Sentences with phrase «city control»

After the debate, we asked him about a frequent topic of discussion among the mayoral candidates: mayoral / city control of the MTA.

Paul Bettany is Priest, a legendary warrior priest during the last Vampire War, who now lives in obscurity among the other human inhabitants in walled - in dystopian cities controlled by the Church.

-- There would be lack of city control over improvements in and around Soldier Field, which the agreement treats more «as profit centers for the park district rather than enhanced park and recreational facilities.

Senator Liz Krueger questioned why, after two votes in previous years to grant the mayor of New York City control of city schools for six years at a time, the final «big ugly» included only a one - year extension for de Blasio.

Four elected representatives of Crown Heights filed a Freedom of Information Law FOIL request to the city's Economic Development Corporation on Thursday to see the financials for the renovation of the vacant former military facility, which has been under city control since 2013.

I also found it a little ironic that we were watching a demo of a game in which the «hero» hacks into city control systems and sets off explosives with his phone just weeks after the Boston bombings.

Now owning a season sweep over Oakland, Kansas City controls its own fate for the divisional title.

When you have players like Toure and Aguero the opponent will not even think about attacking you as much because they would rather defend which essentially hands City control over the majority of games they play.

In 2009 and 2010, Gov. Paterson and the New York City controlled legislature imposed a heavy payroll tax to pay for the MTA system and it hit businesses hard.

I've worked with colleagues to get city control at Governors Island and Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Trump told the story of his successful takeover in the 1980s of Central Park's iconic Wollman Rink, an ice - skating facility that was behind schedule and over-budget under New York City control until he stepped in to complete the construction.

In October, the state board voted to give Jersey City control over its personnel and operation departments, leaving only its instruction under the state's control.

Another location in the game is a small underground city controlled entirely by the Byzantines.

The Senate GOP leader has tried to counteract Cuomo's efforts to elect Democrats, saying a vote for a Democratic candidate is a vote for New York City control of the legislature, and it's Mayor, Bill deBlasio.

The City of Syracuse chose Cor in January 2012 to develop about 32 acres at the Inner Harbor, after Mayor Stephanie Miner secured an agreement from the state Canal Corp. to put the land under city control.

Afterwards, I asked Liu about the proposal, advanced by Christine Quinn, that New York City control the MTA.

At first look some might dismiss this or find it particular that the city controlled by the dark forces does not allow such destructive behavior, but then with some thought one realizes its done in the name of efficiency for its own selfish purposes.

«Cities control the demand, so it's demand and supply,» he explains.

The id of the city controls whoever occupies it.

De Blasio doesn't control the system, but it undergirds the economy of the city he controls.

Mayor Bill de Blaiso, who helped broker the deal between Cuomo and the WFP, is still a major supporter of giving the city control of its own minimum wage and linking it to inflation, as are many Democrats in the state Legislature.

The property tax is one of the few revenue lines that the city controls on its own.

Because the city controls 30 percent of appointments to the CUNY Board of Trustees, Cuomo argues, it should also pay 30 percent of its expenses.

Mr. Bloomberg, a Republican - turned - independent and billionaire, showered his own cash on the Senate Republican majority, ensuring that city control of schools was easily renewed for as long as seven years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't appear inclined to grant Mayor Bill de Blasio's request to grant the city control of its own local minimum wage — setting the stage for another major policy disagreement between the state's leading two Democrats.

Lhota wants full mayoral control of the city's bridges and tunnels, arguing that if the city controlled the bridges, officials could make the Verrazano tolls cheaper by using funds that the city currently spends on rail mass transit.

We spoke with TWU Local 100 president John Samuelsen about a topic which many mayoral candidates have advocated, and which would directly impact TWU Local 100 members; mayoral or city control of the MTA.

Fortunately, city control wouldn't need to be developed from scratch.

«The MTA leadership has signaled to us a willingness to enter into direct discussions to explore the process of transferring the site from MTA to city control and we would greatly appreciate if EDC would begin this process,» the elected officials said in the July 23 letter to the EDC.

Topics that Lhota addressed following the debate include whether his idea of switching MTA Bridges & Tunnels to City control has any chance of state approval, his view of Mayor Bloomberg's resiliency planning, charter schools and his reaction to a WSJ story describing Ken Langone, one of Lhota's strongest supporters, as «convinced» that Lhota will lose.

The city controls hundreds of vacant parcels of land that could be used for some 50,000 units of affordable housing, according to a new report by City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Suppose a city controlled by the Liberal Republican (LR) party has a voting population of 900,000 divided into three constituencies.

Josh Holloway stars as a father trying to reunite with his lost son in a city controlled by a military occupation in USA Network's Colony.

Officials in Compton, Calif., have asked a federal court to give the city control over the 30,000 - student local school system, which has been run by the California education department since 1993.

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Instead, he finds the city controlled by an evil giant and under attack by a mysterious enemy.

An all - you - can - shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies.

In response, the City passes By - Law No. 15 - 091 establishing a regulatory regime; giving the City control over the installation of equipment (including community mail boxes) on municipal roads.