Sentences with phrase «race for mayor»

That set off a four - way race for mayor of a city that has seen a booming downtown but also persistent problems with crime and poverty in other neighborhoods.

An attorney with the Reform Party, Richard Luthmann, said he plans to file an objection to the WFP's endorsements in races for mayor, public advocate and city comptroller.

The three candidates in the Democratic primary race for mayor of Syracuse squared off during a forum on WRVO's Campbell Conversations on Tuesday.

She noted that neither Matt Driscoll nor Joanie Mahoney received their party's endorsement, before going on to win races for mayor and county executive, respectively.

Jim Heaney handicaps Buffalo's upcoming race for mayor with Susan Arbetter on The Capitol Pressroom.

The five - way race for mayor of Syracuse is coming down a nail - biter contest between Independence Party candidate Ben Walsh and Democratic contender Juanita Perez Williams, a poll released Sunday found.

Perennial Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins is a long shot in four - person race for mayor of Syracuse.

Board member Phyllis Landrieu, who is white (and the aunt of U.S. senator Mary Landrieu and Louisiana lieutenant governor Mitch Landrieu, who would lose a close race for mayor in the spring of 2006), proposed replacing acting district superintendent Ora Watson, who took over from Amato and is black, with Bill Roberti, who is the head of Alvarez & Marsal in New Orleans and white.

STATEN ISLAND — Elected officials on Staten Island have called on candidates in the upcoming race for mayor to address the rising tolls on the Verrazano - Narrows Bridge, which climbed to $ 15 this year.

It's going to be brutal next several months in Rochester if the three candidates involved in the Democratic primary race for mayor keep this pace up.

At 9 a.m., Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the Republican nominee in the NYC race for mayor, will conduct a nine - stop listening tour of NYCHA housing on Monday accompanied by community activist Tony Herbert, starting by meeting Dr.Cindi Ashley (NYCHA - NAACP) and presidents of the Ft. Greene Houses Tenants Association, Mike's Diner, 328 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn.

The Conservative Party in the last race for mayor, in 2013, backed Republican Joe Lhota, who at the time face John Catsimatidis in a Republican primary.

Below is more information on each of the candidates and their policies as they head into a potentially challenging race for mayor of Syracuse.

Exactly two weeks before Election Day, as the marathon race for mayor was heading into the final sprint, Nicole Malliotakis broke her foot trying to avoid stepping on her dog.

In her evolution from actress to candidate for governor of New York, no period was more pivotal than her work for Bill de Blasio in his first race for mayor.

Leadership of DFER has also shifted: Shavar Jeffries, who in 2014 lost a high - profile race for mayor of Newark, N.J., with the strong backing of charter supporters, became the group's national president a year ago.

Bloomberg has comfortable lead over Ferrer in race for mayor: Michael Bloomberg holds a strong lead...

No, it's not the 2016 presidential election — it's the Albany Democratic primary race for mayor.

Arlington Heights: Election day also marked the passing of an era in the largest northwest suburb, where an attorney was ahead by a small margin in a three - way race for the mayor «s seat, vacated after 14 years in the firm grasp of retiring Mayor James Ryan.

«We have a very interesting non-traditional close race for mayor,» Greenberg said.

New York State Senator Malcolm Smith is among six people arrested for allegedly trying to rig the Republican race for mayor of New York City.

During the televised interview, Downer asked Tyson: «Some of your critics would say, «There's a race for mayor.

Kelly led the defection of several Democratic leaders to work against Washington in his race for mayor against Republican Bernard Epton two years ago.

Smith was convicted earlier this year on charges that he sought to arrange bribes for various Republican officials in New York City in order to obtain a Wilson - Pakula waiver so he would qualify for the GOP ballot in the 2013 race for mayor.

Smith, a Democrat and a former Senate majority leader, was arrested in 2013 on charges that he helped orchestrate a scheme to obtain a Wilson - Pakula waiver in order to run as a Republican in the race for mayor.

Written off by election experts and shunned by the political establishment, former Rep. Anthony Weiner has once again upended popular conceptions about him, vaulting to the front of the race for mayor — in part due to his celebrity and aggressive manner.

John Catsimatidis will not jump into the race for mayor.

In the races for mayor, public advocate and comptroller, the WFP issued Wilson - Pakulas from the state party's executive board.

There are races for mayor, public advocate, city comptroller, borough presidents and all 51 seats on the City Council.

(CBS News) As the races for mayor and city comptroller heat up in New York City, the Empire State's lawmakers joined Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Adirondacks over the weekend, for a whitewater rafting event intended to promote tourism.

At 10 a.m., Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the presumptive Republican nominee in the race for mayor, will hold a news conference to discuss «the lack of transparency surrounding Mayor Bill de Blasio's travel expenses,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Former MTA Chair Joe Lhota may be the leading Republican candidate in the race for mayor, but he's miles behind his Democratic challengers, a new poll shows.

Today at City Hall, Bill Thompson conceded in his race for mayor, declaring his support for Bill de Blasio..

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his record against Sal Albanese, the former city councilman, in the first Democratic primary debate in the race for mayor, which NY1 hosted, with partners NYC Votes, WNYC, POLITICO New York, the Citizens Union, the Latino Leadership Institute, Civic Hall, and Intelligence Squared US.

Quinn rival Anthony Weiner, who entered the race for mayor with a hefty campaign war chest to begin with, plans to hold two fundraisers next week.

There are widespread reports that Liam Byrne is preparing to step down to join the race for mayor of Birmingham.

Campaign 2005 for mayor: Former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer leads Michael Bloomberg among New York City's registered voters in a hypothetical contest for the 2005 race for mayor.

One place where Giuliani has not campaigned this month — in the city he once ran, even though his former deputy Joe Lhota needs all the help he can get in the race for mayor.

In his most recent bid for office, the 2017 race for mayor, Hawkins received more votes than Republican candidate Laura Lavine, the first time a third party candidate has finished ahead of a major party candidate in that race in 60 years.

With Anthony Weiner about to pop into the race for mayor, one of his Democratic rivals demanded yesterday that he pony up $ 350,000 for the cost of the election required to fill his hastily vacated congressional seat two years ago.

In last year's race for mayor of Syracuse, Lawler was hired in late August by Republican Laura Lavine to try to pump life into her struggling campaign.

Anthony Weiner has joined the race for mayor, as is his right to do, but that really doesn't change my perspective or plan in this race at all.»

Perez Williams, who comes from a family of Mexican immigrants, is one of the four remaining candidates in a race for mayor that, for most of the year, was

Mr. Thompson, New York City's comptroller, put up a surprisingly strong challenge to Michael R. Bloomberg in the race for mayor of New York, despite being outspent 14 to 1.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is ramping up his attacks against the Trump administration, but he is taking a different approach when it comes to the Republicans in the race for mayor.

There are seven candidates remaining in the race for mayor.

Perez Williams, who comes from a family of Mexican immigrants, is one of the four remaining candidates in a race for mayor that, for most of the year, was primarily dominated by white men.

Former 2013 mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis is offering an $ 1,000 reward for the safe return of Arthur the cat, one of the «subway kittens» made famous during the race for mayor, who has gone missing from his Brooklyn home.