Sentences with phrase «though council members»

Carter, in a highly unusual personal appearance as a witness's lawyer, interrupted to say that Olatoye had answered the question, though council members said repeatedly she hadn't.

Though council members supported the concept of a skate park, they had concerns about the city's liability if the park is built at the Garden Plots.

None of the eight main speaker candidates for this term were women (though Council Member Inez Barron did cast a protest vote for herself the day the Council voted for speaker, and that too because of the lack of people of color in leadership positions in the city.)

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Although we have publicised these details, we wonder how many URC members are aware that their Mission Committee instructed the boycott to be called off because it felt the Mission Council was duty bound to act on a resolution, even though it had been superseded by events.

A Lackawana businessman is running for City Council even though he did five years in federal prison after he and two family members were convicted 11 years ago for illegally sending $ 5.5 million to Yemen.

Even though she represents the 14th District, one of the City's poorest, she somehow managed to find the most expensive office space of any Member of the Council.

Though she has been in the Council for only 18 months, she has already managed to blur the lines between her election donors and the organizations she personally allocates hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to through her discretionary «member items.»

With the City Council's 2010 fiscal budget, Councilman Eric Gioia (D - Sunnyside) trailed the pack in member item funding, though his office said the councilman made up for some of that by seeking private grants for constituent groups.

Though not related to contracting practices, Council Member Ben Kallos introduced a bill in February that would require the DOE to more thoroughly disclose information about applications and enrollment to New York City public schools.

Since the beginning of last year, a City Council bill was introduced with Mr. de Blasio's backing, though few council members rushed to endorse the mCouncil bill was introduced with Mr. de Blasio's backing, though few council members rushed to endorse the mcouncil members rushed to endorse the measure.

The next Speaker will be chosen by the 51 members of the Council at the first meeting of the next Council class in January, though a great deal of jockeying is already going on, including influential outside forces, and a deal might be struck before the end of the year.

Both Common Council member Frank Commisso Jr. and Council President Carolyn McLaughlin made their case to voters, though recent polling has shown the incumbent, Mayor Kathy Sheehan, with a sizeable lead.

After these breaks were enacted, Michael McKee, treasurer of the Tenants Political Action Committee wrote a column for the Metropolitan Council on Housing's website that the renewal passed the Assembly smoothly after «a clear message from the Speaker that he was pushing this bill through, even though many members were unhappy with pieces of it.»

Though the bill must ultimately be accepted at the state level, a group of city council members, including Manhattan representatives Melissa Mark - Viverito, Robert Jackson and Ydanis Rodriguez, is voicing its support for the legislation via a resolution that was proposed to the council on Wednesday, saying the current law unfairly affects people in their communities.

The rally, though not billed as another labor - related event for Mr. Cuomo, corralled hundreds of members from three of the state's major unions — 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel Trades Council — into several pens on Seventh Avenue around 41st Street to hear the Democrats, who spoke from a stage above the crowd.

Cuomo denies he'd punish nonprofits for opposing him, though his aides did call City Council members and ask them not to attend a rally Thursday in support of the groups.

Cabrera has slammed Rivera for what he claims is a failure to bring capital funds for schools and playgrounds back to the district, even though state legislators don't receive the individualized disbursements of public cash (often called member items) that Council members do.

Though Mr. de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito want to ban the industry, calling it inhumane to horses, the tourist attraction remains popular with New Yorkers and many council members are reluctant to end the livelihoods of roughly 300 dCouncil Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito want to ban the industry, calling it inhumane to horses, the tourist attraction remains popular with New Yorkers and many council members are reluctant to end the livelihoods of roughly 300 dcouncil members are reluctant to end the livelihoods of roughly 300 drivers.

Members of the all - Democratic City Council in suburban White Plains rewarded their party's well - connected chairwoman with a plum six - figure judicial seat — even though she was too sickly to work, critics charge.

In 1971, sponsored by India, Bhutan began to develop its foreign relations by joining the United Nations, though it has no diplomatic relations with any of the permanent members on the UN Security Council.

Prominent Staten Island Republicans, including Borough President James Oddo, Assemblyman Joseph Borelli and Council members Vincent Ignizio and Steven Matteo, all lined up behind Donovan's candidacy, even though others are considering a run, too.

That could be a problem though, as the three new council members - elect are technically still part of the state legislature through the end of the year.

Levine also reiterated that the decision will be made by the Council members, though in tandem with county organizations or labor partners in some cases.

There is little, if any, primary competition for the three, though de Blasio does face several Democratic opponents, most notably former City Council Member Sal Albanese and police reform activist Bob Gangi.

He added the Council members were called together at the last minute before today's vote on the spending plan — though he said he was «not at liberty» to say whether the condition was discussed.

