Sentences with phrase «town hall meeting last»

For the ninth straight year, the Museum of the Moving Image opened its doors for a town hall meeting last Thursday.

Stringer resolved to get involved in shutting down the Upper West Side location after hearing complaints at a town hall meeting last week.

«I'm not going to let them do anything to harm our children or residents,» Stringer reassured an anxious crowd at a town hall meeting last week.

Heard Around Town: Several elected officials in Queens are incensed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg over his failure to invite them to a large town hall meeting last Wednesday at the Flushing Library.

Gov. David Paterson meets 10 - year - old Hollis boy Pavian Lynn following a town hall meeting last week.

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Capital Region Democratic Congressman Paul Tonko held a town hall meeting last night at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.

At a tense town hall meeting last week in the Bronx, some residents wanted to know why the city didn't act sooner if cooling towers were known to be a possible cause.

A group of housing advocates who tried to attend State Senator Pedro Espada's town hall meeting last week say they were physically barred from entering the building, according to two people who attempted to join the meeting.

Since taking office in January, state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) has repeatedly pledged to stay active in the local affairs of his constituents, and during his first town hall meeting last week, he placed himself — literally — between the city's various departments and the people they serve.

During a town hall meeting last night, Hayworth was again asked about the joint committee and whether she has any concerns about being linked to Grimm at a time when his personal fundraising is under fire.

Increased pressure on Stefanik came from constituents, as well, who had already criticized the lawmaker over her refusal to hold town hall meetings last month.

Not exact matches

The town - hall meetings last summer and fall were contentious, often uncivil, and at times given over to inchoate outrage.

At a «town hall» meeting last weekend, Marley Creek homeowners came out in force to express doubts about the development that may go in just north of their subdivision if Orland Park approves the plan and annexes the 68 acres necessary to begin the project.

De Blasio, meanwhile, stormed out of a town hall meeting in Lower Manhattan last night, just as the state legislature was about to adjourn for the summer without renewing mayoral control.

Delali Kwasi Brempong, (DKB), the parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wugon last night had a town hall meeting with people at the Tesano Zongo community.

Last week, the mayor held a town hall meeting to hear from students about gun violence in schools.

Mr. Farrell revealed the news district lines at a town hall meeting on 147th Street last night where he said the rest of New York's federal legislative lines have been held up as the State Assembly tried to figure out a way to create a district that would set up Mr. Rangel to win a 22nd term in the House of Representatives.

Hundreds turned out for a town hall meeting organized by a liberal activist group last week.

Last Wednesday night, several of the groups, including the Real Rent Reform Campaign — made up of organized tenants, labor organizations and community groups that advocate for «progressive» pro-tenant legislation — held a well - attended town hall meeting in Brooklyn (they estimated the crowd at about 200 attendees) while the board of the influential Tenants PAC met separately and decided on endorsements for state legislative races.

«What you can do in L.A. or in New York may not work in other places,» she told reporters after a town hall meeting in New Hampshire last summer at which she also staked out other positions short of the progressive ideal.

City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D - Sunnyside) hosted a town hall meeting with representatives of the MTA last week about extensive renovation to the No. 7 line that will mean some Long Island City stops will be out of order for 11 straight weekends.

I don't think Congressman John Faso changed any minds at his long - delayed town hall meeting with constituents last week in Port Ewen.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio last night night fielded several questions about the need for more schools and smaller class sizes in Queens, acknowledging in the second town hall meeting of his tenure that he was in «one of the epicenters of overcrowding in the city.»

Rep. Elise Stefanik has no current plans to hold a town hall meeting in her district during this week's so - called «district work period,» even after pushing out a 22 - page report last week that strongly advises members to be accessible to millennials and other voters.

The Town Hall meeting, which is in fulfillment of his electoral promise to Lagosians on inclusive governance, is aimed at informing the people of his achievements in the last three months in particular; his administration's plan, policies and programmes as well as getting the people to support and contribute to the various programmes and activities of the government

Speaking at a town hall meeting, Governor El - Rufai urged the electorate to suggest projects that they want the government to execute for them, noting that the last two budgets for 2016 and 2017 were raised after citizens recommended projects not captured.

