Sentences with phrase «at city taxpayers»

The new stables are an integral part of a compromise deal to restrict horse - drawn carriages to Central Park, and The New York Times reported yesterday that the new home for the horses — to be located in a building the city already owns on the 86th Street Transverse — could cost $ 25 million, at city taxpayers» expense.

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One is the live experience they need of actually being in a working enterprise, whether it's a bank or city government, and two it gives them the credibility of being able to say, «Hey, we've got this installed at the city government and they've got this many taxpayers or employees or traffic.»

At the edge of the city limits next to the recently extended Crosstown Expressway, Corpus Christi taxpayers own about 300 acres along the Oso Creek.

Housing is becoming increasingly expensive to build due to government fees and regulations on building in most cities, and government programs merely subsidize this process at a cost to the taxpayers; and rent control has been a disaster because that immediately kills off any new construction and reduces the incentive for land owners and landlords to maintain their property because their income is fixed.

Dr Edwards said: «I am at a loss to understand why Nottingham City Council used taxpayers» money to try to prevent me from expressing my point of view in a peaceful way.»

The ability to destroy at most a few cities in US would in no way save the country and the regime - the nuclear retaliation would result in complete destruction, however it would make such scenario for every aggressor unprofitable - you have conquered an atomic desert, and lost a few millions of your taxpayers.

We are today investing more in building new road and new rail, including Crossrail here in this City, than at the height of the spending boom — because that is a use of taxpayers» money that gives a real economic return.

We've got to stop problems caused by risk - taking here in the City of London spilling onto our high streets and putting taxpayers» money at risk.

Just as he's pushing through # 12bn of welfare cuts which will hit the poorest and most vulnerable in society, Osborne wants to sell the taxpayer - owned bank back to his friends in the City at knockdown prices, losing taxpayers at least an eye - watering # 13bn.

The city Department of Investigation's probe of vehicle misuse at the agency, released in April, revealed that 21 senior - level DOC employees «routinely abused take - home vehicle privileges and cost City taxpayers thousands of dollars in wasted money spent on gas and tolls to cover personal trips.&racity Department of Investigation's probe of vehicle misuse at the agency, released in April, revealed that 21 senior - level DOC employees «routinely abused take - home vehicle privileges and cost City taxpayers thousands of dollars in wasted money spent on gas and tolls to cover personal trips.&raCity taxpayers thousands of dollars in wasted money spent on gas and tolls to cover personal trips.»

For example, in the early 1990s, Lloyd Williams, a political and business associate of Inez Dickens and her father dating back at least to the 1970s, and head of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and its development arm the Greater Harlem Housing Development Corporation, presided over a disastrous sweetheart real - estate deal with the City that wound up costing the taxpayers almost $ 4 million.

At a typical cost of $ 400 per square foot, we estimate that the City spent roughly $ 400 million taxpayer dollars to acquire the one million square feet (23 acres) of Willets Point Phase One property, which the Bloomberg administration intended to gift to QDG for $ 1 (one dollar).

We hope that Mayor (and former Public Advocate) de Blasio will recognize his fiduciary responsibility to City taxpayers, and determine a sale price for valuable Willets Point Phase One land that at least recoups all of the public funds spent to acquire it.

Rep. John Katko has hired a top out - of - state Republican political operative — Capitol Franking Group of Kanas City, Mo. — at taxpayer expense to find out what's on the minds of Central New Yorkers.

«With thousands of jobs and millions of taxpayer dollars at stake, a potential bailout holds profound ramifications for its workers, the racing industry and the City and State.»

«I'm deeply disappointed that this plan that we believe fundamentally was better for the taxpayers — ended the subsidies of large amounts of luxury housing by the taxpayers, achieved more affordable housing, cut the city's subsidies, just look at the benefits of this plan,» Mr. de Blasio said today at a Brooklyn press conference.

De Blasio also hired an attorney to represent him personally in the federal and state probes and the city hired two white shoe law firms at taxpayer expense to represent the city.

Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, said, «Though deputy mayor is not just a City Hall desk job, it doesn't look good to taxpayers when she is too often at another job location, and with other staffers who didn't get Conflicts of Interest Board clearance.»

NYC's School Construction Authority is over budget on more than half its current major projects — costing taxpayers at least $ 300 million more than planned, city data show.

Or that Anthony Weiner, driven by the city program's «use it or lose it» provisions, is now salivating at the chance to rebuild his war chest on the backs of New York City taxpaycity program's «use it or lose it» provisions, is now salivating at the chance to rebuild his war chest on the backs of New York City taxpayCity taxpayers?

What is unclear at this time is the role former Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik, now running to replace Marshall, may have played under the allegedly sanctioned hit jobs which often occur on city time (and at the taxpayers expense) giving an unfair home field advantage to Helen Marhsall's number one guy.

At this time in our city's history we're strapped for cash and I don't think it should be forcing the burden of this further on taxpayers in the city.»

«We need to start consolidating services either with the county or the private sector looking at ways to cut costs within the city government to save the taxpayers money.»

