Sentences with phrase «other elected officials who»

Other elected officials who attended were United States Senator Charles Schumer, NYS Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, New York City Councilman James Vacca, NYS Democratic State Committeeman Joe McManus and Bill Weitz and Democratic District Leaders Marco Sierra, Andrea Siegel and John Collazzi.

He pointed to other elected officials who have outside income, including most county legislators.

Other elected officials who participated in Fire Ops 101 included New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson and Councilman Jared Rice, White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach and State Assemblyman David Buchwald (D - Mount Kisco).

Though he vowed to be independent in his own relationship with the mayor, Mr. Stringer did not opt to criticize by name any other elected officials who might historically serve as a check or a critic to the mayor's policies, who have rarely been out of step with Mr. de Blasio.

Other elected officials who have contributed large sums to Moya's campaign in the last two months include Assemblyman Michael Den Dekker (D - Jackson Heights), who gave $ 2,500; Democratic Assembly candidate Jeremiah Frei - Pearson, who gave $ 2,000; and Peralta, who gave $ 1,000.

Among those pushing for Paladino's removal are the state teachers union and several other elected officials who have been at odds with the Buffalo developer.

A day after he and other elected officials who represent lower Manhattan wrote to Mayor Bloomberg about the conditions at Zuccotti Park, the city has decided to remove barricades that surrounded Wall and Broad streets — a move they applauded today.

Not exact matches

Congressman Tom Emmer, on the other hand, fired shots at «elected officials who don't have any concept of what we're dealing with here and how exciting it is talking about, «Oh my gosh, we've got to run in and regulate and create more government infrastructure.»»

If my moral code is Bible - based, then I want to see elected officials who share that same moral code, and I'd encourage others of like - faith to do the same.

If an elected official has a source of income that is not dependent upon holding an elected office then that official is less likely to be a professional politician than one who has no other means of support.

We need elected officials who hear voices and believe it is perfectly ok to reduce others to 2nd class citizenship?

But there are one or two others — elected officials and former Senate staffers — who must be pretty darn concerned these days.

In other words, he's going to be VERY hard to beat — especially for two little - known Republicans, one of whom is a freshman elected official from Nassau County, and another who has made a living counseling candidates but never running himself.

Hochul is only one of two women who serve as statewide elected officials, the other being Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

He bullies other elected officials, he bullies anyone who criticizes him,» Nixon said at a press conference at the Hilton Albany.

Public solidarity between Democratic activists, elected officials, and progressive groups in New York is critical for isolating the IDC and other elected Democrats who caucus with the Republicans.

Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D - Howard Beach) on Monday announced that he has joined fellow elected officials who represent other so - called racetrack communities in sending a letter to Cuomo, calling on him to get behind the new NYRA restructuring plan — which the NYRA Board voted in favor of earlier this month.

He bullies other elected officials, he bullies anyone who criticizes him,» Nixon said at the Hilton Albany and on Twitter.

The Canandaigua Republican said Wednesday he's been asked by party leaders, other elected officials and members of the business community to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who will likely seek a third term next year.

«When we allow for the editorials in New York City to tell our story, when we allow for columnists and other individuals and elected officials who honestly are doing a disservice to their community by not understanding election law,... [to be] going out there and blasting the hardworking men and women at the Board of Elections, we think it's appalling,» he argued.

So let me get this straight, Francisco Moya unilaterally decides who gets to march in the ecuadorian parade.And other elected officials like dromm and peralta openly encouraged this fascist thug.Right.

He was the city's first Dominican - American elected official and won an eight - way primary, defeating, among others, Ydanis Rodriquez, who now holds Linares» old seat.

He bullies other elected officials, he bullies anyone who criticizes him and he even bullies the media,» she continued.

Rookie Nassau legislator Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat, but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives, as well as a number of sitting Bronx elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and state.

Antonacci and Ciarpelli, who are both elected officials, requested the raises, saying they were underpaid compared with other officials with the same positions in other counties.

While some officials who took part in the meeting voiced support for Schumer afterward, others said they would consider it a strike on his record if the provision is left out, noting that he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and was the last of New York's major elected officials to voice support for gay marriage.

Many of the elected officials who came to the event thanked those honored and other black Americans for their accomplishments and what the civil rights movement had done for their own minority groups.

«When I was an elected official, I believed in transparency, so I think it's a good thing to have,» said Johnson, who reported being paid $ 1,000 earlier this year to meet with county officials about its new Taxi and Limousine Commission, which has mulled regulating Uber and other ride - sharing services.

