Sentences with phrase «communities block by block»

Commercial practitioners create communities block by block, through retail properties and multiunit high - rises.

Not exact matches

For instance, the federal government's Community Development Block Grants, which are dispensed by local communities for economic growth, require that contractors hired by the borrower pay the prevailing wage rate for that location.

(alternative chain created by Gavin and Mike with bigger blocks to test community support for the idea).

All Ethereum addresses must hold a balance over at least 0.1 ETH as of block 5099720 and rank among the top community members as measured by «Points» (signups + telegram growth) of DAX.

70 % of the block reward is allocated to fund proposals voted on and adopted by the SmartHive community, and to support Hive Structuring Teams.

Bitcoin Cash is the newest «altcoin» on the block (pun intended) of cryptos and can be considered an offshoot of Bitcoin since it's supported by a smaller community.

Breaking BitcoinInspired by the successful Scaling Bitcoin conference format, the French Bitcoin community hosted the first edition of Breaking Bitcoin two blocks from the Eiffel Tower last weekend.

With all due RESPECT... but if President Obama has «failed» the Latino community is not because it was done purposely... remember that all the road blocks to anything he has wanted to do has been put up by Republicans..

Maybe «trouble» is too strong, but I've ruffled feathers, and it makes life uncomfortable, especially when you're challenging the fundamental building blocks of vision, strategy or values, or whatever it is that is held dear by a community.

By 1997, he expects that more than 100,000 citizens will be serving their country, receiving education and training benefits in return, and hundreds of thousands more will be doing vital community work, able now to afford the time for such satisfactions because the need to repay their college loans will no longer «block their way.»

You enter a large cinder block building, once owned by Transcendental Meditation, now used as a community center.

First, the facts: The Cordoba Institute, led by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and his wife Daisy Khan, plans to build an Islamic community center with a prayer space included, in Lower Manhattan, two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center murderously destroyed on 9/11/01.

Rauf described the center to be built two blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center towers - destroyed by terrorist - hijacked commercial jets on September 11, 2001 - as a «shared space for community activities, like a swimming pool, classrooms and a play space for children.»

Since our church, Mosaic, meets weekly in downtown, just blocks from Skid Row, we have had difficult moments with broken people who have been affected by tragedy and are under the influence of drugs, but we have also seen remarkable transformation partnering with those in our community who are experts in helping those who are homeless get the help they need.

o Spa and Salon Treatment blocks, up to 30 treatments per hour, which includes a personalized welcome flier for the group o Fitness Activities and Classes, such as Fun Run, outdoor meditation or Yoga, and Zumba o Ten - minute Chair Massages, ideal for groups, particularly upon arrival o Biometric Health Screenings and Wellness Fair, up to 32 guests receive confidential health screenings followed by fun, interactive demonstrations o Tennis — Tournaments, CardioTennis, or round robins for larger groups o Gift Baskets filled with spa wear, shoes, healthy items and supplements from the Well & Being Community Market

Bensenville — Village officials are seeking a community development block grant to improve three areas in the northern part of the village that also could be used for recreation by the Park District.

At 11:30 a.m., Poloncarz celebrates National Community Development Week by visiting sites funded by Community Development Block Grants funds, Town of Clarence Senior Center, 4600 Thompson Road, Clarence.

At 10 a.m., Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz celebrates National Community Development Week by visiting sites funded by Community Development Block Grants, which are facing elimination in the proposed federal budget, 100 Dona St., Lackawanna.

Here in Brooklyn's District 20, we've witnessed Senator Jesse Hamilton, like other IDC members, betray communities by blocking legislation that would serve them.

The group was joined by more than 100 grassroots community activists as they blocked off the State Street entrance of the Capitol Building in Albany.

Many of us have feared community - wide list exhaustion (and I still do), but they argue that image - blocking by email programs is skewing the stats.

In some cases, a DOE website blocked voting by parents eligible to choose candidates seeking to sit on district Community Education Councils or on high - school councils, parent leaders told The Post.

-- In his home district on the Lower East Side, there is abundant evidence that Silver kept his seat of power by blocking the creation of affordable housing in a 20 - block area known as the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area... Their goal was to preserve the influence of a shrinking Jewish community that made up Silver's political base.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contributed one million to EIT through its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by way of the Governor's Office for Small Cities (GOSC).

