Sentences with phrase «city council wants»

The city council wants to reduce the cost of Bicing and hence argues that if you use the system a lot, you should buy your own bicycle.

The City Council wants to bring bike share to every neighborhood within the next four years, with taxpayer dollars making that goal a reality.

Our local city council wants to be 100 % renewable energy as we hit 2050.

Remember, it's on record that the City Council wants «no wiggle room» for anyone with intact animals, no matter if no laws have been broken.

NEW YORK (CBS New York / AP)-- After battling a rising — and itchy — tide of bedbug infestations, New York's City Council wants the federal government to dive in to the fight.

«I understand the city council wants to achieve something noble, but it's gonna be a very straightforward conversation with them about the actual money we have available, and how far it will reach, and I hope to show them that it's not gonna be viable to do that with city resources, that's something that would have to be done with a new revenue stream,» de Blasio said.

More than half of the City Council wants to spend about $ 200 million to provide half - priced MetroCards to residents living below the poverty line, according to a letter to Speaker Corey Johnson.

CITY HALL — The City Council wants to add 1,000 police officers, free lunches for all students, and more to the city's budget, to the tune of an extra $ 257 million, Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said Wednesday.

«So I understand the City Council wants to achieve something noble, but it's going to be a very straightforward conversation with them about the actual money we have available and how far it will reach.»

Here's an up - close look at a quality - of - life offense the City Council wants to decriminalize.

MANHATTAN — The City Council wants the NYPD Inspector General to investigate how police track and monitor allegations of abuse following the decision of a Staten Island grand jury to not indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner.

CITY HALL — The City Council wants to help homeowners rebuilding post-Sandy with new regulations for homes on stilts.

But the City Council wants to change that, starting with a novel idea that could reduce the number of tickets traffic agents give out, reports CBS 2's Marcia Kramer.

«I understand the City Council wants to achieve something noble but it's going to be a very straightforward conversation with them about the actual money we have available,» the mayor said at an unrelated press conference in Queens.

«I understand the City Council wants to achieve something noble, but it's going to be a very straightforward conversation with them about the actual money we have available and how far to reach,» de Blasio said at an unrelated news conference Tuesday.

NEW YORK, NY — The City Council wants to offer subsidies to halve subway fares for poor New Yorkers, a move likely to spark renewed debate with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

«The City Council wants to work with the legislature and the governor to achieve results,» said Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

Whether City Council wants to use more of the tax base for Northlands» plans may show the extent to which they love using public money to buy risk.

«So I understand the City Council wants to achieve something noble, but it's going to be a very straightforward conversation with them about the actual money we have available and how far it will reach.»

The Mayor and the City Council want to limit benefits of 75 % of salary to those permanently injured in the line of duty, specifically those who can not then go work somewhere else.

«The public would come down and say, «You need to give us more money,» and the city council wanted to justify not coming up with all of it,» Levy explains.

With the installation of the Bicing, the Barcelona City Council wanted to take the next step towards prioritising its sustainable policy and the promotion of public transport within the city centre.

Not exact matches

A committee of the Los Angeles City Council has approved an environmental review exemption for a tunnel that Elon Musk wants to dig to test a novel underground transportation system.

Bowles also cofounded the Mayor's Star Council with Mayor Mike Rawlings of Dallas to find a culturally diverse and civically minded group of emerging leaders who want to embrace and engage the City of Dallas as opposed to inheriting the city in 20 yeCity of Dallas as opposed to inheriting the city in 20 yecity in 20 years.

Fresh - faced City Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants middle - class homeowners in the city to get a tax brCity Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants middle - class homeowners in the city to get a tax brcity to get a tax break.

In January of 2012, actor and musician Gary Sinise asked Temecula City Council if he and his Lt. Dan Band could play a benefit concert at City Hall to help his foundation (Gary Sinise Foundation) contribute to building a house for a wounded veteran who wanted to move to Temecula.

But because city staff said the direction council members wanted them to take was unclear, the council asked for revisions to the weed control ordinance, which identifies designated natural landscape areas as land owned by the city, the Naperville Park District or forest preserve districts.

