Sentences with phrase «ran for community board»

«Be in favor of good government and the environment, but anti-development absolutists should run for community board president.

«Be in favour of good government and the environment, but anti-development absolutists should run for community board president.

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From the beginning, Philadelphians have seen the Reading Terminal Market as an investment in the community, and the nonprofit board that's managed it since 1994 has made it its mission to ensure it remains a space run by Philadelphian food experts for Philadelphian food lovers and home cooks (an agenda made even more critical by the fact that the many Philly neighborhoods are food deserts — the market is the largest single - location redeemer of SNAP benefits in the state).

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

«I do n`t want to see an outside developer put in a wave pool and have the park district abandon its plan (for an aquatic park), «said Jim Jones, committee chairman and a member of the board that runs Sharks, the community youth swim club.

Community Board chairman Jerry Iannece was also reportedly a contender, although he has signaled he's more likely to run for Rory Lancman's seat now that Lancman is running for Congress in NY - 6 and has said he won't try to retain his current post even if he's unsuccessful on June 26.

Adams, chairwoman of Community Board 12, said she decided to run only after Sanders declared for Congress, figuring the seat was open.

Then, there's activist and businessman George Alvarez, who ran previously for a Bronx Assembly seat, and Community Board 3 member Marlon Molina, who, like many, highlights gentrification concerns in a South Bronx district that includes neighborhoods like Hunts Point, Longwood and Melrose.

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.

The party also touted wins by its endorsed candidates running for open Assembly seats, including: lawyer and play producer Robert Carroll, who won the Park Slope seat being vacated by retiring Assemblyman Jim Brennan; and community board chair and coffee shop founder Tremaine Wright (NYC), who landed the Bed - Stuy seat currently represented by retiring Assemblywoman Annette Robinson; Anthony Eramo (Long Island), who was victorious in the fight for now - Sen.

After the urging of numerous local civic and community leaders and after consulting with his family and friends, long time northeast Queens Civic Leader and Community Board Chairman Jerry Iannece is announcing that he is launching an exploratory committee to run for the newly created open 25th Assembly Distrcommunity leaders and after consulting with his family and friends, long time northeast Queens Civic Leader and Community Board Chairman Jerry Iannece is announcing that he is launching an exploratory committee to run for the newly created open 25th Assembly DistrCommunity Board Chairman Jerry Iannece is announcing that he is launching an exploratory committee to run for the newly created open 25th Assembly District seat.

Most of the proposed corridors on Fifth and Sixth avenues go through Community Board 5, led by district manager Wally Rubin, and City Council District 3, represented by Speaker Christine Quinn, who is vacating her seat and running for mayor.

Behar, 46, who ran for former City Councilman Tony Avella's seat last year, currently works as an attorney in Manhattan and serves on Community Board 11.

The de Blasio administration recently ran into some trouble when attempting to win community board support for its citywide rezoning proposals meant to spur affordable housing development.

Yet eight months later, according to the February 13, 2017 New York Post article «Low voter turnout expected for special election to fill Harlem city council seat» it stated that «Construction and development executive Brian Benjamin, chairman of Community Board 10 and finance chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party, has expressed interest in running» for State Senate.

Possible candidates at the time included Ronald Castorina Jr., a Republican commissioner for the City Board of Election; Lisa Grey, a lawyer; Janine Materna, president of the Pleasant Plains, Prince's Bay, Richmond Valley Civic Association; Carmine Morano, who ran as the Independence Party candidate for Congress in 2008; and Michael Reilly, a retired NYPD lieutenant and currently president of Community Education Council 31.

Back in 2001, the Partnership for New York City worked closely with legislative leaders to design the laws that replaced a dysfunctional and highly politicized system of central and community school boards with a governance system that holds the Mayor accountable for running the city schools.

Jessie Hamilton is an attorney, former school board President, and community board member who is running because he believes Camara to be an instrument for the discredited Norman organization to retain power.

Simotas, 31, a Manhattan litigator and Community Board 1 member, is one of two Democrats running in the race for Gianaris» seat.

Mickens appreciates state and federal efforts to protect the community, but he wants to help students avoid being victimized and recruited by gangs, so he will run for a position on Brentwood's school board.

WRFI Community Radio News and Your Morning spoke to each of the six candidates running for the three open seats on the Ithaca City School District School Board.

Last night, during its final meeting before the summer hiatus, Community Board 7 held a closed - door executive session and voted overwhelmingly to direct District Manager Fernando Tirado to take a leave of absence while he runs for senate in the 33rd District.

