Sentences with phrase «island city as»

When the institution merged with MoMA in 2000 following a building - wide renovation P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center (now MoMA PS1), it confirmed its position as the leading contemporary art center in New York and Long Island City as a destination.

With Flux Factory in Long Island City as the central hub, the Congress» many events and projects will also take place in various venues including Creative Time's «Living As Form» project space at the Essex Street Market (Manhattan), Silvershed (Manhattan), Union Docs (Brooklyn), NurtureArt (Brooklyn) and Bronx River Art Center (Bronx).

We sat down with Breslow in her studio in Long Island City as she prepares for her forthcoming show, Recent Paintings, to discuss her process and perspective.

We visited her studio in Long Island City as she prepares for her forthcoming show, «Paintings,» to discuss the elements she's pulled together from disparate areas of study, treating painting as sculpture, and learning to trust your work when it tells you it's finished.

FLATIRON — City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn pledged to create a new CUNY campus at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and build a tech hub in Long Island City as part of a sweeping agenda laid out on Wednesday.

Vallone, whose City Council term expires on Dec. 31, 2013, said that he most enjoys interacting with constituents in his western Queens district, which includes Astoria and Long Island City as well as parts of Jackson Heights and Rikers, Randalls and Wards islands.

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Startups to watch: Led by a crop of firms such as Long Island City - based Aereo, which provides over-the-air television for mobile devices, startups are capitalizing on the myriad industries headquartered in Queens.

For Urgo, the ideal is to attract college and postcollege renters to buildings including the Forge in Long Island City and House39 in Murray Hill, with the idea that they'll fall in love with a space and remain even as they graduate to the next stage in their lives.

Since founding Hanover Legal he has competed in numerous marathons including New York City, Cape Cod, Salt Lake City, Alaska, Dublin (Ireland) and Tiberias (Israel), as well as triathlons including, at the Olympic distance, New York City, Sag Harbor («Mighty Hamptons»), Westchester, Maryland, Ceasaria and Gan Shmuel (Israel); at the half - Ironman distance, California (Oceanside), New Jersey («Devilman»), New Hampshire («Mooseman»), St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands), Pucon (Chile).

The trend is blowing east from New York City as Long Island's traditional offices increasingly morph into open - concept spaces

It strikes me today as ironic that the children and grandchildren of the families that fled or were forced from the city ¯ to Queens, Long Island, the counties ¯ are now clamoring and clambering to get back in, if they can afford the price of a closet or the stress of roommates.

And it was there in the warm South Seas — the other side of the world from the city where men like Fly were «pent up in lath and plaster, tied to counters, nailed to benches, clinched to desks» — that at age twenty - three he found Nature's own paradise on an island in the Marquesas and in the arms of a woman he fictionalized as «Fayaway» in Typee (1846), the scandalous first novel he wrote upon his return.

Almost two million people call the 13 - mile - long island home, as many as 5 million can commute into the city every day and over 40 million tourists visit every year.

One of the most startling facts about America is the contrast between our great prosperity as a nation and these islands of misery in our cities, Why, with all our resources, initiative and ingenuity, do we do so little to solve these problems?

Nowhere is the missionary invasion more evident than on the island of Hispanola, where I recently served as a pastor in the Dominican Evangelical Church in the city of Barahona in the Dominican Republic.

That Alicart consistency is maintained for customer satisfaction as well as efficient preparation at the two Carmine's Family Style Italian restaurants in New York and the restaurants in Washington, D.C.; Atlantic City, N.J.; and Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Tim grew up in the Quad Cities, Illinois & Iowa along the banks of the Mississippi River where he worked his first job as a gardener on the Rock Island Arsenal.

As its Second Anniversary approaches on November 14th, 2013, Alobar has established itself as a unique, rustic American neighborhood restaurant in the heart of Long Island City, earning places on Michelin Guide's 2013 and 2014 Bib Gourmand listAs its Second Anniversary approaches on November 14th, 2013, Alobar has established itself as a unique, rustic American neighborhood restaurant in the heart of Long Island City, earning places on Michelin Guide's 2013 and 2014 Bib Gourmand listas a unique, rustic American neighborhood restaurant in the heart of Long Island City, earning places on Michelin Guide's 2013 and 2014 Bib Gourmand lists.

With a prime location in Hunter's Point, Alobar adds to the growing attraction of Long Island City, now recognized as one of the New York metro area's most desirable neighborhoods.

The Tampa - based fast casual concept aims to develop new restaurants in Long Island, the New York City boroughs and northern New Jersey, as well as upstate New York and in Pennsylvania.

LAKEFRONT — Removing the Meigs Field runway and returning Northerly Island to park land ended up costing $ 2.9 million — nearly twice as much as Chicago Park District and city officials estimated, district and city documents show.

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The concerns over a Hunt's Point jail facility come as city officials discuss alternatives should Rikers Island be phased out.

