Sentences with phrase «costing city taxpayers»

The investigations are costing city taxpayers millions of dollars.

When Albany city officials got wind of the plan, they urged lawmakers to reconsider, fearing it would hurt the city's already tight finances — they'd have to borrow money to make the payment earlier, costing city taxpayers $ 100,000.

The city Department of Investigation's probe of vehicle misuse at the agency, released in April, revealed that 21 senior - level DOC employees «routinely abused take - home vehicle privileges and cost City taxpayers thousands of dollars in wasted money spent on gas and tolls to cover personal trips.»

On Monday, de Blasio said reconstituting the Board of Ed and its 32 local school boards could cost city taxpayers $ 1.6 billion over the next 10 years.

«The advocates who were so verbal and litigious during my tenure as a spokeswoman for city government are now so completely in bed with these failing leaders, they don't dare do the same negative press or file lawsuits which cost city taxpayers millions of dollars,» she wrote.

An ongoing turf squabble between the Syracuse Common Council and Mayor Stephanie Miner's office has so far cost city taxpayers more than $ 28,000.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department isn't saying whether it disciplined two officers involved in an arrest that cost city taxpayers $ 2 million.

The de Blasio administration's refusal to oversee co-locations will cost city taxpayers $ 40 million in fiscal year 2017.

Not exact matches

In addition, cities, states, and taxpayers have concerns about the costs of bonds and borrowing, how to get the best return on banked or invested public money, and an interest in finding innovative ways to fund public spending without surrendering public control, as is often the case with public - private partnerships.

Housing is becoming increasingly expensive to build due to government fees and regulations on building in most cities, and government programs merely subsidize this process at a cost to the taxpayers; and rent control has been a disaster because that immediately kills off any new construction and reduces the incentive for land owners and landlords to maintain their property because their income is fixed.

All known factors & risks when the city approved the project and funding plan, and all much less painful than asking taxpayers to fund a billion dollar arena on top of all of these costs.

• accepted more than $ 300,000 in city taxpayer - funded reimbursements of their costs in moving portions of a storm sewer and constructing a water line.

We all know how Man City was before the Arabs came, we all know how much it costed them to win the league, we also know that the UK taxpayers paid for their stadium and insults them back by splashing on players» wages like there's no tomorrow.

The cheapest solution for Chicago taxpayers would be to turn over Soldier Field to McCaskey, eliminate all the city taxes, give him all the profits on concessions and parking, renovate the facility along the lines of the 1992 plan, and have the Park District continue to pay the $ 12 million a year that it costs to operate the stadium.

«The Speaker's take - it - or - leave - it negotiating position is even more surprising given that the New York City Board of Elections said they would be forced to shell out untold taxpayer dollars to cover the overtime costs necessary to comply with holding just the congressional primaries in June.»

Fix It is going up with its first TV ad today — a spot that will air in Westchester and takes Sen. George Latimer to task for «imposing a New York City - style campaign finance system on the entire state,» which will cost taxpayers millions and open the system up for «abuse.»

Taxpayers» share of city pension costs has skyrocketed more than 900 percent in the last decade — from $ 703.1 million in 2000 to $ 6.5 billion in 2009, according to the NYC comptroller's office.

The mayor's decision to pay school - bus workers seniority benefits that are not part of their contract is going to cost taxpayers $ 136 million — and a city lawmaker is calling for an investigation.

For example, in the early 1990s, Lloyd Williams, a political and business associate of Inez Dickens and her father dating back at least to the 1970s, and head of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and its development arm the Greater Harlem Housing Development Corporation, presided over a disastrous sweetheart real - estate deal with the City that wound up costing the taxpayers almost $ 4 million.

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged to fund half the cost, Mayor Bill de Blasio has for months refused to put new money toward the plan — which he was not consulted on crafting — arguing that city taxpayers already make significant contributions toward the authority's operating budget.

At a typical cost of $ 400 per square foot, we estimate that the City spent roughly $ 400 million taxpayer dollars to acquire the one million square feet (23 acres) of Willets Point Phase One property, which the Bloomberg administration intended to gift to QDG for $ 1 (one dollar).

While city lawmakers are only beginning to review the budget, they too are discussing how to cover the cost of maintaining and protecting public events while lessening the burden on city taxpayers.

