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According to cops, the group used a similar tactic to con more than 60 elderly people in the city's Chinese neighborhoods and managed to steal over $ 1.8 million in cash and over half a million dollars in jewelry.

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Topics covered include: - How Booker's parents used a sting operation to desegregate a neighborhood, and why they did it - Why Ezra doesn't eat breakfast - Booker's disagreements with Ta - Nehisi Coates - How a 10 - day fast led to a (temporary) peace with Booker's worst political enemy - How spirituality informs Booker's approach to politics - The lessons Booker took from his early losses in with elections and city council fights - What it's like to be the only vegan in Congress - Why Booker hates penguins - Whether it's cynical or simply realistic to doubt America's political institutions - Which books have influenced Booker mostAnd much, much more.

The Charles E. Smith division of global real estate investment trust Vornado attempted to find answers to some of these questions through a pilot project centered on one building in the middle of Crystal City, a planned office and mixed - use neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

In an effort to buoy small privately owned businesses in San Francisco and preserve the unique retail personality of the city, the Small Business Commission started a publicity campaign in 2004 to keep a larger share of retail dollars in the local economy, [6] and the Board of Supervisors has used the planning code to limit the neighborhoods where formula retail establishments can set up shop, [6] an effort affirmed by San Francisco voters.

The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.

If you have money you want to put to use to help others in need, you would be better off (as would the people who need the help) to put it to use in your own town, your own neighborhood, and your own city.

Buffalo was experimenting on a small scale with «tipper totes» — large, rat - proof garbage containers designed for easy loading by trucks — but only in one of the city's most affluent neighborhoods and with no plan for wider use.

Still others use a hall in the church, rent buildings in the neighborhood or press the city to make warehouses and schools available.

New York City Atheists, a group that opposes the public use of religious references, is challenging the new sign, which was erected in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood.

Hey christians, my neighbor commited adultery and he also works on the sabbath (mows his yard), downtown isn't what it used to be, so are me and my neighbors allowed to stone him and his mistress to death in our own neighborhood or do we really have to gather up the whole town and do it in front of City Hall?

Bringing unique food and beverage focused restaurants to the neighborhoods of Salt Lake City, with from - scratch menus using high quality, locally sourced, sustainable ingredients.

For neighborhood walks, I used a double stroller (the Baby Jogger City Select) with a bassinet attachment.

The city plans to use much of the $ 185,000 to rebuild a stretch of Summit Street in the neighborhood to provide access to Lautz's subdivision.

Moore said some of that money could be used to improve and build parks in his Far North Side ward, which includes most of Rogers Park, one of the city's most park - poor neighborhoods.

The city plans to use much of the $ 185,000 to rebuild a short stretch of Summit Street in the neighborhood through which drivers will access Lautz's subdivision.

Mr. Seabrook, the union leader who has been a proud obstacle to plenty of the reform efforts aimed at Rikers Island by Mr. de Blasio over the last several years — he filed court documents to try to stop a new use of force policy and has held City Hall press conferences decrying the mayor's policies and telling him to «shape up or ship out» — pointed to something that would probably be an even larger obstacle to closing down the city's controversial jail complex: resistance from residential neighborhoods who don't want inmates neaCity Hall press conferences decrying the mayor's policies and telling him to «shape up or ship out» — pointed to something that would probably be an even larger obstacle to closing down the city's controversial jail complex: resistance from residential neighborhoods who don't want inmates neacity's controversial jail complex: resistance from residential neighborhoods who don't want inmates nearby.

Torres pointed out that an original agreement between the state and city from 1979 specified that excess BPCA revenues were to be used for affordable housing in other neighborhoods.

The Syracuse Common Council's new health committee used its first meeting to discuss a smoking ban in the city's Cathedral Square neighborhood.

But that push, which is meant to drive construction deeper into the outer boroughs, will also require the use of city, state and federal subsides to ensure developers are willing to build in some neighborhoods.

City leaders Wednesday condemned a last - minute attempt by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to claim the right to redevelop the neighborhood around Penn Station without having to conduct environmental reviews or abide by local land use laws.

«I'm proud to fund Cities RISE, which will build on our significant work over the past three years — using our settlements with the big banks that were responsible for the housing crisis to revitalize neighborhoods and create safer, more stable communities for New Yorkers across the state.»

Almost a dozen investigators from the Brooklyn US Attorney's Office, the state Attorney General's Office, and both the city and state comptroller's offices asked the ex-staffers whether Hynes» neighborhood community relations offices were being used as de facto campaign outposts in the 2013 race, a source said.

De Blasio says New York City is the safest big city in the United States and pointed to overall crime being down, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop and frisk policing, his neighborhood policing initiative and argues that marijuana possession arrests have gone down even as critics note an increCity is the safest big city in the United States and pointed to overall crime being down, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop and frisk policing, his neighborhood policing initiative and argues that marijuana possession arrests have gone down even as critics note an increcity in the United States and pointed to overall crime being down, a 93 percent drop in the use of stop and frisk policing, his neighborhood policing initiative and argues that marijuana possession arrests have gone down even as critics note an increase.

NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), the City of Syracuse, elected officials, and partners celebrated the ribbon cutting of Salina Crossing, a mixed - used development that has created 49 modern, safe and affordable housing units for low - income households and nearly 6,000 square feet of commercial space to revitalize two neighborhoods connected by Salina Street, a main thoroughfare that spans the Northside and Southside of Syracuse.

