Sentences with phrase «whether de»

Surely deportation occurs when the subject is ejected (deported) «from» the state where he or she is entitled to be (whether de jure or de facto as may be disputed in the instant matter).

The question here was whether de decision to accept accession of a third State may affect the Brussels IIa Regulation or alter its scope.

Whether unlawful & whether tribunal compliant with ECHR, Art 6, EU Charter, Art 47; whether panel member a de facto judge or whether de facto judge principle unlawful by virtue of Art 14 of the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights.

And since de Blasio was not endorsed by the powerful teachers union, his victory left some reformers wondering whether de Blasio was, as the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Mike Petrilli wrote, «untethered from both the 1 percent and organized labor.»

The question that Wigler is investigating now is whether de novo mutations act alone, or in combination with other inherited factors.

The developers» participation in the project comes as a federal grand jury is reportedly examining whether the de Blasio administration favored donors to the mayor's campaign or his now - shuttered nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's probe is looking into whether de Blasio and his aides doled out favors to donors to his 2013 election campaign.

Also being probed by authorities is whether de Blasio's effort to win control of the state Senate violated campaign finance and election laws.

While the state investigation focused on upstate fundraising, Bharara's office had been probing whether de Blasio and his aides had been part of pay - to - play schemes, doling out favors in exchange for donations to his 2013 campaign or his now - shuttered non-profit the Campaign for One New York.

The state investigation, led by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, focuses on whether the de Blasio Administration illegally funneled big bucks campaign contributions to upstate campaign committees in an unsuccessful bid to regain Democratic control of the state senate in 2014, WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported.

It's unclear when the exchanges took place, and whether de Blasio was a mayoral candidate or in office at the time.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance simultaneously aborted his own inquiry into whether de Blasio and his aides deliberately circumvented state campaign finance laws in their 2014 bid to flip the State Senate Democratic.

The feds have been probing whether de Blasio and his aids traded favors in exchange for donations to his 2013 campaign or to his shuttered nonprofit, the Campaign for One New York.

The leader of an effort to unseat Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling into question whether de Blasio's spending through his nonprofit Campaign for One New York over the last few years violates city campaign finance spending limits.

Asked whether de Blasio has strong leadership qualities, 44 percent of New York City voters said yes, while 50 percent said no.

Vance's office has been investigating whether de Blasio aides steered donations to Ulster and Putnam County state Senate campaign committees to get around campaign - donation limits during the 2014 race.

While Vance's state investigation focused on upstate fundraising, former Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara had been probing whether de Blasio and his aides were part of pay - to - play schemes, doling out favors in exchange for donations to his 2013 campaign and his now - shuttered nonprofit Campaign for One New York.

Prosecutors said that because the mayor relied on legal advice from Laufer they couldn't determine whether de Blasio and his underlings «willfully» broke the law.

Questions in the off - topic portion of the Q&A included the role of Mayor de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and her having City staff, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos» criticism of de Blasio's involvement in recent senate elections, whether de Blasio supports a tax on grocery bags, an update on the recent change in NYPD practice on marijuana possession, why the average person should care about conditions on Rikers Island (an on - topic question, but posed during this off - topic portion of the press conference), whether de Blasio is troubled by Al Sharpton's tax troubles, what the expected executive action President Obama on immigration will mean for the City, an update on the City's municipal ID program, preparations for a rally being organized by Al Sharpton upon the completion of the Ferguson grand jury, a possible mail - in response for marijuana summonses and whether mayor supports regulating costumed characters in Times Square.

Asked on email whether de Blasio's characterization of the governor's remarks were accurate, Cuomo (and former de Blasio) spokesman Matt Wing said, «The Governor's comments speak for themselves.»

It remains to be seen whether de Blasio will be amenable to implementing some of the ideas from Brawley's coalition — Metro IAF has worked with the city to build multiple affordable housing complexes before.

However, Rivera wonders about whether the de Blasio administration has overreached.

Asked whether the de Blasio administration had any concerns about Rodriguez's ability to provide oversight over the M.T.A. as a member of the its leadership, mayoral spokesman Wiley Norvell said, «None whatsoever.»

No word yet on whether de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo will actually meet when the mayor is in Albany.

Whatever the reason, members of New York's political class have turned their attention to the 2017 mayoral race, or more precisely, to the question of whether de Blasio will even face a serious challenge when he seeks re-election.

JCOPE, which is filled with Cuomo appointees, is investigating whether de Blasio's nonprofit group, The Campaign for One New York, was involved in improper lobbying.

