Sentences with phrase «say city councilman»
Sources say City Councilman Rafael Salamanca from the Bronx will chair the Land Use Committee; City Councilman Daniel Dromm from Queens will lead Finance; Mark Treyger, a councilman from Brooklyn, will chair the Education Committee; and Laurie Cumbo, a Brooklyn councilwoman, will be majority leader.
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«It's a celebration of the respect that we have to give to mother Earth,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D - 10th).
«It's a set of core values that unites us,» said City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) who spoke at a Save The Life Center rally.
The crime is currently a Class B misdemeanor in the state, which means that suspects rarely — if ever — spend time in jail, said City Councilman Peter Vallone, chair of the council's Public Safety committee.
«The legacy of the Fossella reign is one of winning seats, some missed opportunities, but overall good for the Republican Party,» said City Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R - South Shore).
«I think the borough president would make a great mayor,» said City Councilman Andrew Cohen of the Bronx.
«You can't keep moving the goalposts on hard - working people you need to get to work, who need answers, deserve deadlines that the MTA can actually accomplish,» said City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
«I think I speak for all New Yorkers when I give the world's biggest eye roll after hearing this news,» said City Councilman Joe Borelli, a Staten Island Republican.
«Whatever Gilbert Taylor's qualifications may be, the appearance of using a Family Court judgeship as a soft landing for someone who botched the city's response to the homeless crisis is concerning,» said City Councilman Rory Lancman (D - Queens), chair of the Committee on Courts & Legal Services.
«This is big news,» said City Councilman Mark Treyger, who asked the commission about the designation at a budget hearing.
«The leadership of the N.Y.P.D., from Kelly to Bratton, has been too personality - driven,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who advocates police reform.
The decrepit No. 7 train trestle — which runs through Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Woodside — hasn't been repainted in more than three decades, said City Councilman Daniel Dromm, leaving the flaking lead - based paint exposed.
«New York state has said «I do» to equality,» said City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D - Jackson Heights), an openly gay legislator.
«Ray Kelly briefs me privately on certain subjects that should not be discussed in public,» said City Councilman Peter Vallone.
«This is really kid - friendly,» said City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D - Jackson Heights).
«This new field is a way of thanking our students for all the hard work they do,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who stressed the balance of doing school work before playing ball.
It's not just because of the Dominican Day Parade; he worked hard to build up pride and respect within both the Dominican community and Northern Manhattan as a whole,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.
«It's a worthwhile investment,» said City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D - Jackson Heights.)
«As parents and as a community, we have to be open to all possibilities, but my position is that charter schools are just one possibility,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, whose district includes Washington Heights, Inwood and Marble Hill.
«The biggest challenge in working with transgender people is they often don't have the self - esteem to think they are worth seeking support or help for themselves,» said City Councilman Daniel Dromm, who represents Jackson Heights.
And that's why I think those people are going to be happy,» said City Councilman Barry Greenfield of Brooklyn.
«As many of you know, the mayor is out of town,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres of the Bronx.
«These numbers are staggering, and I think it only further demonstrates the need for a third - party monitor to assist with ensuring remediation is done properly,» said City Councilman Rafael Salamanca (D - Bronx).
«All of the electeds are very angry at the mayor, and the community's really angry,» said City Councilman Peter Koo (D - Queens).
«My office is three blocks away, so I can only tell you, it was difficult on the streets,» said City Councilman James Vacca of the Bronx.
«You should not have to hide away or be in unsanitary conditions giving the most natural and important thing you can in life,» said City Councilman Robert Cornegy, a father of six who sponsored the bill after witnessing his wife in tears after being forced to breastfeed in closets and bathrooms.
Ramos and Liu were part of a special program to increase police presence in Police Service Area 3, which patrols nearby public housing complexes, said City Councilman Robert Cornegy, who represents the area.
It's that simple,» said City Councilman James Vacca, who is the chairman of the council's Transportation Committee and sponsored the bill.
INWOOD — Concerns that a bill that would eliminate an English writing test for new taxi drivers will mean harder times for riders is unfounded, said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.
«Preservation is a lot more cost - effective than construction,» said City Councilman Jumaane Williams, who chairs the committee on housing and buildings.
«They are given a position of authority,» said City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone), who ruffled some feathers earlier this year when he said it should be easier to replace members with poor attendance records.
«This school needs to be saved and it needs help,» said city Councilman Robert Jackson, who added that the school was still reeling from more than $ 1.5 million in budget cuts since 2009.
said City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D - Queens), who introduced a bill to mute the tinkly tunes last year.
«It's a shocking development,» said City Councilman Oliver Koppell, who added that he didn't think Black should have gotten the position in the first place.
«The loss of heat and hot water is a humanitarian crisis, it's a state of emergency, it's a management failure of the highest magnitude,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who grew up in public housing in the 1990s and said he's never seen the system in worse shape than it is now.
We need to have a gay - straight alliance in every school,» said City Councilman Daniel Dromm, a former Queens elementary school teacher who made headlines years ago when he came out as gay.
«Our entire community is excited to see more green space, especially when it takes advantage of our little used waterfront,» said City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.
«You all have elected a council that is committed to doing climate work,» said City Councilman Mike O'Brien, according to Curbed Seattle.
«We are going to, as a city, take a stand and prohibit the sale of puppies that come from puppy mills [and] mass - produced animals,» said City Councilman Tom Simplot.
«If one (horse slaughter facility) needs to be built, I don't think this is the place,» said City Councilman Rod Hardin.
Not exact matches
City Councilman Tim Burgess, the measure's chief sponsor, said those details would be ironed out through implementing regulations still to be developed by the mayor's office.
The group and a city councilman said at a press conference that they had uncovered evidence that Kushner Companies, the developer headed by Kushner until early last year, had falsified more than 80 work permits involving 34 buildings in New York.
But Brad Lander, a Democratic councilman, says the city is working to help nontraditional workers in other ways.
• «Good government pleases God,» said New York City councilman Fernando Cabrera, quoted here a few issues ago, and Notre Dame's Rick Garnett agrees.
«Utterly disappointed and surprised,» Fernado Cabrera a New York City councilman and the pastor of New Life Outreach International church in the Bronx, said over the decision not to include any clergy in the ceremony.
That would include a city councilman who said,» I've never seen any church do anything like this in the twenty years I've lived in this area.
The city's Advisory Cultural Commission had recommended the funding come from other sources, but Councilman Steve Chirico disagreed, saying he doesn't mind using the grant money for capital projects.
«It is a significant gift to the city,» Councilman Tim Brophy said before an 8 - 1 vote Tuesday to accept the donation.
Former city Councilman Dan Halloran was also ensnared in the scheme that federal prosecutors said involved conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion charges.
Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he's «seriously considering» a bid for lieutenant governor against Cuomo's running mate, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, after being approached by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor.