Sentences with phrase «after the city council»

The e-commerce giant has paused construction of its newest tower in its headquarters city after the City Council proposed a tax on the largest businesses to help fund affordable housing.

Californian city is leading fight for greener food after city council passed Meat Free Monday and vegan resolutions

Naperville Library Board members breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday, one day after the City Council gave its approval for the library's joint venture with the Park District to build a massive facility on the city's southwest side.

The district's Garden Plots were eliminated as an option after the City Council voted not to allow a skate park there.

Within 2 1/2 weeks after the City Council's 5 - 4 rejection of the skate park location at the Garden Plots, FAST pitched its idea for the temporary park.

United for Affordable NYC said it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable housing plan.

Just weeks after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) and the rest of her Council colleagues saved the Queens Library from massive cuts in the city budget, she took a tour and saw exactly where the money went.

it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable housing plan.

Just over 100 children have been granted permanent legal status or asylum in New York City two years after the City Council launched a private - public partnership to prevent unaccompanied minors from being deported from the city.

Funding for Gotbaum's office will be cut by about 40 percent after the City Council reached a budget deal last week — a -LSB-...]

Related won a competitive bid for the project but pulled their after the City Council demanded that any tenants at the new site pay their employees a living wage.

The federal government sued the city of Ferguson one day after the city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb.

Authorities have more power to crack down on shops selling synthetic marijuana after the City Council voted unanimously to pass three bills aimed at halting the spread of the drug.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking a victory lap after the City Council gave the green light to his ambitious and controversial affordable housing plan.

The comments came after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the leading Democratic mayoral candidate and a usual ally of the mayor, last week threw her support behind a bill that would create a new inspector general for the NYPD, who would be charged with overseeing police policies, like the controversial stop - and - frisk practice.

-- After a City Council rezoning vote, the developer of a Sutton Place condo tower temporarily halts construction.

It came nearly two weeks after City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito suggested the city should examine whether Rikers should be shut down.

De Blasio and Ellison released a joint statement this morning through the mayor's campaign apparatus, less than a month after the City Council's Progressive Caucus backed the African - American Muslim lawmaker for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

«When we look at broadly the Special Victims Division, there are some cases, I believe, where we... could probably make some improvements on how we use technology going forward,» Shea said, speaking after the City Council's executive budget hearing on public safety.

According to the poll, Weiner received the support of 15 percent of Democratic voters, placing him in second place after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan), the current front - runner.

Grey had been weighing a run for the South Shore seat as well, and on Thursday, Chief Deputy County Clerk Mario DiRe swore her in to the board after City Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R - Mid-Island) and Councilmen Joe Borelli (South Shore) and Eric Ulrich (Queens) unanimously appointed her Thursday.

The mayor's announcement comes just after the City Council unveiled a report and a package of legislation aimed at reforming the city's Fair Share policies, which provide a set of guidelines and require public outreach before the city sites «challenging facilities,» including homeless shelters.

UPDATED, 12:04 p.m., March 23: The city Department of Buildings ordered Joseph Chetrit to stop work at the Hotel Chelsea late Friday night, in response to a construction incident that knocked out gas, heat and hot water at the property — and a day after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn demanded an immediate shutdown of construction.

After City Council member Rosie Mendez spent Tuesday afternoon defending the New York City Housing Authority from recent negative press, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez is calling for the release of a report that could bring more critical scrutiny to the authority.

Mark - Viverito's fashion statement came four days after the City Council passed a resolution urging President Obama to grant him clemency.

The adminsitration called for the study, which was conducted by Boston - based consulting firm Charles River Associates, last year after the City Council defeated a controversial development at the Kingsbridge Armory.

Gov. Cuomo defended his support of charter schools a day after the City Council speaker took a swipe at him on Twitter by accusing him of supporting «hedge - fund backed» charters...

The leaders had assembled at Columbus Circle to protest a skit about Italian - Americans on «Saturday Night Live» earlier this year — but shifted their focus to a defense of Columbus after City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito questioned the propriety of honoring him.

The radio spot was launched six days after the City Council and Mayor Bloomberg arrived at a budget deal that averted the 4,200 teacher layoffs that the mayor had been threatening for months.

Last week, one day after a City Council committee unanimously approved the bill, two construction workers fell to their deaths at separate sites in Manhattan within hours of each other.

After City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito called for an overhaul of the city's criminal justice system in her state of the city speech Feb. 11 and announced the formation of the Lippman commission, Councilman Joe Borelli, who represents Staten Island's South Shore, wrote a letter to the speaker telling her that he doesn't want a jail in his district.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Little more than a week after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn told an audience of hundreds at an LGBT Democratic mayoral forum that she was not in favor of moving forward now on pending paid sick leave legislation, she will announce support for a modified bill at a City Hall press -LSB-...]

The de Blasio administration backed off from a proposal to place a temporary cap on the car - hail industry only after the City Council stepped in and brokered a deal among the parties, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said Thursday.

I can be very comfortable in saying to you we need more, that's quite clear,» Bratton said after a City Council hearing.

Last night we posted a full wrap - up from City Hall after the City Council approved the sweeping Seward Park land use application.

Funding for Gotbaum's office will be cut by about 40 percent after the City Council reached a budget deal last week — a move that the public advocate called «political payback» for not supporting Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) during the fight to extend term limits last fall.

A new battle could be brewing after City Council members responded strongly to DNAinfo New York's exclusive report Thursday that City Hall has identified possible locations on Staten Island and in College Point, among other neighborhoods, to build new jails in an effort to close Rikers Island.

However, Pahaham, who lives on 214th Street, switched races after the City Council adopted new district lines, on the grounds that the move was tantamount to gerrymandering.

Spokesman Jason Post confirmed Thursday that the mayor had abandoned the plan, which had been set to kick in July 1, after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn made «a convincing argument» for why the tax should be dropped.

Days after City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito offered a unusual, sharp rebuke of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the two appeared today at the Museum of Natural History today to tout the growth of their municipal ID program, trading whispers, a couple of laughs, and carefully phrased statements about their «honest, respectful relationship.»

A day after City Council member Margaret Chin emerged victorious from a tough re-election battle, downtown political observers are mulling over the lessons learned from the contentious campaign.

After the City Council proposes changes, there is a 15 - day review period during which the City Planning Commission determines whether the proposed changes are «in scope,» as Gotham Gazette noted.

In an Oct. 25 statement released after the City Council approved a re-zoning plan that would allow developer Jamestown Properties to expand the market by roughly 300,000 square feet, Quinn said the area would remain protected and predominantly food - related, despite concerns it could be taken over by chain stores.

A Nottingham academy is celebrating after the City Council helped secure # 4m to fund a proposal to expand by 450 places.

RICHMOND, Va. — Mayor Levar Stoney and other Richmond educators were all smiles just hours after City Council voted to increase the meals tax from 6 to 7.5 - percent.

Yakima's 29 - year - old ban on the dog breed will remain in place after the City Council voted 4 - 3 against moving the issue to committee for further discussion.»

UMATILLA — The dog catcher's role may be replaced by Lake County Animal Services after a City Council meeting tonight.

After City Council voted to defer the issue until its October 22 meeting, Miller told the Globe and Mail, «I underestimated the impact that TREB's campaign was having on individual members of council who were undecided.»

Not exact matches

The revitalisation of Fremantle's city centre is one step closer to becoming a reality after the council backed a change to its planning scheme.

After an unsuccessful run for Calgary's city council in 2011, he decided to embark on a far more unlikely venture — to help bring manufacturing back to Detroit.