Sentences with phrase «york under a bill»

«In this city, the largest city in our country, the people of New York under Bill de Blasio have chosen to move government in a very different direction than what we're seeing in Washington,» Sanders said.

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The 2.5 million - square - foot (232,000 - square - meter) building would be the first major project under New York City's Midtown East rezoning plan, which encourages new office construction in the area, the bank and Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement Wednesday.

Lynn is more Bill Parcells (whom he worked under in Dallas) than he is Rex Ryan (whom he worked for in New York and Buffalo), and everyone in the Chargers» building will feel that quickly.

The 68 - year - old football lifer coached alongside Belichick under Bill Parcells with the New York Giants in the 1980s before moving to New England to be a part of Parcells» staff in 1993.

Under the heading, «better late than never,» I wanted to post about a great show that's been featured on Martha Stewart Radio, hosted by New York chef, public school parent and school food activist, Bill Telepan.

New York would be the first major city in the U.S. to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections under a bill before a City Council committee.

A common campaign tactic employed in 2014 by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to help Democrats take over the state Senate is coming under scrutiny.

And New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is under investigation for his role in aiding Senate Democrats in 2014, when his political allies sought to funnel money through county party committees in an apparent effort to help individual candidates.

New York City schools are about to get a $ 125 million boost, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, which means that all city schools will soon receive at least 90 percent of the money they are supposed to get under the city's funding formula.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the district attorneys in Manhattan and Brooklyn signed on to his administration's plan to open four safe injection facilities in three boroughs where addicts can shoot up under medical supervision.

New York gun owners convicted of misdemeanors in domestic - violence cases would have their firearms taken away under a bill lawmakers approved along with the new state budget.

The moves come as negotiations are under way between the Bills, Erie County and New York state to extend the Bills» lease at Ralph Wilson Stadium in suburban Buffalo.

Under the bill, the inspector would have access to school documents and information systems, and the mayor and city Department of Education would have to comply with requests for data, The New York Times reported.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has advocated for «a version» of broken windows policing, saying the term got a bad rap under previous administrations but that it is right in principle.

More than half the money given to the candidates in last month's special election to replace former state Sen. Dean Skelos was transferred by political party committees, a long - standing practice that is under new scrutiny following criminal investigations into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising operation.

There are already a few legislative initiatives under way, nationally — among them the Songwriter Equity Act, a bill first introduced by Doug Collins, a Republican from Georgia, and Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, and then in the Senate by, among others, Orrin Hatch, who is himself a prolific songwriter.

The New York City bill would have imposed roughly $ 400 million in new costs on city taxpayers in the next four years, adding billions in liabilities to an already under - funded pension system.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in an interview on WNYC this morning reiterated his defense of his fundraising activities, which have fallen under the scrutiny of state and federal investigators.

Industry sources blame the city's byzantine system under former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, who oversaw many of the pensions» private equity investments from 2002 to 2009.

At the end of last year's legislative session the state senate approved a bill directing the New York City Police Department to put an officer in every public and private school under their jurisdiction.

«With the Affordable Care Act under attack in Washington, it's all the more critical that New York act now to protect these rights,» Schneiderman said Wednesday in a statement introducing the bill that his office authored.

The development of this long vacant land into affordable housing will be financed under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Housing New York: A Five - Borough, 10 - Year Housing Plan.

A bill now under consideration in the New York Legislature would give banks the ability to temporarily freeze the accounts of older adults when they notice activity uncharacteristic of spending habits.

Under New York's new paid family leave law, billed as the nation's most generous, she will be able to...

Under the New York State Constitution, bills must «age» three days before they can be voted on, unless the governor calls for a message of necessity to bypass the aging process.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- A bill introduced in the New York State Legislature would bar children under the age of 12 to play tackle football.

Senate Republicans are scrapping to keep control of their slim majority in the face of investigations and illness and they have expressed a great hesitance to renew mayoral control under Bill de Blasio, New York's progressive mayor who worked to push the chamber into Democratic control in the recent election cycle.

