Sentences with phrase «across city»

Diaz added, «Children in the Bronx and other poor neighborhoods across the city are in danger of being left behind in this rapidly changing work place.

MANHATTAN — Deep cuts announced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday will slash $ 1.6 billion from the city's budget, eliminating thousands of jobs and reducing services across the city.

At 10:30 a.m. Monday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Bronx Veteran Advisory Council will host a meeting to educate the local community boards and elected officials on veterans» resources in the Bronx and across the city.

Mayoral hopefuls in the Democratic primary continue to criticize runaway real estate development across the city, while still collecting $ 2.2 million total in donations...

Primary Candidates from across the city were invited to come talk with educators and community members - and face the tough questions about how they will fight for our schools and communities.

«The first cohort selected will serve as models in creating uniformity across the City on the essential components of Dual Language programs,» explained Milady Báez, Deputy Chancellor for the Division for English Language Learners and Student Support.

One idea would be to expand the program's geographic exclusion zone across the city.

The badly strapped housing authority depends on HUD for nearly 40 percent of its overall funding and for the entirety of its massive Section 8 program, which puts up 89,000 families in private apartments across the city.

Standing with plaintiffs, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and incoming Corporation Counsel Zach Carter in Brownsville, Brooklyn, the mayor pledged to reunite police with communities across the city and to respect the constitutional rights of every New Yorker.

«As a native New Yorker, I know how important libraries are for families across our city, and I'm honored to now be in a position to help make them work even better for Queens» Mr. Koerner said.

NEW YORK CITY — A gay couple that reported being attacked by a pack of Knicks fans near Madison Square Garden has gotten high - profile support from across the city — and now they can count on help from an advocate with intergalactic clout.

«The mayor enjoys tremendous support across the city.»

Now, more than a dozen schools throughout Brooklyn are participating in the «Meatless Mondays» pilot program across the city, starting in the spring 2018 semester.

That's certainly true when it comes to the real progress we've seen over the last year, both here in Lower Manhattan and across our city and state.

«Unfortunately, the budget does not treat New York City equitably,» he said, adding that, without additional changes to state law, «We will be looking at thousands of layoffs in our schools and across City agencies.»

The men and women working across this city need someone who will fight for them every day, and for issues that matter most to middle class and working families.»

With full understanding of ridership and revenues4 on different routes (through better data collection) the metro mayor should seek to offer services to connect people more quickly and affordably to job and training opportunities across the city region, as well boosting health, environmental and social outcomes.

A Spitzer spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, but said Tuesday that «many» petitioners were out working across the city.

As of Friday, July 14, only a handful of campaigns in the Bronx and across the city had filed disclosures statement.

The mayor was especially disturbed by delays in poll openings across the city, which he said was «bound to disenfranchise people.»

of affordable, local, organic produce to over 3,600 low - income customers at 6 market sites across the city.

But the same report that Mr. de Blasio's administration released today found 6,486 violations still outstanding at shelters across the city, which the mayor's office promised to rectify.

Her tenure was marked by a whirlwind of activity across city departments.

The rise of popular home - sharing site Airbnb is eating into New York's apartment supply, contributing to surging rents across the city, according to a study released by City Comptroller Scott...

On Thursday, de Blasio said in a statement, «Thousands of New Yorkers got involved in this process, and there's been an important conversation going on across the city.

Lhota was one of a host of voters who had trouble with the old lever machines — which were resurrected for fear the new touch - screen voting machines would be too unstable for the primary — as problems popped up across the city, election monitors said.

Community and borough boards across the city have rejected all or most of the administration's plan, as have most of the borough presidents.

Those numbers were fairly consistent across the city and state, with 49 percent of New York City respondents in favor of Cuomo's plan compared to 40 percent of city voters for de Blasio's plan.

«The real answer to improving the roads on Staten Island and across the city is doing what we have been calling for these last several months and that is a commitment from the administration to pave 1,300 lane miles annually for the remaining three years of our terms,» said Oddo.

Thanks to the mayor, members of the City Council and borough presidents, free reusable bags have been sent out by the thousands across the city.

The Bloomberg administration decided to re-open this marine transfer as part of a 2006 plan that included three other new garbage facilities across the city that would enable each borough to handle transportation of its own trash.

The ability to access school space has been used by some anti-gay congregations as part of a «church planting» effort across the city.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday his administration is not looking at possible sites across the city as part of an effort to close Rikers Island.

EMC FrontLine Pregnancy Centers founder and president Christopher Slattery, who runs a dozen of the centers across the city, said he was «extremely pleased» with the ruling.

The event include a colorful durbar of Ghanaian chiefs, ethnic communities, display of traditional food and drinks, and bboasts of DJs from around the world playing traditional Ghanaian and dance - hall songs during pre and post Ghanafest parties held across the city of Chicago.

In several state Senate and Assembly races across the city, Democratic primary winners were selected in fairly low voter turnout affairs and most will easily cruise to election in November - some won't even have a Republican opponent.

The NYPD has also been using more overtime during an uptick in violence last spring and summer, as well as throughout demonstrations across the city following the chokehold death of Eric Garner in Tompkinsville.

There were some voters gravitating our way... our message resonated with people across the city, and we'll look at this over the next several days.»

Advocates say the legislation would help end discriminatory police stops that are predominately performed on black and Latino men in communities of color across the city.

The city's reliance on commercial hotels is «truly out of control,» Stringer said, noting that almost half of the increased spending on homelessness across all city agencies has come from an boost in spending on these types of shelters.

While the Kingsbridge Armory battle centered on wages at one project, the wage bill seeks to expand the debate to developments across the city that receive public subsidies worth more than $ 100,000, whether in discounted land sales, tax credits or other incentives.

NEW YORK CITY — Voting snafus across the city snarled the democratic process on Tuesday — including for the city's mayoral candidates.

More providers will be trained and authorized to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication that treats opioid analgesics use, and pharmacies across the city will offer naloxone, which can reverse the effects of opioid overdose, without a prescription.

MANHATTAN — Celebrations of what would have been Mother Teresa's 100th birthday took place everywhere across the city Thursday — everywhere, that is, except at the Empire State Building.

Good news: Top cop Bill Bratton appears to be keeping his vow to crack down on quality - of - life violations across the city.

The NYPD has been using more overtime following an uptick in violence last spring and summer, as well as during protests across the city after the chokehold death of Eric Garner in Tompkinsville.

Marco A. Carrión will lead the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit, connecting City Hall to communities across the city, especially in the outer boroughs.

«We believe that we're kind of riding the crest of the wave that's happening across the city and across the country,» Oddo said.

As Deputy Commissioner for Youth Services and Assistant Commissioner for Capacity Building, he partnered with NYCHA, the Parks Department and the Department of Education to fund over 500 programs across the city, helping reach disadvantaged youth.

De Blasio's speech came as City Hall officials fanned out in churches across the city on Sunday to rally the mayor's base as he stumps for his Albany agenda, which could require striking a deal with Cuomo.