As for Martins» Senate tenure, Fullington said he «successfully fought against Assemblyman Heastie and the New York politicians who redirected Long Island's state school aid to New York City <» adding:

Despite repeated promises by the New York City Correction Department to tighten security at Rikers Island, an investigator posing as a guard last month was able to smuggle in heroin, pills, marijuana, vodka and a razor blade, a city inquiry foCity Correction Department to tighten security at Rikers Island, an investigator posing as a guard last month was able to smuggle in heroin, pills, marijuana, vodka and a razor blade, a city inquiry focity inquiry found.

Long Island's 13 towns and two cities spent a total of $ 725 million on payrolls in 2014 — a 3.5 percent increase from 2013 — as the total number of employees grew slightly after years of decline, a Newsday analysis shows.

One alternative is to have multiple jail facilities throughout the city at different points, with sites in Brooklyn and Queens, on Staten Island as well as Hunt's Point under discussion.

«We can just watch as critical funds are taken from our Long Island Schools and given to New York City schools,» he said in the ad.

«Tonight, I believe that come November, the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn will choose to allow me to continue the work I've started as their independent voice in Washington fighting for better transportation and more jobs, strengthening national security and ensuring a thriving New York City economy and always doing what's right for the people of my district.»

The Staten Island Ferry engineer who fell asleep in the control room as the boat was docking will get his job back, plus about $ 20,000 in unearned overtime, after a judge overruled city officials who wanted him demoted.

A special election in Westchester could have a profound impact on the city, Long Island and all of New York state as a whole.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an agreement with the City Council to open or expand jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx as part of a plan to phase out the troubled island - based jail in the East River.

New York City lawyers said the city had settled a lawsuit by two women claiming they were raped by a guard at Rikers Island, and as a result, a bid for a class action alleging systemic failure to protect female prisoners will be dropCity lawyers said the city had settled a lawsuit by two women claiming they were raped by a guard at Rikers Island, and as a result, a bid for a class action alleging systemic failure to protect female prisoners will be dropcity had settled a lawsuit by two women claiming they were raped by a guard at Rikers Island, and as a result, a bid for a class action alleging systemic failure to protect female prisoners will be dropped.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A special election in Westchester could have a profound impact on the city, Long Island and all of New York state as a whole.

With the removal of its Facebook page, Oyster Bay joins East Hampton and Southold as the only towns or cities on Long Island without such a presence.

As part of the state budget, Long Island and New York City are getting an extra $ 550 million this year for economic development spending, Capital New York reported.

Councilman Joseph Borelli of Staten Island, a Trump surrogate in New York City, separately told POLITICO New York that Trump «would be well served by Ray Kelly, as would he by some of the other names mentioned.»

Over the weekend, Governor Cuomo suggested Wards Island as a possible replacement for Rikers, saying the city should consider building at least three new jails.

Matthiessen noted that Move New York has received support in all five boroughs, with Republican Sen. Andrew Lanza sponsoring a Move New York bill as a representative of Staten Island, the city's most car - dependent borough.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that Governor Andrew Cuomo should stick to running the state jail system as the city continues to work towards reforming Rikers Island.

De Blasio has also suffered from a series of recent mini-scandals, including questions about a six - figure city job given to the partner of one of his top aides and backlash after he was at the gym as a bloody standoff unfolded in Staten Island last week.

As mayor of the city of Davao on the Southern island of Mindanao, he was accused of establishing vigilante groups and death squads to stop the sale and consumption of drugs.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Trump on Twitter as «pathetic» a day after the president used the same word to take a veiled swipe at him while speaking to law enforcement on Long Island.

Canvassers plan to speak to New Yorkers in targeted state Senate and Assembly districts in Saratoga, Troy, Syracuse, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, New York City and Long Island (several of those areas — especially western New York and Dutchess County — are considered by Democrats as ripe for picking up at least one or two seats next year).

Immigration advocates took to the streets of New York City Saturday to express their support for the Big Apple's status as a sanctuary city — as five people were detained by federal agents on Staten IslCity Saturday to express their support for the Big Apple's status as a sanctuary city — as five people were detained by federal agents on Staten Islcity — as five people were detained by federal agents on Staten Island.

According to several sources who spoke only on background, citing the private nature of Monday's conference, all nine senators from Long Island voted for Flanagan, as did three senators who represent parts of New York City.

-- Staten Island City Councilman Joe Borelli is being seriously considered as GOP gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro's running mate

During her address at the forum co-sponsored by Care for the Homeless and Long Island University's Master of Public Administration program, James noted that as of April 17, there are more than 61,000 individuals sleeping in the city's shelter system, which includes 23,000 children — and said that homelessness «is at the highest level in New York since the Great Depression.»

«Today's announcement signals that things are moving in the right direction but City Hall must continue to prioritize the explicit goal of shuttering Rikers Island as soon as possible,» Luongo said in an emailed statement.