The only major common market was barricaded, the dilapidated primary and secondary schools are no go areas, and the only bad road linking the communities to the two States has been blocked by the» merchants of war».

5Written response by Broome County's Commissioner of Planning & Economic Development to a citizen FOIA request for documents regarding EIT, New York State Small Cities Program Community Development Block Grant and Broome County, 4/11/05

Assistance received from HUD supports many programs and services county - wide, including those provided by Erie County's Community Development Block Grant (herein referred to as «CDBG») Consortium areas.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal today announced Home Helpers and Direct Link of Amsterdam (HHDLA) will expand thanks to a $ 284,000 State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Business Program award requested by the Town of Amsterdam in Montgomery County.

In his speech, Poloncarz says even more can be done to promote projects in small villages and communities, improve Main Streets and continue to provide transportation to senior citizens in rural areas, but he says that could be threatened thanks to the proposed elimination of community development block grants by the Trump Administration.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $ 2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not - for - profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant -LSB-...]

«It is reprehensible that the proposals I am committing to fight for, although common sense for community members like us, continue to be blocked by the Senate Republican majority or are at risk of being repealed,» Haber said.

The fact - finding missions were arranged by the Lap Dancing Association in response to the then Labour government's plans to make it easier for local communities to block such venues in their areas.

Most of the federal money ($ 4.87 million) will come from a Community Development Block Grant awarded to Syracuse by HUD, according to U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who advocated in the Senate to increase the program's funding.

County Executive Vanderhoef Presents Community Development Block Grant Awards added by dskriloff on April 18, 2013 View all posts by dskriloff →

The Office is also responsible for administering the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Through funding provided by the Erie County Community Development Block Grant Program, eligible households wishing to connect their houses to new community sewer and water lines can receive up to $ 5,000 to help with associatCommunity Development Block Grant Program, eligible households wishing to connect their houses to new community sewer and water lines can receive up to $ 5,000 to help with associatcommunity sewer and water lines can receive up to $ 5,000 to help with associated costs.

«Her understanding of Queens» neighborhoods is extensive and comprehensive, from both the holistic, macro-policy level to a block - by - block community - basis.

The Oneida County Microenterprise Grant program, administered by Mohawk Valley EDGE, utilizes Community Development Block Grant funding through the NYS Office of Community Renewal.

In a collaborative effort with another state agency, HCR has partnered with Empire State Development (ESD) to help retain and expand Amsterdam Printing and save 365 jobs by investing $ 900,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $ 5.6 million in equity.

The third asked about the city's community development block grant application, due to be submitted to the federal government by March 18th.

By all accounts a lovely, caring woman, Mitchell's Williamsbridge neighbors called her a pillar of the community and «the grandmother of the block.»

The Community Development Block Grant is funding distributed by the federal government to local governments and states to use on housing and economic and social development.

CROWN HEIGHTS — As some neighbors of two planned Crown Heights homeless shelters fight to block their openings, city officials hope to mend relationships between shelters and residents by hiring a full - time Director of Community Partnerships to manage problems and volunteer efforts.

But an agreement among the rich countries was blocked by the European Community, under pressure from its southern member states, and Greece in particular.

UNLV is commemorating World AIDS Day this December by recognizing the efforts of professors across multiple disciplines who are investigating the disease from the smallest building blocks of human genomes to its cross-continental impact on various communities.

Dear Government of Austria, Government of Lower Austria and City of Vienna, The international climate community applauds the recent decision by the Federal administrative court in Vienna to block the expansion of Vienna airport as incompatible with Austria's climate obligations.

The $ 3.2 million project was also funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, NJ Housing Mortgage Finance Agency, Union County HOME program and Community Development Block Grant.

These results show that by combining molecules that include different types of chemical building blocks, worms have developed a sophisticated chemical language that they use to organize their communities.

While the research has not yet been reviewed for publication, it is already stirring up excitement in the scientific community and beyond; after eliminating other theories, some suggest that the only explanation for the flicker is the presence of light - blocking megastructures, built by aliens.

in Arkansas by setting up a community block party with old - fashioned.