Sentences with phrase «city dollars»

Property taxes provide about 37 percent of city dollars.

He said he would build more affordable housing through a land bank and nonprofit developers, pledged more city dollars to the MTA, and stressed the need to reform the pension system.

Indeed, pension costs are now projected to eat up one of every eight city dollars next year, in contrast to 1 in 28 when he took office in 2002.

The aldermen were credited with helping to gain $ 135,000 in city dollars Tuesday, providing the last piece in the funding puzzle and accounting for the item's last - minute addition to the agenda, Fensick said.

«Commissioner Joseph Ponte had three years to make city jails safer, yet violence continues to climb despite millions of city dollars for reforms and resources.»

«New hires funded by city dollars at this point would be a reckless move in light of the fiscal state of our city,» said Councilwoman Corazon Pineda - Isaac.

Lhota and Cuomo have pressured de Blasio to split the $ 836 million price tag — a mix of new capital and operating funds — but the mayor has insisted that he would not give the MTA more city dollars until the agency spent its money more wisely.

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE As Christine Quinn's 14 years in the City Council come to a close, some community groups are expressing concern that they are losing a sympathetic leader who steered millions of city dollars into their coffers.

Asked whether that would put the city in a bad situation by promising city dollars for a state - run entity, the assemblywoman scoffed.

Malliotakis said the mayor should respond to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's challenge to invest city dollars in the MTA's subways and pull from its reserves.

De Blasio told the Observer at his proposed spending plan roll - out in April that, while he would meet Mark - Viverito's request he make permanent a pilot program for attorneys for those fighting deportation, he would not allow city dollars to go toward the defense of someone found guilty of one of those 170 crimes — a stance he maintained today.

«Participatory Budgeting gives residents an unprecedented opportunity to make decisions on how City dollars get spent in our communities,» said Council Member Mark Weprin, whose district joined PBNYC this year.

«Participatory budgeting is a great way to get the pulse of the community and see what everyone believes city dollars and resources should be spent on.

Muoio again insisted Wednesday the plan is for the school to operate without a penny of public city dollars.

He reports the charges are a result of Monserrate funneling hundreds of thousands of city dollars to a not - for - profit in Queens called LIBRE, or Latino Initiative for Better Resources & Empowerment.

Currently, 38 cents of every city dollar goes toward debt repayment, legacy costs and other obligations.

«If you want charity from our city dollars, then you have to be charitable.»

There are so many inefficiencies in the way we are spending our city dollars.

Every year we hear about our cities dollar budgets, their shortfalls and their surpluses.