I have written about the many times local community groups have had to clean up the tracks and haul away truck loads of trash and debris at the City of Kingston's taxpayers» expense as it's carted away to the dump.

«Taxpayers deserve to know,» said Malliotakis, the presumptive GOP nominee, at a news conference outside New York city hall.

Seventy six percent of New Yorkers don't receive any tuition assistance at all, yet the New York City Democrats want to give illegal immigrants a free ride on the backs of taxpayers.

The mayor of Binghamton has put a taxpayer funded «cost of war» sign that was to be hung at City Hall on hold.

Stationing firefighters and medics 24 hours a day at Trump Tower costs New York City taxpayers $ 4.5 million a year — none of which has been reimbursed to the FDNY, agency officials said.

The NY Post: «Any energy plan that clearly recognizes the role nuclear energy has in reducing dangerous emissions should be welcomed by all New Yorkers — and would be if it wasn't clear that the state is picking and choosing which nuclear - power facilities should stay open at the expense of taxpayers, especially those in New York City.»

Other speakers at the budget hearing asked the council not to burden the city's taxpayers with a large tax increase.

The Hamlin Park Taxpayers Association in 2010 paired up with the City of Buffalo to eventually rehabilitate this property at 160 Brunswick Boulevard.

The city's School Construction Authority is over budget on more than half its current major projects — costing taxpayers at least $ 300 million more than planned, city data show.

Well, that's exactly what is slated to happen at Solar City's $ 750 million, taxpayer funded, Riverbend factory in Buffalo.

MPs have warned taxpayers are likely to be forced into paying 95 per cent of the overspend, leaving officials at City Hall keen to move on from the disastrous PPP as a result.

Department investigators are reviewing Mnuchin's flight from New York City to Washington D.C., which cost taxpayers at least $ 25,000.

STATEN ISLAND — One city agency under constant criticism from the Staten Island borough president for its late and expensive work got the OK to build a new office closer to its critic — at a cost of about half a million taxpayer dollars a year.

For the seventh straight year, state taxpayer - supported spending will be capped at 2 %, even while statewide education spending will grow by 4.4 %, or $ 1.1 billion — including $ 386 million for New York City.

«We disagree with the mayor's proposed housing plan, which we consider a step backwards, extending tax breaks for big developers by a decade and riddled with sweetheart provisions for the real estate industry at the expense of the city's taxpayers and workers,» Melissa DeRosa, a spokeswoman for Cuomo, said in a statement Saturday.

«My campaign has really been centered about quality of life, the issues that are plaguing the city and the fact that we're not getting the services we deserve as taxpayers but it's also been centered around the pay to play at City Hall and that there's literally a «For Sale» sign at the gates and we need to change this culture,» she said on NY1's «Morning on 1» show Friday morncity and the fact that we're not getting the services we deserve as taxpayers but it's also been centered around the pay to play at City Hall and that there's literally a «For Sale» sign at the gates and we need to change this culture,» she said on NY1's «Morning on 1» show Friday mornCity Hall and that there's literally a «For Sale» sign at the gates and we need to change this culture,» she said on NY1's «Morning on 1» show Friday morning.

He got into trouble for spending 90 days at his home in Maine last year, driving his city car 18,500 miles there and back at taxpayer expense.

The priorities enumerated in the document are a clear indication of the type of independence that Johnson has promised since taking office, with a focus on «strengthening the social safety net, fighting for the middle class and handling taxpayers» money responsibly,» as Johnson put it at a news conference at City Hall.

The mayor has hired a personal lawyer and the city has hired two law firms at the taxpayers» expense to deal with the probes.

«The stench of corruption emanating from City Hall remainswith a record number of misconduct investigations into Mayor de Blasio (D - Corruption) at a cost of millions of dollars to taxpayers,» Republican real estate exec Paul Massey, who is running for mayor, said in a mocking email.

Cash also wants city taxpayers to contribute an extra $ 8.5 million, after staying flat at $ 70 million for the past decade and contributing just 10 percent of the city schools budget.

Likewise, in New York City this week, the NYPD and other services will be utilized at taxpayer expense when the NFL holds their draft this week at Radio City Music Hall.»

He said roughly 600,000 New York City taxpayers stand to see an average $ 5,000 increase in their taxes, which he called «double taxation at its worst.»

Stamper would like to see the federal government put out requests for proposals and provide grants to develop best practices curriculum at the national level, although given the way our police forces are organized, he says, local agencies would still have to pick up the tab for actual training, which means fund appropriations from city or state politicians and taxpayers.

At some point along the district's path from monopoly provider to financially unsustainable marginal player, the city's investors and stakeholders — taxpayers, foundations, business leaders, elected officials, and editorial boards — are likely to demand fundamental change.

Responding to Kane's accusations, a DfE spokesperson said: «In some cases, particularly in cities where property prices are at a premium, it can take time to secure a permanent, high - quality site that meets the needs of the school and provides value for the taxpayer.

First, Mayor Catherine Pugh hires 20 new people at a taxpayer cost of $ 1.6 million («Baltimore Mayor Pugh adds 20 positions as mayor's office continues to expand,» Feb. 28) then encourages city...