The New York City bill would have imposed roughly $ 400 million in new costs on city taxpayers in the next four years, adding billions in liabilities to an already under - funded pension sysCity bill would have imposed roughly $ 400 million in new costs on city taxpayers in the next four years, adding billions in liabilities to an already under - funded pension syscity taxpayers in the next four years, adding billions in liabilities to an already under - funded pension system.

Teachout has called for a New York City - style campaign finance law that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and force taxpayers to pay for negative attack ads and mail.

In a letter sent to city officials on July 15, Brown said he intended to use the funds to offset the cost to taxpayers

NYC's School Construction Authority is over budget on more than half its current major projects — costing taxpayers at least $ 300 million more than planned, city data show.

«While this project is an important addition to the regional mass transit system serving New York City and Long Island, taxpayers will have to bear the brunt of these unanticipated costs.

De Blasio projected that 200,000 people who use the city's public hospitals would lose insurance under the bill, which would force taxpayers to pay those costs and result in hundreds of millions in additional deficits for the city hospital system.

Jen has worked to make utility costs more affordable, helped local governments save energy and taxpayer dollars, and organized dozens of town and city councils across the political spectrum to stop new crude oil pipelines from endangering our communities.

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan's proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have ripped out a big chunk of money from Medicaid and also transferred more of those costs to New York State and New York City taxpayers with the so - called «Buffalo Bribe».

Taxpayers» share of city pension costs has skyrocketed more than 900 percent in the last decade — from $ 703.1 million in 2000 to $ 6.5 billion in 2009, according to the city comptroller's annual reports.

Jen has worked to bring down utility costs, helped local governments save energy and taxpayer dollars, and organized dozens of town and city councils across the political spectrum to stop new crude oil pipelines from endangering our communities.

City officials would like to negotiate higher health - care contributions from employees, which would lower the cost to taxpayers.

The new stables are an integral part of a compromise deal to restrict horse - drawn carriages to Central Park, and The New York Times reported yesterday that the new home for the horses — to be located in a building the city already owns on the 86th Street Transverse — could cost $ 25 million, at city taxpayers» expense.

The city Housing Authority's widening lead - paint scandal could cost taxpayers more than $ 100 million, leading personal - injury lawyers told The Post on Friday.

This costs taxpayers in both the City of Tonawanda and Town of Grand Island over $ 500,000 per year.

«We need to start consolidating services either with the county or the private sector looking at ways to cut costs within the city government to save the taxpayers money.»

Councilman Jim Gordon says alterations could modernize city government, find efficiencies and find cost savings to taxpayers.

«If they seize control of the state Senate, Ted O'Brien and his New York City allies want to impose a campaign finance system on the entire state, forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for their campaigns, costing us millions,» the ad's narrator says.

The law firm that helped de Blasio avoid corruption charges — costing taxpayers $ 2.6 million — is now representing a developer that wants city permission to build an extra-tall luxury apartment tower on the Upper East Side.

The mayor of Binghamton has put a taxpayer funded «cost of war» sign that was to be hung at City Hall on hold.

New York City's fight to shield emails about the appointment of former schools Chancellor Cathie Black cost taxpayers about $ 160,000 in legal fees.

Stationing firefighters and medics 24 hours a day at Trump Tower costs New York City taxpayers $ 4.5 million a year — none of which has been reimbursed to the FDNY, agency officials said.

A NYC program for 560 low - level juvenile delinquents experienced «pervasive mismanagement» — even though it cost taxpayers $ 85,000 a year per child, a report from city Comptroller Scott Stringer's office says.

She added: «This year alone, city benefits to businesses and developers will cost taxpayers nearly $ 250 million.

It cost City of Tonawanda taxpayers $ 305,759 and Town of Grand Island $ 453,803.

The cost will be covered by city taxpayers as the trip is considered government - related work, City Hall scity taxpayers as the trip is considered government - related work, City Hall sCity Hall said.

The city's School Construction Authority is over budget on more than half its current major projects — costing taxpayers at least $ 300 million more than planned, city data show.

Department investigators are reviewing Mnuchin's flight from New York City to Washington D.C., which cost taxpayers at least $ 25,000.

City taxpayers will pick up the extra cost.