Michael Skrebutenas, HCR's Chief Operating Officer, joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and President of Gotham Organization David L. Picket recently to break ground on Gotham West, a mixed - use development encompassing an entire city block in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan between West 44th & West 45th Streets and 10th & 11th AvenCity Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and President of Gotham Organization David L. Picket recently to break ground on Gotham West, a mixed - use development encompassing an entire city block in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan between West 44th & West 45th Streets and 10th & 11th AvenCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and President of Gotham Organization David L. Picket recently to break ground on Gotham West, a mixed - use development encompassing an entire city block in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan between West 44th & West 45th Streets and 10th & 11th Avencity block in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan between West 44th & West 45th Streets and 10th & 11th Avenues.

In place of the Javits, Cuomo proposed building a new mixed - use neighborhood in the model of Battery Park City, with residential units, hotels and parks.

And he pointed to the neighborhood policing initiative that pairs police officers with community residents and the decreased use of the stop - and - frisk policing method — steps he said show the city «got safer by being fairer.»

HIs contributions to our neighborhood have included «securing financing through the State's Secured Hospital Revenue Bond Program so that Flushing Hospital Medical Center and Jamaica Hospital and Medical Center could modernize and expand; providing the Lifeline Center for Child Development with a permanent home; securing the financial support that has enabled the Bayside Historical Society to undertake its restoration of the Fort Totten Officers Club; creating the Colonial Farmhouse Restoration Society to operate the former Adriance Farm Site as the Queens Farm Museum and transferring 52 acres of surrounding land to New York City for permanent use as horticultural - agricultural parklands; and providing land for the Cross Island YMCA to expand, for the Hollis - Bellaire - Queens Village - Bellerose Little League to own their ball fields and for Catholic Charities of the Brooklyn - Queens Diocese to develop senior citizen housing in Bellerose.

Although he is credited with lowering the use of stop - and - frisk and bringing crime to an all - time low in the city, his continual defense of the broken windows approach has earned him the ire of advocates who believe the method disproportionately targets minority neighborhoods and has led to mass incarceration.

Former City Councilman Charles Barron, who used to represent the neighborhood, faulted the rookie officer for the shooting and said it echoed fatal police shootings on Staten Island and in Ferguson, Mo..

Related Cos. and Sterling Equities, the real estate arm of the New York Mets, were selected by the city to clean up and transform 23 acres of the Iron Triangle currently populated by auto shops and junk yards into a new mixed - use neighborhood.

Among his top priorities were beefing up the Council's land use division, to ensure, among other things, that Council members could play a more proactive role in the administration's many proposed neighborhood rezonings across the city.

Niou spent $ 26,000 during the 32 - day special pre-election filing period — including to pay for the services of longtime Democratic Party operative Chung Seto, a top aide to former city Comptroller John Liu, and to election lawyer Martin Connor, a former state senator who used to represent the same downtown neighborhoods that encompass the 65th Assembly District.

Last summer, city officials rejected a request from City Council member Margaret Chin for a full land use review (ULURP) in the Two Bridges neighborhcity officials rejected a request from City Council member Margaret Chin for a full land use review (ULURP) in the Two Bridges neighborhCity Council member Margaret Chin for a full land use review (ULURP) in the Two Bridges neighborhood.

Most of the money goes to the Battery Park City Authority, which uses it to manage and maintain the neighborhood.

Tony Avella is known throughout the city as a champion for homeowners who wish to preserve their neighborhoods from threats of overdevelopment, inappropriate use, and traffic congestion.

Last summer, city officials rejected a request from Council member Chin for a full land use review (ULURP) in the Two Bridges neighborhood.

The city's Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Education's Educational Construction Fund are getting ready to release a request for proposals looking for a developer to create a new mixed - use building at 131 Livingston St., with the requirement of adding the school seats somewhere in the neighborhood, District Manager Rob Perris said at Wednesday's board meeting.

«The usage of the Kingsbridge Armory has been a major priority of my administration and this new RFP will allow the City to seek developers from a wide spectrum of potential uses, allowing us to bring a project that will enhance and compliment the surrounding neighborhood to this historic structure,» he said in a statement.

He described the administrative approach as part of the overall police reforms the city has put in place, including reduced use of stop and frisk policing, neighborhood policing and the retraining of the police force on de-escalation tactics.

Tomorrow morning, a City Council committee will weigh whether to approve the land use application, including neighborhood zoning changes, that would clear the way for the project to begin.

The Syracuse Common Council approved a Resident Employment Ordinance on Monday, requiring contractors who do business with the city to use workers from Syracuse neighborhoods for 20 percent of all work.

The Troy Community Land Bank will use its latest round of state funding to stabilize and rehabilitate properties in the city's North Central neighborhood.

They further point out that there is a separate billion - dollar fund set aside to address services growing neighborhoods will need when the new housing projects are built and that there are additional city subsidies that will be used to build additional affordable housing.

The City Council as a whole has the final vote to approve neighborhood rezonings, or single projects that require a land use approval process.

Ideally, different areas of the city would have dramatically different designs to give the feeling of neighborhoods and landmarks that we use above ground to figure out where we are.

The models could also be used to assess whether enormous manmade barriers outside various major cities would hold back water, and if they would make flooding worse in neighborhoods adjacent to the structures.

We are proud of our commitment to service and strive to use discovery and rigorous research to benefit our neighborhoods, our city and our world.

The City of Houston will use AlertHouston, the City's emergency notification system, to keep you informed about recovery in your neighborhood.