Sentences with phrase «said local councilman»

Both Puleo and Croft said local Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez needs to pony up and allocate funding for the Parks Department to add more PEP officers as the Council's proposed budget for 2016 does not include money for that staff.

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Despite gaining the support of transit advocates and several local officials, including Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor de Blasio has been reluctant to fund the pilot program, or any variation of it, saying the city can not afford it and that ultimately the MTA is the state's responsibility.

CHARLESTON — Borough President James Oddo and Councilman Joe Borelli withdrew their support of a planned waterfront retail center because of the gridlock traffic that they say it will bring to local roads.

Tyrone Stevens, a spokesman for local Councilman Mark Levine, said Levine would support the proposal.

Local councilman Peter Vallone Jr. said in an earlier interview that there were around 300 cops in the 114th Precinct in 2001 and now there are half that.

Latimer said he was approached about running by local officials such as Mamaroneck Town Councilman Tom Murphy and county Legislator Catherine Parker, both Democrats.

Mandel's potential candidacy comes at an interesting time, when sources say that Greenfield is angling for his pal, local politico Kalman Yeger, to unseat Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D — Sheepshead Bay) in a power play to expand his influence in the borough's heavily Orthodox Jewish communities.

So far the project has been allocated $ 30,000 in funding by local Councilman Carlos Menchaca for next financial year and they are working with Friends of Community Board 6 as a fiscal sponsor, Baker said.

A few dozen «hardcore» residents, as City Councilman Mark Levine called them, braved the rain to have their say in the process, which asks locals to weigh in on how they think funding should be allocated, followed by a community - wide voting process to select the best ideas.

Councilman Andre Wallace says police did nothing to help him after he got into an altercation with Mayor Richard Thomas» brother, «Butch,» at local bar

The May 11 meeting, part of the Inwood NYC Neighborhood Study that launched last year, is meant to bring together «community board members, heads of local nonprofit organizations, social service providers and small business owners and people who have invested and put their effort in the community,» said Russell Murphy, Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez's interim chief of staff.

Local elected officials who participated in the rally, including Councilman Rory Lancman and State Senator Tony Avella, said the landlord has never reached out to them nor the local community to introduce themselves and discuss their pLocal elected officials who participated in the rally, including Councilman Rory Lancman and State Senator Tony Avella, said the landlord has never reached out to them nor the local community to introduce themselves and discuss their plocal community to introduce themselves and discuss their plans.

Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski (D - Cutchogue), who is a former Southold Town councilman, said both the island's natural resources and role in the local economy should be preserved.

«The expenditure of private dollars on heating improvements by Durst could have freed up federal and local dollars for boilers elsewhere,» said Councilman Ritchie Torres, head of the Oversight Committee.

«Participatory budgeting empowers local communities and strengthens the relationship between elected officials and the people they serve,» said Councilman Eric Ulrich.

Scalzo, who like the entire council is up for re-election, said the measure was prompted by an earlier proposal by Councilman Richard Conti to reduce the council to nine members and invest the savings in added staff to beef up the local legislature.

Alba said that Tim Malloy, a former councilman who declined to run for a second term two years ago, has offered to run again for his old seat, as has local realtor and businesswoman Faye Storms.

The City Council has the final say on any zoning change or public land disposition, but it usually defers to the wishes of the local councilman — which is where Mr. Díaz's power in the County machine becomes crucial to a developer.

Two local officials, Bruce A. Blakeman, a Hempstead councilman, and Denise Ford, a Nassau County legislator, said party leaders had asked them to consider the race.

The letter also says Gullas is in touch with her local City Councilman Daniel Dromm about the issue.

Thanks to «great teamwork» on the Town Board and the fortitude of Woodstock residents, the town had survived «a rough couple of years,» said the councilman, alluding to the fiscal crisis that loomed before the last local election, requiring painful budget cuts.

Councilman Robert Ghosio said the code change would «allow more flexibility» for local developers to turn a profit and entice them to build in Southold Town.

«This is really great news,» said Adirondack Local Government Review Board Chairman Jerry Delaney, who also serves as a Town of Saranac Councilman.

At Monday's meeting, which was hosted by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, resident said the developers needed to do a better job of looking into the impact the building will have on the community, in terms of displacement of local tenants, as well as its environmental impact on increasing traffic and casting shadows on neighboring Fort Tryon Park.

Councilman Steven Matteo (R - Mid-Island) said it's to the benefit of local residents and businesses to see the mayor in his district more often, even for informal events like little league opening day.

«We have a an exemption in the law the [DOE] thinks they can drive a Mack Truck through,» said State Sen. Daniel Squadron, who was also joined by local Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Councilman Robert Jackson, chairman of the Education Committee.