APPS co-founder Lisa Haver addressed the crowd, along
with Councilwoman Helen Gym, State Senator Vincent Hughes, PFT leaders, parents and community members.
«Most recently we did have the groper who was well - dressed and well - groomed but still assaulting women, and that's what really spawned this,» said Councilwoman Jessica Lappin, who represents the Upper East Side and has handed out fliers
with Councilwoman Margaret Chin Downtown to warn women about the spree.
«The responses to the survey still indicate that there are significant problems... the Board of Elections has to begin to address,» Council Speaker Christine Quinn said at a news conference
with Councilwoman Gale Brewer and good - government groups Tuesday.
«The fee is irritating, which is precisely why it works,» said Councilman Brad Lander, a Brooklyn Democrat and,
with Councilwoman Margaret Chin, a Manhattan Democrat, a main sponsor of the legislation.
«It's going to be huge and just imagine the implications that are involved here,» Councilman Daniel Dromm, one of the co-sponsors of the legislation along
with Councilwoman Gale Brewer, told TPM Wednesday.
While Ignizio — a member of the Council's budget negotiation team, along
with Councilwoman Debi Rose (D - North Shore), who stood behind the Speaker during her announcement — found common ground with the Speaker on cops, there are differences.
said Councilman Mark Levine, who co-authored the bill
with Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson.
The image was mocked up as a lark by Jorge Bendersky, a celebrity dog groomer connected
with the councilwoman through Instagram and charity work.
Republican Bob Turner (top r.) gets an endorsement from U.S. Rep. Peter King as Democrat David Weprin (bottom r.), who was endorsed by 32BJ, holds a news conference in Rego Park
with Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (l.) and state Sen. Toby Stavisky.
Councilman Brad Lander (D - Brooklyn), who is co-sponsoring the bill
with Councilwoman Margaret Chin (D - Manhattan), said it's one of several options on the table, including banning plastic bags outright while imposing a fee just on paper bags.
At 7 p.m., de Blasio hosts a town hall
with Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo for residents of the 35th Council District, University Settlement Ingersoll Community Center, 177 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn.
Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter will square off
with Councilwoman Jodi Giglio at their town GOP's nominating convention later this month.
Also Saturday, Clinton speaks
with councilwoman Laurie Cumbo (c.) at Junior's restaurant while campaigning in Brooklyn.
«Our Association would be happy to work
with the Councilwoman or local civic organizations to offer firearms safety and personal defense classes in the City.»
Many candidates have been cross-endorsed, but I don't think — and someone should correct me on this one if I'm wrong — the party has managed to elect anyone at the state level without the added assistance of a major party, although there is precedent for that at the NYC level
with Councilwoman Tish James.
Other visits will take place on Thursday at the Hope Garden with Councilman Antonio Reynoso, May 12 at the Howard Houses
with Councilwoman Alicka Ampry - Samuel and May 21 at the Butler Houses
with Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson.
Town board members also voted 5 - 1 —
with Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby abstaining and Councilman Anthony D'Esposito dissenting — to terminate the employment of two aides of former Supervisor Anthony Santino's inner circle.
Not exact matches
It's a cause that Perry, a former L.A.
councilwoman who has served in leadership positions
with the city for nearly 25 years and ran for mayor in 2013, has long championed.
Later, Louis and Crowley returned to the question of whether running a candidate
with the goal of splitting a specific group of voters (in this case, Jews, but in the case of NYC
Councilwoman Liz Crowley — another candidate whose campaign speculated to be the work of the Queens Party to hurt Assemblyman Rory Lancman and benefit Meng — whites).
On one side: Former NYC
Councilwoman and charter school operator Eva Moskowitz, who is furious
with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for reversing co-location decisions by his predecessor, former Mayor Bloomberg, that would have allowed for the expansion of three schools operated by her Success Academy network.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa's ex-wife accuses him in a million dollar lawsuit of committing adultery
with ex-NYC
Councilwoman and current Queens BP candidate Melinda Katz and funneling money to her during their marriage.
NYC
Councilwoman Tish James has thrown her support behind Sen. Eric Schneiderman's AG bid, saying he's the only candidate in the field
with a «real record of standing up for working women.»
At 8 a.m., the Flatiron / 23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District and Union Square Partnership co-host a special breakfast
with New York City
Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, Almond Restaurant, 12 E. 22nd St., Manhattan.
Moya's district lines up
with City
Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras.
He was able to work
with Brooklyn Democratic Chair Frank Seddio to install East Harlem
Councilwoman Viverito in the speaker's chair.
