Sentences with phrase «york city and the region»

HUDSON VALLEY — Scenic Hudson has released a groundbreaking study that for the first time provides reliable data on what Hudson Valley farmland must be conserved to ensure that the people of New York City and the region can continue to count on nearby supplies of fresh food.

Not exact matches

Most notably, New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal — where most long - haul operators in the region are based — is crumbling and unable to handle current traffic loads.

East's fourth major snowstorm this month swept through the region with heavy snow and high winds on Wednesday, snarling flights and commuter travel, closing schools and triggering emergency declarations in New York City and New Jersey.

The other reason is that the revolution in America is much more likely to come from the native - born Americans of Yankee and Nordic stock in the agricultural regions of the Midwest and Northwest than from the Americans of Jewish stock in New York City.

It is also the largest economic engine in the Midwest region, with a Gross Metropolitan Product of over $ 569 billion — third only to New York City and Los Angeles.

The government designates 234 high - cost areas nationwide including New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; and the entire San Francisco - San Jose - Oakland metropolitan region.

As of 2016, there are 234 high - cost areas nationwide which includes New York City, New York; Los Angeles, California; and the entire San Francisco - San Jose - Oakland metropolitan region, among others.

Eight of the 10 metros with the largest share of super commuters are in regions surrounding three superstar cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.

Writing in The New York Times, Ross Douthat urges Amazon to think outside the box and select a city not on the basis of empty promises and publicity, but on the basis of what's good for the region and the country.

With a combination of trade and consumer events, the tour made stops in New York, Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia and California, and hit all the major cities within those regions.

It is open five days a week, 24 hours a day, and prides itself on offering the freshest produce to New York City's secondary wholesalers, such as A&J Produce Corp., and the region's upscale restaurants, restaurant suppliers and bodegas.

Since Africa was one of the few major curry regions I was unable to visit personally, I did the next best thing and dined years ago at an Ethiopian restaurant in New York City, the Blue Nile on West 77th Street.

Upon its official launch in Monte Carlo, Monaco in 2014 during the prestigious, Formula One Grand Prix weekend at the exclusive Ermanno Palace Penthouse, this luxury vodka subsequently appeared at a multitude of A-list events in key regions around the world, including New York City, Barcelona, Paris, Sweden and London.

Between the Winter Show in San Francisco and the Summer Show in New York City, the Specialty Food Association events bring in more than 40,000 attendees from more than 80 countries and regions to see 260,000 innovative specialty food products, such as confections, cheese, coffee, snacks, spices, ethnic, natural, organic and more.

Lunch at Eden Rock is inspired by the brilliant New York City ABC kitchen concept of Jean - Georges and is specially adapted for The Sand Bar and the Caribbean region.

Under the guidance of Chef Leung, the restaurant team traveled to provincial regions of China with the goal of identifying how traditional Chinese styles from regions such as Guangdong, Shaanxi and Shandong could be appropriately brought to New York City in a new and compelling way.

Pilot programs will start in July in four markets: the California Bay Area, Gulf Coast region, Northern Ohio, and the tri-state region around New York City.

Kennedy: «I'm disappointed with the addition of the 63rd Senate seat, besides adding to the cost of government, it was put in a place that has no impact on western New York and quite frankly has no impact on the population shift in New York state and if there was going to be an additional seat added that despite the fact that I disagree with you that the Constitution was in fact violated and you say that it was not violated — the fact that this additional seat adding to the cost and size of government was added to a place in the Capital Region rather than a place where distinctly the population grew down in New York City I believe was based upon the fact that had an additional district been added in the city where the population shift had come from it would have included that seat being an additional minority seat and that is why it was put up in the Capital Region and rather than in the New York City aCity I believe was based upon the fact that had an additional district been added in the city where the population shift had come from it would have included that seat being an additional minority seat and that is why it was put up in the Capital Region and rather than in the New York City acity where the population shift had come from it would have included that seat being an additional minority seat and that is why it was put up in the Capital Region and rather than in the New York City aCity area.

The ad, which was included in a round - up by negative campaign spots in this morning's Times, will start running this week in New York City and the Albany and Buffalo regions during the morning news shows and afternoon programming that reaches the critical demographic of women aged 18 - 64.

«If she gets elected her very first vote would turn our entire state government over to Bill de Blasio and the New York City Democrats, and shift important resources to New York City at the expense of the Finger Lakes Region and the Southern Tier.

According to the Siena poll, consumer confidence is continuing to climb in Albany, Buffalo, the mid-Hudon region and Rochester, but is falling in New York City, Utica and Syracuse.

«The hardworking people of the 52nd District in the Southern Tier did not send me to Albany to raise their taxes and send their hard - earned money to New York City,» said state Sen. Fred Akshar, who represents Binghamton and the surrounding region.

In the regular round of REDC annual awards, the Capital Region has received less moolah than any of the 10 zones except New York City, an area viewed by the governor's staff as the healthy and well - fed child who must nonetheless be given his REDC treats even though the platter is really intended for the starvelings.

The awards ranged from over $ 80 million for the Rochester - Finger Lakes Region, Capital Region, Mohawk Valley, New York City and the Mid-Hudson Valley to over $ 60 million each for Western New York, the Southern Tier, Central New York, the North Country and Long Island.

