that some of officials of the Federal Government were already holding discussions on how to end the violence.

Also at 11 a.m., Queens Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, along with local elected officials, housing advocates, and community members hold a press conference to announce legislation creating two new refundable tax credits for people who live in rental or government - subsidized housing, Woodside Houses Park, 50th Street between Newtown Road and Broadway, Queens.

Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, along with James and other uptown elected officials, penned a letter to the MTA last week and said he plans to hold a press conference about the elevators on Tuesday.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz will speak at the press conference the Queens Jewish Community Council (QJCC) is holding tomorrow morning to give elected officials and community leaders the opportunity to show support for the State of Israel and its people as Israel continues to defend itself from the rocket attacks the terrorist group Hamas -LSB-...]

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, along with other officials, held a press conference at the site Thursday night to press the city to halt its plan for mandatory cleaning.

Who goes there: Younger staffers as well as elected officials, Capitol press corps (a tablefull of reporters once held a conference call with Gov. David Paterson from the Wine Bar).

Thursday at City Hall, there will be a Student Voter Registration Day press conference held by elected officials, advocacy groups, and school representatives.

At noon, Sen. Tony Avella will hold a joint press conference with The Humane Society of the United States, fellow elected officials, a representative from the Jane Goodall Institute and others to urge the New York Blood Center to keep its promise to provide lifetime care to a colony of chimpanzees exploited by the center for decades of research and then abandoned, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at 11 a.m., New York elected officials, unions, advocates, community organizations, grass - roots groups and impacted consumers hold a press conference to discuss the impact of the U.S. Senate's health care bill, state Capitol, Albany.

At noon, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, Goodard Riverside Law Project, local elected officials, affordable housing advocates and tenants holds a press conference to announce the filing of a temporary restraining order against illegal hotel operator Michael Edelstein, owner of the Imperial Court, a single room occupancy building on the Upper West Side, 230 West 72nd St., Manhattan.

At 9:30 a.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Assemblyman and Bronx Democratic County Leader Marcos Crespo, and Latino elected officials will hold a press conference to discuss why Hillary Clinton is the right choice for Latino New Yorkers in the primary on April 19, Bronx County Courthouse steps, 851 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

At noon, elected officials and family members hold a press conference to demand U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the Justice Department prioritize a case in the unjust killing of Ramarley Graham and move forward prosecution of NYPD officers responsible, outside Bharara's office, 1 St. Andrew's Pl., Lower Manhattan.

Also at 12:30 p.m., environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires» Disease, and the Allergy and Asthma Network will hold a press conference to call on lawmakers and health officials to work towards real, effective solutions to New York's escalating Legionella and Legionnaires» disease crises, LOB, Room 130, 198 State St., Albany.

At 1:30 p.m., Airbnb and its elected official allies hold a press conference to call for fair rules for home sharing, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the challenges facing New York State's infrastructure, along with Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, environmental organizations, Chambers of Commerce and private local businesses, will be holding a press conference.

At 8:45 a.m., Rep. Claudia Tenney will hold a press conference in Herkimer County with elected officials there to call attention to recent flooding, Corner / Intersection of West German Street and Church Street, Herkimer.

Also at 11:30 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the state's infrastructure needs, hosted by Sen. Sue Serino, County Executive Marcus Molinaro and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, Chambers of Commerce and local businesses, will hold a press conference, County Bridge PV - 15, North Ave over Swallow Stream, Pleasant Valley.

Rousey won't be there but top UFC officials, as well as former UFC middleweight champion and Long Island native Chris Weider will hold a press conference in Albany to push for the bill's passage.

All the while, elected officials, advocates, service providers, and others will be lobbying, holding press conferences and rallies, writing op - eds, and seeking to influence the budget process to their desired outcomes.

The press conference the mayor held after his meeting with the local elected officials Monday was short on details about Build it Back, the program that has yet to get any victims back in their homes some 16 months after the storm hit.

On Wednesday, October 8th Bronx elected officials, political activists and most importantly community activists lauded Comptroller Tom DiNapoli at a press conference held at the offices of The Bronx Democratic County Committee.

At 3 p.m., Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams holds a press conference after an emergency meeting with NYPD officials and parade organizers about the violence that took place last weekend at the West Indian Day Parade, where an aide to Cuomo was shot in the head at pre-parade festivities, Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St., Brooklyn.

At 10 a.m., Councilman Robert Cornegy, the first elected official in the city to have a public lactation station in his office, jobs Brooklyn BP Eric Adams and Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo holds a joint press conference to announce the voting on Intro 1063 - A prior to the Council's 1:30 p.m. stated meeting, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Officials in various parts of the state held press conferences Monday to argue for «parity» between the downstate mass transit organization and investments in roads and bridges that are handled by the state's Department of Transportation.

Torres was one of several elected officials and police - reform groups — which included Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council members Brad Lander, Carlos Menchaca, and Andy King, and the New York Civil Liberties Union, Communities United for Police Reform — who held a press conference outside City Hall announcing they had filed an amicus brief in the Garner case, urging the city to release the information.

City Councilman Daniel Dromm held a press conference with other elected officials and community members Thursday to demand that the Department of Education designate Diwali as a day off for public school students.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat and Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, joined by Yeshiva officials and community leaders, held a press conference outside the store on March 3 to condemn the incident.

New York Police Department Commissioner James O'Neill is meeting with Secret Service officials to discuss the problem, de Blasio said, and both he and O'Neill will hold a separate press conference Friday to address the traffic.

LEGIONNAIRES» FALLOUT: Monday morning at City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio will hold a bill - signing ceremony, beginning at 10 a.m. (full details below), and then, around noon, «the Mayor, Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and elected officials will host a press conference to introduce new legislation to reduce future risk of Legionnaires» disease, and provide an update on the containment of the outbreak,» according to the mayor's public schedule.

At press conferences held today by WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), officials suggested that the virus had spread widely in the Americas before it was detected, making containment near impossible.

But at the WHO meeting, «there was a quite strong agreement that full disclosure of the information contained in these studies was preferable,» said WHO's top influenza official, Keiji Fukuda, who led the meeting held over the past 2 days in Geneva and then spoke at a press conference.

Officials then held a press conference to explain the science that helped identify the unique genetic signature of the mailed anthrax and trace it to a flask under Ivins's control (ScienceNOW, 18 August.)

The follow - up to the press conference held on 16th April, the Festival de Cannes has completed its Official Selection with the inclusion of the following films:

The announcement of the 2015 Official Selection will begin with the short films In Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection, in the run - up to the press conference for the 68th Festival de Cannes, to be held on Thursday 16th April.

Not only can they speak about it, but they can hold an official press conference.