City Council members responded that before they turned over control of the club, they first wanted to see financial data showing the Park District could collect enough fees to pay the mortgage.

Chartwells told the D.C. Council last summer that it wanted to withdraw from the contract this fall, leaving the city to scramble for a new vendor.

CRYSTAL LAKE — Residents over 55 years of age will soon receive a survey asking them what they want from the City Council.

City Council members responded they wanted to see financial details of how the change would work.

Councilman Alan Bolds opposed the plan because he wanted the city to delay the vote until the council votes on amending its comprehensive plan regarding that area.

«They may not want to expend funds on a site that the City Council still has veto power over,» Schultz said.

In addition, the union hopes to gain aldermanic support for two ordinances the union wants to get introduced to the City Council, spokeswoman Stephanie Gadlin said.

And when a two - term city council member in Eau Claire City, WI, wanted to breastfeed her son at meetings, she was effectively barred from attendcity council member in Eau Claire City, WI, wanted to breastfeed her son at meetings, she was effectively barred from attendCity, WI, wanted to breastfeed her son at meetings, she was effectively barred from attending.

However, there are occasionally small elections (for instance, someone on a city council resigns and they have to have an election just for that office) where they don't want to spend the money for a full - fledged election, so VBM is the only option.

Klein also wants to strengthen transparency at NYCHA by giving the city Council oversight of the entity.

«I want to apologize to the citizens of Rochester, the New York State Police, Rochester City Council, the staff of City Hall and all concerned parties regarding my lack of judgment,» Reggie Hill wrote in a memo to Rochester's Deputy Mayor Leonard Redon.

The City Council had already passed a bill consistent with what the mayor wanted, but gave some city workers benefits that were less than their counterparts in neighboring suburban departmeCity Council had already passed a bill consistent with what the mayor wanted, but gave some city workers benefits that were less than their counterparts in neighboring suburban departmecity workers benefits that were less than their counterparts in neighboring suburban departments.

As the city prepares to dish out tens of millions of dollars to political candidates this year, the City Council's Republican minority leader wants to scale back the generous taxpayer giveacity prepares to dish out tens of millions of dollars to political candidates this year, the City Council's Republican minority leader wants to scale back the generous taxpayer giveaCity Council's Republican minority leader wants to scale back the generous taxpayer giveaway.

«I would like an answer from the City Council, what do they want the state to do specifically,» he said.

As you know, John Haggerty was sentenced to prison for stealing from Mayor Bloomberg, but readers want to know, is he in cahoots with his brother Bart, infamous political operative, and Chief of Staff to City Council Member Eric Ulrich (R - Rockaway)?

A spokesman for the Republican Conference, Scott Reif, dismissed Fife's explanation, telling POLITICO New York, «If Senator Perkins wants to run for the City Council and fail to show up in Albany to do the work he was elected to do, that's between him and his constituents.»

«Mayor de Blasio, Public Advocate Tish James, Comptroller Scott Stringer and now myself as the City Council speaker all are affirming and are an example of what the electorate has said they want, which is a new direction in the way that the City of New York in lead,» she told the crowd.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito wants New Yorkers to stand up and cheer for their sports teams, while also taking a stand...

«So, remember if you want real reform in Albany, support Mark Levine, Democrat for state Senate on September 14 Also, Mark Levine is endorsed by former Borough President Ruth Messinger, former City Council Member Ronnie Eldridge and City Council Member Robert Jackson.

The council agreed to pull out of the convention because it did not want to put at risk the financial benefit of the Chinese Olympic team's training facilities in the city.

She has a woman in mind who she wants to support for a City Council run and is eyeing other young women for judiciary roles and district leaders.

City Council lawmakers want to set aside up to 80 percent of parking spots in certain neighborhoods for residents.

We want and expect our City Council members to be the best and brightest our city has to offer, but it is becoming harder and harder to expect top - of - the - line professionals to choose public servCity Council members to be the best and brightest our city has to offer, but it is becoming harder and harder to expect top - of - the - line professionals to choose public servcity has to offer, but it is becoming harder and harder to expect top - of - the - line professionals to choose public service.