Sentences with phrase «down over the island»

The film follows former war hero and convict Snake Plissken, who's sent into a futuristic Manhattan which has been turned into a no - man's land / maximum security prison to bring back the American President after he's shot down over the island and captured by the violent gangs who now lay claim to the island.

Situated in the lush rainforest in the middle of the island are the jungle villas, offering spectacular views down over the island and out to sea.

Not exact matches

City Hall came, brooding over its colonnades, gazing down in weary interest at the people who came and went and governed this island through it.

Hey, who CARES about some poor slob from Iowa driving down Second Avenue trying to find a free crossing over to John F Kennedy Airport???? Who's gonna tell him its right after he comes to the FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT ISLAND — Tram?

STATEN ISLAND — Mayor Bill de Blasio spent his first day on Staten Island announcing new initiatives for the 123 Precinct, chowing down on cannoli with his pal Borough President James Oddo and riding the ferry to work, but said it's not an effort to win over borough vISLAND — Mayor Bill de Blasio spent his first day on Staten Island announcing new initiatives for the 123 Precinct, chowing down on cannoli with his pal Borough President James Oddo and riding the ferry to work, but said it's not an effort to win over borough vIsland announcing new initiatives for the 123 Precinct, chowing down on cannoli with his pal Borough President James Oddo and riding the ferry to work, but said it's not an effort to win over borough voters.

Mr. Seabrook, the union leader who has been a proud obstacle to plenty of the reform efforts aimed at Rikers Island by Mr. de Blasio over the last several years — he filed court documents to try to stop a new use of force policy and has held City Hall press conferences decrying the mayor's policies and telling him to «shape up or ship out» — pointed to something that would probably be an even larger obstacle to closing down the city's controversial jail complex: resistance from residential neighborhoods who don't want inmates nearby.

She also is opposed to his plan to close down the Rikers Island jail over the next decade.

Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters today that he is «looking forward» to a Democrat taking over the Staten Island and Brooklyn - based seat of former GOP Congressman Michael Grimm, who formally stepped down on Monday.

UPDATE: Johnson released a lengthy statement in response to the AFL - CIO attack, noting he has been a «strong supporter» of a property tax cap and charter schools, was «proud» to support Tier V — «a move that will save Long Island taxpayers $ 8.5 billion and save this state $ 35 billion over the next three decades» — and has been urging teacher and public sector unions to sit down with elected officials to «hammer out revised wage agreements that reflect the current economic reality.»

There are reports dangling the possibility of actor Alec Baldwin, Long Island native and famous Hamptonite, challenging Randy Altschuler down the road if Altschuler ends up prevailing over Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in this round of ballot - sorting in NY - 1.

In a major shake - up at the New York City Correction Department, three high - ranking officials, including the top uniformed officer, are stepping down amid mounting criticism over the handling of violence and corruption at Rikers Island.

Long Island, his Long Island, is the place where county government is in crisis, property taxes are up, property values are down, and anti-immigrant sentiment has boiled over into open conflict.

Jon: Well, as we traveled down the western side of the peninsula, we stopped at several science bases, [the] American base of Palmer, the Ukrainian base of Vernadsky; we met Brits and Russians who worked and liv [ed] ing down there for a decade and each one of them would take us out and show us a glacier then say «Well, look at that glacier over there, look at that new island over there and that new land bridge.

On a clear day, anyone flying over Greenland on the route between North America and Europe can look down and see the bright blue patches of melted water atop the flat, blindingly white expanse of the ice sheet that covers the island, the second largest chunk of ice on Earth.

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The movie presents as stylistically modest but makes expert use of its mobile camera, tracking and gliding down schoolhouse corridors and over running rivers in a way that amplifies the vitality of the Turtle Island people and of education as a dynamic process.

Poehler, along with Parker Posey and Rachel Dratch play chaperones sent by a U.S. Senator (Jane Lynch) down to South Padre Island on the Gulf of Mexico to make sure the Vice Presidential hopeful's teenaged daughter Ashley (Amber Tamblyn) doesn't do anything embarrassing over Spring Break and thereby compromise the election campaign.

Early results suggest rates are down over all, but still high on Long Island.

On the way back down, the hill is long, pock - marked with little islands of gorse, heather and bracken, a giant slalom for cows and SUVs, and a spectacular view over nameless moorland.

For two hundred years, fleets of treasure galleons stuffed with silver and gold and emeralds had plied the Caribbean Sea, crisscrossed it every which way, from Key West down to Cartagena, from the Yucatán over to the Windward Islands, and every so often, one of those unpredictable West Indian cyclones would come spinning across the Caribbean and slam half the fleet onto shallow reefs, which ripped open the hulls and spewed that treasure all over the ocean floor.

They spill into the street and down to the corners and Lillian Leyb, who has spent her first thirty - five days in this country ripping stitches out of navy silk flowers until her hands were dyed blue, thinks that it is like an all - girl Ellis Island: American - looking girls chewing gum, kicking their high heels against the broken pavement, and girls so green they're still wearing fringed brown shawls over their braided hair.

Although I usually stay away from guided tours of any kind, we did meet up with a local boatman, a fourth - generation islander with a rich local accent — something like a cross between the deep south and Old English — who took us around the island and peppered his talk with references to what «used to be here,» or «burned down there,» or «went bankrupt over there.»

All come at a premium at this 14 - room property, which cascades down a hillside over 42 acres on the wild southeast side of the island.

