Sentences with phrase «decrepit state»
The phrase "decrepit state" means that something is in a very poor or weakened condition, usually due to age or neglect. Full definition
NYCHA has long been criticized for the increasingly decrepit state of its developments, which house some 400,000 New Yorkers.
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«The mayor can't place a monitor on the governor's decrepit state prisons, or his failing upstate jobs programs, or on the water supply in Hoosick Falls,» de Blasio's press secretary Eric Phillips said.
By revitalizing the now decrepit state park that overlooks the falls and redeveloping the weathered section of downtown that serves as a gateway to the park, Mayor Paul Dyster and his crew will have more of a fighting chance against their Canadian counterparts.
«The mayor can't place a monitor on the governor's decrepit state prisons, or his failing upstate jobs programs, or on the water supply in Hoosick Falls,» said Eric F. Phillips, Mr. de Blasio's press secretary.
Even in my decrepit state.
Randolph applauded the Public Campaign Action Fund's ad campaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment in Albany.
Anger swirled about the decrepit state of New York City's subway system; despite the governor's efforts to pin the blame on Mayor Bill de Blasio, it ultimately has settled on Cuomo, where it largely belongs.
Mr. Cuomo announced the emergency plan after months of constant disruptions and coverage by The New York Times about the decrepit state of the subway, including its fragile signal system and increasingly malfunctioning trains, and the escalating financial cost to riders.
Eva grows increasingly perplexed at Georges» efforts to control the situation completely (much the same way Michael Haneke directs his movies), down to locking the bedroom door so nobody can see Anne in her decrepit state.
Little in McKenna's start has quelled criticism that the SDA and the Christie administration have failed to live up to its court - ordered charge to repair the decrepit state of school facilities in its poorest communities.
They mock me, laughing at my decrepit state.
We can no longer tolerate the decrepit state of civil justice in the United States.