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.

The measure, Senate bill S. 4159, which is prime sponsored by Senator James L. Seward (R,C,I - REF - Oneonta) expands ride sharing outside of New York City and into all regions of Upstate New York.

Support cuts across ideological lines and geographic regions, with 64 percent of liberal, 57 percent of moderate, and 52 percent of conservative voters, as well as 60 percent of New York City dwellers and 55 percent of both Upstate and suburban residents standing behind reform.

For one thing, notes the American Petroleum Institute, the proposed ban on drilling on state - owned land and within the watershed areas serving New York City and Syracuse would leave «much of the Marcellus Shale region off - limits to responsible development.»

This will include working to revitalize the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market in the Bronx, which supplies a large portion of the produce for New York City's and the region's food consumption, and creating a «Share NY Food» Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that develops partnerships with farmers and residents to expand access and resources and make fresh food available to consumers in urban areas.

The best - performing sites belonged to Southern Tier's Schuyler County, New York City, the Town of Wilton in the Capital Region, the Town of Penfield in the Finger Lakes and the Clarkstown Central School District in the Mid-Hudson valley.

When asked why the governor neglects economic development in the New York City watershed region, Bonacic answered, «In the 18 years I've served in office, dealing with the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Environmental Preservation is the hardest part.»

Design - build will not be extended to counties or New York City, but it is specifically authorized for eight projects: the redevelopment of the Frontier Town property in the Adirondacks, new public health and forensics laboratories in the Capital Region, improvements at the state fairgrounds in Syracuse and upgrades at four state - run ski resorts: Belleayre, Whiteface, Gore and Mt. Van Hoevenberg.

Cities and regions in New York state submitted four proposals in total — a downstate bid from New York City and Westchester County, an upstate bid from the greater Albany area, a joint bid from Buffalo and Rochester and a central New York bid from the Syracuse and the Mohawk Valley region.

Looking at region, 37 % in New York City and 21 % in the suburbs report the state is on course.

In a recent study, the Partnership for New York City found that congestion costs the city $ 20 billion annually in lost time and revenue; if nothing is done to «discourage cars and trucks from crowding the streets and highways of the region during the busiest times of the day,» that'll be a staggering hit of $ 100 billion to the city economy over the next five yeCity found that congestion costs the city $ 20 billion annually in lost time and revenue; if nothing is done to «discourage cars and trucks from crowding the streets and highways of the region during the busiest times of the day,» that'll be a staggering hit of $ 100 billion to the city economy over the next five yecity $ 20 billion annually in lost time and revenue; if nothing is done to «discourage cars and trucks from crowding the streets and highways of the region during the busiest times of the day,» that'll be a staggering hit of $ 100 billion to the city economy over the next five yecity economy over the next five years.

four proposals in total — a downstate bid from New York City and Westchester County, an upstate bid from the greater Albany area, a joint bid from Buffalo and Rochester and a central New York bid from the Syracuse and the Mohawk Valley region.

In the letter, Unshackle's Executive Director Greg Biryla notes there is a difference in the cost of living between regions of upstate New York and the New York City area.

Astorino, who had challenged Cuomo in his 2014 re-election bid, questioned the decision to close the plant, its impact on the area's tax base and where the New York City metropolitan region would receive its power once the plant was shut down.

The panel — which is composed of Law, former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Paul Francis, Dennis Glazer and Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz — has heard presentations over the last several months from developers who want to build resort - style casinos in three regions of the state north New York City: The Catskills / Hudson Valley, the Capital Region and the Finger Lakes / Southern Tier.

«Lives have been lost, homes and property destroyed, and businesses large and small remain paralyzed across New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and the greater metropolitan region.»

NEW YORK, NY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Marc Gerstman and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D., J.D. today issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the Long Island and New York City Metro regions of New York State for Monday, August 17, 2015.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D., J.D. today issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the Long Island, New York City Metro, and Lower Hudson Valley regions of New York State for Sunday, July 19, 2015.

Cuomo would not confirm that, but says his plan already calls for a longer phase in to $ 15 for regions outside New York City, and he concedes talks have focused on treating upstate differently than downstate.

At NYMTC's annual meeting at the City College of New York in Manhattan, Curran said she looked forward to collaborating with elected officials and transportation planners from around the New York City metropolitan area «to ensure a prosperous future for our entire region.»

After a career in law enforcement in New York City, where she fought corruption and trained others in crisis and conflict management, Joyce St. George moved to the Catskills region of upstate New York, where she has lived for the last 30 years.

NYMTC's co-chair positions are rotated annually among representatives from the Mid-Hudson South region, New York City, and Long Island.

Residents across the region, state and local lawmakers and the New York City Council opposed the project.

The meeting's keynote speaker, Kathryn Wylde — president and chief executive of the nonprofit Partnership for New York City, a business group — said that paying for infrastructure projects in the region will require embracing new and innovative approaches.

JFK and LaGuardia airports are major economic engines for the New York City region, but they are consistently rated among the worst airports in the country in terms of design and overall passenger experience,» the governor's office said last month.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he expected the governments of the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County to merge when he awarded the region the Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) grant, according to Syracuse.com.