This past week I met some of the biggest underdogs around — the Southold Town Democrats — after the committee invited myself and Town Hall reporter Cyndi Murray to the committee's meeting last Thursday.

Faso, who voted in favor of the GOP health care bill last week, has so far declined to hold a town hall - style meeting in his district or attend any to which he's been invited.

The domestic and international tensions over the Obama administration - backed Iran deal flared at a town hall meeting on the subject Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries held last night in Brighton Beach.

Last fall, during a private meeting at Town Hall between Lewza and Barbara Kerr, a member of the Town Board, Lewza acknowledged to Kerr that he hired Walsh, a private attorney who is chairman of the Republican Committee in the town of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meetTown Hall between Lewza and Barbara Kerr, a member of the Town Board, Lewza acknowledged to Kerr that he hired Walsh, a private attorney who is chairman of the Republican Committee in the town of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meetTown Board, Lewza acknowledged to Kerr that he hired Walsh, a private attorney who is chairman of the Republican Committee in the town of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meettown of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meeting.

Marco Rubio had a rough night last week in Sunrise, where he faced a lion's den of hostile voters during a CNN live town - hall meeting featuring family members and friends of the victims of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland the week before.

Peralta explained his position at the town hall meeting Friday at the Jackson Heights Jewish Center last week, while more than 100 more barred from entering protesting outside.

During the last Congressional recess, he refused to hold town halls, saying that he felt it was more fruitful to meet with constituents in small groups.

Rep. Claudia Tenney said her first town hall meeting as a member of Congress went pretty well last night, and she told Spectrum News Central New York she'd consider doing more.

Last night, during what was billed as a «virtual» town hall meeting live from Albany, Pedro Espada, the state senator and Senate majority leader, announced that he now favors tolling four East River bridges.

Flushing residents got a rare opportunity to cut through the bureaucratic tape at a town - hall meeting hosted by City Councilman Peter Koo (R - Flushing) last Thursday and they held nothing back.

Congressman Jim Himes, D - CT4, spoke at a town hall meeting in Westport last week.

WAMC's David Guistinta talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about Congressman Paul Tonko's town hall meeting with residents last night and negative impacts of the fast food minimum wage on the caregiving profession.

Congressman Bill Owens of New York's North Country held a telephone town hall meeting with constituents last.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - NY) echoed Gillibrand's comments in Rochester last week, but said town hall meetings aren't the only way for members of Congress to connect with voters.

In their statement issued last night, the two said they plan to hold town - hall style meetings in all five boroughs where others stopped by police can tell their stories.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D - Ill., waves to the crowd outside a town hall meeting at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Va., last week.

Gov. John Bel Edwards held a town hall style meeting last night with teachers in Baton Rouge.

Good Morning Gov. John Bel Edwards held a town hall style meeting last night with teachers in Baton Rouge.

In a Student & Family Town Hall meeting held last evening by SNAPPS, an advocacy group in Atlanta for the South and Westside communities, attendees had the opportunity to hear from students and parents around grave concerns about equity, academic rigor, access to resources, being adequately prepared for college and careers, how schools add to the school to prison pipeline by fueling suspensions over counseling support and most importantly the poor connection and relationship between the District and South / Westside parents.

Marco Rubio had a rough night last week in Sunrise, where he faced a lion's den of hostile voters during a CNN live town - hall meeting featuring family members and friends of the victims of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland the week before.

Riccards begins by saying that «At the governor's Town Hall Meeting in Windham last week, Senate President Don Williams reiterated that we are all committed to closing achievement gaps, and Governor Malloy made clear that, for our lowest - performing schools, doing what we have been doing doesn't work.

At a set of simultaneous town hall meetings at the schools last week, MNPS school board members bucked the ASD's track record and led rancorous opposition to state takeover at the schools.

Announced as the Nasher Prize winner last September, Gates will address his multi-disciplinary artistic practice in a town hall - style meeting at the Wyly Theater on April 6, and attend a black - tie gala in his honor at the Nasher Sculpture Center on April 7.