Sentences with phrase «public advocate over»

Bloomberg's barbs, which came from an August 6 interview, were published four days after a Quinnipiac poll showed a surge in de Blasio's popularity among voters, with 43 percent of those polled favoring the public advocate over the other Democratic candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who captured only 18 percent of the votes.

Given the race features an incumbent, the debate centered in large part on James» record as public advocate over the last four years, especially her

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«Folks from all over this city — including many Council members, including the public advocate and the comptroller — have been fighting for Fair Fares for years now and just this week, we've taken an enormous step forward thanks to the members of the City Council, [and specifically] Speaker Corey Johnson,» he said.

Privacy advocates, however, questioned whether it was wise for a company that had recently faced a public loss of trust over its handling of people's data to enter the sensitive world of dating preferences.

Ko Ni had been a vocal advocate for the law, and its proposal came about after a public outcry over the damaging impacts of hate speech online.

Established in 1934, the Wine Institute is the public policy advocacy group of over 1,100 California wineries and affiliated businesses that initiates and advocates state, federal and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible production, consumption and enjoyment of wine.

Similarly, James Weill, president of Food Research & Action Center, a leading anti-hunger group, referred to the bill in a press release as «ill conceived» and «deeply flawed,» while Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, stated that the bill «would roll back key progress that schools, health advocates, and the Administration have worked so hard to achieve over the last six years.»

Several labor groups, including CWA and 32BJ SEIU, left the WFP ahead of its vote on Saturday to back Nixon, an actress and public education advocate, over Cuomo, a two - term incumbent running for re-election.

... that would be Mark Green, the former public advocate and unsuccessful AG contender the former governor was widely speculated to prefer over the eventual primary and general election winner, Andrew Cuomo, in 2006.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYC Comptroller Scott stringer and NYC Public Advocate Letitia James have endorsed Kavanagh for the seat, which is safely Democratic, and won't be a factor in the upcoming rematch over control of the Senate chamber.

«Over the coming months we will work with environmental advocates, community groups, the public, and our partners in government to develop a solution that works for everyone.»

ALBANY — Good - government advocates are pinning their hopes for passage of substantial ethics and campaign finance reforms on very public examinations of alleged corruption set to take place over the next six months.

Polanco has been visiting many Republican political organizations throughout the City over the past couple of months, preparing to launch a bid for public advocate.

The Public Advocate, or the Chief Ombudsman, is responsible for presiding over City Council meetings and processing and investigating citizen complaints.

Over the weekend, Dan Padernacht, the candidate who had refused to heed Samuels» call and pressure from a plethora of Rivera backers (WFP, 1199, NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, state Demoratic Party Executive Director Charlie King et al) to quit the race, finally decided to throw in the towel, saying King had played a key role in helping him get there.

The ad, which will air over the next week in Albany and NYC, echoes the message public education advocates have been offering at the recent Moral Mondays vigils at the Capitol.

«You can rest assure that no one is going to bully me, no one is going to threaten me, and no one is going to hold anything over my head,» the public advocate said.

The race for Public Advocate, who presides over stated meetings and is an ex-officio non-voting member of the Council, has gone to a runoff.

Despite the impressive sum, Quinn again trailed fellow contender, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who raised $ 760,000 over the past six months.

But liberal advocates have become increasingly frustrated over the bottling up of key bills in the Senate — including the public financing of political campaigns and the DREAM Act.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is at odds with his ally, the Working Families Party, over Wall Street.

As various proposals for a broader public financing system are floated, members of the mainline Democratic conference in the Senate, as well as advocates that have pushed the measure over the years, are telegraphing they won't support any agreement they deem watered - down.

Advocates remain restive over a March agreement with the Legislature that created public financing for only the state comptroller's race, which Republican comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci is participating in.

Still, rank - and - file advocates remain unconvinced, especially over whether Cuomo will make a good - faith effort to create a system of public financed political campaigns, which is part of a tricky set of negotiations with the state Senate, divided between a coalition of Democrats and Republicans.

Nixon, an advocate for public education issues, has been exploring a potential Democratic primary challenge to the governor, receiving support from former campaign aides to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been locked in a feud with Cuomo over the last several years.

On the Democratic side, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has so far counted a little over 40 percent of the primary vote, seemingly enough to avoid a runoff with the second place candidate, former Comptroller William Thompson.

The 2013 public advocate runoff — which James won over then - State Senator Daniel Squadron — cost an estimated $ 13 million to taxpayers, surpassing the office's combined budget for James» entire first four - year term.

