Sentences with phrase «other borough presidents»

It envisions a commission whose members would be appointed by a range of elected officials, including the mayor; Corey Johnson, the City Council speaker; Ms. James; Scott M. Stringer, the comptroller; Ms. Brewer and the four other borough presidents.

None of the other borough presidents had primaries.

The letter was addressed to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who shares one vote along with other borough presidents on the city's franchise review panel.

Most of the other borough presidents also fell in line.

The New York Post reported that the city's other borough presidents had only spent hundreds of dollars on photographers for public events.

New York Daily News article on BP Adams joining three other borough presidents in a call for Governor Andrew Cuomo to back a rent subsidy plan designed to combat homelessness.

Marshall has directed more dollars to libraries than any other borough president, and in the past decade the Queens system has remodeled more than half of its locations.

Not exact matches

At the meeting, Oddo said de Blasio told him «more is more,» which spurred the borough president to connect other proposals together in one big plan.

The delegates voted to back Ruben Diaz Jr. for re-election as Bronx borough president and to support eight other candidates for City Council in the primary [see box].

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: «Throughout this process my office, my colleagues in the other boroughs and Comptroller Scott Stringer raised serious concerns about the proposed «LinkNYC» WiFi program.

To Equip Classrooms with SMART Boards, Laptops, Other Instructional Tools QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz announced an allocation of over $ 5 million of her Fiscal Year 2016 discretionary capital funds to provide SMART Boards, laptop computers and other tech devices to public elementary and middle schools in the borOther Instructional Tools QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz announced an allocation of over $ 5 million of her Fiscal Year 2016 discretionary capital funds to provide SMART Boards, laptop computers and other tech devices to public elementary and middle schools in the borother tech devices to public elementary and middle schools in the borough.

Fuchs advocated «hard - wiring» the budget of the small office, as well as those of other independent elected officials, from the comptroller to the borough presidents.

The boisterous Brooklyn borough president asked the city's Charter Review Commission yesterday to consider giving control back to him and the other four Beeps over their budgets, a move that would restore much of the powers they lost 21 years ago.

The borough president's staff met with James Capalino's company one other time to discuss Airbnb.

«These investments allow for us to continue to build on the successes we have had since I became borough president,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «We want to make sure Bronxites who need our help are getting the services they need, whether that means providing meals for those who can not leave their homes, providing facilities where our children can exercise their minds and bodies, and providing space for afterschool activities, among other important servicepresident,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «We want to make sure Bronxites who need our help are getting the services they need, whether that means providing meals for those who can not leave their homes, providing facilities where our children can exercise their minds and bodies, and providing space for afterschool activities, among other important servicePresident Ruben Diaz Jr. «We want to make sure Bronxites who need our help are getting the services they need, whether that means providing meals for those who can not leave their homes, providing facilities where our children can exercise their minds and bodies, and providing space for afterschool activities, among other important services.»

Last March, the Daily News reported that his White House ally, former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrión, took thousands of dollars in campaign cash from Fine, the cofounder of Atlantic Development Group, and from others connected to a megaproject the firm built in the Bronx, Boricua Village.

The borough president said they discussed the Task Force on Youth Substance Abuse that Oddo's office has undertaken in conjunction with the Department of Education, the New York Police Department, Tackling Youth Substance Abuse and others.

Howard Golden, who served as borough president for 24 years before Marty Markowitz's ascention in 2001, was among the scores of others from the borough's political, legal, judicial and business communities who attended.

The other belonged to Eric Adams, who was elected to the post of Brooklyn borough president this past fall.

At 5:30 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will host the borough's annual Christmas tree lighting, along with other special holiday festivities, the Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

In 2005, the Democratic former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer won 59.8 % of the borough's vote against 38.8 % (35.3 % Republican, 3.5 % Independence Party) for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who carried every other borough in his winning campaign for re-election.

While the backing of the borough president and other elected officials will likely weigh in the council's decision, members usually defer to the will of the local representative — in this case, Councilman Fernando Cabrera.

No other candidates have announced plans to run for the office, and no one else is listed as having raised funds for the borough president's spot, according to campaign finance records.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer: «Today's agreement meets the goals that I and the other Borough Presidents were fighting for: community input on the siting of WiFi kiosks and more high - speed hotspots in northern Manhattan and the other boroughs.

Knight will join six other mayoral appointees on the City Planning Commission, as well as one appointee from each borough president, and one appointee by the public advocate.

The foundation allocates about $ 60,000 annually to each borough president's office to promote nonprofit sites like museums and other cultural attractions, the Queens Economic Development Corporation said.

Also at 4:30 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Klein, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and others host the borough's annual Pumpkin Fest & Halloween Spooktacular, Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, 550 Balcom Ave., the Bronx.

