Sentences with phrase «community board voted»

In 2009, the borough president and community board voted to approve plans for a $ 1 billion NYPD cadet training facility, which will sit on 35 acres of land and house 2,000 parking spaces when complete.

While community boards vote to recommend approving or denying an establishment's bid to serve booze, the New York State Liquor Authority has the final word in deciding whether to grant a license.

An extensive borough - and community - based review of the proposals is underway, with varying results thus far as local community boards vote in non-determinative polls.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council Members Maria del Carmen Arroyo, Andrew Cohen, Vanessa Gibson, Andy King, Annabel Palma and Ritchie Torres, and representatives from all 12 of the borough's community boards voted against the proposals.

The non-binding community board vote to approve the project came on the heels of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) setting in motion the public review process, known as the Uniform Land - Use Review Procedure (ULURP), on January 29 by officially obtaining permission to move forward with the initial project design and chosen developer, RAL Companies & Affiliates LLC.

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The outspoken and often controversial Wilson said his vote against the two directors sends a signal to the financial community that Lululemon must address the board member issue if the company is to recover.

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According to Julie Menin, chairwoman of community board 1 in lower Manhattan, the community center, called Cordoba House, was approved by the local community in a vote of 29 to 1 in May 2010.

«Conversations with Park Board members since the vote, as well as a groundswell of community support that is being expressed in favor of the proposed agreement, provide some hope that the park board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman Board members since the vote, as well as a groundswell of community support that is being expressed in favor of the proposed agreement, provide some hope that the park board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman said.

James Strang, a former park board member who helped lead a challenge to the referendum, said a vote to dissolve the district will «destroy «the community «s parks.

Streamwood — The Village Board has delayed a vote on whether to permit the construction of a proposed Park District community center on a controversial site.

The Park Board on Thursday night voted to terminate its inter-governmental agreement with the library district to build a joint library - community center in Central Park, in exchange for a $ 42,705 payment from the library district to compensate the Park District for its expenses planning the failed project.

Last month the Village Board narrowly voted to assist the Park District in building a $ 250,000 plunge pool and water slide at the district's new community center.

Last month, to a chorus of community objections and second - guesses, the Naperville Park District Board of Commissioners voted 3 - 2 to give the city's $ 6 million public golf course now under construction the tinny appellation...

Library Board member Paul Nordhaus, who voted for the purchase, said he was «extremely disappointed» that a suitable arrangement could not be worked out with the Park District for use of the Central Park land for a joint library and community center.

HOFFMAN ESTATES — The Hoffman Estates Park District Board on Tuesday night voted unanimously to issue $ 17.7 million in general obligation bonds for the design and construction of the Prairie Stone Community Center.

The Wilmette Park District board could vote Monday on an outdoor ice hockey rink that has heated up community interest.

But Wilson said that board members were told after the unsuccessful November referendum proposal for construction of a community center that many people voted against the measure because they did not agree that a fitness center should be included.

In a short speech, Wehrli, who assumed the post immediately after the 4 - 3 vote last week, stressed the need for communication among board members as well as with other community leaders.

If you believe as I do, that Mike's abilities and qualities can serve our community well as a member of District 67's Board of Education, then I strongly urge you to join me in voting for Mike Borkowski on April 9.

At 6:30 p.m., Queens Councilman Daniel Dromm, transportation advocates and community members hold rally for call for a vote of support by Community Board 4 on DOT's Traffic safety proposal for Queens Boulevard from 74th Street to Eliot Avenue, Sushi Island, 87 - 18 Queens Blvd.community members hold rally for call for a vote of support by Community Board 4 on DOT's Traffic safety proposal for Queens Boulevard from 74th Street to Eliot Avenue, Sushi Island, 87 - 18 Queens Blvd.Community Board 4 on DOT's Traffic safety proposal for Queens Boulevard from 74th Street to Eliot Avenue, Sushi Island, 87 - 18 Queens Blvd., Queens.

And she underscores that the bill empowers school boards to ask their communities if they would like to establish voting wards.

Brewer's recommendation to the CPC comes after a March 20 vote by Community Board 12 to adopt a negative resolution to the rezoning, along with suggested modifications.

