Sentences with phrase «vacant city council seats»

Last year, Crespo and his Bronx Dems took heat in the press for not supporting female candidates for vacant city council seats.

A Manhattan judge today threw out a fraud case brought against Harlem State Senator Bill Perkins, allowing him to remain on the ballot for in the February 14 special election for the vacant City Council seat that formerly belonged to Assemblywoman Inez Dickens.

Assemblyman David Weprin announced tonight he will not run for his brother's soon to be vacant City Council seat, ending days of speculation and hand - wringing among some Queens Democratic insiders.

Only 25 percent of registered voters in New York City participated in the November 2014 elections, according to the New York City Campaign Finance Board, and a recent special election in The Bronx for a vacant City Council seat saw roughly 3,300 out of 85,000 registered voters cast ballots.

Not exact matches

That includes the vacant South Shore seat most recently held by Joe Borelli, who was sworn into his new position in the City Council last week.

The city Campaign Finance Board determined last week that the 2009 campaign of Debra Markell to fill the District 19 City Council seat left vacant by state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) had committed two violaticity Campaign Finance Board determined last week that the 2009 campaign of Debra Markell to fill the District 19 City Council seat left vacant by state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) had committed two violatiCity Council seat left vacant by state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) had committed two violations.

«Rikers doesn't work,» said Benjamin, a Manhattan Democrat, who was elected last month to fill the seat left vacant after Bill Perkins joined the City Council.

The seat was vacant following Joseph Borelli's (R) election to the Staten Island City Council in November 2015.

While New York City voters go to the polls Tuesday to fill vacant City Council, District Attorney, and state legislative seats, as well as to vote for judges, a coalition of advocates and activists, including good government and community groups,...

With the elections of Senator Eric Adams to Brooklyn borough president and Assembly members Vanessa Gibson, Inez Barron, Alan Maisel and Rafael Espinal to the New York City Council, there will be at least five vacant seats without representation come January in the city alCity Council, there will be at least five vacant seats without representation come January in the city alcity alone.

In November, Borelli won an uncontested race for the South Shore City Council seat recently held by Vincent Ignizio, who left that seat vacant to run Catholic Charities of Staten Island.

But two seats remain vacant — those previously held by Westchester County Executive George Latimer and City Council Member Rubén Díaz Sr., who were elected to their current offices last fall.

PLATTSBURGH Local lawyer Patrick McFarlin will fill the city council seat left vacant by former councilor Becky Kasper.

Gov. Cuomo is expected shortly to call a special election for mid-April to fill a number of vacant legislative seats, including District 32, recently vacated by Ruben Diaz Sr., who was elected to the New York City Council.

The City Council is set to vote on a resolution this week that calls on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold special elections for the many vacant seats in the state legislature.

SOUTH BRONX — Whoever wins the race for the vacant District 17 City Council seat will make a lot more money than their constituents.

Additionally, there were seven already - vacant seats or seats where the current officeholder is not seeking re-election — most of these seats saw competitive primaries, but City Council Member Inez Dickens ran unopposed for the Assembly seat being vacated by Keith Wright in Harlem.

Nearly a dozen candidates have filed to run in the February 14 special election to fill the Harlem City Council (District 9) seat left vacant when Inez Dickens joined the State Assembly in January.

Benjamin, who worked as a managing director at real estate firm Genesis, defeated Republican candidate Dawn Simmons, a businesswoman who campaigned on school choice and improving police - community relations, and is now set to occupy the seat that was left vacant when former Senator Bill Perkins joined the New York City Council.

In 2002, Mr. Lasher contributed to Tim Bishop's Congressional upset in Suffolk County, and in the past election cycle he worked on several races, among them Working Families Party candidate Letitia James» successful City Council bid, for the seat left vacant when James Davis was murdered in City Hall last summer; Steve Levy's winning bid for Suffolk County Executive (the first Democrat elected for that seat since 1987); and Arlene Bluth's failed bid for Civil Court against Shlomo Hagler in Manhattan.

By so doing, it is alleged that he contravened s. 5 (1) of the MCIA and, accordingly, an order is sought under s. 10 (1) of the MCIA declaring his seat on Toronto City Council vacant.