Sentences with phrase «boroughs mean»

Their average rate of $ 2,024 saves motorists in Staten Island 31 % compared to the borough mean.

For vehicles, the high risk of fender benders in the Five Boroughs means insurance companies are very likely to have to shell out money for repairs or medical bills; for homes, the increase you see in crime and vandalism as well as the greater risk of fire spreading from one property to another play a huge role in determining premiums.

Not exact matches

Because the New York metro area — including all five boroughs, not just super-expensive Manhattan — has a huge population and a relatively high vacancy rate, an influx of even 50,000 new workers wouldn't mean much in the greater scheme of things.

To fight the proposed cap, Uber then aggressively marketed itself as a service for minorities and outer - borough residents (two groups taxis are notoriously bad at serving) and as a means for New Yorkers to find gainful employment.

About 2.2 million people live in Queens, but that doesn't mean the borough meets all their shopping needs.

On the other hand, «property rights» enters into the institutional experience of Parliament only in respect to its meaning for people who stood to gain or lose voting rights and control of boroughs and counties.

Failure to act would mean the city legally reverts to the old Board of Education and community school boards, which presided over the deterioration of public education in the five boroughs.

But Clarke and Meng, like the rest of the delegation from the five boroughs, excepting Donovan, is part of the largely inert Democratic House minority — meaning their legislative proposals stand little chance of passing.

But Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, expressed concern that the «conflation of luxury development and good strong public housing stock» means that «that the borough is becoming a place for very, very wealthy people and enclaves for poor people and that middle - income people are finding it impossible to stay here.»

Of the five AG contenders, not one hails from the outer boroughs, which means voters in all of them are more or less up for grabs.

«I mean, a young man who was really dedicated to the people of this borough, who understood adversity and struggle from a personal basis,» Scissura said.

Rahman won the 2010 mayoral election as an independent although Tower Hamlets is by no means a majority Muslim borough, less than 40 % are Muslims but they do constitute the bulk of Labour's electoral base and once Rahman was able to win this no - one could beat him.

Mr. Grimm's resignation will mean the borough's Democratic and Republican organizations will nominate a candidate to run against each other once Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a special election.

The feasibility study is meant to explore options for Brookdale Medical Center, Interfaith Medical Center, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, the only unaffiliated hospitals remaining in the borough.

«These investments allow for us to continue to build on the successes we have had since I became borough president,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «We want to make sure Bronxites who need our help are getting the services they need, whether that means providing meals for those who can not leave their homes, providing facilities where our children can exercise their minds and bodies, and providing space for afterschool activities, among other important services.»

But that push, which is meant to drive construction deeper into the outer boroughs, will also require the use of city, state and federal subsides to ensure developers are willing to build in some neighborhoods.

It would mean that NYC — which has 5 counties (which are just the 5 boroughs)-- would only get 5 -LRB-!!!)

We don't mean to foreclose his future career options in the slightest, but we will say that he was born to be Staten Island's borough president.

Among the objections is the fact that just one in 10 Staten Islanders is part of the «Close to Home» program, meaning primarily teen offenders from other boroughs would be sent here.

The tweet, she said, was actually meant to convey that he wants to revive the tax break for more than five years and cut a deal that is better for the outer boroughs.

A homelessness fund will mean that unlike in neighbouring boroughs, poor people will not be shipped out of London as a result of housing benefit changes.

The borough president also discussed the need to build more affordable and permanent supportive housing as a means to prevent homelessness, and threw his support behind Queens Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi's Home Stability Support plan, which would give rent subsidies to those in danger of losing their homes.

The green cars were meant to fill a gap in yellow taxi service to the outer - boroughs and northern Manhattan.

There should be equity and fairness in the jail placement process - and that means looking throughout our borough - not just in the South Bronx,» noted Serrano in his statement.

But it still could mean job losses — most of them women, including two currently on maternity leave — and the council's free newspaper, which keeps residents informed of social housing opportunities and other council services in a borough where many do not have the internet, is also under threat.

In a letter to the Bronx borough president, a USPS official described the proposed sale of the landmarked building as part a nationwide downsizing meant to stall the mounting losses that have beset the agency in the digital age, culminating in a record $ 15.9 billion net loss last fiscal year.

The new rules are meant to address the difficulty of hailing cabs in the outer boroughs.

Blake seemed to only want to put the tension behind him, instead highlighting what a Hispanic borough president, African - American Assembly speaker and Caribbean - American DNC vice chair from the Bronx might mean for black and brown kids.

The borough president also pointed out that only a third of Queens has subway service, meaning many residents rely on cars — and parking.

The former congressman, who had a good chance of succeeding Mayor Bloomberg before all that unpleasantness, was recently said to be considering a run for city comptroller — a race that is currently locked up by Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer — but he's not saying whether the aforementioned spending means that he's planning a late - in - the - game entry to either race.

The borough president will also tackle de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing proposal, which would require new construction in parts of the city to include affordable housing, and his Zoning for Quality and Affordability proposal, which is meant to make building affordable senior housing easier by relaxing parking requirements and increasing building heights.

«I mean, how can you go to Jersey before you go to all five boroughs?»

«I mean, people jokingly call Jersey City and Jersey the sixth borough — jokingly — but it's ridiculous that they're not even touching The Bronx.»

Boundary changes: the link between the boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham comes to and end, meaning that the new seat loses the parts of the old constituency that fell under the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham — primarily Shepherd «s Bush and White City.

The office warned the borough president's office last week that they were concerned about the timing of the meeting, which is meant allow the community to discuss the study with Adams.

Brady emphasized that this issue was broader than just the Roberto Clemente Plaza and that the plan is meant to help fight synthetic marijuana throughout the borough.

But a second attempt to vote on Praschak's nomination also failed when most Democratic Council Members from other boroughs did not show up, meaning the conference could not get a necessary quorum.

But that doesn't mean this borough is lacking in romantic things to do in NYC.

While all 94 % said they are willing to date outside of their borough, 71 % specified that meant a 40 minute commute or less.

By law, the charter school will be open to students from anywhere in the city's five boroughs, which means a lottery to choose the incoming classes from a broader pool of applicants.

«London boroughs are working with schools to expand the number of places they can offer, but the higher cost of land and construction in the capital means this is often difficult and expensive.»

To calculate the insurance cost per dollar of value we divided the mean annual insurance price in each borough by the average value of the homes we received quotes for.

Monday, May 8, 2017 — New York, NY — For the second consecutive year, New York City has achieved a community - wide 90 % «live release rate» — meaning that nine out of every ten animals who enter shelters in the five boroughs are either adopted, transferred to rescue partners for adoption, or returned to their owners.

I mean, I know that it's really a tech limitation (and a labor limitation), but if there really were 8 million people in Liberty City, inhabiting and working in each borough, it would definitely have defined that place more.

Bringing together an intergenerational selection of artists from the city's five boroughs and related suburban and exurban regions, the exhibition includes works that meditate on the city as a means of distributing power.

Home of the Yankees and a sprawling zoo, the Bronx ranks as the # 3 most expensive borough with a mean of $ 3,084.

To calculate the insurance cost per dollar of value we divided the mean annual insurance price in each borough by the average value of the homes we received quotes for.

And still, this doesn't mean that things are affordable by any means — the average and median rents are still well above $ 2,500 in all three boroughs.