Sentences with phrase «class residents of»

Mr. Singh and Mrs. Lee were both middle - class residents of the Greater Toronto Area and had no intention of occupying the Hotel Units themselves.

Originally, the structure was built for the greater hygiene of the largely working class residents of the neighbourhood, many of whom had no baths in their homes.

Castells (1983) research on the Castro district, a gay neighborhood in San Francisco, argues that queer residents began a gentrification process as they moved into the neighborhood, thereby displacing working - class residents of the district.

When middle - class residents of Midrand near Johannesburg woke recently to find a rash of squatter shacks had gone up in their backyard overnight, they jammed the switchboard of the town council with complaints.

Gallo, who helped draft nuisance abatement legislation in his role as city assistant corporation counsel, hammered on themes like building code enforcement and holding social service agencies responsible for their clients» behavior in a bid to appeal to working - class residents of Midtown, where quality - of - life crime and neighborhood eyesores are irksome and perennial issues.

Miner said she changed her mind after Katko voted for a Republican overhaul of the tax code that she fears will disproportionately harm working poor and middle - class residents of Syracuse and Central New York.

For many upper - middle - class residents of high - tax states, Tuesday will be the last time we can file to receive a full tax deduction for our state and local income and property taxes.

One wonders where in the pecking order this leaves the non-white working - class residents of Grenfell Tower, for example.

Borelli, who previously served as Ignizio's chief of staff, promised to fight for middle class residents of the outer boroughs when he gets into the council.

This supernatural thriller from David Koepp concerns Tom Witzky - a typical working class resident of Chicago just trying to live a decent life with his wife and young son.

Not exact matches

One of the primary concerns was that low - skilled refugees would depress wages and employment for Miami's working - class residents.

Urbanist and part - time Miami Beach resident Richard Florida, whose creative - class theory helped popularize and propel the U.S. urban renaissance 15 years ago, has a new book that explores the dark side of the phenomenon.

Located in the Willamette Valley, Corvallis has a population of about 56,000 resident and is known for its world - class skiing.

The class action filing, dated April 5 and submitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, lists Arizona resident and BitGrail customer Alex Brola as the lead plaintiff.

Slater and Gordon is considering a class action on behalf of owners and residents of apartments in Victoria.

Many are bracing for a rapid change in Birdland's demographics once Apple Park opens, as longtime residents — many of whom are retired and middle class — cash in on skyrocketing housing prices and increased demand.

The prosperous postwar economy fostered the exodus of an upwardly mobile working class from the city in search of the more genuinely American housing to be found in the suburbs, and at the same time, the entry - level skilled and semiskilled manufacturing jobs once held by project residents disappeared from the urban core.

When Irving Howe, the good democratic socialist critic of Dissent fame, was attacking in 1966 the whole idea of Counter-Cultural style — I guess Beatle boots, beads, long hair, turtlenecks, denims, etc. — , he said that it rested upon the ``... basic assumption... of the middle class: that values can be inferred from, or are resident in, the externals of dress, appearance, furnishings, and hair - dos.»

Tip - o - the - hat to Salem, Oregon's resident conservative, Mr. Bill Parsons, for alerting me to Dr. Angelo M. Codevilla's essay, America's Ruling Class — And the Perils of Revolution: http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the/print....

The primary residents of these communities were middle class families where Mom stayed home and Dad commuted to work.

It examined its membership, too, and proudly reported — as the minutes note — «We are Protestant and Catholic, clergy and laity, black, white, Hispanic, poor and middle - class, old and young, and all residents of the community.»

A resident of Sedona, Arizona, and a longtime vegetarian, Lois Passov provides personal chef services and holds cooking classes, all with the intention of finding new ways to present and enjoy vegetables.

The programs are priced to meet the budgets of all residents; from scholarships for qualifying participants to below - market class fees based on the cost of service.

From what he could see, the parents taking their seats in the auditorium were the ones he had hoped to attract: typical Harlem residents, mostly African American, some Hispanic, almost all poor or working class, all struggling to one degree or another with the challenges of raising and educating children in one of New York City's most impoverished neighborhoods.

