Sentences with phrase «island families because»

Browning criticized Zeldin for supporting the Republican tax reform plan, which she said would hurt middle - class Long Island families because it would scrap the deductibility of state and local taxes.

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I love summer because I get to spend it on the north fork of Long Island with my family, boating, beaching and soaking up the sun!

I saw few families take advantage of these, mostly I think because they weren't planning on doing much walking around the island (the ship does do a 5k run in the morning if you are so inclined).

Our full size version was a space sucker and our toddler was semi-removed from the family table because of her highchair island in the corner.

He was arrested at 16 for stealing a backpack and awaited trial for nearly three years at the Rikers Island jail because his family couldn't afford bail.

«Gov. Rossello didn't have to ask because in New York, we are family with the Puerto Rican community and with family, you don't have to ask for help,» he said, noting that New York is home to more Puerto Ricans than any other place outside the island territory.

About, for instance, the $ 16 million Cayman Islands hedge fund that he's been operating as a sideline to his congressional duties (which Grayson insists is a «family investment partnership» registered in the offshore tax haven only because «the securities lawyers told us we had to do it that way»).

«I've been campaigning hard across Staten Island and Brooklyn because the working families of New York need a leader who will make their concerns a top priority.

The Robert F. Kennedy organization stepped in, saying that «teenagers should not be locked up on Rikers Island solely because their families can't afford to pay bail,» according to Wade McMullen, managing attorney for the human rights group.

Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif said, «We are confident we're going to keep and grow our majority because Senate Republicans are focused on the issues that hardworking Long Island families are focused on — taxes, schools and quality of life.»

«Obamacare has burdened New York families with unaffordable premiums, rendered some insurance plans unusable because of high deductibles, and caused people to lose their doctors,» said Donovan, a Staten Island Republican, in a statement.

It cost $ 2 million to house the families in Staten Island, but Matteo and Oddo called on the city to end the program because of the stress it placed on homeless children that required services local schools didn't have.

Both Hernandez and Browder were teens when they were arrested and held at Rikers Island, both were forced to spend their time before trial behind bars because their families could not afford the high bail set and both refused plea deals.

As Rich Calder noted in Tuesday's Post, Mayor de Blasio took off for a Rhode Island family vacation just days after the Campaign Finance Board handed him an extra $ 1.6 million in public funds for the Democratic primary — cash he's supposedly entitled to because that race is so competitive.

«I think I may be somewhat unusual because I grew up in the Hawaiian Islands, and my family was the first Negro family to move to Maui in the mid-1960s.»

The hihi is one of the world's most evolutionarily unique birds, classed as the only member of its own family, and were lost from New Zealand's North Island by around 1895 because of introduced predators such as rats, habitat loss due to farming and disease.

Because our family and friends were staying in houses and hotels all over the island (as opposed to a traditional room block situation), we handed out our welcome boxes at the end of the party instead of trying to get them to everyone's rooms before they arrived.

Ulva has been owned by the same family for 70 years but owner Jamie Howard, 60, put the island up for sale last summer, reportedly because he can no longer afford to run it.

We don't eat at the table too often because the family prefers to eat at the island so moving the items off the table for meals has not been that big of deal.

Her family, who lived on the island because of a research project that employed Kidman's biochemist father, then moved to Washington, D.C. for the next three years.

Gather your family and friends, because there's no better place to celebrate the special moments, than Fraser Island.

Gather your family and round up your pals, because Villa Mary is the ultimate destination for your island escape.

This resort is a family favourite because of its lovely beaches and proximity to Siam Park, one of the most popular water parks / theme parks on the island.

Peach Blossom Resort is a four - star resort located near to Karon Beach along Phuket Islands winding and verdant west coast.The resort is approximately 400 metres from the sparkling Andaman Sea and is well located for exploring the area as well as neighbouring Kata Beach.Kata and Karon are much better suited to families than sometimes raucous Patong beach, which lies some seven kilometres to the north, although Patong remains the most popular beach in Phuket because of its rich shopping opportunities, and a very lively nightlife.

We have been staying at the Meridian for years because it is consistently the best place on the island for our family.

Treasure Island Beach is a safer place to swim and look for tide pools because it has some protection from huge rocks just offshore, creating a perfect location for families to spend the afternoon.

Treasure Island Beach is a safer place to swim because it has some protection from huge rocks just offshore, creating a perfect location for families to spend the afternoon.

When you are sitting in a room with someone who personally is having to move to higher ground because of rising sea level (such as Ursula Rakova from the Carteret Islands) or whose family members are will personally have to evacuate as flooding devastates their homes (such as members of the Bangladesh Environment Network), the situation is right there in front of you.

She didn't arrive at Ellis Island as a slave, but she and her entire family were treated like dirt because of their accents, and the «No Italians / Polish / Irish Need Apply» signs in the windows of the stores prohibited them from finding jobs.

John, 63, moved to the United States from the Marshall Islands in 1979 — before the frequent flooding that Angie's family is now experiencing, but around the time that seas started rising because of a stark uptick in fossil fuel emissions.

Brandon Gosnell from the Haida Nation said, «I came here today because in 1985 my family clan was protesting on clear cutting on Lyle Island.

Iowa and Rhode Island pledged to freeze enrollment if Congress didn't act by Jan. 1, Illinois ended two home visiting services, and Colorado had to cut off service to 100 families because it couldn't rehire a handful of home - visiting staffers.

I struggle when we have our son's family for a period of time because the daughter - in - law has much different standards and I'm always putting away clutter, clearing the table and island, sweeping up crumbs and turning on lights.