Sentences with phrase «by borough»

The remaining five members are appointed by the borough presidents.

This is due in large part to a task force organized by the borough president's office.

Before mayoral control in the city, the school board was made up of seven members, two of whom were appointed by the mayor and the rest by the borough presidents.

For your convenience, we have categorized our list of agents by borough.

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By contrast, the community boards across Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn which have large rejected the de Blasio plan are entirely appointed by the borough president.

Judge Philip Minardo ruled Thursday that Oddo is allowed to name the streets whatever he wants, despite the developer complaining that the names chosen by the borough president — Cupidity Drive, Fourberie Lane and Avidity Place — are «derogatory.»

[83][84] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,037 votes (51.7 % vs. 45.8 % countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,663 votes (42.2 % vs. 48.0 %), Independent Chris Daggett with 181 votes (4.6 % vs. 4.7 %) and other candidates with 24 votes (0.6 % vs. 0.5 %), among the 3,937 ballots cast by the borough's 7,449 registered voters, yielding a 52.9 % turnout (vs. 50.0 % in the county).

But, this decision underscores what I believe to be the core of the matter — that Mayor de Blasio and I absolutely can collectively do right by this borough and city and help improve people's lives.»

Disagreements over candidate petitioning for the unpaid, party position are typically settled by borough Board of Elections officials and occasionally advance to a county - level Supreme Court.

«The fact that the East River ferry ridership is shattering projections in only six months is proof that commuters and tourists alike are discovering both the beauty and convenience of traveling borough by borough on the East River by ferry,» said Quinn.

The Council's Transportation Committee recently held a hearing on a bill by this borough's three Council members to increase Staten Island Ferry service to at least one trip every 30 minutes — and the DOT said they wouldn't support it, arguing «extra nighttime service proposed in this bill is not warranted, given not only the low demand for service but also the corresponding costs involved.»

Diaz Jr.'s office said the capital budget money, which is controlled entirely by the borough president's office, was allocated to MJM because they proposed a project — middle - income units, a spokesman said — in line with the office's goals, and said the developer was vetted by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

Instead of it looking like a name inspired by a borough in New York, it looks like a nice combo of two traditional names, Brooke and Lynn.

The Greater London Authority is a «precepting authority», which, along with the Metropolitan Police Authority and other bodies, adds a «precept» for its services to the council tax bills issued by the borough councils.

Given his longevity in Albany, Schneiderman is the best - known in Manhattan, and has been endorsed by the borough's Democratic organization.

Governor Andrew Cuomo toured NYCHA three times now and candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon, invited by a tweet by borough president Eric Adams, toured the Albany Houses.

She said it was imperative that the city brought the plows to clear streets that were used by the borough's bus lines because no one could get their cars out of their homes.

And Mr. Donovan, well - liked by the borough's Republican machine, is a front - runner to win the backing of the Staten Island Republican Party in a special election that will likely be held sometime next year, sources say.

After mayoral control officially expires on June 30, the city will have to create a new Board of Education with two mayoral appointees and five appointees made by each borough president.

It is bordered to the south by the borough of The Bronx in New York City, to the west by the Hudson River (New Jersey is across the river from Yonkers; most of the rest of the county is across the Hudson from Rockland County), to the east by Connecticut and the Long Island Sound and to the north by Putnam County.

Mayoral control was introduced in 2002 to replace the older system of a Board of Education dominated by borough president appointees and local elected school boards which were, in some cases, corrupt.

They were broken into teams by borough and will be canvassing in priority City Council districts to gain support for the removal of carriages from city streets,» a source close to NYCLASS told the Observer.

Officials have taken steps to reform the process around deed modifications, including running new proposals by the borough presidents, City Council members and community boards of the affected buildings.

The newsletter, printed by the Queens Courier with postage paid by the borough president's office, features Mr. Adam's stern visage in an upper panel contrasted with a gentler image in a lower panel, the hands of the beep clenched on a Dr. Seuss book.

While the votes by the borough boards, made up of community board chairs and City Councilmembers, are merely advisory, they could strongly influence the City Council's official vote on the proposals, expected to take place in 2016.

The announcement comes after the Advance had been told by borough Conservative chairman Harold Wagner Jr. in an email that the Staten Island Conservative Party county convention, scheduled for this Thursday, would not be held.

Corey Johnson, chair of Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen's Community Board 4, said he's long been impressed by the borough president and liked what he heard.

In a peace - making move Mr Gove is expected to pay tribute to the «excellent» education offered by the borough's grammar schools.

Community board members are selected by the borough president, and half of them are nominated by local City Council members.

Other grants awarded by the borough president include: $ 250,000 for the bike path near Jackson Street along the East River, $ 200,000 for the Al Smith Rec Center on Catherine Street and $ 100,000 for an East River Park wetland project being spearheaded by the LES Ecology Center.

The city's 59 boards each have 50 members — half appointed by the local City Council member and half by the borough president.

The event, which was co-sponsored by the borough president, the New York State Department of Labor and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, featured representatives of 23 companies offering 1,000 jobs, and was attended by hundreds of individuals.

The rezoning proposal will undergo review by the borough president and City Planning Commission before a final decision from the City Council.

The North Shore is represented by the borough's only Democratic Council member, Ms. Rose.

Below is a list of the 32 uncontested state legislative districts by borough.

The responsibility for housing and road maintenance is shared by the boroughs and the GLA.

Charlotte Miles — president of both the Lillian Wald Houses tenant association and the community council for Police Area Service 4, which covers 25 NYCHA complexes — was tapped by the borough president to join the 50 - member body for a two - year term.

«In order to be transparent and comply to the fullest extent possible with laws that require use - of - force reporting, while avoiding violations of other confidentiality laws, the NYPD has published this data by borough,» he said.

The plan, which they are working to get through the City Council for the May 10 auction, would waive certain fees for developers in exchange for them using the guidelines developed by the borough president's office.

Now, the borough is working with the SPCA who has implemented a Trap, Neuter, Release and Maintain (TNRM) programme financed by the borough for the sterilisation of stray cat colonies.

-- new limitation of the number of non-sterilised animals per household (no more than one) except for shelters authorised by the borough (e.g. Le refuge pour les chats de Verdun);

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Those not chosen by the borough's party organizations can still get on the ballot by filing new petitions within 12 days of Paterson's announcement, which gives them an Aug. 18 deadline.

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 62.7 % of the vote (2,191 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 36.4 % (1,272 votes), and other candidates with 0.9 % (32 votes), among the 3,571 ballots cast by the borough's 7,346 registered voters (76 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.6 %.

He showed his true strength by uniting Brooklyn in choosing a candidate that would do right by the borough.»

Approximately 60 visitors came to learn about the programs HCR provides district by district, borough by borough to help address questions and concerns of rent regulated tenants and owners.

This distribution is organized by the borough and eco-district has been a huge success.