Sentences with phrase «someone against the mayor»

The Queensland government has sacked the Ipswich City Council and appointed administrators in response to fraud charges against the mayor, Andrew Antoniolli.

Publicly speaking, Adams has insisted he won't run against the mayor.

Former Bloomberg adviser Ester Fuchs is defending the NYC public advocate's office against the mayor and other critics.

He called on the state Board of Elections «other appropriate agencies to pursue civil action» against the mayor.

The AFL - CIO has been pushing back hard in particular against the mayor's plan as well, while a rally of labor groups was held at the Capitol today to back the prevailing wage component.

The people of Manchester voted against a mayor only two years ago.

They were joined by more than a dozen Democratic City Council members on the steps of City Hall in railing against the mayor's support for what amounts to a promotion of Cassano, 28, the son of former Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano.

But while Mr. Bratton dominated city headlines last year — going against the mayor to call for more cops in the

Albanese emerged as the front - runner among this year's longshot opponents after becoming the only other candidate to qualify for two televised debates against the mayor.

A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Preet Bahara declined comment on the claims against the mayor or the ongoing probe from their office into de Blasio's fundraising practices.

But political observers and stakeholders said the borough's role in the race will largely depend on who ultimately runs against the mayor.

CIVIC CENTER — Democratic party leaders in The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn are rallying behind City Councilman Dan Garodnick in his bid to be speaker — going against mayor - elect Bill de Blasio's choice, sources said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio today went on a tirade against claims that he and his allies participated in «willful and flagrant» violations of state election law in 2014 — and against the «motivations» of Cuomo - picked Board of Elections counsel who recommended bringing a criminal case against the mayor.

No criminal case was ever brought against Christie, but three key Christie allies were convicted for their role in shutting down lanes going onto the George Washington Bridge, causing a massive traffic jam for days in a political revenge scheme against a mayor who didn't support Christie's 2013 campaign.

Federal and state prosecutors scrutinized de Blasio's dealings with Harendra Singh, the restaurateur at the center of the bribery case against Mangano and Venditto, and last year declined to bring charges against the mayor — who has maintained he acted legally.

«If you're going to run for office, you should focus on the office you're running for, not running against the mayor.»

It also named real estate developer Don Peebles, a former de Blasio donor who has since turned against the mayor and publicly weighed running against him.

«I don't see how [city Comptroller] Bill Thompson, whom I respect, or I could have come out of a hard fought primary and still be able to win against the mayor, who's on his way to spending more money than any other municipal candidate in history.»

The Rent Stabilization Association bought 1,000 television ads and 225 radio spots that will run through June broadcasting negative ads against the mayor and his housing plans.

So the sausage usually gets made according to Albany's insular needs and logic — which was already going to work against de Blasio in 2016, an election year, and will probably be even more set against the mayor after his tirade.

A charter school network's plan to double in size over the next few years could reignite a war over classroom space in New York City — only this time with the ground rules already tilted against the mayor, thanks to a new law passed in Albany this spring.

Several Republicans have also declared their intent to run against the mayor, but there are no political heavyweights yet.

During a wide - ranging CapTon interview last night, Buffalo Sen. Marc Panepinto unleashed on the governor, saying he had «lined up with the Senate Republicans against the mayor of New York City» during the end of the 2015 session.

Destino came close to ousting Democratic Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster in 2011 (while he was still a Republican), and it has been speculated that he is running for the Senate this fall merely to prepare for a re-match against the mayor.

Trump's firing of Bharara is unlikely to significantly derail the ongoing investigation into NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's fund - raising — or the political calculations of those considering running against the mayor in November, experts say.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, who sponsored that resolution, voted against the mayor's proposal on Wednesday.

Mr. Thompson recently told Mr. Jeffries that he viewed the congressman as the strongest black candidate who could run against the mayor in 2017 — and one of only two Democrats, along with Scott M. Stringer, the current comptroller, able to mount a real challenge to Mr. de Blasio.

The assemblywoman is a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit, along with fellow Republican Assemblyman Ron Castorina, against the mayor and the city over its plan to destroy underlying records provided by applicants for the city's IDNYC cards, which are used by many undocumented immigrants.

A spokesperson for de Blasio's campaign did not comment specifically on Malliotakis» probable bid against the mayor.

President Trump's firing of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Saturday is unlikely to significantly derail the ongoing investigation into de Blasio's fund - raising — or the political calculations of those considering running against the mayor in November — experts told the Daily News.

On the other side of those battles is a new class of power brokers pushing back against the mayor's lefty agenda.

Yet, on Monday, with his political compass apparently spinning in his never - ending feud with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took the extraordinary step of including the New York Police Department in his regularly scheduled fulmination against the mayor, specifically for failing to assist a sleeping homeless man in the city's subways.

Although Nixon's recent comments mark her most direct criticism of the mayor on police reform issues to date, she has spoken out against the mayor on other issues.

However, Schroeder made it clear he is running against the mayor and his record.

Cuomo also interjected himself into the rift between de Blasio and the city's police unions following the shooting deaths of two police officers against the mayor's wishes.

Speaking at separate events over a two - day span, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito acknowledged significant community pushback against the mayor's rezoning proposals and said that those plans will be tweaked before the Council votes on them.

Both prosecutors have impaneled grand juries to consider charges against the mayor and / or his top political aides, but de Blasio's office today insisted that his meetings with them were not part of any sort of deal.

«This charge against the mayor is so serious, a felony, and the leaking of what was supposed to be a confidential memo so outrageous, that if Vance concludes that no crime was committed, then Risa will have to go,» said a senior state Democrat who, like Sugarman, has close ties to Cuomo.

Lawyers for Mangano say they won't pursue the issue at trial, but they requested broad latitude to ask Singh about his illegal conduct with de Blasio and his efforts to obtain a benefit by cooperating against the mayor.

Six years and $ 645,341 later, the high - profile lawsuit against the mayor and city drags on, though Brown has a new attorney.

Both investigations have been closed with no finding of wrongdoing against the mayor.

She and Assemblyman Ron Castorina Jr. have been involved in a lawsuit against the mayor for months, contending the IDNYC program should maintain personal documents for law enforcement purposes.

The City of Mechanicville in Saratoga County will hire a lawyer to investigate complaints from city workers against its mayor.

Should she run, someone like County Executive Joanie Mahoney would have a clear advantage in that 2018 election, especially if competing against a mayor with just a few months» experience.

The issue also caused friction between de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo, who fashioned himself a champion of charter schools to pit himself against the mayor as the two were locked in a battle of funding for universal pre-kindergarten.

During this past summer's Mayor's Cup sailboat race in Plattsburgh, Burlington's mayor lost a friendly bet against mayor of Plattsburgh.

NRP also is the company that filed a civil suit against the mayor, alleging Brown engaged in a pay - to - play scheme that ended up killing NRP's $ 12 million affordable housing project in the city.

State and federal prosecutors announced on March 16 that they would not seek charges against the mayor, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wrote to the New York State Board of Elections that the fundraising appears to have violated «the intent and spirit of the laws.»

Miller urged the hundreds of parents and educators at the emotional meeting at the Goddard Riverside Community Center on the Upper West Side to speak out against the mayor's threats in every possible venue.

In particular, he railed against the mayor's policy of converting hotels in residential communities into homeless shelters, and staged his kickoff outside the most contentious such site of all: the Holiday Inn in Maspeth, Queens, miles from his own district.