The city Conflicts of Interest Board ruled in March that Koslowitz would face no issues running for the 29th District Council seat if she switched her position from deputy borough president to director of community boards.

I'm told the frontrunner for his seat is Community Board 8 member Dan Quart, who unsuccessfully ran for NYC Council in 2005.

Community board chair Adrienne Adams entered the Senate race when Sanders was talking about running for that higher office, and party officials are continuing to back her despite Sanders» re-entry.

They will use it for meetings, we are going to try and run it as a community center, working in conjunction with the town board.»

At the other end of the spectrum, Jeff Beals, who repeatedly reminded the crowd he taught school in Woodstock and that his kids played on the playground at the community center, probably should be running for town board.

If Rafael Salamanca Jr. is the District Manager to Community Board 2, isn't running for the 17th council district a CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

Gigi Li, the chairwoman of the Lower East Side and Chinatown's Community Board 3, who serves as the director of Neighborhood Family Services Coalition, is also running for the Democratic candidacy.

Julie Menin, chairwoman of lower Manhattan's Community Board 1 — who also hasn't officially declared but has announced her intention to run for the borough presidency — has raised nearly $ 480,000, according to New York City Campaign Finance Board filings.

Lappin, who represents the East Side, is expected to face a crowded field, including Upper Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson, former Community Board 1 Chairwoman Julie Menin and Upper West Side City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, in a contentious battle to replace current Borough President Scott Stringer, who is running for comptroller.

Despite being nominated in May to run for the position — according to CB9's district manager — the longtime chairman will not seek reelection, said Adams, whose office oversees community board appointments.

«I ran for NYC Council in 1997 after a career as a teacher, city planner, small business owner, district manager of a community board, and having held a number of civic leadership roles.»

«We can not as residents of this district go on with a part - time, absentee Council member,» said Richard David, a community board member and former city agency official who is running for the seat.

Panza, 69, a community activist and volunteer, ran unsuccessfully for a Town Board seat in 2009.

Community Board 2 chairman Brad Hoylman told DNAinfo New York that he plans to run for state Senate after Duane praised him as a potential successor.

Wills could technically run for the seat even if he's convicted and expelled from the Council, but community board chair Adrienne Adams could jump into the race with county support if he goes down before the September primary, sources said.

Upon making my decision to run for Town Supervisor, I informed my friend and fellow board member, Jim Bruno, of my intention to run and my commitment to a positive Gentleman's contest of ideas for the future of our community.

«Well - run supportive housing is an asset for the community,» said David Rosenstein, a member of Communitycommunity,» said David Rosenstein, a member of CommunityCommunity Board 8.

Stringer, who is running for comptroller, has made reforming community boards a chief focus of his time as borough president.

Stringer has touted community board reform and an overhaul of the community board selection process as one of his major accomplishments as he runs for comptroller.

Robert Cornegy, the district leader who is running for the seat with the support of outgoing Councilman Al Vann, said he's been heavily involved with the issues surrounding Interfaith Hospital for years, joining the hospital's community advisory board as Medicaid reimbursements to the facility dwindled and Interfaith filed for bankruptcy.

The Chicago school board last month voted to seek reimbursement for $ 300,000 in repairs to a community center run by the mother of the board's president.

Terry Jones of Shelton, another member of the State Board of Education, who voted for the conspiratorial takeover, would never think of hiring Paul Vallas to run the schools in his community.

Pointing to LA Unified's soaring numbers of students living in poverty and learning English, Caputo - Pearl suggested, «If Broad and other billionaires want to ensure a great education for every child, they should invest half a billion dollars, and more, in an LAUSD foundation, run by the democratically elected school board, to fund sustainable neighborhood community schools that address the myriad educational and socio - economic needs of our students.»

Families That Can has created easy - to - read, nonpartisan voter guides to help you learn more about the candidates running for school board in a variety of communities across the state, including Oakland.

It was while teaching that she realized the need to do her part to help serve the community she grew up in and decided to run for office, getting elected to the Lynwood School Board at only 23 years old.

DeVos» appointment has increased awareness of educational issues, and many parents and community members who were not previously active in politics are organizing protests and running for school board in an effort to thwart DeVos» agenda of privatization.

I am able to work from home in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where I am able to serve my community as an elected school board member, but also inspire and motivate others to run for office as a member of the Elected Leadership Team.

We are looking for qualified candidates from our school and community to run in the annual Board of Directors» election to be held online from Sunday evening, May 6 through Monday, May 14 at 4:00.