«Though the bike sharing program has been a runaway success in some parts of the city, it has also left the outer boroughs and many low - income neighborhoods significantly underrepresented,» said Council Member Mark Levine, in a press release.

Recent events in District 19 have complicated the PB process somewhat, though 1170 residents voted to fund seven different projects with $ 1 million of the Council Member's discretionary funds.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, usually aligned with Espaillat, supposedly favored Ruiz, though sources tell the Observer that several of her committee members in fact backed Taylor.

An elected official in the City of Buffalo, Council Member David Rivera recalled Lt. Duffy saying to a group of Latinos he met with in Buffalo the week before the election he'll be back, but no one has heard from him ever since and there are no Latinos from the City of Buffalo on any of the transitions teams though it is the largest community outside of NYC and among the most impoverished one with one of the highest unemployment rates in the regions, dropout rates and dependency on social services.

She has used her position's influence to prevent legislation he opposes — including controversial police reform bills — from receiving a vote, even though they enjoy the backing of the majority of Council members.

At the Stonewall Democrats meeting in Chelsea last night, City Councilmember Gale Brewer said she's unsure if her Paid Sick Leave bill would pass the 51 - member Council, even though it currently has 37 co-sponsors.

Members said they hoped to also receive input from the City Council — even though the Council has formed its own Charter Revision Commission to address a wider swath of issues.

More than half of the 51 New York City Council members say they haven't taken a position on Mayor Bill de Blasio's bill to ban horse drawn carriages, though many indicated they were skeptical of the plan and are leaning toward opposing it.

In a statement, George Miranda, president of Joint Council 16, said the bill had moved forward «without input from the union that represents these drivers,» though he insisted «the Teamsters and our members in the carriage industry are open to continued dialogue and discussion with the administration so we can find a solution that keeps the horses and drivers in Central Park.»

Borelli, whose district is largely homeowners and is one of the main proponents of the rebate, isn't concerned about the optics of Council members potentially benefiting from a rebate that they're pushing so hard, though he conceded that members could be forthcoming about qualifying for it.

Adolfo Carrión, the former Bronx borough president and City Council member, said it was time «to get Albany off our back,» though he had earlier warned the crowd to «beware of the theatrics» of the other candidates.

Meanwhile, 29 council members backed the move (though some now say they did so only because they feared MMV would penalize their districts).

Though Saratoga Springs is considered a contending location for a full - scale casino license in New York, another member of the Saratoga Springs City Council has come out against expanded casino gambling.

Council Members Margaret Chin in downtown Manhattan and Elizabeth Crowley in Queens are also facing competitive challenges from male candidates, though both are favored to be reelected.

The district is one of the poorest in the city, and though Mark - Viverito champions policies for the low - income and disadvantaged, she is one of the wealthiest members of the council.

The 11 - member panel has never held a vote on any of the proposals, which would allow them move forward to a vote by the entire Council — even though, given their huge number of co-sponsors, it appears the measures would vault both procedural hurdles effortlessly.

Pay dynamics at the city and state levels are very different in New York, though members of the state Legislature and City Council are all considered part - time and able to earn outside income.

One issue with the strategy at this point, though, is that at least two potential Republican mayoral candidates have not decided whether they will run or not: Queens City Council Member Eric Ulrich and businessman John Catsimatidis, who lost in the 2013 primary to Lhota.

(Though they are paid similarly, each of those 50 aldermen are responsible for far fewer constituents than New York's 51 City Council members, given population differences.)

Council Member Ferreras - Copeland did sign, though, and she could be heard on the floor of the Council responding to Greenfield and others that the city is «not that flush» with cash, cautioning her colleagues to be mindful about assuming there is money for everything or an ever - increasing budget.

Though the letter does not explicitly say so, the Council members are referring to a PEG or Program to Eliminate the Gap, which was used by prior administrations to identify ways of reducing expenses, eliminating waste, and boosting revenue to close projected gaps in the budget.

And council members Peter Koo and Peter Vallone of Queens say they haven't endorsed Hizzoner, even though they were named as backers in an August press release from de Blasio's campaign.

ULURP concludes with a Council vote — though the Council normally defers to the wishes of the local council Council vote — though the Council normally defers to the wishes of the local council Council normally defers to the wishes of the local council council member.

It is unusual for the administration's presence to be somewhat absent at a City Council budget hearing, and though Tom Finklepearl, commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs, testified, funding for libraries went unmentioned throughout his time in front of the Council members presiding over the hearing.

A community board's vote is merely a recommendation, though it may reflect the beliefs of the local council members and borough president, since they jointly pick who sits on the panel in each area.