Sentences with phrase «city funding for»

More recently, in October of 1999, Rudy Giuliani threatened to cut off city funding for the Brooklyn Museum because he deemed a painting in one of its shows to be «offensive.»

And per - student city funding for the community colleges decreased by 13 percent over the same period, also when adjusted for inflation.

De Blasio opposes direct city funding for the project, instead using it to promote his long - shot transit tax on high - earning New Yorkers that must pass in Albany.

Several elected officials joined 150 senior citizens April 17 in Jackson Heights to demand city funding for three residence programs for older adults, two of them in Queens.

City funding for SIUH's plan is part of ongoing recovery and resiliency efforts after Sandy.

Low - income, working parents and the family child care providers who take care of their kids were dealt a heavy blow when Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut child care subsidies for more than 16,500 New York City children, the single largest cut to city funding for child care since the 1970s.

Children from the Hamilton Madison House and Chung Pak day care centers gathered at City Hall — alongside dozens of child care providers, day care center workers, parents, politicians and faith and community leaders — for a June 7 press conference denouncing the mayor's proposed $ 51 million cut to city funding for child care.

Criticism from activists in Rochester recently led Mayor Lovely Warren to withdraw city funding for a training course provided by the company, known as the Force Science Institute, in September.

Cuomo was ostensibly seeking to accelerate repairs to the city's public housing and secure city funding for the state - run subways, but tried to humiliate de Blasio in the process.

Like the unfair property tax structure that burdens Staten Island homeowners more than elsewhere, as well as the lack of city funding for the Island's private hospitals in lieu of a city - run hospital.

At noon, NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Library President Dennis Walcott, Brooklyn Public Library President Linda Johnson, New York Public Library President Tony Marx, and Councilmen Andy King and Costa Constantinides announce permanent baselining of city funding for 6 - day library service, Broadway Library, 40 - 20 Broadway, Queens.

The only two off - topic questions posed were on her position on the healthcare bills currently being considered in Congress and on providing additional City funding for the MTA.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The budget passed Monday by the Common Council eliminates all city funding for the Land Bank and allocates $ 1.5 million to hire 15 new cops.

He'd pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiracy and mail fraud charges for misusing city funding for one of his political campaigns.

This afternoon's event was supposed to focus on gun crimes in low - income communities, and to push for more city funding for summer jobs intiatives, but activist Tamika Mallory took it as an opportunity to blast the commissioner for his «disparaging» remarks.

Events took a weird turn that evening, as the governor's counsel Alphonso David sent a public letter to Johnson asserting they had reached an accord on a number of matters, including the Housing Authority and city funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

«We'll figure out what that is depending on what offer they come forward with,» Johnson continued, speaking of city funding for MTA.

At 6:30 p.m., the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs hosts an information session about applying for and securing city funding for arts and cultural activities, Bronx Library Center at Kingsbridge, 310 E. Kingsbridge Road, Bronx.

Over the weekend, San Francisco and Seattle mayors announced executive orders banning the use of city funds for employee travel to Indiana.

# 1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund for transport infrastructure in areas such as Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine

To that end, Ms. Clinton applauded President Barack Obama's efforts to match city funds for police body cameras — but said the country should go further and «make this the norm everywhere.»

De Blasio said again Wednesday that he would not take taxpayer money to pay his legal bills, although he has set aside up to $ 11.6 million in city funds for lawyers representing other city employees questioned by investigators.

Advocate for shelter reform, and support lawmakers who wish to allocate city funds for shelter improvements, Bodon says.

That means putting the lid on plastic bags and cutting city funds for bottled water.

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The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

• SaltStack, a Salt Lake City, Utah - based intelligent automation platform for a «software - defined world,» raised $ 15.5 million in Series A funding.

• Linear Health Sciences, an Oklahoma City - based developer of safety solutions for medical tubing, raised $ 1.538 million in funding.

• Clubhouse Software, a New York City - based maker of a modern project management platform for software development teams, raised $ 10 million in Series A funding.

• Collective Medical, a Salt Lake City, Utah - based network for care collaboration, raised $ 47.5 million in Series A funding.

• SevenRooms, a New York City - based reservation, seating and guest management software for restaurants, hotels and nightlife, secured $ 8 million in funding.

Oak HC / FT led the round and was joined by investors including Propel Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Mastercard and Partnership Fund for New York City.

• KeyMe, a New York City - based provider of solutions for people to access and manage their keys, raised $ 25 million in Series D funding.

• Leavitt Equity Partners, a Salt Lake City, Utah - based private equity firm, is seeking to raise $ 125 million for its second fund.

By teaming up with traditional VC firm First Round Capital, the city of Philadelphia has substantially upped the mentorship ante for the entrepreneurs it funds.

Whether you aim to make house - flipping your new full - time gig or are remodeling on the side to generate funds for your dream venture, here are the top 10 cities for renovating real estate.

New York City - based Casper is known for delivering fluffy mattresses in boxes the size of golf bags, and has raised $ 70 million in venture capital funding since launching in 2014.

Funding and managing stakeholders» interests to build and manage such projects will be a major challenge for cities, Corwin said.

In May, Oilers owner Daryl Katz celebrated the city's funding approval for a new $ 480 - million downtown arena.

The state government is at odds with the Commonwealth over plans to shelve the second stage of the $ 1.7 billion Perth Freight Link, with the federal minister for cities saying today the funding agreement was for both stages of the project, not just stage 1.

Trump made numerous anti-immigration promises during his campaign, ranging from building a massive wall across the U.S.'s southwestern border to ending federal funding for «sanctuary cities» that are friendly to undocumented immigrants.

On such sales, the city would collect either $ 61.49 a square foot or 20 percent of the total cost of the air rights, whichever is higher, to go into an account to fund pedestrian and transit improvements for the area.

Reshma Saujani is a former hedge fund lawyer, New York City deputy public advocate and the first Indian - American woman to run for Congress (she lost a primary race in 2010).

Pining for Chinese scientists Chinese venture capital firm Shenzhen Green Pine Capital Partners has launched a RMB1 billion (US$ 155 million) fund to lure overseas Chinese scientists to launch businesses in the southern city of Shenzhen.

Mayor David Bing plans to challenge the census findings, saying the city can qualify for more federal and state funding if it can get its population count to 775,000.

The protesters argued that the city's lost tax revenue directly impacts funds for public programs for the indigent.

Instacart saw an opportunity for disruption, and after two rounds of funding, the company grew to serve 15 cities.

A report from the Kansas City, Mo. - based entrepreneurship organization The Kauffman Foundation released two years ago called «We Have Met The Enemy... And He Is Us,» slammed the VC market for being dysfunctional and suggested that Kauffman would itself invest in smaller VC funds going forward.

Eleven cities and towns around the U.S. are sharing more than $ 1.5 million in preservation grant funds, recently awarded by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to preserve unique features of downtown districts.

If the real pain is felt only in the bond market, it will be harder for the city to have access to debt in the future to fund its renaissance.

Steven Rattner, who led the auto industry restructuring in 2009, said it would be a mistake for Michigan and the federal government not to provide funds for the city.