On Wednesday morning, May 9, the CPC will hold a 10 a.m. public meeting at its 120 Broadway headquarters to gather feedback on the Inwood rezoning, which is now under review by CPC after being voted on by Community Board 12 and receiving feedback from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

The vote came at the end of a special meeting in the Common Council chambers that attracted hundreds of parents, community leaders and activists, all urging the board to take action against Paladino for the remarks that gained international attention.

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D - Howard Beach) on Monday announced that he has joined fellow elected officials who represent other so - called racetrack communities in sending a letter to Cuomo, calling on him to get behind the new NYRA restructuring plan — which the NYRA Board voted in favor of earlier this month.

«And so even since the state's intervention in 2014, we have seen the white community consistently out - vote the minority community in order to install board members who are consistently favoring the interests of the private schools.»

These sites will go through the standard Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which includes public hearings by the local community boards, input from borough presidents, and votes by the Council and City Planning Commission.

Community Board 11 voted unanimously to oppose the variance and Borough President Helen Marshall spoke out against it as well, although both arms of the Queens government have only an advisory relationship with the BSA.

Based on the city's Universal Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), the fate of the rezoning proposal is currently in the hands of the CPC, following non-binding votes and recommendations from Community Board 12 and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

The town board's interest in acquiring land for open space and other community purposes has been in high gear this month, as it also voted to issue a $ 2 million bond to buy 12 acres at 359 Pantigo Road and scheduled or held hearings on the purchase of properties on Old Stone Highway in Springs and on West Lake Drive in Montauk.

We are disappointed with the decision not to vote in favor of our application to rezone Sherman Plaza but want to thank Community Board 12, Borough President Brewer, the City Planning Commission and the Mayor for working with us over the last two years in support of the project.

While concerns about MIH can be easily translated in these meetings, the Council's issues with Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) are far more varied and reflect the opinions raised by community boards and borough presidents last year, when these plans were largely rejected in non-binding votes throughout the city.

The project was voted down by Community Board 3 on Tuesday.

Because the Continuum project is seeking a zoning change, it will need approval through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP, which includes input from the local community board and borough president as well as up - down votes from the City Planning Commission, City Council and mayor.

Members of Community Board 1 voted to endorse the bill to limit tour buses when it was first introduced in 2015, and former board staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged strBoard 1 voted to endorse the bill to limit tour buses when it was first introduced in 2015, and former board staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged strboard staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged streets.

But community boards across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan have voted to reject much or all of the plan — as have the borough boards consisting of the community board chairs, local Council members and the borough presidents.

Patrick Siconolfi, executive director of the Community Housing Improvement Program, said the vote called into question the board's integrity.

Iannece, the Community Board 11 chairman, took 24 percent of the vote, while Flushing attorney Paul Vallone, son of former Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. and brother of Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria), took 22 percent, according to unofficials from the Board of Elections.

Being engaged means joining a community board, voting in primaries, participating in candidate forums, reading political news, and joining organizations that advocate for people's rights.

It will be reviewed by Community Board 2, which is expected to sign off on the plan, in October and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer before the City Council votes on it.

In East Harlem, front - runner Robert Rodriguez, former chairman of Community Board 11, won the state assembly seat vacated by Powell with 36 percent of the vote.

There was limited community consultation, with only one major hearing and a vote by the Communicommunity consultation, with only one major hearing and a vote by the CommunityCommunity Board.

In an 8 - 1 vote, last night the Homer School Board attempted to bring to a close a nearly 2 - year struggle between the district and the Truxton community.

Cuomo says by not voting to extend the Bill de Blasio's authority over the public schools, they essentially voted for a return to the dysfunction of the old system of multiple community school boards.

The Industrial Development Agency's board of directors voted 14 - 1 in favor of a tax break and capital investment package — despite criticism from residents and elected leaders who complained the local community was shut out of a deal they say poses environmental threats and only a promise of future jobs.

Community Board 1 voted 25 to 1 against a plan to build affordable housing for mentally ill residents.

Paul Andreassen, a planning board member who beat out Roberti on the Independence party ballot, was unfazed by his win, stating that he «generated interest for the independents to come out and vote... My biggest platform is what can be done for vacant buildings and how they can be made viable again... [I'd like to] revitalize [our] community.»

At the November 30 meeting, all 10 community board chairs in attendance, in addition to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Councilmember Rosie Méndez, voted against de Blasio's proposals.

And in a Bedford - Stuyvesant district, community board chair and coffee shop founder Tremaine Wright received 58 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary to replace Assemblywoman Annette Robinson.