Sentences with phrase «city expanded its efforts»

The city expanded its efforts to register voters this year, providing voter registration forms in 16 languages when the state only requires five and allowing registration for people that take civil service exams through the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.

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In Detroit, its efforts have created some 1,700 jobs and seeded more than 100 new businesses since 2014; this fall, the bank will expand the model to multiple cities.

Rev Coupe said he hopes the school uniform project can be bigger next year with various local churches partnering to expand the effort throughout the whole city.

Brooklyn Reporter article on BP Adams supporting the City's effort to expand free public AT&T Wi - Fi in parks across Brooklyn.

Speaking Monday at a City Hall press conference, Malliotakis outlined a twelve point plan, available on her campaign website, which includes extensive legal efforts at locating and mandating treatment of mentally ill persons, building 30,000 units of supportive housing and expanding the psychiatric bed capacity in City hospitals.

Heastie opposed efforts to expand and strengthen charter schools in New York City as a condition for extending mayoral control of schools.

Both Uber and Lyft have conducted an extensive public lobbying campaign over the last year to expand services, especially in upstate cities like Buffalo, which is being countered by an effort to block the measure by upstate taxi and livery companies.

An effort to expand ride hailing outside of New York City during the 2016 legislative session failed over the cost of insurance.

As part of the effort, talking points are being distributed so Republican candidates can stress that de Blasio, his wife Chirlane McCray, and the City Council's progressive caucus have been raising money for Democratic Senate candidates, and that the Council supports expanding rights for undocumented immigrants,.

«Investigative Post is an ideal partner for City & State in our effort to expand our coverage of Western New York and the relationship between New York and Canada,» said City & State's Publisher Andrew Holt.

While it's still likely that they'll be renewed, the prospect of expiration is driving City Democrats into increasingly frantic efforts to renew and expand those laws.

In an effort to detect any local transmission of the Zika virus, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene expanded the guidelines on who should be tested for the disease to include anyone with its most - common symptoms.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer laid out a handful of policy proposals in an ABNY address, criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to expand affordable housing and offering a competing agenda for the city that could serve as a prelude to a mayoral run in 2City Comptroller Scott Stringer laid out a handful of policy proposals in an ABNY address, criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to expand affordable housing and offering a competing agenda for the city that could serve as a prelude to a mayoral run in 2city that could serve as a prelude to a mayoral run in 2017.

In a last - ditch effort to push this issue before de Blasio is likely elected, the NYC Department of Education is giving the green light to open or expand 23 charter schools before Bloomberg leaves office and provide them with free space in city buildings.

Speaking at a press conference announcing expanded job placement efforts by the City, de Blasio was asked several questions about the shooting and City efforts at improving NYCHA conditions and security and about police - community relations.

The New York City Council is set to pass a package of three bills that will expand its oversight of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, a city - affiliated non-profit that is instrumental in the city's efforts to stimulate business and create jCity Council is set to pass a package of three bills that will expand its oversight of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, a city - affiliated non-profit that is instrumental in the city's efforts to stimulate business and create jCity Economic Development Corporation, a city - affiliated non-profit that is instrumental in the city's efforts to stimulate business and create jcity - affiliated non-profit that is instrumental in the city's efforts to stimulate business and create jcity's efforts to stimulate business and create jobs.

In response, a spokesman for the mayor cited de Blasio's efforts to expand pre-K, raise worker wages and build affordable housing, as well as the city's record - low crime rate and record - high jobs rate.

The mayor laid out plans to spend $ 115 million to boost the minimum wage to $ 15 for tens of thousands of city workers, and $ 5.4 million to expand FDNY ambulance tours in Upper Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx in an effort to boost response times.

The NYPD is expanding its pilot program for body cameras, a central part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's police reform effort, by seeking companies to provide another 5,000 devices, according to a recent solicitation published in the City Record.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer laid out a handful of policy proposals in an address to the Association for a Better New York on Thursday, criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to expand affordable housing, and offering a competing agenda for the city that could serve as a prelude to a mayoral run in 2City Comptroller Scott Stringer laid out a handful of policy proposals in an address to the Association for a Better New York on Thursday, criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to expand affordable housing, and offering a competing agenda for the city that could serve as a prelude to a mayoral run in 2city that could serve as a prelude to a mayoral run in 2017.

Albany's survey is the latest chapter in an ongoing study: the city's «Broadband Initiative Working Group» was launched back in July in an effort to empower its fledgling wifi system to expand beyond downtown borders.

During the campaign, Singas said if elected she would expand a review of the county's contracting system that her office conducted in April, to include towns and cities in an effort to «expose vulnerabilities to corruption» when it comes to municipalities awarding millions of dollars in taxpayer - funded contracts.

Lynch also touted her expanded efforts outside of Albany, including an increased presence in New York City, where she sees an opportunity with incoming Mayor Bill de Blasio, and her office in Panama City, Panama.

A State Supreme Court justice on Friday blocked the Bloomberg administration's plan to create a new class of livery cabs, a setback in the city's effort to expand street hail service beyond Manhattan.

The governor rejected the mayor's efforts to pass a tax increase on high - earning city residents, but in the end, Mr. de Blasio emerged with most of the money he says he needs to expand preschool.

This is notably so in efforts by city, state and federal government to expand access to center - based care, which involves fraught decisions about how much should be spent on each enrollee to make possible a quality program.

