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BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — City council member Rafael Espinal — who represents Brownsville, Bushwick and East New York — introduced legislation on Thursday with City council speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito that would create a web portal to connect prospective food donors with prospective food recipients, like food banks and nonprofits.

As the still - on - the - outside - looking - in Yankees return home Friday night for what could be the 2013 season's last stand, the drumbeat to rename River Avenue in honor of Mariano Rivera continued Thursday with City Council speaker Christine Quinn lauding the retiring closer and Westchester resident Tom Ferrara engaging in a contentious debate with WFAN morning mouth Craig Carton.

But he was still front and center at the procession, palling it up with City Council speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, one of his biggest fans.

Controversial onetime convicted terror leader Oscar Lopez Rivera may have declined the Puerto Rican Day Parade's «National Freedom Award,» but he was still at the head of the event Sunday — with the City Council speaker right by his side.

Not exact matches

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said it would take «upwards of almost a year» for the department to put into action reforms promised as part of a deal with the mayor and City Council speaker that circumvented a package of police reform bills supported by a majority of the Council.

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The LGBT Memorial Commission, which included Christine Quinn, an out lesbian and former speaker of the City Council, and Eunic Ortiz, then the president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, an LGBTQ political club, had to include «individuals with a range of perspectives, interests, and specific knowledge concerning the LGBT community.»

Also at 6 p.m., the National Action Network, in conjunction with the NAACP, the New York Urban League and the Hispanic Federation hold a forum for New York City Council speaker candidates, National Action Network House of Justice, 106 W. 145th St., Manhattan.

On Wednesday, during the strategy session, the governor will meet with Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, who is openly gay; Brian Ellner, who is pushing for same - sex marriage in New York for the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group; Ross D. Levi, the head of the state's leading gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy group.

De Blasio on Monday signed a City Council bill creating a second commission with members to be appointed by the mayor, Council speaker, public advocate, comptroller and the five borough presidents.

«I've said this 1,000 times: I don't agree with her on some things, I violently disagree with her on some things, but she has been a very good speaker who has, by and large, kept the City Council voting on those things that are important and directing them on the best interests of the city,» he sCity Council voting on those things that are important and directing them on the best interests of the city,» he scity,» he said.

Lawyers for City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito have reached a settlement with the city's Conflict of Interest Board following an investigation into free political consulting services that Mark - Viverito accepted during the race for speaker in 2City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito have reached a settlement with the city's Conflict of Interest Board following an investigation into free political consulting services that Mark - Viverito accepted during the race for speaker in 2city's Conflict of Interest Board following an investigation into free political consulting services that Mark - Viverito accepted during the race for speaker in 2013.

The mayor and speaker gave what each sees as the highlights from their perspective, as did Ferreras - Copeland, then the press assembled in the rotunda at City Hall peppered the mayor with questions about why he had relented to the Council push - two years in the making - to add significantly to the NYPD force.

In 2014, he was still a new mayor, one who had ridden into City Hall on a hard progressive platform and a 73 percent electoral tsunami, who had installed the Council speaker of his choice and built a line of political credit with Gov. Andrew Cuomo by securing him support from liberal groups over the summer.

His opponents spent the final weeks of the primary race unleashing everything they had against de Blasio, from his association with slumlords that he had gone after as public advocate, to his support for overturning term limits when he wanted to be the City Council speaker in 2005.

Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito appears to have the votes she needs to become the next speaker of the City Council, after Brooklyn Democratic chair Frank Seddio broke ranks with his fellow county leaders at the urging of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, sources said.

This is why I stand with her in support of her candidacy to become the speaker of the New York City Council.»

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 procCity'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 proccity 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 pcouncil 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 proccity 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 pcouncil 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 procCity 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 pCouncil 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.

The job of Council speaker is almost certainly the second-most influential political perch in the nation's largest city, with the power to reshape New York's physical layout through land - use decisions, and its municipal services through the budget, now $ 86 billion and growing.

According to the City Charter, the mayor has the authority to appoint the board's leader following consultation with the speaker of the City Council.

The story of becoming sober more than eight years ago is one Mr. Johnson tells with candor, a key element in the biography of a 35 - year - old who gained national attention for coming out as gay to his Massachusetts high school football team, and who achieved the legislative pinnacle of New York City government on Wednesday, becoming the speaker of the New York City Council.

Laurie Cumbo, Council Member - elect, Brooklyn «A new political era has emerged as the Brooklyn Delegation has formed a partnership with the Progressive Caucus to support Melissa Mark - Viverito for speaker of the City Council.

The race to become the next City Council speaker entered its final stages on Wednesday with leaders from the two most powerful Democratic county organizations, in the Bronx and in Queens, solidifying support behind a Manhattan councilman, Corey Johnson, according to four people with direct knowledge of the discussions, who spoke anonymously because they did not have permission to disclose the choice.

As outlined in the cultural plan law, the agency will work with a specially formed «citizens» advisory committee» - made up of 12 members appointed by the mayor, city council speaker, DCLA commissioner, and borough presidents - to gather information and make recommendations.

Speaker after speaker praised Brown for leading the transformation of the city, starting with Common Council President Darius G. Pridgen.

The ad comes after several polls show the New York City public advocate either leading or in a dead heat with rival Christine Quinn, the city council speaCity public advocate either leading or in a dead heat with rival Christine Quinn, the city council speacity council speaker.

The speaker of the city council is chosen by the remnants of the city's political machines in conjunction with the mayor.

