Some of those initiatives, such as public access TV and the residency requirement, were successful thanks to the backing of the public and a number
of other council members.
With the city Education Department announcing layoffs of some 800 support staff, including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, bus coordinators and others, UFT Secretary Michael Mendel joined City Councilman Charles Barron, Assemblywoman Inez Barron and nearly a dozen
other Council members in decrying the budget - cutting move at a press conference on August 30 outside DOE headquarters.
Johnson said that he and
other Council members seemed to reach a consensus with the governor on some key points, but he stopped short of supporting an independent state monitor for NYCHA or getting rid of NYCHA's top management.
Yet the only votes that matter in this contest are not from constituents; this race, for City Council speaker, will be determined
by other Council members and the city's Democratic county leaders, who are normally the deciding factor in efforts to wrangle the necessary votes.
The only
other Council members from Queens who posted an attendance record below 80 percent was Councilman Eric Ulrich (R - Ozone Park), who missed roughly 21 percent of his meetings in 2011, according to Council records.
At 1 p.m., Brooklyn Councilman and Democratic LG candidate Jumaane Williams and
other Council members honor the president of African American Women in Cinema, Terra Renee, and other members of the organization, City Hall, Council Chambers, Manhattan.
After lobbying by Greenfield and
several other Council members, the program is to be continued until the end of the calendar year, both news sources reported.
Rosenthal and
other Council members expressed concern about the salaries of their aides to Mark - Viverito, and say that the speaker has responded to those concerns.
The bill they're referring to was introduced to the council in October of 2014 by Stephen Levin and a handful of
other council members who represent trash - burdened districts in South Bronx and Southeast Queens.
Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez snagged a $ 30,000 settlement Thursday in a lawsuit he and three
other council members brought against the city in 2012 over the NYPD's handling of Occupy...
Mark - Viverito and
many other council members wore the shirts at a Council meeting last month, shortly after about 20 members staged a «die - in» outside City Hall to protest the decision.
Some of the biggest winners in the discretionary cash dole - out include Comunilife Inc., which received $ 445,000 — including $ 400,000 directly from Mark - Viverito for a program to assist at - risk Latina teens considering suicide — and Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation, which pocketed $ 300,000 through the speaker and another $ 27,500
through other council members to provide legal services for the poor.
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, center, «takes a knee» with
other Council members at City Hall in support of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
While Mnuchin, Yellen and four
other council members supported the decision, it was opposed Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Martin J. Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and Melvin Watt, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
What other council member could hope to have David Duke release a video endorsement of his or her congressional campaign, on the basis of shared antipathy to Zionism and belief in black self - determination?
Other council members pointed to studies showing plastic bag use is on the rise in cities that have instituted similar punitive fees, like San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Other council members appealed to Mr. Fuleihan for improvements to existing city agencies, notably jobs programs to employ city youth over the summer months.
The two
other council members missing from the Dec. 15 meeting — Thuy Pham - Remmele and Judy Compton — both said Wednesday they were not yet decided if they would support reviving the project.
On Tuesday, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and
other council members joined officials from the Bloomberg administration to announce a new round of measures aimed at easing some of the biggest burdens facing small businesses.
A number of
other Council members making the trip tomorrow are former members Assembly: Inez Barron, Vanessa Gibson, Rafael Espinal and Mark Weprin.
At 5:30 p.m., NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and
other Council members host a Diwali celebration, Council Chambers, City Hall, Manhattan.
During last week's hearing, Williams and
other Council members grew increasingly frustrated after Airbnb officials failed to provide data they had promised to bring during a previous hearing.
CIVIC CENTER — Efforts by one of the city's top labor unions and their allies to back City Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito in the race to be the next council speaker are
chafing other council members who say unions should steer clear until a frontrunner is chosen from within.
She said she, the developer and
other council members want to see the project happen, but its fate is sealed if Hammes doesn't work with city planners.
Last October, de Blasio, his wife and
other council members announced a virtually identical plan to grant accusers time off for court dates, counseling, school registration and other matters.
Former Supervisor Satish Mohan was elected as a Republican and later became a Democrat, he noted, while
numerous other Council members switched over the years.
Williams and 9
other council members refused to vote Wednesday for a symbolic resolution condemning the Palestinian - backed Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, an effort to delegitimize Israel over its treatment of Palestinian people.
(New York, NY) On March 11, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (center) and
other council member presented a proclamation to several District Council 37 leaders in appreciation of their members» heroic efforts during the recent Ebola health crisis.
The other members on the statement are all Democrats, as are de Blasio and Speaker Johnson, but they represent areas of the city with higher home ownership rates than
most other Council members.
However, Mark - Viverito and
other Council members already have all the privacy they want in the «members» lounge,» which has been off limits to the press and public for years.
Johnson, Sharpton and
other Council members also called on cops to give summonses instead of arresting people caught smoking pot in public.
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and Kirsten John Foy of the National Action Network (NAN), Lancman, Donovan Richards, chairman of the Council's Committee on Public Safety and
other Council members held a press conference at City Hall on Tuesday morning to denounce racial disparities in marijuana arrests.
Then, referring to
comments other council members had made about their dogs, Montanari said, «I'm not going into a dog story, although I think I probably have the most spoiled dog of anyone on the council.»
Other Council members speaking in support of the bill at the Assembly Judiciary Committee included, John Caroli, CFP, Patricia Carney, Esquire, and Joesph Noto, Esquire.
The investigation — which has involved other groups and the offices
of other Council members — has been ongoing for two years and has already pulled in indictments of two former aides to Councilman Kendall Stewart for embezzlement.
At 1 p.m., Brooklyn Councilman and LG candidate Jumaane Williams and
other council members honor the president of African American Women in Cinema, Terra Renee, and other members of the organization, City Hall, Council Chambers, Manhattan.
# 627 proposed by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 30
other Council members as well as the Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum.
Attendees included Mayor de Blasio, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Democratic Leader Marcus Crespo, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, all the council speaker candidates, and
several other council members.
Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez snagged a $ 30,000 settlement Thursday in a lawsuit he and three
other council members brought against the city in 2012 over the NYPD's handling of Occupy Wall Street protests.
It contains a 32 percent boost in discretionary funds, from $ 5.2 million to $ 6.9 million, to be distributed by Mark - Viverito — either solo or
through other council members.