In addition to Ms. Barron, there are five other open seats in the city following the election of ex-Senator Eric Adams to Brooklyn borough president, the expulsion of ex-Assemblyman Eric Stevenson after a corruption conviction and the successful campaigns of three Assembly lawmakers — Vanessa Gibson, Alan Maisel and Rafael Espinal — for the City Council.

She was often mentioned as a leading early mayoral candidate, along with other city officials such as the comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, the Brooklyn borough president, Eric L. Adams, and the Bronx borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr..

But unlike some of the others — including Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker; Bill de Blasio, the public advocate; and Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president — he is not an elected official and has not been seen as much in public.

NEW YORK CITY — Staff at Madison Square Garden «targeted» Knicks legend Charles Oakley before the scuffle that led to his arrest in a racially motivated move that «would not have happened to» other former players, Brooklyn's borough president said Monday.

Others who spoke at the lively press conference included Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Queens borough president Melinda Katz and John Zaccaro, the son of the late Geraldine Ferraro.

«Rabbi Goldstein has decided, after conversations with my office and others, to complete his service as chair of Community Board 9,» the borough president told DNAinfo New York in a statement issued Monday.

The Bronx Borough president previously said that students in some Bronx and Brooklyn communities had been denied opportunities given to their counterparts in other boroughs for G&T programs.

The blame for this can often go as much to local press as to citizens themselves, but thanks to Gotham Gazette, an online source for what's happening in the world of NYC government, citizens of the nation's largest metropolis will have to to blame something other than the media if they can't name their borough president or the nuances of the latest bond issue.»

Mayors, borough presidents and other elected officials often were blunt in their requests for campaign cash and «loans,» according to the commission on government integrity.

Other grants awarded by the borough president include: $ 250,000 for the bike path near Jackson Street along the East River, $ 200,000 for the Al Smith Rec Center on Catherine Street and $ 100,000 for an East River Park wetland project being spearheaded by the LES Ecology Center.

In addition to Mr. Stringer and Mr. Jeffries, other possible candidates include Letitia James, the public advocate, and Ruben Diaz Jr., the Bronx borough president.

«What the borough president and I wanted to do was simply have an event where people could just meet each other, get to know each other, and build relationships,» said Council Member Greenfield at the event, who noted that there is a «commonality of interests» between the Jewish and Latino communities, especially as both share the immigrant experience.

«When the borough president and other elected officials from the Bronx start to give us this laundry list of things that they want, instead of us always having to wonder how we were going to figure out to get it, I just call up the [borough] president and say, «Mr. President, if that's what you want, you got it,»» Mr. Heaspresident and other elected officials from the Bronx start to give us this laundry list of things that they want, instead of us always having to wonder how we were going to figure out to get it, I just call up the [borough] president and say, «Mr. President, if that's what you want, you got it,»» Mr. Heaspresident and say, «Mr. President, if that's what you want, you got it,»» Mr. HeasPresident, if that's what you want, you got it,»» Mr. Heastie said.

De Blasio would get to name just two of the seven members, with the other five appointed by each of the borough presidents.

Both the Ali Forney Center, which serves LGBT youth, and SAGE, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, have their own spaces in Harlem, but the borough president agreed with others who spoke up saying a multi-purpose center serving as wide a variety of needs and interests as possible would be ideal.

Adolfo Carrión, the former Bronx borough president and City Council member, said it was time «to get Albany off our back,» though he had earlier warned the crowd to «beware of the theatrics» of the other candidates.

Citizens Union recommends 49 other possible reforms, such as independent budgeting for the public advocate and borough presidents, community boards and the Conflicts of Interest board.

«Contrary to Speaker Quinn's claims, a Pledge 2 Protect report found that 62 percent more minority residents live in in the immediate area of East 91st St than any other proposed marine transfer station (MTS) sites across the five boroughs,» said Pledge President Kelly Nimmo - Guenther in a statement.

Others surmised that Fossella eventually would decline the nomination but would look to run for borough president in 2013.

Borough President Katz, along with her fellow Borough Presidents from the City's four other boroughs, had requested that the Fiscal Year 2015 Expense Budget allocate $ 8 million to allow the Rockaway ferry to run seven days a week through the end of June 2015.

This year, the borough president would like to see even more Asians join the boards, as well as people representing other ethnic groups and younger residents.

Under the bill, endorsed by Council Speaker Corey Johnson, the other commission's members would be appointed by the mayor, the public advocate, the comptroller, the Council speaker and the five borough presidents.

As a congressman, Mr. Jeffries comes up for reelection on even numbered years, while the borough president's race is lined up with the four - year election cycle for other city offices.