In weekly meetings over the past four weeks, at the governor's office in Manhattan, high - level aides to Mr. Cuomo have repeatedly pressed advocates to communicate to lawmakers and the public with one voice.

NOW WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF DEMENTIA IN AMERICA Dale Benjamin Drakeford 8-31-12 When Clint Eastwood, a self - proclaimed «conservative» (who has lived more like a Joseph Smith liberal spurning nine children with four different women, sporting a clinch fisted personae in his private exenterates over public exhibitions) talks vulgar to an empty chair, Marco Rubio (a small government advocate who loss his roots somewhere between caffeine - free tea and a caffeine rich Cuban cigar) slips Freudian to advocate «large government» in a failed attempt to wax brilliant but came off bane (pun intended) to the capitalization of the nation, Paul Ryan can lie and demonize his role against the truth until his nose is a foot long and not one member of his audience will notice, and Mitt Romney can anecdote on his personal family, business and church goings on as oppose to his solutions for unemployment, banking corruption, housing displacement, militarism, planetary illness and international human rights unrest, we can clearly understand the extent of dementia in America.

Brinckerhoff is currently representing Public Advocate Letitia James in a lawsuit against Staten Island district attorney Daniel Donovan's office over the details of the grand jury proceedings in the death of Eric Garner.

Fuchs» reasoning is that the public advocate, who is one of only three citywide elected officials, shouldn't have to look over his shoulder every time his actions displease those in control of the budget.

Over a 30 - year career in public life, Mr. Cuomo has been slow to take on gay - rights battles or display leadership on key issues, advocates for gay rights say.

BY ANDY HUMM Out gay City Councilmember Daniel Dromm of Queens, on October 30, presided over a hearing of the Committee on Education he chairs that heard more than six hours of testimony on bullying in the city public schools, with representatives from the Department of Education (DOE) on the defensive and students and advocates -LSB-...]

«This is clearly profits over people,» echoed Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James, who also pledged to provide legal aid to store owner Rodríguez.

Even the city's Environmental Control Board, which Mr. de Blasio pilloried as public advocate, kept projections flat, at $ 89.8 million over each of the next four years.

«I'm not advocating all the state's functions to be taken over... There is fairly obviously nothing like the capacity in the voluntary and independent sectors to do that,» he said, but added: «I'm calling for much greater pluralism and a mixed economy of public service provision.

A judge has dismissed landlord Kamran Hakim's lawsuit against Public Advocate Letitia James over his inclusion on her list of the city's «100 worst...

The interviews came amid a broader jockeying over who will run for the job outright this fall, with Public Advocate Tish James of New York City announcing her campaign on Wednesday.

NYC Public Advocate Letitia James is fuming over de Blasio's appointment of a «chief compliance officer» to his beleaguered Housing Authority, saying the move is nothing more than window - dressing because the job already exists.

CITY HALL — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is calling on Mayor Bloomberg to hold a public forum for his new schools chancellor to allay mounting concerns over her qualificaPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio is calling on Mayor Bloomberg to hold a public forum for his new schools chancellor to allay mounting concerns over her qualificapublic forum for his new schools chancellor to allay mounting concerns over her qualifications.

The loss means the Legislature continues to have sole discretion over school funding, but public school advocates say they aren't ready to give up yet.

Asked about the Education Department's policy, however, de Blasio as public advocate and a mayoral candidate said that «common sense and fairness» trumped concerns over separation of church and state.

Ms. James, unlike Mr. de Blasio in his public advocate days, now presides over City Council meetings as a non-voting member.

(CNN)- New York City voters Tuesday elected a Democrat to the mayor's office for the first time in two decades, giving progressive city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio a victory over Republican nominee Joe Lhota, Edison Media Research projects.

The days when New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio was a long - shot mayoral candidate are over.

In an email NYC Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James recalled the horror of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Lower Manhattan and the destruction of the World Trade Center causing the deaths of over 3,000 civilians and first responders: «On September -LSB-...]

She lit into him over term limits — a favorite jab used by the public advocate against her — accusing him of being in favor of overturning them in 2005.

The petition currently has just over 50 signatures, but the goal is to gather 5,000 and then to send them to local elected officials including Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Letitia James and City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

NEW YORK CITY — Over the course of the mayoral race, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has rarely addressed the bombs lobbed her way by her chief antagonist in the Democratic primary, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

The Public Advocate was given oversight over the City's «information» and made chair of COPIC.