Sentences with phrase «teams by borough»

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A win by Gonzalez would help re-establish the WFP in Albany and also solidify its standing in NYC as a vehicle for reform against the well - established so - called Democratic «machines» in the outer boroughs — particularly Brooklyn and, in the case of the 2009 NYC Council elections, in which the WFP teamed up with HTC and 1199 against party - backed candidates, Queens.

And it looks like Team Spitzer does need to keep spending: While the latest numbers still have Spitzer beating Stringer by either four or twelve points (according to Quinnipiac University and Wall Street Journal / NBC Marist polls, respectively), the very recognizable former governor's lead sounds less impressive when you consider that, in the last three weeks, he has spent three times as much as the increasingly feisty but still somewhat unknown Manhattan borough president has spent on his entire campaign.

Incidentally, Hayes» dad, Roger Hayes, a NYC Department of Health official who still resides in the borough, was part of the original team of young organizers in the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, which was formed by Jesuit priests at Fordham University in 1974 to stanch the tide of arson and abandonment that was creeping north.

To encourage smart gun development, the borough president has started a competition in which teams from area universities will produce prototype devices that can then be evaluated by a panel of judges.

«We are humbled to have had such tremendous financial support from the people of Queens for my candidacy for [borough president] that we were almost fully funded by last summer and were able to suspend our fundraising efforts for this cycle and could concentrate on putting a great team together and discussing issues throughout the borough,» he said.