Sentences with phrase «for by city residents»

Created and cared for by city residents, community gardeners dedicate their time to beautify and make productive space that was formerly underutilized.

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Besides Oakland residents arrested within the city for pot crimes dating back to 1996, the permits are available to residents living at least 10 of the past 20 years in police beats torn apart by the war on drugs.

A City of Vancouver survey of 2,500 residents this year indicated that, for the first time, fewer than 50 % of trips within the city were made by City of Vancouver survey of 2,500 residents this year indicated that, for the first time, fewer than 50 % of trips within the city were made by city were made by car.

Things became so dire by the weekend of Aug. 24, the often tough - spoken Emanuel was begging city residents for help.

We created a patriotism score for cities around the U.S. by looking at three categories: the percentage of people who are veterans, according to the 2012 American Community Survey; the percentage of residents 18 and over who voted in the 2012 presidential election; and the ranking of the best cities for Fourth of July celebrations from Wallet Hub.

Entrepreneurs are also attracted by the local economy of Troy, where the median annual income of $ 72,333 is complemented by a median housing cost of $ 1,366 a month, which means a resident would plan for about 22.2 % of income for housing, the second - lowest proportion in the top 10 cities.

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at the City University of New York estimates that Puerto Rico will lose up 470,335 residents by the end of 2019 — about 14 percent of the population.

But now assume that the government passes a literacy law that requires that every city must have exactly one bookshop for every 10,000 residents — no more, no less — and there is a government agency whose purpose is to make sure that for every city there is the number of bookshops required by law.

In that case, the number of bookshops, which is a systems output — generated organically by the size of the city, the rate of literacy, the income of residents, and other relevant factors — would serve as a proxy for literacy, while population or income would serve as proxies for whatever variable one wants to measure.

But gentrification in many of the city's neighborhoods has become a sore spot as single - family bungalows are replaced by high - density townhouses for younger, wealthier residents.

Social impact «residents» that have been placed in coworking centres by All Good Work include BASE, which develops co-living residences for young adults with learning differences; RiF, which supports refugees and asylum seekers arriving in New York City; and AdaptLab — a team that helps filmmakers with autism and learning differences to work on productions and gain valuable skills for sustainable employment.

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at the City University of New York estimates that Puerto Rico will lose up to 470,335 residents by the end of 2019 — about 14 percent of the population.

Creed filmmaker Ryan Coogler, Selma director Ava DuVerney, comedian Hannibal Buress, musicians Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe and several others hosted an event in Flint to raise money for the community that has been effected by a horrific crisis, in which thousands of residents — including large numbers of children — have been exposed to contaminated city water.

The initiative is simple but aggressive - battle the recent violence by tearing down the abandoned homes that have become havens for criminal activity, then hope to stem the tide of residents fleeing the city.

As the new citizens — now literally citizens, residents of cities — struggled to work out how to relate to the strangers by whom they were surrounded the demand for authoritative rules exploded.

(i) Unable to restore the power in a few states for more than 10 + days, since a tornado passed by it (ii) Unable to restore power for 7 + days in a snowy North Eastern state, since a hurricane passed by it (iii) Having no quality in science, math and technology; depending on «imports» to uplift them (or depending on Jesus to save them)(iv) Horrible crime in downtown, ghettos of any major city (v) Unemployment of 23 % (vi) Having a president who believes that the earth is 6000 years old (vii) Having a presidential candidate which believes in subjugating women (viii) Having more than 50 % of its 2012 graduates un / under - employed (ix) No public transport, resulting in hell on earth even for a small rise in crude - oil prices (x) A crappy health care system (xi) A debt of 14Trillion, which corresponds to 50K per US resident.

After the city had been conquered by the Portuguese, a resident of Pasé — called Falatehan by Portuguese historians — went to Mecca where he studied for two or three years.

This piece of history could have been lost forever, but through the efforts of Western Specialty Contractors, general contractor Beal Derkenne Construction and Slingshot Architecture, this building will stand for many more years to come and continue to be enjoyed by the city's residents,» said Western Des Moines Branch Manager Tom Longer.

Internationally acclaimed resident DJ Darko De Jan sets the tone by playing deep, soulful house and lounge, creating an exclusive experience for the world's social and creative elite without any pretense — all with the dramatic city skyline as a backdrop.

The Park District and the city also disregarded long - standing rulings by the Illinois and U.S. Supreme Courts that public property can not be used for a private interest, said Herbert Caplan, one of the attorneys for the residents committee.

Under the proposal, suggested by new Parks General Supt. Forrest Claypool, non-residents would pay twice what city residents pay for some Chicago Park District programs beginning Sept. 1.

