It was obvious, too, as city and state elected officials joined the Labor Day Parade, includ- ing Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Senator Hillary Clin- ton, Governor David Paterson, New York State Attorney Gen- eral Andrew Cuomo, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, City Comptroller William Thompson and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. It was also a testament to labor's power that union members marched side by side with state AFL-CIO head Denis Hughes, Central Labor Council President Gary La Barbera, District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts, American Federation of Teachers and UFT head Randi Weingarten and District Council 1707 President Raglan George. This is the perfect time of year to remind the American public that union power creates middle-class benefits," said ...
[...] if s the turn of the Working Families Party to face this mayor's seductive charms, and even this high-minded organization is having a tough time of it Party leaders insist that a Bloomberg endorsement is the longest of long shots. The real question, they say, is whether Bloomberg's low-key rival, city comptroller William Thompson, can get the designation, or whether the little party's mayoral ballot Une will remain safely blank, just as it was in 2005 when the last Democratic candidate, Freddy Ferrer, faced off against the free-spending Bloomberg.
I've heard that some of the Republican governors don't want the money from the stimulus package," Thompson laughed. "If they don't want the money, well take it. His proposal, which was announced back in November, would impose a new weightbased, transit-dedicated assessment of $100 for vehicles weighing 2,300 pounds or less, plus a 9cent charge pound of curb weight over 2,300 pounds. "And this would be across the 12-county region," he told the Amsterdam News. He believed the plan would add $1 billion to the MTA's account and thereby eliminate possible fare hikes and service cuts. As Thompson wages his campaign for mayor, he is using the model successfully utilized by President [Barack Obama]. "He organized from the grassroots up, and that's what we are doing," he said. "This is probabl...
... arrival of April 15, income tax day, T)Ut City Comptroller William Thompson was all smiles during...
Shortly before the primary, Congresswoman [Yvette Clarke] joined several Caribbean leaders on the steps of New York City Hall to endorse Thompson. The group, which included Assemblyman Nick Perry, Councilmember Kendal Stewart, Herman Hall of Everybody's Magazine and several union leaders and activists, had gathered to launch 'Caribbeans for Thompson'. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke joined several Caribbean leaders on die steps of New York City Hall to endorse City Comptroller [William Thompson] '[Bill Thompson]' Thompson, a few weeks ago. The group, which included elected officials, community leaders and activists had gathered to launch 'Caribbeans for Thompson'. At podium are Clarke, (centre) Thompson and councilman Nick Perry. I don't know how I feel about Thompson," says Annette Grant,...
Guests at the VIP reception included Former Mayor David and Mrs. Dinkins; Congressman Gregory Meeks; New York City Comptroller William Thompson; Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott; New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein; 100 Black Men of America Chairman Emeritus Thomas Dortch; Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield President Mark "Wagar" attd Mrs. Wagar; State Senator Kevin Parker; Assemblyman Michael Benjamin and Mrs. Benjamin; secretary to the Senate Democrats Mort Lawrence; former Connecticut Treasurer Frank Borges; Paul Thomas, Deputy Chief of Staff to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo; Tuskegee Airman and OHBM past president Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr.; Medgar Evers College President Dr. Edison O. Jackson; Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham; News Corp. Executive Ian Moore; Judge Tanya ...
While I think that [Billy Thompson] would make a great U.S. senator and can win that U.S. Senate seat, the second most powerful political position in America to the U.S. president is the mayor of New York," declared City Councilman Charles Barron. "There is no more powerful city in the world other than New York City, and the mayor of New Yoris City is more powerful than the vice president ofthe U.S. "My guess is Billy Thompson would be Andrew Cuomo's lieutenant governor" Maurice "Mickey" Carroll, director ofthe Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, told the Amsterdam News. Referencing a possible challenge for [Kirsten Gillibrand]'s seat, the long time political operative said, "The number's show he is strong. But money is a problem. She has got a couple of million, but, but in a ru...
... the "thisclose" mayoral run between Comptroller William Thompson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Acco...
The marchers included out City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and city Comptroller William Thompson, Jr.
[George] said he was outraged that the Mayor's response to the men and women whose job it is to care for the children of hardworking families was, simply, "Swallow zeroes." That message, he said, "says something. It says he's not concerned about child care workers and minorities and children. In fact, I take the position that he's trying to destroy affordable, subsidized child care. Union leaders insist that low pay has lead to difficulty attracting and retaining needed staff and the shortage of daycare slots that reportedly left some 46,000 kids waiting to enroll in city-subsidized daycare and after-school programs. City Council Speaker Gifford Miller once called the shortage of slots "unacceptable" and declared it a "top priority." City Comptroller William Thompson has said "the need...
He insisted that neither [Michael Bloomberg]'s billions nor his incumbency will deter him. "The reason why I'm running is not because of him," [William C. Thompson, Jr.] told the AmNews. "New York is going through difficult times; people are suffering; they are being laid off. It is important that the city has a mayor who understands what the people are going through. While some city councilmembers and supporters of term limits are in court, challenging Bloomberg's desire to stay in office for an extra four years, Thompson said certain city councilmembers were targeted. "People were being pressured and threatened throughout the whole time," he said. "The question should have gone back to the community." It is not just term limits," said Thompson. "It's from the tolls across the East R...
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