Sentences with phrase «city history»

Leigh Kendrick examines a group of ceramics and silver in the April 18 auction with a tie to New York City history of the 19th century.

Residents also witnessed the deadliest year in city history last year after

The most notable are the Slovak National Museum and the Museum of City History.

Unmistakably the most historic part of Barcelona and an area bursting with a huge array of delights, the Barric Gotic neighbourhood exudes a charming, authentic ambiance and is the home to attractions such as the vibrant Plaza Real, the fascinating City History Museum and the stunning Barcelona Cathedral.

Crews are out in force, deficit be damned, but Hizzoner also got lucky; the sixth worst snowstorm in modern city history fell amid Christmas vacation.

Same thing with MMV: she will go down in city history as the nutcase who wanted to honor a convicted terrorist as a civic hero.

Residents also witnessed the deadliest year in city history last year after 31 people were killed, and officials must address a crumbling interstate that divides Syracuse.

About 500 students gathered yesterday morning to give history - themed performances, unveil exhibit boards and screen documentaries at the New York City History Day Competition, the 28th installment of the annual educational matchup.

Icahn says that he spent $ 100 million trying to revive the Trump Taj Mahal, but was he was stymied, in part, by the longest strike in Atlantic City history, which started on July 1.

He equaled Eric Brook record of 177 goals for Manchester City against Burnley and now has a chance to become outright top goal scorer in City history with one more goal.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill are scheduled to discuss the year - end crime data at a news conference Thursday, an event that will likely be highlighted by a number of superlatives: the lowest number of major felonies in the modern era of police record keeping, as well as 790 shootings, the fewest in recorded city history.

The party — which everyone from then aspiring U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton to nearly every modern mayor in city history attended — had been held for years at the T.G.I Friday's on 42nd St.

«Recently, hero cop Denny Malone helmed the largest investigation in New York City history when piles of dope and cash went into the evidence lockers, but even more did not.

As a community activist and artist in Detroit focusing on city history and neighborhood empowerment, Nicole creates large - scale paintings for installation on abandoned buildings.

His father's family tree has a dressed - up city history going back first to the West Indies and on to Africa.

A version of this article appears in print on January 5, 1993, on Page C00001 of the National edition with the headline: Where City History Was Made, a 50's Group Made Art History.

History buffs can spend much of their time at the Daly City History Museum, which houses hundreds of vintage photos, high school yearbooks, historic documents, and a hand - pulled fire wagon from 1907.

390 Madison is the most ambitious re-massing of an office building in New York City history.

The miscreant was, of course, Governor Eliot Spitzer, the hard - driven former prosecutor once mentioned as a possible future presidential candidate, and suddenly, two days later, after his brief, grim - faced resignation, merely a broken political doll tossed on the scrap heap of city history.

Chicago's sales tax rate will hit a whopping 10.25 percent next year, and just in time for Oscar Mayer to move into its new digs in the AON Center near Millennium Park, the Chicago City Council passed the largest property tax increase in modern city history.

At 33 years old, Maxwell would be one of the youngest mayors in city history (he will be 34 by Election Day).

As you sit in your heatwave in the Pacific Northwest, I'm sitting in one of the rainest and coolest summers in New York City history.

Sergio Aguero is tantalisingly close to writing his name into the City history books once again by netting his 200th goal for the Club.

For the first time in New York City history, a woman - owned financial firm has been tapped to manage $ 100 million of the Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), the city's voluntary retirement plan for more than 180,000 employees and retirees.

A creature of the most corrupt clubhouse culture in city history, Silver had lost a 1974 City Council race against reformer Miriam Friedlander, only to be installed in DiFalco's suddenly unoccupied seat two years later.

[187] In his annual budget address on October 13, 2010, Daley projected a deficit for 2010 of $ 655 million, the largest in city history.

Ms. Malpass said Mr. Kelly, the longest - serving NYPD commissioner in city history, had to «really want it.»

After what may have been the nastiest — and most high - profile — race for comptroller in New York City history, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer eked out a four - point win tonight over his better - known rival, ex-Gov.

BY ARTHUR PICCOLO Dec. 20, 1989, is a notable date in New York City history.

It is, afterall, by far the most significant labor deal in City history, potentially affecting the entire workforce for 7 years, and 150,000 of those workers for an additional two years going back to 2009 and 2010.

The fire was one of the worst in New York City history.

As we said yesterday, everyone understands that this week's blizzard was bad — the sixth worst in city history, in terms of snowfall.

McEneny emphasized that the author's «Albany cycle» of novels, eight books covering more than a century of city history, is recognized as having helped establish Albany as a culture center.

About 100 Bronx gang members responsible for multiple murders, including the slaying of a 92 - year - old woman, were busted by the NYPD and federal authorities in the largest takedown in city history.

This year's race for Syracuse mayor was the most expensive in city history.

It would have been a huge upset, one of the biggest in city history, if the Knights had won on Saturday.

Committee Chairman David Greenfield noted that the 27 percent of units set aside for below - market rents is the largest affordable housing percentage agreement in city history.

And we have now had the snowiest January in New York City history.

Democratic mayoral challenger Sal Albanese tagged Mayor de Blasio with a series of body blows Wednesday night, jabbing his administration as the «least transparent» in city history and suggesting de Blasio should have been indicted for corruption.

Johansson called Stringer «one of the most progressive mayoral candidates in New York City history,» touching on his support for affordable housing, bike lanes, and protecting the environment.

A jury awarded $ 24 million in punitive damages to each of the families of the two workers killed when a crane tower collapsed in 2008, raising the total damages to more than $ 96 million and closing out one of the longest civil trials in New York City history.

SOUTH BRONX — The death toll in the worst outbreak of Legionnaires» disease in New York City history has risen to 12, and the number of people infected has gone up to 113, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced at a press conference Monday afternoon.

And he is surely the only mayoral candidate in New York City history to proclaim during a campaign: «I never bet on any cockroaches.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday compared the vagrant caught snoozing under some subway seats to one of the most infamous homeless people in city history.

Given that Kelly holds the distinction of being the longest serving commissioner in New York City history and he has been credited with helping to thwart numerous terrorist attacks following 9/11, you would think that the first question of the night would have been about terrorism.