A New York State Assembly bill currently under consideration could allow ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft to... Read more»

In recent legislative sessions, bills were introduced which would place additional undue burdens on corporations formed under the laws of New York State, including bills which would:

«Earlier this month, under Speaker Heastie's leadership, the Assembly passed a bill to increase the background check waiting period to up to 10 days, as well as a host of other bills to help prevent and reduce gun violence in New York,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx).

Maloney, who served as White House staff secretary under Bill Clinton and was a top aide to governors Spitzer and Paterson, said he was not chiefly motivated to support Quinn simply because she would be New York City's first female and first openly gay mayor.

If the bill does manage to pass, it would be the biggest victory for the National Popular Vote movement to date, not only because New York, with its 29 electoral votes, would represent the largest signatory of the compact so far, but also because of the publicity it would lend to a movement that still flies largely under the radar.

Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino, right, stands with Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other local elected officials and transportation advocates, as they urge increased federal transportation investment in vital infrastructure in New York, on Nov. 24, 2015, under the Amtrak Rotunda at Penn Station in Manhattan.

Under the deal between state lawmakers and Cuomo, the state bears more of the responsibility, a contrast from the ride - hailing service bill proposed in the New York State Assembly that would have given local municipalities more control in regulation.

According to the bill sponsors, about 1 million people who are disabled, addicted, mentally ill, or minors in need of supervision are under state care in New York.

Teen drivers would soon be able to sign up as organ donors under a bill that gained final legislative approval Thursday as part of an effort to take New York out of the cellar among states in organ donations.

ALBANY — Teenage drivers would soon be able to sign up as organ donors under a bill that gained final legislative approval Thursday as part of an effort to take New York out of the cellar among states in organ donations.

In addition, beginning in 2017 under a Hannon bill, New Yorkers will be able to register as organ donors when they buy health insurance through the New York health exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare.

The governor also pointedly mentioned a proposal that would require political consultants to elected officials register as lobbyists, an area in which Mayor Bill de Blasio in New York City has come under fire.

Undocumented immigrants in New York could become «state citizens» with a slew of benefits from driver's licenses to voting rights under a bill to be introduced today.

(In New Jersey, committees actually have power to hold public hearings on critical pieces of legislation, something that is never done under the current leadership in New York State; bills are merely reported out of committee or laid aside.)

Teenage drivers would soon be able to sign up as organ donors under a bill that gained final legislative approval today as part of an effort to take New York out of the cellar among states in organ donations.

New York hospitals and nursing homes would have to adopt minimum staffing requirements and establish nurse - to - patient ratios in all nursing units under a bill passed by the state Assembly.

«Wine in Grocery Stores» is not part of Gov. Cuomo's budget and is not an active bill under consideration by the NYS Legislature because most wineries and many consumers are opposed to the big - boxification of the wine business in New York State.

A majority of New York voters says the city is becoming «less safe» under Mayor Bill de Blasio, while they believe his predecessors, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg, made the Big Apple a better place to live, a poll to be released today reveals.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has developed a close relationship with New York City's real estate sector and accepted millions of dollars in donations from the industry's executives, ties that are coming under scrutiny as investigators probe his fundraising.

Rep. John Katko said he voted «yes» on the House tax reform bill for two basic reasons: «The vast majority of my constituents will receive a tax cut under this plan, and this effort will allow local businesses to invest in Central New York and our workforce.»

They are asking for support for the New York to pass» the Farm Workers» Fair Labor Practices Act, a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan and State Sen. Adriano Espaillat currently under consideration by the state Legislature.»

NYC's 311 operators would be required to field complaints about the New York City Housing Authority under a raft of new bills unveiled by state legislators.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled plans on Tuesday to build 90 new homeless shelters in New York City as his policy for handling the city's homelessness crisis continues to come under scrutiny.