Sentences with phrase «several city council races»

NEW YORK CITY — If you want to vote in this year's September primary election — featuring several City Council races and the mayor's re-election bid, among others — you're going to have to hurry.

Not exact matches

Hundreds of those who did vote in Malliotakis» race, but not for her, cast write - ins, including several for local Democrat Justin Brannan, who is now running for City Council, certain write - ins for presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and even gag votes for deceased individuals, such as Elvis Presley, or fictional characters from popular culture, such as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones.

De Blasio is holding sit - downs with several candidates vying to be the next City Council speaker this week, in a race where there is still no clear front - runner, and hopefuls for the position are striving to show their independence from the mayor.

City Council, District 4: The race to represent Midtown East, Murray Hill, Stuyvesant Town and The Upper East Side in the seat that Eva Moskowitz is leaving because she is running for Manhattan Borough President (although she could serve until 2009) has several candidates, two of whom appeared before 504 seeking an endorsement.

Mary Ann Tighe, the chief executive officer of CBRE Group and one of real estate's most powerful women, met with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn several weeks before the primary election and cautioned her to tone down her tough persona or risk alienating voters in the mayoral race.

Cuomo said Monday he wouldn't be endorsing anyone in the Democratic primary for mayor because he lives in Westchester County and can't vote in the race — even though he had already endorsed several City Council candidates.

This fall, in races around the city, several qualified female candidates ran in hotly - contested Democratic primaries for open seats being left by term - limited City Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelectcity, several qualified female candidates ran in hotly - contested Democratic primaries for open seats being left by term - limited City Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelectCity Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelection.

Several other Democratic candidates showed up for the festivities, including Mike Derrick, who lost his race to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro), newly - minted judge Keith Bruno, City Councillor Rachelle Armstrong and Damian Battinelli, who lost his bid for a spot on the council.

Of the seven «open» races in the 51 - seat Council, all of which are up for election this fall, several feature state legislators seeking to make the jump to the city's legislative body.

In 2002, Mr. Lasher contributed to Tim Bishop's Congressional upset in Suffolk County, and in the past election cycle he worked on several races, among them Working Families Party candidate Letitia James» successful City Council bid, for the seat left vacant when James Davis was murdered in City Hall last summer; Steve Levy's winning bid for Suffolk County Executive (the first Democrat elected for that seat since 1987); and Arlene Bluth's failed bid for Civil Court against Shlomo Hagler in Manhattan.