Sentences with phrase «downstate suburbs»

That was enough to win support from Rep. Tom Reed (R - Corning), whose Southern Tier constituents pay less in state income taxes than those in downstate suburbs of New York City.

This could assuage downstate suburbs like Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties where officials have asked to keep their own regulatory authority.

Megna and the governor, a Democrat beginning his second term, said the benefits would be focused in downstate suburbs on Long Island and Westchester County that have the highest absolute property tax rates in the state.

Cuomo has a huge 70 - 17 percent lead in New York City, and a strong 54 - 35 lead in the downstate suburbs.

As Senate Democrats hope to flip control of the state Senate with victories in the downstate suburbs and in the Hudson Valley, Democrats on Long Island this evening say turnout has especially heavy — a sign they believe is especially beneficial for candidates like Jim Gaughran and John Brooks.

Eighty - nine percent of the 150,800 new private jobs gained as of January on a year - to - year basis were created in New York City and downstate suburbs, the data also showed.

The wage is set to grow to $ 15 in New York City and the downstate suburbs over the next several years.

«Cuomo leads by 59 points in New York City, 25 points in the downstate suburbs and 24 points upstate.

Table showing faster growth in fast - food employment in all parts of New York State (Upstate, Downstate suburbs, New York City) than at the national level, 2007 - 2014

Donovan was able to pick up support among independents as well as in the downstate suburbs, where he now polls 21 points ahead, the poll found.

NOTE: Throughout this paper, «Downstate Suburbs» refers to the counties of the lower Hudson Valley and Long Island: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk.

He's also seen his number decline in New York City and upstate, but has remained largely unchanged in the downstate suburbs.

New York City alone accounted for 93,800 of those jobs, a gain of 2.6 percent, while the downstate suburbs of Long Island (+1.4 percent) and Orange - Rockland - Westchester (+2.2 percent) accounted for a combined 28,900.

The downstate Suburbs (Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester and Rockland Counties) have cast 23 - 25 percent of the state's gubernatorial vote (while it accounts for 21 percent of the state's population and 23 percent of registered voters).

The measure has the support of 69 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of independents, 67 percent of voters from New York City and 61 percent from the downstate suburbs.

He says Clinton and Trump are now tied among independents in the downstate suburbs.

«Trump leads by 20 points over Cruz in New York City, 20 points over Kasich upstate, and 26 points over Rubio in the downstate suburbs.

She leads by 24 points in New York City and 32 points in the downstate suburbs, while only leading by eight points upstate,» said Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg.

Clinton leads by a whopping 52 points in New York City and six points upstate; but the two candidates are running virtually even in the downstate suburbs.

At Gov. Andrew Cuomo's urging, the labor group played a key role in the effort to approve the passage of a measure to increase the state's minimum wage to $ 15 in New York City and the downstate suburbs over the next several years.

Given a choice, Mayor Bill de Blasio would no doubt opt for $ 15, and some downstate suburbs might follow suit.

He's also far ahead (21 points) in the downstate suburbs, but the senator trimmed the DA's upstate lead from 12 points to 9.

61 percent from the downstate suburbs and 57 percent of upstaters all say they support the Cuomo administration's decision to ban fracking.»

People in the downstate suburbs are slightly in favor of raising the wage to $ 15 an hour.

Sixty - six percent of upstate voters don't believe Cuomo would make a good president; in the downstate suburbs, 52 percent hold that view while 48 percent of New York City residents say he would not be a good president.

Upstate New York and its downstate suburbs edged out suburban Atlanta, where 57 percent of residents polled gave their schools A's and B's — though the difference was not statistically significant.