Nashville school officials have rejected a proposal to open a charter school in a middle - class part of the city, highlighting a broader national battle over efforts by operators of such publicly financed, privately run schools to expand into more affluent areas.

The city's efforts to dramatically expand high quality summer learning slots began when the mayor and superintendent came together to find out whether and how summer learning loss — a topic gaining increasing amounts of national attention — affected Providence students.

The governor rejected the mayor's efforts to pass a tax increase on high - earning city residents, but in the end, Mr. de Blasio emerged with most of the money he says he needs to expand preschool.

Gray described the initiative he is leading, CEE - Trust, a network of 18 city - based organizations that support education innovation and reform, and discussed the efforts of a CEE - Trust working group that is exploring innovative ways to rapidly expand the supply of high - quality charter schools in seven CEE - Trust cities.

As part of a city - wide effort to expand out of school time learning opportunities, particularly in the middle grades, the East Somerville Community School is partnering with Citizen Schools this year to provide middle grade students with enriched learning opportunities that will equip them with real - world skills and guide them...

is the corporate funded education reform group that is has been at the forefront of the effort to expand the number of charter schools in Hartford, while implementing other aspects of the education reform agenda in the Capital city.

At www.wallacefoundation.org, the foundation maintains an online library about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current efforts aimed at: strengthening education leadership to improve student achievement, helping selected cities make good afterschool programs available to more children, expanding arts learning opportunities for children and teens, providing high - quality summer learning programs to disadvantaged children and enriching and expanding the school day in ways that benefit students, and helping arts organizations build their audiences.

As described above, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has recently provided a significant infusion of financial as well as programmatic support to seven Compact cities — Boston, Denver, Hartford, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, and Spring Branch — to expand and deepen their collaborative efforts.»

The studies, which examine «departmentalization» efforts in other places, raise questions about whether the rapidly expanding city program that encourages schools to departmentalize fifth - grade math could be doing more harm than good.

This study from the Century Foundation is a two - part study, including «background on how universal pre-K programs fit into the national landscape of early childhood policy, outlines the main features of New York City's current UPK expansion efforts, and draws lessons for other cities and states interested in expanding their programs,» and «an in - depth look at the issue of preschool classroom diversity in UPK, highlighting the opportunities and obstacles for integration embedded in current policies and recommending policy changes to address this issue in New York City and beyond.»

In its continuing efforts to leave no income stream untapped, especially if other people are already drinking from it, definite potential comic book supervillain Amazon has found an entirely appropriate new means of expanding its plans for world domination: By itself printing the adventures of comic book supervillains, with the launch of its new comic and graphic novel imprint Jet City Comics.

In an effort to provide affordable accommodation, metropolitan cities now encourage satellite towns to expand.

«I'm pleased that these improvements will help AC&C increase its services and expand its adoption efforts to help even more animals across the city find a home.»

In 2014, NHS expanded efforts to include Carson City.

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Though 2K Marin is currently focusing their collective efforts on the launch of BioShock 2, they haven't ruled out the possibility of fleshing out the submerged city of Rapture into a full fledged trilogy, as well as expanding into other media like movies, comics and novels.

In addition to this effort, I authored the legislation creating the District's first Climate Change and Resiliency Commission; I led the fight to have the District's retirement and pension funds divest from carbon and fossil fuel investment holdings; I wrote several bills to expand opportunities for solar installation; and I led the effort to name 2018 as the Year of the Anacostia River to celebrate and bring attention to the river on the eastern half of our city.

New Orleans, LA (October 16, 2012)-- As part of the continuing effort to promote energy efficiency, the City of New Orleans announced today that the NOLA Wise initiative will expand to include commercial services and loan program designed to help local businesses make energy - saving improvements.

Off among farmland in Mehrauli, just outside the city of Delhi proper but still within the city limits, on now - degraded land thousands of trees have been planted in an effort to reestablish forests, providing expanded wildlife habitat and ecosystem restoration — which as Indian environment minister Jairam Ramesh (above, talking with students attending the event) is keen to point out at every opportunity means improved livelihoods for people as well.

Not only are there a lot of law firms here in Queens, you also have firms in Manhattan and other parts of New York City marketing here in an effort to expand their base.

Windex Hearing Aid Company (Long Island City, NY) 1998 — 2005 Senior Marketing Coordinator / Sales • Built product awareness through varied marketing efforts including trade show events and advertising initiatives • Served as liaison to healthcare professionals and collaborated with the creative department and sales representatives • Achieved triple digit sales growth and 140 % increase in hearing healthcare market share • Recognized for accomplishments with rating of «outstanding» for seven consecutive years • Secured product placement on «Extreme Makeover» television show and acquired product spokesperson • Featured on Larry King and Wayne Brady television programs as a result of successful marketing initiatives • Designed and implemented continuing education programs for healthcare professionals boosting company reputation • Initiated use of Geographic Information System database to detect critical hearing healthcare and sales trends • Located areas of non-production leading to expansion of company revenues • Distributed new product mailings to over 3500 accounts building brand awareness and enhancing overall sales • Automated advertising program reducing processing time by 65 % while expanding program and sales

It's My Community Initiative organization in Oklahoma City with a mission of developing and expanding efforts to strengthen communities by building strong, healthy families.

Aggressive tactics Cities that discover the advantages of boosting their retail business are all taking a similar first step — expanding marketing efforts.

There are efforts being made throughout the city to expand jobs at places such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.