Sentences with phrase «city lawmakers agreed»

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Lawmakers and Cuomo both agree the abatement needs to be brought back to encourage affordable housing in New York City.

New York lawmakers wrapped up the 2016 legislative session at around 5 a.m. Saturday morning, agreeing to take steps to cancel the pensions of convicted lawmakers in the future, legalizing daily fantasy sports and extending New York City's mayoral control law for another year.

In February, for example, the Siena Research institute asked voters whether lawmakers should get a pay raise if they enacted ethics reforms; New York City residents said yes by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin, while only 34 percent of upstate residents agreed.)

State lawmakers wrapped up the 2016 legislative session at around 5 a.m. Saturday morning, agreeing to take steps to cancel the pensions of convicted lawmakers in the future, legalizing daily fantasy sports and extending New York City's mayoral control law for another year.

Lawmakers unanimously agreed to a resolution that encourages Verizon to apply to the Public Service Commission for a franchise agreement that would establish FiOS internet and cable service inside city limits.

State lawmakers where able to agree on $ 52 million in pork - barrel grants, but failed to renew mayoral control of city schools.

Councilor Kathleen Joy expects the Syracuse Common Council to file court papers in the next few days asking a judge to settle the issue of whether lawmakers should be forced to sign that computer use policy which is required of and agreed to by all city employees.

Cuomo took a symbolic ride in an Uber car to arrive to the Buffalo event after lawmakers agreed to allow ride hailing apps to operate outside of New York City.

Sen. Marty Golden, one of the leading Republican voices in the city, doesn't usually agree with Democrat de Blasio on issues, but Bay Ridge lawmaker is on the same side as the mayor when it comes to gravity knives.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Despite dire warnings, Albany lawmakers were unable to agree on the possibility of extending rent regulations covering more than 2 million tenants in and around New York City.

State Sen. Marty Golden, one of the leading Republican voices in the city, doesn't usually agree with Democrat Bill de Blasio on issues, but Bay Ridge lawmaker is on the same side as the mayor when it comes to gravity knives.

Indeed, he said he had agreed with top lawmakers to come back to Albany for a narrow deal to only extend mayoral control, which was to expire Friday, and to adopt of a New York City first - responder pension provision.

Still, it was not immediately clear if the Assembly — dominated by Democrats from New York City — would agree to such an arrangement, even as lawmakers and staff eagerly awaited an end to a long workweek.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo speaking to reporters in Albany, where he and lawmakers agreed on a $ 168 billion spending plan that would require more state oversight of New York City.

Lawmakers have not yet convinced Governor Cuomo to agree to restore around $ 250 million dollars cut to New York City schools after they failed to meet the governor's deadline for a teacher evaluation plan.

The legislative session is now likely to go into next week, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers have agreed to renew New York City's rent laws for five days, as they struggle to reach final deals on that and other remaining issues.

It's the second to the last week of the legislative session in Albany, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers still have a long way to go before they can agree on key issues, including renewing New York City's rent laws and related property tax cap.

While lawmakers did not have time to agree on ethics reforms or some other items, including extending mayoral control of the New York City schools, or even extending long established sales tax authorization for the state's counties, they apparently did have time to party.

While lawmakers did not have time to agree on ethics reforms or some other items, including extending mayoral control of the New York City schools, or even extending long established sales tax authorization for the state» counties, they apparently did have time to party.

When state lawmakers agreed to allow the companies to operate outside New York City as part of the budget, they thought that they would pass the legislation by April 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Lawmakers have agreed to create New York City identification cards residents could get regardless of their immigration statuses.

James A. Parrott, the deputy director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, said that Mr. Bloomberg had good reason to assume that the medallion revenue would flow into city coffers, once Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers had agreed to authorize the sale.

Lawmaker Claudia Mo Man - ching, an animal rights advocate, agreed there was a lack of animal rights education in the city.