Sentences with phrase «under mayor bill»

Much like the Bloomberg administration courted tech companies, under mayor Bill de Blasio the city's Economic Development Corp. put a request for proposals offering $ 100 million in city land and other benefits for developers to build a life - sciences hub.

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Bill Perkins, a Democrat, did, however, argue the system proved «dictatorial» under former mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Under the bill, the inspector would have access to school documents and information systems, and the mayor and city Department of Education would have to comply with requests for data, The New York Times reported.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration has since fallen under intense scrutiny from city watchdogs — most recently, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman served subpoenas to parties involved in the flip, including the Allure Group and lobbyist James Capalino, who has previously raised money for both the mayor and prior owners of Rivington House.

The next mayor is facing a daunting multibillion - dollar bill for retroactive pay hikes because the entire city - labor force has been working for more than two years under expired contracts, the Independent Budget Office warned yesterday.

Contrary to expectations, it falls under the jurisdiction of the state, not the city, a situation that has allowed the mayor and the governor — in this case Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo, Democrats who don't particularly get along — to blame each other when something goes wrong.

The proposed bill, agreed to by the mayor and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Vivertio but not yet introduced or passed in the council, will expand the size of businesses required to provide paid sick leave from 15 or more employees to 5 or more employees, accelerate it's applicability so that all covered businesses must comply by April 1, 2014 (businesses with 15 - 20 employees have until April 1, 2015 under the existing law), remove exemptions for manufacturing businesses and remove economic measurements that could have caused a delayed implementation and expand the range of family members that employees can care for during such paid sick leave.

There has been a push to pass a Council bill that would create a new Department of Veterans Affairs, moving the work outside of the mayor's office (though still under the mayor's control) and allowing for increased funding and Council oversight.

Last week, in her first television interview since she jumped into the mayoral race, Malliotakis falsly claimed that rape in the city had risen 33 percent under Mayor Bill de Blasio, when in fact the increase was only about 4 percent between 2013, the last year of Mayor Bloomberg's final term, and 2016, de Blasio's third year as mayor.

Senate Republicans are scrapping to keep control of their slim majority in the face of investigations and illness and they have expressed a great hesitance to renew mayoral control under Bill de Blasio, New York's progressive mayor who worked to push the chamber into Democratic control in the recent election cycle.

«At present, mayors are elected under the supplementary vote system, which is retained in the Bill.

Maloney, who served as White House staff secretary under Bill Clinton and was a top aide to governors Spitzer and Paterson, said he was not chiefly motivated to support Quinn simply because she would be New York City's first female and first openly gay mayor.

Under the bill, the mayor appoints a superintendent, who would have the same duties the leader of the district currently has.

The next mayor of NYC is facing a multibillion - dollar bill for retroactive pay hikes because the entire city - labor force has been working for more than two years under expired contracts, the Independent Budget Office warned.

Every NYC worker will earn at least $ 15 an hour by the end of 2018 under pay raises Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to announce today that will cover 50,000 people and cost $ 200 million over the next four years or so, according to the mayor's office.

In his short time as mayor, Bill de Blasio made it abundantly clear that he thinks charter - school operators like Eva Moskowitz got a sweetheart deal under Michael Bloomberg.

Under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the city's municipal vehicle fleet logged 102 million miles on the road in the last fiscal year, 25 percent more miles than in 2014, the mayor's first year in office.

In an Oct. 8, 2014, confidential memo the campaign finance attorney for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out his interpretation of what was allowed and not allowed under state election law as the mayor worked to swing the state Senate to Democratic control.

Republican Joe Lhota, a businessman, former chair of the city transit authority and deputy mayor under Republican Rudy Giuliani, has repeatedly accused Democrat Bill de Blasio of being soft on crime, lambasting de Blasio's reaction to a recent incident in New York involving a large group of motorcycle riders who chased and beat the driver of an SUV.

Five days before she is set to debate Mayor Bill de Blasio, Staten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the GOP mayoral candidate, asserted that quality of life is declining under the mayor, speaking of worsening homelessness and mental illness crises.

Lhota, a deputy mayor under former GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former head of the city transit authority, faced off against his Democratic opponent, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in the first of three debates leading up to the November mayoral election.

CIVIC CENTER — Newly - appointed Police Commissioner Bill Bratton who returned to the helm of the NYPD since last holding the post under former mayor Rudy Giuliani, pledged during his swearing - in ceremony Thursday to improve relations between the NYPD and the community.

Yesterday, the mayor announced a new $ 12.3 million investment in free attorneys for tenants facing eviction under an abusive landlords — but bristled when the Observer asked about the his possibly supporting a Council bill that would create a «right to counsel» in housing court, which would come with an estimated $ 100 million price tag for the city.

The Republican mayor from 1994 through 2001 did not attend Mr. de Blasio's inauguration and is all but whitewashed from the municipal past Mr. de Blasio frequently alludes to, whether it's his beloved police commissioner's first tour of duty (Bill Bratton served under Mr. Giuliani in the 1990s) or the city's eventual turnaround (frequent thanks to his old boss, Mr. Dinkins).

One man blamed Mr. de Blasio and his Police Commissioner Bill Bratton for Garner's death, accusing the Democratic mayor of appointing a top cop who once served under Republican Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

But he obviously doesn't, as Gov. Cuomo made clear for all to see late Tuesday when he pulled the rug out from under a Bloomberg press conference called to crow about Senate passage of the mayor's bill ending «last in, first out» protections for underperforming city teachers.

Under the bill, endorsed by Council Speaker Corey Johnson, the other commission's members would be appointed by the mayor, the public advocate, the comptroller, the Council speaker and the five borough presidents.

Most New Yorkers say homelessness has worsened under Mayor Bill de Blasio, a new poll has found, underscoring the political risks of an issue that has dogged the mayor.

So last month he scheduled a meeting with Bill Lynch, the Harlem political consultant and former deputy mayor under David Dinkins.

Past New York City mayors often dismissed critics and refused to admit fault, but advocates, elected officials and others have noted a shift under Mayor Bill de Blasio.

This past May, Jenny Sedlis of StudentsFirstNY wrote an editorial about Bill de Blasio's plans for the city's «failure factories,» which she alleges «have made little progress under this mayor's leadership» and continue to operate without appropriate standards and accountability.

In his short time as mayor, Bill de Blasio made it abundantly clear that he thinks charter - school operators like Eva Moskowitz got a sweetheart deal under Michael Bloomberg.

In New York, after several years of steady education reform gains under the 12 year leadership of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NYC would seem to have done a 180 in electing new mayor Bill de Blasio.