The Northern African influences are down to the island's close proximity to the giant continent — so close in fact, that sand from the Sahara desert is frequently blown over here during storms.

It is possible to walk all the way around the island or you can walk over the top of the island and down onto the back beach to continue on your way.

We headed down the beach to the water taxi dock, enjoying some of Erin's birthday chocolate rum that we brought over from The Rum Cigar and Coffee Store here on the island.

Over three quarters of the Island is unspoilt National Park, there are many fine walking tracks, linking and descending into secluded bays, and up to the World War II forts and gun emplacements for magnificent 360 degree panoramic views of the Island and up and down the coast.

On the Waterfront You arrive by seaplane at Navutu Stars, a barefoot resort on remote Yaqeta Island, swooping down over shimmering jade - green waters and a palmy white beach.

But if you are seeking a quieter place to stay just kick back in our exclusive apartments and rooms on this holy tropical island, where you could satisfy your thirsty pleasure with spectacular sunrises over Lombok's Rinjani volcano, laying back down with the warmest sunshine under the brightest blue sky.

Maui is an island that is meant to be explored; hike in a rainforest, take a helicopter tour, rappel down a waterfall, zipline, snorkel the pristine waters, take in the sunrise atop a volcano and then bike down, learn how to surf or dive to depths of over 100 feet in a submarine.

Magnetic Island Adventurathon Multisport Festival - March 23rd & 24th As one of 5 events on offer over the weekend The Ultra Adventurethon Caters for the top end endurance athlete across the sports of paddling, mountain biking and trail running as well as the mentally tough social athlete that loves a personal challenge to learn about what they can muster when the gauntlet has been thrown down.

Through the day and night our apartments offer a variety of panoramic views over the Hawkesbury River and Long Island down to the Hawkesbury River Road Bridges.

Sample freshly caught fish while watching the sun set over the neighboring island of Molokai at one of the resort's restaurants, or prepare your own seafood from a local market on the villa's barbecue before sitting down to the shaded al - fresco dining area.

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Whilst there are a couple of places to eat outside the resort most of the small restaurants and bars on the island are located on the south east facing beach which is within walking distance, about 15 minutes away, you need to walk down the beach then over the ridge and down to the opposite side of the island.

Southern Cross Day Tour Itinerary to Whitehaven Beach Meet at Abell Point Marina South End at 7:45 am Depart from Abell Point Marina at 8:00 am Sail across the Whitsunday Passage Sail by Hook Island and through Hook Passage Arrive at Tongue Bay, around 11:00 am Take a guided walk to the lookout over Whitehaven Beach Follow the path along a board walk down to the Beach Time to explore the beach and enjoy the pure white sands

We then head over to the island of Serbete and and down through the channel for some critter diving at Adonara.

When the sun goes down and the lights come up, stroll over to Kurrents, Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort's signature dining destination, for exquisite seafood, steak and creative Florida cuisine with Pan-Asian specialties.

So this little trip came courtesy of some friends of ours who owned a villa and a car over there... we fixed up a time to go out of the main holiday / tourist season, happily hopped over, hung out at the villa, drove the car around the island, hello lovely old historic main town and spent our days on the beach in the sunshine... the place we were staying was perched into the pine clad hills that swept down dusty roads to a beautiful beach with the bluest water that only the Med can give.

After an eased and calm trip through Samara's water over to Chora Island, you are free to snorkel with tropical fish from the region with your guide, or bathe in crystal clear waters, or simply lie down and take in the sunlight.

After an eased and calm trip through Samara's water over to Chora Island, you are free to snorkel with tropical fish from the region with our guide, or bathe in crystal clear waters, or simply lay down and take in the sunlight!

A NIGHT FLIGHT OVER A SIMMERING VOLCANO is an eerie and spectacular sight, and BIG ISLAND AIR is the only tour operator in Hawai`i that conducts volcano flights after the sun goes down.

Chile has a wealth of adventure tourism for visitors to uncover from skiing down a volcano in Pucón, scuba - diving off Easter Island and ice - field walking in Patagonia, to taking a hot air balloon flight over the Atacama Desert and white water rafting on the Futaleufu River.

Set on a slope down to the sea with east - coast views out over Chalong Bay and Lone Island, Vijitt Resort houses 92 stand - alone Villas designed in four categories: Deluxe Villas, Prime Pool Villas, Two - Bedroom Pool Villas and Vijitt Pool Villas.

Ok so it's the start of another new surfing week here on the island of the Gods and we've been pretty busy trying to track down the best waves over the last weekend gone bye.

I also managed to sneak in some precious family time and took my crew for tour down to Pandawa beach over on the East side of the island.

I'll see how the morning pans out and we might take a run over to Nusa Dua down on the South Eastern end of the island after lunch, purely just to show you how it really is.

You could easily dive down to explore the wreckage of the famous civil war gun - runner, the U.S.S. Adirondack, swim and snorkel with a pod of dolphins, and be back in time to have a cocktail and watch the sunset over the beaches of Paradise Island.

At the Big Drop Off, running the length of Ngemelis Island and reaching down over 285 sheer meters (935 feet), divers can expect an explosion of colour from the spectacular sponges, corals and thousands of reef fish that inhabit this thriving world above the yawning chasm.

Ketut has taken a run down to the Southern end of the island this morning (while I catch up on domestic stuff at home) and phoned through from Bingin calling in wave height also in that chest to slightly over head class.