Sentences with phrase «most of our upstate cities»

Most of our upstate cities have horrendously high child poverty rates, some higher than 50 percent.

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Besides money, Cuomo has been an active promoter of tourism to upstate New York, which gets almost nothing of the 54 million people that visit New York City, the most visited city in the natCity, the most visited city in the natcity in the nation.

The downstate region, dominated by New York City, has been growing much faster than upstate (everything north of the metropolitan transportation district)-- and the slowest growing upstate metro areas are in Central New York and the Southern Tier, which would benefit most from the issuance of long - delayed state regulations allowing the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas production.

When The New York Times Magazine asked Nixon the often - debated question of where upstate begins, the Democratic candidate cited Ithaca — about a four - hour drive from New York City and far beyond most commonly cited borders for the start of upstate.

Most of the support comes from the New York City region, with more upstate voters against the gun control provisions.

While most of their valuable properties are in New York City, developers directed almost two - thirds of their Senate donations to candidates in upstate and Long Island races.

Regionally, Cuomo remains popular in broadly defined areas in New York: Most voters in the suburbs and upstate areas hold a favorable view of him, while a whopping 72 percent of New York City voters do as well.

The current minimum wage of $ 9, which was adjusted on Jan. 1 following a phase - in that began with a 2013 agreement, doesn't help most New Yorkers cover basic costs even in upstate cities like Buffalo, they write.

Last time the districts were redrawn, Republicans led the governing body and managed to skew the process in their own favor — leaving most of the underpopulated districts upstate, while the growing populations in the New York City region went unrecognized by a matching increase in proportional representation.

Not all of them were in the most obvious locations upstate, two were in New York City.

For instance, neighborhoods on the city's west and east sides accounted for three of the four upstate ZIP codes reporting the most new cases, according to the state's most - recent comparable data for a three - year period ending in 2012.

In addition, neighborhoods on the city's west and east sides accounted for three of the four ZIP codes in all of upstate reporting the most new cases, according to the state's most recent comparable data for a three - year period ending in 2012.

One answer to Quinn's question: Progressives believe (with some cause) that Cuomo has abetted GOP control of the State Senate by coddling the turncoat Democrats of the IDC and approving gerrymandered district maps that aid upstate Republicans — and (with indisputable cause) that Albany is a bastion of corruption where well - heeled interests (most conspicuously, New York City developers) can purchase favors at bargain prices.

There is an old, unbreakable rule that when it comes to Democratic primaries, you have a much better chance of winning if you come from New York City, where the most Democrats reside, rather than upstate New York where the Republicans often reign supreme.

Many from upstate and Long Island are backers, but most of the Democrats are from New York City, where property taxes are not a pressing issue.

Dr. Christina Hampton is originally from upstate New York, but has also lived in the high desert of Boise, ID, the beautiful and olympic Salt Lake City, UT, and most recently the coastal city of Virginia Beach, City, UT, and most recently the coastal city of Virginia Beach, city of Virginia Beach, VA..

New York: Home to the most populous city in the country, countless precious U.S. landmarks and breathtaking views of upstate New York nature.