Sentences with phrase «use against mayors»

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The prime minister used his address at the lord mayor's banquet last night to send a clear signal to the 81 Conservative rebels who revolted against him en masse over an EU referendum last month.

Sources close to Cuomo say he fears the notoriously aggressive and egocentric Spitzer would use the position of comptroller to settle old political scores with the governor, second - guess the new mayor, and wage a public - relations war against Wall Street, the single greatest source of revenue to the state.

Cities are going to be the first line of defense against a Trump Administration and his radical right - wing agenda, and I am thankful that we have a mayor who has pledged to use the tools at his disposal to protect the values that make New York City great.

«What we've seen historically — albeit in the general elections — is that when Staten Island feels like there's a mayor that either they really don't like or a candidate they do like if they have potential, they do turn out and vote,» said Bradley Tusk, an entrepreneur and former adviser to the mayor's predecessor Michael Bloomberg, who plans to work against de Blasio with or without a candidate to support using the group «NYC Deserves Better.»

Jonathan Isaby is ConHome's student of rebellions but with him away I should record a small rebellion by Tory MPs against the use of the supplementary vote in the election of city mayors.

«The mayor, since the beginning of his career, has been a steadfast champion in the fight against inequality, and recently the governor has been using his executive power and his pulpit to win real victories,» Working Families Party New York State Director Bill Lipton told the Observer.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

Levitan also slammed Lhota for his role as a a deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani, saying, «Lhota is right that we can't go back: we shouldn't return to the days when Republicans like Giuliani used fear tactics to divide New Yorkers against each other.»

Also at noon, Sen. Ruben Diaz, former NYC mayoral candidate Rev. Erick Salgado and the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization gather to demand that the mayor and NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission «end abusive tactics used against taxi drivers once and for all,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio launched a lawsuit against five major oil companies, but records show cars used by the mayor's office are buying gas from the same companies.

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.

Off - topic questions included efforts at combating sex trafficking on Roosevelt Avenue, reports of criminal charges against a defunct arm of the Working Families Party, whether the mayor will veto proposed bills criminalizing police use of chokeholds and requiring police to advise people of a right to refuse before asking to search them, whether the mayor plans to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge when they visit New York, whether his message is getting lost in critical news coverage and his view of the Astoria Cove development deal.

Cuomo has taken an increasingly aggressive tone toward the IDC of late, using the «co-conspirator» line during a political rally this weekend and meeting with presumptive next mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss primary challenges against IDC senators.

Some of her Democratic opponents have tried to use that against her, suggesting Quinn is too close to a mayor they say has sometimes turned a cold shoulder to the concerns of middle - class and working - class New Yorkers.

On 421a, the mayor sided with the industry — and against Governor Andrew Cuomo — by arguing that affordable - housing developers should be allowed to use non-union contractors during certain phases of construction.

The mayor has also began using Trump as a foil in his re-election campaign, warning the sanitation workers» union which endorsed him Monday that Washington may turn against labor unions.

When the GOP couldn't find a candidate this spring to run for mayor against well - funded incumbent Stephanie Miner, Dadey started using a number of ballot maneuvers to keep the GOP line open.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, a liberal Democrat, is not overwhelmingly popular in the more moderate district — and opponents are expected to use Ms. Lynch's ties to the mayor against her.

Now, with an election mere days away, the mayor puts the PI to work trailing his wife (Catherine Zeta - Jones, Side Effects), seeking proof of her adultery before his opponent (Barry Pepper, True Grit) can use it against him.

Lynch and the PBA were already incensed at de Blasio over protracted negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, annoyed with the mayor's move to formally end a police practice called stop - and - frisk (which criminal justice reformers say has been used disproportionately and abusively against young black men), and looking to weaken him by convincing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill passed by the legislature that would allow the PBA to all but stifle any efforts by the city to discipline corrupt and incompetent cops.