Sentences with phrase «city geared up»

On March 1, 2018, as New York City geared up for an impending nor» easter, an appreciative crowd put aside weather concerns to join us in celebrating the opening of About Face.

This is a city geared up to make you feel like royalty — think luxurious hotels, high - end romantic restaurants and rooftop parties round the clock.

It was to be expected after all, as City gear up for their Champions League débuts.

The forgotten relative of the N / R / W line will be rehashed as the city gears up to reroute Q train service from Queens along the Second Avenue Subway track.

As New York City gears up for the mayoral election, three democratic candidates have spoken out in favor of a rent freeze at the...

Music lovers in New York know that one of the best times in the city to see live music (oftentimes free) is during the summer when the many ongoing music festivals around the city gear up, offering everything from indie rock, classical, jazz and world music on a daily basis.

As New York City gears up for the rush and bustle of Armory Week, London has its own series of sales in swing, opening two weeks of major evening sales this evening with an impressively steady outing at Christie's that offered some reassurance for towards alarmists and critics of the market's current strength and consistency.

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With assets of up to $ 1 billion, the athletic gear retailer will land in the seventh spot in a tally led by Circuit City, Linens & Things, and General Atlantic & Pacific Tea (A&P).

But they reached a separate deal with the city of Philadelphia for $ 1 each and a pledge from the city to set up a $ 200,000 program geared to young entrepreneurs from Philadelphia high schools.

Ride - hailing company Uber is gearing up to expand its food delivery service, bringing UberEats into 100 new cities this year.

Manchester City are gearing up to move for Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic in the summer transfer window, report The Sun.

Capital City Figure Skating Club (CCFSC) and Placer Valley Tourism are gearing up for the Gold Rush Dance and Showcase on Ice figure skating competition taking place on March 17 and 18.

Premier League giants Arsenal are gearing up to table an # 8m offer for Cardiff City shotstopper David Marshall, after having had a # 6m bid for him rejected last week.

And Arsenal weren't required to shift into any lower gear, as they were up against a Man City side that hardly played Football, let alone a match of this consequence.

Piers Morgan is insufferable on Twitter at the best of times, but the Arsenal - loving journalist stepped his annoyingness up a gear to celebrate the Gunners beating Manchester City 2 - 0 on Sunday.

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Two struggling sides, Norwich City and Crystal Palace are gearing up for an exciting battle this Saturday, November 30 at Carrow Road Stadium.

Again, City proved that they simply step it up a gear in the biggest games.

City have had the best squad in the league for some years without making the most of it, and I expect them to go up a couple of gears this campaign, while Mourinho has a habit of starting well in jobs, and also has a lack of Champions League football to worry about (I think he'll rotate heavily for the Europa).

City had managed to move up a gear more due to psychological exuberance rather than tactical astuteness with their midfield waiting to be exploited.

But with Napoli now rumoured to be set to sell Ezequiel Lavezzi to Manchester City in the summer, it seems their move for Rossi has stepped up a gear.

Spurs are gearing up to fight for the title again this season, after just missing out last season to Leicester City following an end - season implosion.

Lucky for many moms, activity centers geared toward play dates are popping up in cities all over the country.

The two GOP lawmakers said they gearing up to take the city to court to force it to retain the documents.

(He was gearing up for a New York City Council run in 2013).

In response to a follow - up question from Gotham Gazette, Stringer's spokesperson said that the current city housing plan is not geared enough toward those in deeper poverty and with current subsidies favoring low - income households, those with extremely low - income or virtually no income face even more pressure, especially when the rezonings are taken into consideration, given that they can risk furthering the threats of displacement.

Uber and other ride sharing services are gearing up to win permission from the state legislature to operate in areas outside New York City.

The campaign launch of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2016 general elections geared up in the ancient coastal city of Cape Coast in the Central Region.

Mayors around New York — including Albany's Jerry Jennings, Binghamton's Matt Ryan and New York City's Michael Bloomberg — are gearing up to officiate at gay weddings as the same - sex marriage law takes effect.

New York City health officials are gearing up to make Zika blood tests available to pregnant women who have traveled to countries where the mosquito - borne disease is flourishing.

A slate of candidates planning to challenge the leadership of PEF, one of New York's largest state workers unions, has broadened its geographic base, adding candidates from Buffalo and New York City as it gears up for June elections.

The New York Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators is gearing up to mark its 50th anniversary in Albany next weekend, and will be honoring two veteran New York City politicians.

A slate of candidates planning to challenge the leadership of one of New York's largest state workers unions has broadened its geographic base, adding candidates from Buffalo and New York City as it gears up for June elections.

Speaking at the New - York Historical Society, Stringer, who is gearing up for a run for mayor, warned that the squeeze on the middle class has become «a crisis» that threatens to destroy what makes the city unique.

Activists from neighborhoods around the city such as Jerome Avenue in The Bronx, East Harlem and East New York, the first neighborhood to be rezoned, say they are gearing up to fight for deeper levels of affordability in any new projects that are built.

A majority of the City Council is behind the bill, but Ms. Quinn remained neutral on a delicate issue as she gears up for a 2013 mayoral run.

Late on Wednesday morning, Councilmember Daniel Garodnick, who represents parts of the East Side of Manhattan, had not yet conceded, and there were murmurs that some of Councilmember Mark - Viverito's supporters might defect, leading some City Hall observers to gear up for a long, drawn - out battle on Wednesday.

While the battle lines for City Council have not yet been finalized, many candidates are already gearing up for will surely be an uncertain and competitive primary season.

AIR STRIKE — Airbnb, hotel union preparing to do battle over pending City Council legislation, by POLITICO's Sally Goldenberg: «Airbnb and the hotel industry that opposes it are gearing up for a legislative showdown as the City Council drafts a bill that would take aim at the $ 30 billion online home - sharing company.

While school kids in Rochester are gearing up for summer break, the leader of the Rochester City School District is keeping her sleeves rolled up.

The city of Rye is gearing up for a legal battle over proposed changes to the Westchester County - owned Playland amusement park.

The uptick in spending suggests REBNY is gearing up for what may turn out to be a number of hotly contested Senate primary races, especially in New York City.

The New York City Council appears to be gearing up for a tense budget fight with Mayor Bill de Blasio, releasing a telling early counter on Tuesday in its official response to the mayor's $ 88.7 billion proposed budget for next fiscal year, put forth just after a tense hearing with budget officials about modifications to the current budget.

This comes just two days before 350.org and allied groups gear up to issue a new challenge to New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to divest the City and State pension funds from all fossil fuels.

Now the UFT is gearing up for the next budget fights at the city and state levels.

MIDTOWN — The school year is almost over, but New York's mayoral candidates are gearing up for a long summer courting the city's teachers.

The release of the report, which specifically highlights the decline of the manufacturing industry outside of New York City over the past two decades, comes as Democrats gear up for an election season in which they will again try to take back control of the Senate.

Saujani's departure, first reported by Crain's New York Business, comes as Public Advocate Bill de Blasio gears up for an expected run for mayor against a crowded field that includes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

CITY HALL — In the face of potential threats to rent stabilization and rent control rules set to expire in June, city officials and advocates are gearing up to back new legislation proposed by State Sen. Adriano Espaillat that would strengthen and extend housing protections.

But Schroeder, the city comptroller, and Grant, a county legislator, were also gearing up their own significant organizations.