So insists a collective of elected officials, including City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, City Council Immigration Committee Chair Carlos Menchaca, Public Advocate Letitia James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and numerous other Councilmembers, who issued a letter to New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, urging her to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from New York State courts.

Elected officials and others who volunteer to become involved in the process can reject portions of the plans, but will have to provide written explanations for their reasons.

In her statement, Farias claimed district residents are tired of seeing other areas of the Bronx and throughout this city prosper while our area remains stagnant due to a lack of vision and initiative from local elected officials who only care about themselves and not the people they represent.

In August, Newsday reported that at least 13 former state elected officials who were convicted of corruption and other charges are eligible to collect state pension checks totaling more than $ 604,000 a year.

This is shaping up to be a showdown between the developer, The Related Companies (and other powerful developers with similar interests) who will be backed by the Bloomberg administration and a coalition of Bronx elected officials and community groups.

County Executive Robert P. Astorino, other elected officials and members of the families of Westchester residents who died in the World Trade Center are expected to attend.

JCOPE, by contrast, has been the vulture of ethics enforcement; its condemnations of elected officials have been limited to those who have been made pariahs as a result of investigations by others.

Most disturbing, Bharara said, was the «deafening silence» of the many elected officials and employees of state government who knew something was going wrong but looked the other way.

«This ruling gives us more time to work with the Department of Health, elected officials and community advocates to develop alternative solutions that will keep LICH's vital services and good jobs in the community,» said George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU in a press release, who sought the restraining order along with the New York State Nurses Association, Concerned Physicians of LICH and others.

NEW YORK CITY — Moses «Mark» Stern, the cooperating witness who played a pivotal role in the arrests of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and five others, is a well - connected upstate powerbroker who kept dirt on politicians for a «rainy day» and had ties to many elected officials, including state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, sources said.

Part of being an elected official is telling people things that they don't want to hear, and when they have it in their mindset that there are other politicians who are lying or not being honest or are under the veil of corruption, it makes it much more difficult for all of us to do our job in a time when it is very difficult to be an elected official.

A white paper issued by the Community United for True Affordable Housing, a coalition of Upper Manhattan elected officials and community leaders who took part in Sunday's rally near a vacant lot on West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, said the city should provide the area with the same level of housing provided in other Manhattan communities.

The court documents which appear below and reveal that Huntley, who pleaded guilty to corruption charges in January, recorded meetings with nine different people, seven of whom were elected officials and two others who had previously worked as a consultant or staff member to a public official.

Tax and other records that are available show occasional connections to donors that might bring questions from the very same government watchdogs who often criticize the lack of transparency in political campaign contributions to parties and elected officials.

Smith, a Rensselaer County attorney appointed special prosecutor by a Supreme Court judge who reviewed evidence in the case last year, informed Herrick on Wednesday that seven others, including the several elected officials, have voluntarily submitted or agreed to give DNA samples to State Police investigators.

The beloved Legislative Revue performance, held every other year at Queens Theatre in the Park and starring the borough's elected officials, has been postponed from Nov. 20, much to the disappointment of its organizers and those who planned to participate.The off - beat musical comedy has been a centerpiece of the nonprofit's fund - raising calendar since 1997, when Jeffrey Rosenstock, the theater's executive director, created and first produced the show.

It is my opinion that in the Bronx, New York City and throughout New York State folks of all ideologies, political party, socio - economic level and demographics are with a Comptroller who is independent and ever mindful that he is caretaker for the NYS pensions, our revenue, the economy of our great state and a role often overlooked the person who watches for corruption by elected officials, corporations, contractors and others who commit malfeasances.

We reached out to the remaining members of The Mount Vernon City Council, Council President Roberta Apuzzo (D), Acting President Pro Tem, Marcus A. Griffith (D), and Deborah Reynolds (D) as well as The Commissioner of the Westchester Board of Election and Westchester Democratic Chairman, Reggie Lafayette (who I believe is also Mt. Vernon Democratic Chairman as well - sound like a conflict of interest to me, but I digress) and other local elected officials who have yet to respond to our request for a comment.

He made his announcement Thursday outside of the 575,000 square - foot armory along with other Bronx elected officials, former Wall Street executive Kevin Parker and other developers and former New York Rangers player Mark Messier and Olympic figure skater Sarah Hughes, who are partners in the project.