Several unions that are usually aligned
with HTC — 1199, 32BJ, CWA — as well as the labor - backed Working Families Party have endorsed Lancman, while a third Democrat in the race, NYC
Councilwoman Liz Crowley, has netted the support of several trade unions.
But Queens
Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland seems to really mean it, describing the anguish of not being able to spend enough time
with her husband and son.
There was no animosity on Saturday when Mrs. Clinton, accompanied by State Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley; Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York; and New York City
Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, shook hands
with mostly black New Yorkers at Junior's, the iconic cheesecake hub on Flatbush Avenue in downtown Brooklyn.
U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D - Jackson Heights) is not happy his cousin, City
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village), challenged state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing) in the Democratic Party primary for the 6th Congressional District, according to several sources familiar
with the Queens political scene.
Corona has been singled out as having the highest rate of childhood obesity in the city, but City
Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D - East Elmhurst) joined
with local business owners and a new coalition last Thursday to say Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda ban is the wrong way to fight it.
Victoria Gearity and
Councilwoman Liz Fried spoke
with the students.
Aligned
with the growing Central Brooklyn political operation of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and former
Councilwoman Una Clarke, Thompson made headlines by clearing a number of Hynes's questionable convictions for murder and other offenses, convictions that had earned his predecessor considerable ire from civil rights activists.
At 10:15 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul visits Maspeth small businesses
with NYC
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, 56 - 18 69th St., Maspeth, Queens.
At 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., NY1's «Road to City Hall» will feature MTA Chairman Tom Pendergast, Manhattan borough president Democratic primary winner / NYC
Councilwoman Gale Brewer, and a political rundown
with Curtis Sliwa and Gerson Borrero.
At 4 p.m., NYC
Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland hosts the reopening of the Junction Playground
with a free bike helmet fitting, 34th Avenue and Junction Boulevard, Queens.
Three former campaign workers for Bronx
Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo's reelection bid were charged
with forging nearly 100 signatures, including Derek Jeter's and Kate Moss», on the candidate's primary ballot petitions.
Hempstead
Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, the daughter of Rep. Pete King and a Wantagh Republican who is often at odds
with GOP Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, continues to generate speculation about her political future — though she insists that she is not going anywhere.
«The challenge is to link these groups up
with services and connect them to the community so they don't feel that they are isolated or alone,» said East Harlem
Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito who launched the Chinese New Year celebration in the neighborhood last year.
City
Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D - Forest Hills) is becoming a regular contributor on Huffington Post, and sits down for an interview
with Geraldine Ferraro.
Hank Sheinkopf attacked
Councilwoman Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) ties
with real estate developers on behalf of Councilman David Weprin (D - Hollis), and Katz spokesman Ben Branham defended.
David Herrera is not listed under his Bayside, Queens, address as having donated to any other political candidate, though a listing for a David Herrera, founder of MJM Construction,
with an address in California made a $ 1,000 donation to Queens
councilwoman Helen Foster in 2009.
Domenic Recchia
with State Senator Diane Savino,
Councilwoman Debi Rose and Assemblyman Matthew Titone (Photo: Will Bredderman).
THE BRONX — Three former campaign workers for Bronx
Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo's reelection bid were charged
with forging nearly 100 signatures, including Derek Jeter's and Kate Moss», on the candidate's primary ballot petitions, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.
Mr. Recchia, gathered
with supporters at the Vanderbilt, a catering hall on Staten Island's beachfront boardwalk, took the podium beside his wife and three daughters, along
with Staten Island
Councilwoman Debi Rose, State Senator Diane Savino and Assemblyman Matthew Titone.
She also connected
with Staten Island
Councilwoman Debi Rose — the first African - American from Staten Island elected to the Council — and former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.
June 4, 2013 (readMedia)-- Christine Quinn's nonsensical reaction to the murder of Mark Carson shows how out of touch
with reality the
Councilwoman is.
Charter school advocates, led by former NYC
Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, are at odds
with de Blasio.
An attorney for Staten Island
Councilwoman Debi Rose confirmed to The Staten Island Advance on Aug. 5 that Rose had also received a subpoena, is not a target of Adler's investigation and would also be «cooperating fully»
with the special prosecutor.
Three former campaign workers for
Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo were officially charged
with fraud for allegedly forging signatures for the Bronx Democrat's re-election petitions.
NYC
Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito (an ally of Sen. Eric Schneiderman) is upset
with Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice over Rockefeller Drug Law reform.