Sentences with phrase «races for city»

Political action committees affiliated with prominent unions in the city invested heavily in the 2017 municipal election cycle, contributing to candidates in races for City Council, borough - wide and citywide positions.

And he said they do not want to run a candidate who will lose because it will only draw Democrats to the polls and hurt Republicans in other races for city council and county Legislature.

An animal rights group that was a major contributor to Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2013 was slapped Thursday with nearly $ 40,000 in fines for campaign finance violations this year in races for the City Council.

Both CEA and LBA had endorsed Gentile in his races for City Council.

Primary day hosted a series of elections, including the Democratic and Republican mayoral contests, Democratic races for city comptroller and public advocate, and various council races.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's new TV ad in his race for city comptroller is touting his support for women's issues as governor and attorney general.

But that doesn't seem to matter in the race for city comptroller when his Democratic primary opponent is the perfectly likeable, but little known, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

So while the party has rolled the dice at times — like backing Letitia James in her 2003 race for City Council — it has played it very, very safe at others.

The race for City Councilman John Liu's (D - Flushing) seat got a little less crowded Tuesday as former Democratic contender and Working Families Party endorsee S.J. Jung dropped out of the race.

The debate provided the most contentious moments of a 2017 race for City Hall that, with few established political figures running and only one Republican candidate, has at times struggled to find a pulse.

Assemblyman Francisco Moya on Thursday picked up another endorsement in his race for city Council, receiving the nod from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

Community Board 6 member Lynn Schulman gave Queens Democratic Party - supported Karen Koslowitz a run for her money in the race for City Councilwoman Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) seat last month in the primary.

A Queens Democratic source said Mr. Weprin was growing «frustrated» in the Council, especially after losing a heated race for City Council speaker in 2014.

Well, maybe — but plenty of people not named Barack Obama and not boosted by a vibrant and extensive network of active supporters also won on November 4th, and it strains credulity to think that every race for city council, school board or even Congress will swing on which candidate most effectively mobilizes an internet - driven grassroots army.

In 2015, though, Hawkins earned more than 5,000 votes in a losing race for city auditor and Cetera took 413 votes in the 2nd district.

The race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat suffered its first casualty Tuesday as Con Ed spokesman and community activist Alfonso Quiroz dropped out of the race, claiming it was too difficult to compete with the incumbent.

Boris Johnson's battle to hang on to his job as Mayor of London enters a crucial phase today as the race for City Hall begins in ernest.

When Mr. de Blasio took office as mayor in 2014 and Mr. Heastie was the Bronx Democratic county chairman, they found themselves on opposite sides of the race for City Council speaker.

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.

A new poll has Scott Stringer jumping to a seven - point lead over Eliot Spitzer in the race for city comptroller, after a glaring racial divide had both candidates campaigning furiously...

The race for city comptroller got nasty in the first televised debate Tuesday.

As mayor - elect de Blasio jumped into the race for city council speaker, lobbying council members and pushing his preferred choice of Melissa Mark - Viverito to an anticipated victory well before the scheduled city council vote.

Syracuse, NY: New York Green Party standard - bearer Howie Hawkins lost the race for City Council 4th District to Democratic / Working Families nominee Khalid Bey by 82 votes, finishing with 48 %.

CHELSEA — The race for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's District 3 seat is down to just two candidates — and one has received substantially more cash.

In his race for the city's top job, O'Leary obtained key endorsements from Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Waterbury Republican - American, the city's best - known newspaper.

Joseph «JR» Nocerino said Friday he has dropped out of the race for City Councilwoman Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) seat and thrown his support behind Democratic candidate Karen Koslowitz.

In the CBS interview, Cuomo commented on fellow Democrat former Congressman Anthony Weiner's run for mayor of New York City as well as former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tossing his hat in the race for city comptroller.

City Councilmen David Yassky (D - Brooklyn) and John Liu (D - Flushing) continued the citywide endorsement (and press release) war in the race for city comptroller Friday, with each announcing new Manhattan supporters for their campaigns.

Syracuse Common Councilor Joe Nicoletti has won the Democratic Party's designation in the race for the city's next mayor.

NY1 hosts the first general election debate in the race for city comptroller, as Republican challenger and pastor Michel Faulkner faced incumbent and Democrat Scott Stringer from the CUNY Graduate Center.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called on former Gov. Eliot Spitzer to cap his spending in the race for city comptroller at $ 4,018,000 as required by the city's public financing system.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is racking up a trio of endorsements today in his race for city comptroller: NARAL, NOW NYC and Planned Parenthood's Action Fund both backed him today over former Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

State Sen. Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose) has thrown his support behind Peter Koo in the race for City Councilman John Liu's (D - Flushing) seat.

The seat has been empty since late November, when then - Assemblyman Joe Borelli left after winning an uncontested race for City Council.

The last Republican to win a citywide race for a city hall post was in 1999, when Joanie Mahoney won a councilor - at - large seat.

MANHATTAN — Presumptive mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio is surging in the fundraising race for the city's top office, raking in $ 1 million over the past six months to outpace the leader of the pack, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

The race for city comptroller heats up with a pastry that has absolutely nothing to do with the position of city comptroller.

The six Democrats running in a packed race for City Councilwoman Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) seat called for better health care and more schools in the district at a TimesLedger Newspapers debate last week during which the candidates also tackled the Cord Meyer rezoning, ethnic tensions and term limits in the run - up to the Sept. -LSB-...]

Former city Comptroller Bill Thompson recently surged to join City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former Rep. Anthony Weiner as the top contenders in the race for City Hall, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday evening.

Ken Livingstone is losing ground to Boris Johnson in the race for City Hall, with just under a month of campaigning to go.

It may seem like campaign season is over in the city, but one is just getting started; Election Day was the unofficial start of the race for city council speaker — and some of the candidates are heading out of town to kick it off.

He pointed out that he earned 35 percent of the vote in a race for City Auditor in 2015 and 48 percent in a district Council race in 2013.

City Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D - Forest Hills) may be the only woman in the race for city Comptroller this year, but a quickly growing women's group said that does not mean she's the best candidate for the job.

Nixon has been holding discussions with Rebecca Katz and Bill Hyers, veterans of de Blasio's 2013 race for City Hall, sources said.

Spitzer's opponent in the Democratic race for city comptroller, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, was quick to pounce on the answers.

On Friday, Absentee and affidavit ballots were counted for the final time in the race for the city council's Ward 3... [Read more...]

The races we're covering include: U.S. Senate; 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Congressional districts; 51st and 54th Senate district races; the 101st, 116th, 125th, 126th and 127th Assembly districts; and the race for the City of Syracuse Councilor - at - Large.

Mr. Panakal was also a campaign aide to Kevin Kim during his primary race for the City Council in 2009.

Republican Rudy S. Giuliani (l.) and Democrat Chrissy Voskerichian are the latest to throw their names into the race for City Councilman Dan Halloran's seat.

One of the city's leading consulting firms is quietly aiding Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito in her quest to become the next speaker of the City Council — yet another sign that the race for the city's second-most powerful position is revving up.