«The residents of Orland Park had their freedom of choice stripped away from them tonight, and that sounds very un-American,» said Mary Beth Prosapio, the class instructor.

For Susan Perry Peyla, a Joliet resident who participated in the infant massage class at the hospital, it was one of several courses she took in preparation for raising her first child, 2 - month - old Seth.

If those fund - raising sources pan out, Park District officials hope to add some of the programs residents requested in a recent survey, including kayaking, fencing, outdoor adventure camps, horticulture classes and open - gym sessions.

Conley, a resident of the village since 1978, decided to take on the project when Park District officials talked about recruiting a high school class.

Unlike classes or camps, which primarily attract residents, the special events are generally open to residents of nearby towns as well.

The Arlington Heights Historical Museum offered different types of programs to Park District residents including period and holiday craft classes, programs for school and scout groups, and special events such as Civil War Days, German Fest, Holiday and Mother's Day Teas, the annual House Walk, and Irish Fest.

Because residents contribute to the overall financing of the Park District with their property taxes, they pay a lower fee for classes.

Today, even residents with basic knowledge of a gym expect top - notch equipment and trendy group exercise classes, they said.

«I will prioritize passing meaningful ethics reform, supporting our middle class families and small business owners, fighting tirelessly for better public education, and providing the residents of our district with the resources and services that they deserve.»

There is evidence to suggest that, over the twenty - five years of its operation, the opportunity to participate directly in local politics has resulted in lower levels of tax avoidance among wealthier middle - class residents.

Class News» regional correspondent Frank Aboagye reports that some residents are accusing sector Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor of being economical with the truth as far as the lead shedding is concerned.

With fears of losing a congressional seat, a Rhode Island state representative has created a bill to lure people to the state, proposing to pay «middle class» families up to $ 10,000 in tax credits or incentive payments to become residents for a year.

You can see the negative effects of gentrification in traditionally working class areas of London such as Hackney, where the demolition of estates to make way for new private housing complexes has led to some local residents on low incomes being relocated by the council to other parts of the country, away from their families and support networks.

And his support of the so - called tax «reform» deal last December (along with the entire Senate GOP, it's worth noting) that ended up cutting middle class taxes, but also raising taxes on the state's wealthiest residents — albeit less than a straight reinstatement of the millionaire's tax would have — didn't win him many friends on the right, either.

«For years East Side residents have looked at the Hudson River Park and wondered why they didn't have that same type of world class greenway all along the East River,» said NYCEDC President James Patchett.

«We are on our knees and pleading with the President and his government to urgently come to assist us,» one of the aggrieved residents told Class News» Eastern Regional correspondent, McAnthony Dagyenga, on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

The states have relatively high taxes, and the loss of the deductions will mean middle and upper middle class residents, and wealthy residents will pay more in what Cuomo calls «double taxation.»

Most of the Amalgamated residents, who are whiter and more middle - class than the district as a whole, don't really know or care about Rivera's childhood.

The states have relatively high taxes, and the loss of the deductions will mean middle - and upper - middle - class residents and wealthy residents will pay more in what Cuomo calls «double taxation.»

Blair, the leader of the «modernising» faction (Blairites), argued that the long - term trends had to be reversed, arguing that the party was too locked into a base that was shrinking, since it was based on the working - class, on trade unions, and on residents of subsidised council housing.

The group's members — ranging from the NAACP to developer heavyweights including the Durst Organization, RXR Realty and Related Companies — filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court claiming NYC's property tax system is racially biased and tipped in favor of affluent homeowners at the expense of working - and middle - class residents.

Community activist Miguel Estrella, who is running to unseat Rodriguez, blasted the councilman for forgetting the needs of working class residents after being elected and said Rodriguez has «done nothing» to improve the district.

To de Blasio, the BQX is not only a project to propel low - income and working - class residents forward as their waterfront neighborhoods continue to develop, but an investment in the future of the city.

The Mount Vernon City School District began re-registering its 8,300 students on Monday amid concerns that out - of - town residents are wrongfully making their way into its classes.

The Sheffield Street Trees «scandal» has had the effect of sparking a moment of democratic engagement among (mostly middle class) residents of the city.

Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.