De Blasio is holding sit - downs with several candidates vying to be the next City Council speaker this week, in a race where there is still no clear front - runner, and hopefuls for the position are striving to show their independence from the mayor.

Melissa Mark - Viverito delivered her last State of the City address as the speaker of the New York City Council, peppering the speech with policy, Spanish and invocations of immigrant contributions — and lacing it with allusions to, but no direct mention of, Trump.

«We want to have a vision for New York City as a whole and the Council has a role in that,» said Mark - Viverito who has already begun having conversations with her colleagues about being the speaker.

Other speakers at the budget hearing asked the council not to burden the city's taxpayers with a large tax increase.

With Mark - Viverito leaving and the next speaker's race underway, the mayor is poised to win reelection — but the honeymoon is over and many City Council members want a speaker who can stand up to him.

The City Council approved the bill to ban the buses» blaring loud speakers three weeks ago, but after listening to members of the Transportation Workers Union discuss the job losses that might be incurred if the bill became law, the mayor said he would wait until he spoke with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn before he signed.

Mark - Viverito refused to discuss her conversations with Pitta Bishop Del Giorno & Giblin — even though she paid the company $ 61,000 during her run for City Council speaker.

The 14 members of the borough's City Council delegation fell in line with their colleagues Wednesday to unanimously elect East Harlem Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan) as the body's speaker, putting an amicable end to the power struggle between Mark - Viverito's progressive allies and the outerborough political machines that traditionally held sway in the selection.

The City Council speaker, who earlier this week took to Twitter to reveal she was diagnosed with «high - risk HPV,» returned to the...

In a meeting with Council members last Thursday, the speaker told her colleagues that the long - stalled act — which would require the city's police officers to identify themselves when stopping an individual and to let that person know that they have the right to refuse a search if the officer does not have probable cause — would not go before the Council but rather would be handled internally by the police department, despite having a sufficient number of sponsors to pass.

Corey Johnson, the City Council's speaker, is following tradition by decorating his office with art from a city museum — in this case the Whitney, which is seeking city financCity Council's speaker, is following tradition by decorating his office with art from a city museum — in this case the Whitney, which is seeking city financcity museum — in this case the Whitney, which is seeking city financcity financing.

HANDS ON POL: Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito — expected to become the next speaker of the City Council after backing de Blasio for mayor — plays with former Assemblyman Guillermo Linares.

Mayor de Blasio's ties to the Brooklyn Democratic boss he teamed up with to anoint the next City Council speaker run all the way to Hizzoner's doorstep, The Post has...

The speaker noted that under her tenure, the City Council has passed legislation significantly reducing the city's cooperation with immigration enforcement efforts except in the cases of violent offenders, and that it has fully financed programs that offer universal representation to detained immigrants and unaccompanied minors and young mothers with children placed in expedited removal proceediCity Council has passed legislation significantly reducing the city's cooperation with immigration enforcement efforts except in the cases of violent offenders, and that it has fully financed programs that offer universal representation to detained immigrants and unaccompanied minors and young mothers with children placed in expedited removal proceedicity's cooperation with immigration enforcement efforts except in the cases of violent offenders, and that it has fully financed programs that offer universal representation to detained immigrants and unaccompanied minors and young mothers with children placed in expedited removal proceedings.

The City Council speaker and mayoral hopeful defended her decision use her power to summon an ambulance to help an intern who was suffering from heat exhaustion — despite the fact that the system was slammed with other calls.

The councilman, who is running for his third term and speaker of the city council, filled out a questionnaire prior to receiving his endorsement from the club in June 2017, where he replied «no» to whether he had or will «in the future endorse or financially support any candidate for public office or current elected official with a track record of working against LGBT equality.»

Lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul and former New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn held an emotional meeting with student activists on Wednesday as part of the «information gathering stage» for legislation that would combat sexual assaults on college campuses.

While some speakers talked about confrontation with Cuomo, expressed frustration with his strongarm tactics, and, in the case of The Black Institute's Bertha Lewis, compared the governor's defunding threats to progressive arch villain Rudy Giuliani's efforts, City Council Member Brad Lander laid out the fight as one between competing philosophies of where policy change really comes from.

Appearing with City Councilmember Margaret Chin and New Amsterdam Market founder Robert LaValva, the speaker praised a new food stamp program at the market (which the Council is helping to fund).

The New York City Council unanimously elected a fiercely liberal Democrat from East Harlem as its powerful speaker on Wednesday, eschewing the moderate leadership that had overseen its ranks for a decade and eliminating the last barrier to a government fully in line with the undiluted liberalism embraced by the new mayor... Previous speakers, such as Christine C. Quinn, had acted as a tempering force in the restive Council, bottling up measures like higher wage mandates viewed warily by the business world.

The Bronx with the speaker to the City Council, the Bronx with a very charismatic borough president, the Bronx is ripe to have someone reach that highest level office.»

«As we are thinking about how to implement the program, we are obviously learning from the path - breaking leadership of the Council and the speaker and being able to develop great programs and want to learn from those, but also set sort of priorities of how to use limited dollars in ways that are consistent with the city's values and policies,» Agarwal said.

The New York City Council unanimously elected a fiercely liberal Democrat from East Harlem as its powerful speaker on Wednesday, eschewing the moderate leadership that had overseen its ranks for a decade and eliminating the last barrier to a government fully in line with the undiluted liberalism embraced by the new mayor.