Having strong pro-union voices in
the other citywide offices creates a line of defense for labor in the event de Blasio proves to be less supportive than planned, sources said.
Not exact matches
The 2017 New York City elections are for the three
citywide posts of Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller; the five Borough President positions; all 51 City Council seats; the Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney posts; and
other down ballot
offices like some civil court judges and some district leader positions.
Ms. James, the first black woman elected to
citywide office, is a natural candidate for City Hall someday — though her historically close relationship with de Blasio makes her less likely to challenge him directly in a primary than some of the
other candidates bandied about, like Comptroller Scott Stringer or Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..
City Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D - Forest Hills) and Queens Library External Affairs Director Jimmy Van Bramer have announced the cross-endorsement of each
other's campaigns for
citywide office.
For the second year in a row, the
Office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and PACE (Parents» Alliance for
Citywide Education) will co-host a Gifted & Talented Education Open House providing information about New York City's
Citywide Gifted & Talented (G&T) elementary schools, Bronx district G&T programs and
other accelerated education options.
Because Liu has not been formally charged,
others gathered at the meeting took his omission as a snub to the entire Asian community, since Liu is the first and only Asian American elected to
citywide office.