Question topics included the estimated time for completion of all of the Sandy recovery home rebuilding, the implementation of new flood maps, whether de Blasio's reported future endorsement of Hillary Clinton is tied to a longterm need for federal government assistance, whether in Secretary Castro's view the City could do better on any element of Sandy recovery efforts, communicating an increased sense of urgency to City agencies, significant variations in the reported number of Build It Back applicants, how the City will continue its increased rate of repairs, details on the construction firms used in the program and praise for developer Gerry Romski.

I asked Mayor de Blasio whether the letter signaled a change in their relationship or whether de Blasio's 15 months in office has affected his view of Giuliani's mayoralty.

Prosecutors are looking at whether de Blasio's donors received favorable city action, after giving to his campaign, and also whether de Blasio may have bent the state's campaign finance laws when he solicited donations on behalf of Democratic candidates running for the State Senate, in 2014.

Questions on other topics include: the NYS Attorney General's investigation of the Puerto Rican Day Parade committee, whether de Blasio's pre-K initiative will include private and parochial schools, the «absent teacher reserve», a protest by Girls Prep supporters against de Blasio's expected charter school policies, performance of Administration for Children's Services and whether de Blasio plans to contact the St. Patrick's Day Parade committee to urge them to lift their exclusion of LGBT groups and organizations.

On - topic questions include: whether de Blasio and McCray's partnership is modeled on the Clintons, how the Mayor's Fund will be financed including whether they plan to ask Michael Bloomberg to contribute money, the anticipated size of McCray's staff and office location, whether McCray will regularly issue a public schedule, how de Blasio decided to appoint McCray, whether she will continue to be active in other efforts related to the administration such as the pre-K initiative, whether McCray is ready for increased public and press scrutiny and how others who disagree with any actions or decisions by McCray at the Mayor's Fund can address those with the mayor.

Lever did not respond to questions about whether the de Blasio administration was involved in finding efficiencies at CUNY.

Tenants are clearly struggling after so many years of significant rent increases,» City Hall spokesman Wiley Norvell said when asked whether de Blasio still supports a rent freeze.

The endgame involves the more lethal issue of whether de Blasio sold government favors to donors.

Federal prosecutors are examining whether de Blasio reopened a religious girls» school in Brooklyn closed for safety violations as a favor to the rabbi.

While Cuomo said he doesn't have reason to worry, he demurred when asked whether de Blasio should fret the review from Bharara's office.

«It doesn't matter whether de Blasio is involved or not, it's a bad agenda,» he said.

The source said that the survey first asked whether de Blasio deserves re-election, to which he answered «no.»

Separately, Manhattan district attorney Cy Vance has been looking into whether de Blasio's operatives improperly funneled campaign dollars through party committees to help Democratic candidates for the New York State senate.

Doug Muzzio, a political science professor at Baruch College, said that whether de Blasio is guilty or not, the investigation is bad news for the mayor and his team.

Bharara's prosecutors have been reviewing whether de Blasio traded government favors for campaign donations since at least April 2016; a grand jury has heard testimony; and two weeks ago Bharara's lieutenants grilled the mayor for four hours.

Whether de Blasio has crossed the line is the question — the same question, it's worth noting, that was asked of erstwhile state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos right after they attracted Bharara's gimlet eye.

The D.A.'s office was specifically investigating whether de Blasio's aides had purposefully circumvented state campaign finance donation limits, by rerouting large donations through county Democratic campaign committees, which then funneled donations to campaign accounts for State Senate candidates as part of the mayor's push to flip the chamber to Democratic control.

The billionaire was interviewed by state and federal authorities investigating whether de Blasio violated campaign finance and election laws.

Specifically, the investigations are said to be looking into whether de Blasio accepted money from donors who had business before the city or were lobbying the city to secure specific projects and contracts, and whether a team of de Blasio aides illegally routed money to candidates in State Senate races in 2014.

Authorities are also examining whether de Blasio's unsuccessful effort to win control of the state Senate violated campaign finance and election laws.

Federal authorities and the Manhattan district attorney's office are looking into whether de Blasio's solicitation of Catsimatidis and other donors violated campaign - finance laws.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. is investigating whether de Blasio's fundraising efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate violated campaign finance laws.

The state investigation has focused on whether de Blasio or his aides violated state election law by funneling donations to Democratic candidates through upstate county committees during the party's ultimately unsuccessful attempt to control the State Senate.

Whether de Blasio ultimately gets to walk through the front door remains to be seen, but barring something truly remarkable, it appears he will inherit one of the most demanding jobs in New York City — its mayoralty.