Sentences with phrase «city voters agree»

More than seven in ten City voters agreed that officials up in Albany have a responsibility to make sure a deal gets done and New York City doesn't lose the $ 300 million for its schools.

More than seven in ten City voters agreed that officials up in Albany have a responsibility to make sure a deal gets done and New York City doesn't lose the $ 300 million for its schools — sending a strong message to Albany that inaction will not reflect well on them.

Not exact matches

If voters agreed to dissolve the district, they would pay a city tax increase that would roughly equal the district's current tax, he said.

In February, for example, the Siena Research institute asked voters whether lawmakers should get a pay raise if they enacted ethics reforms; New York City residents said yes by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin, while only 34 percent of upstate residents agreed.)

«A majority of Democrats, independents, voters from every region and race agree that the Attorney General and not local district attorneys should have authority in cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police officers, although Democrats, New York City voters, blacks and Latinos feel most strongly about this,» Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg said.

Most voters, however, agreed on the areas where Syracuse is failing: An overwhelming 84 percent rated the conditions of city roads, water pipes and infrastructure as fair or poor.

Upstaters agree with the decision by a 21 - point margin, New York City voters support it by a 35 - point margin and downstate suburbanites agree with the decision by an overwhelming 75 - 19 percent margin,» said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.

However, while voters supported de Blasio's pick of Bill Bratton for police commissioner (59 percent), only 48 percent agreed that the NYPD could reduce stop - and - frisk and still keep the city safe, while 62 percent said the police force was currently doing a good job.

If voters in the City of Albany agree, students returning to classes at Albany High in the fall will go back to a building that no longer has a leaky roof.

Paradoxically, a slightly greater majority — 55 percent of New York City voters and 54 percent of New York State voters — also agreed that «because of American freedom of religion, Muslims have the right to build the mosque near Ground Zero.»

Given the statement, «Muslims should not be allowed to build the mosque near Ground Zero,» 49 percent of New York City voters and 53 percent of New York State voters agreed, according to the study.

Jersey City voters seem to agree.