Mr. White pushed for economic development and was a champion of women and minority business owners.
Sat 28 Aug 2010
Thu 10 Jun 2010
Filed under: South Bronx (NYC), Labor and Jobs, Diaz, Ruben, Minimum Wage, Wages and Salaries, Elections, City Councils, Politics and Government — @ 4:36 am
Ruben Diaz Jr., the Bronx borough president and a past state assemblyman, “can run for anything he wants,” said one political consultant.
Wed 26 May 2010
Filed under: City Council (NYC), Prayers and Prayer Books, Cordoba Initiative, Community Board No. 1, Rauf, Imam Feisal Abdul, September 11 (2001), Landmarks Preservation Commission, World Trade Center (NYC), Historic Buildings and Sites, Quinn, Christine C, Islam, City Councils, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 6:14 am
The hotly debated center at 45 Park Place, to be called Cordoba House, still needs the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Thu 6 May 2010
Filed under: de Blasio, Bill, Earmarks (Finance), Stringer, Scott M, City Councils, Quinn, Christine C, Elections — @ 4:03 am
A disagreement over how best to disclose payments made in Council members’ discretionary funds might be a skirmish in a mayoral race three years away.
Fri 26 Mar 2010
New York City Council members aimed to clamp down on what some called a growing and alarming trend of poor service in debtor cases.
Wed 24 Mar 2010
Filed under: Greenfield, David G., Felder, Simcha, City Councils, Brooklyn (NYC), Elections — @ 4:57 am
David G. Greenfield, the executive director of the Sephardic Community Federation, was elected to succeed City Councilman Simcha Felder of Brooklyn.
Wed 24 Mar 2010
Filed under: Paid Time Off, Lander, Brad, Mark-Viverito, Melissa, Affordable Housing, Unemployment, Bloomberg, Michael R, Quinn, Christine C, City Councils, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 1:48 am
A newly formed Progressive Caucus by city council members is intended to send a message to the mayor and the Council speaker.
Thu 25 Feb 2010
Filed under: de Blasio, Bill, Earmarks (Finance), City Council (New York City), City Councils, Politics and Government, New York City — @ 5:40 am
Bill de Blasio says he wants citizens to be able track the discretionary funds of members of the City Council, which has been doggged by an investigation and indictments.
Wed 10 Feb 2010
Filed under: Embezzlement, Seabrook, Larry B, Frauds and Swindling, City Councils, Politics and Government, New York City — @ 2:19 am
Larry B. Seabrook was accused of diverting city money to himself, family and friends using closely controlled nonprofit groups.
Thu 7 Jan 2010
Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Annabi, Sandy, Bribery, City Councils, Politics and Government, Ethics, Yonkers (NY) — @ 4:29 am
Sandy Annabi, a former councilwoman, accepted thousands to change her opposition to and vote for a major development project, federal prosecutors say.