A community park for residents on the northwest side of Naperville was approved Wednesday by the city's Plan Commission.

Gardeners in Naperville are angry, but residents of one neighborhood are pleased by a Park District decision to hold off providing space for more than 150 new community garden plots on the city's south side.

A community park for residents on the northwest side of Naperville has been approved by the city's Plan Commission.

That $ 2.5 million redevelopment, partly subsidized by the city, is to have its grand opening in late February as Wicker Park Place, a project with 112 units renting for $ 285 to $ 340 a month for low - and moderate - income residents.

Residents of LeFrak City in Queens are suing the NYC Board of Elections, saying their right to vote is being denied by the board moving a polling site away from the hotbed of support for convicted felon and NYC Council candidate Hiram Monserrate.

Both businesses and residents of the City, or «Square Mile», are entitled to vote in elections, and in addition to its functions as the local authority — analogous to those undertaken by the 32 boroughs that administer the rest of the Greater London region — it takes responsibility for supporting the financial services industry and representing its interests.

A new report published by the Center for an Urban Future finds that the record increase in tourism to New York City over the past two decades has spurred thousands of jobs in Queens and benefited thousands of additional residents who work in tourism More...

Residents of Bayside Hills stood on the lawn of a small corner lot at 50 - 20 216th St. Sunday to protest a variance application that if approved by the city Board of Standards & Appeals, would allow for a second home to be built on the property.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Mathieu Eugene and diplomats from Nepal call for international donations of money and supplies to assist residents of Nepal affected by the Saturday, April 25, earthquake; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

The embattled chairwoman of the New York City Housing Authority — buffeted by scandals over untested lead paint, false testimony and thousands of residents without heat in the winter cold — testified for nearly five hours before the City Council on Tuesday and did not heed calls by the chamber's leader to apologize.

NYSRPA believes that 38 RCNY infringes upon the Second Amendment by denying the specifically enumerated civil right to possess and carry a firearm for personal defense as well as completely prohibiting residents from practicing safe gun handling at a firearms range or participating in shooting events located outside the borders of the City of New York.

This legislation guarantees for the first time in the Battery Park City Authority's history that the Board will be reflective of, and responsive to the needs of the local community by requiring at least two members of the Board be residents of Battery Park City.

On the day the city celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leaders in southeast Queens urged residents and law enforcement agencies to continue the civil rights leader's work for peace by getting guns off the streets.

In February, for example, the Siena Research institute asked voters whether lawmakers should get a pay raise if they enacted ethics reforms; New York City residents said yes by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin, while only 34 percent of upstate residents agreed.)

With seven candidates vying for the two seats left open by Thomas and Reynolds opted to not re-run for their seats, deciding to run for Mayor instead, some Mt. Vernon residents don't even now the names of the all the city council candidates, which included Lisa A. Copeland and John Boykin who were running on the ticket with incumbent Mayor Davis who lost to Richard Thomas in the primary.

Only a third of residents in New York City affordable housing are employed, according to a report by the Pratt Center for Community Development.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The city Board of Police Commissioners should have been more transparent in the way it handled a complaint by a resident who was tased by police after they mistook him for an assault suspect, a commissioner says.

What passes for action in City Hall is a plan hatched by the Common Council to distribute informational pamphlets and lead testing kits to residents.

The resolution outlines $ 2.7 billion in funding over five years for a universal pre-k and after - school programs at levels requested by New York City's mayor Bill de Blasio, but does not include the mayor's proposed tax on high - income city resideCity's mayor Bill de Blasio, but does not include the mayor's proposed tax on high - income city residecity residents.

10:30 a.m. the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections will submits the names of three people to the City Council: Shampa Chanda, a resident of Queens, for appointment as a member of the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals, Helen Arteaga as a Council candidate for designation and subsequent appointment by the Mayor to the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Board of Directors, and Arva R. Rice, candidate for re-appointment by the Council to the New York City Equal Employment Practices Commission.

A Specific Affordable Housing Plan A large group of churchgoers, NYCHA residents, senior citizens, and advocates recently rallied near City Hall to push for an affordable housing plan from the Metro - IAF coalition led by two Brooklyn pastors and affordable housing builders.

-- Last month, we reported on concerns expressed by local residents about the city's plans for an East River flood barrier.

Joined by State Senator Joe Addabbo and State Assembly Member Phil Goldfeder, Cuomo signed into law a bill extending an exemption for Breezy Point residents from an pre-existing requirement that they obtain a special permit from New York City for rebuilding or repairs.

u A restructuring of the state STAR tax credit program that will effectively boost New York City's resident income tax by another 6 percent for high - income households.

De Blasio, buoyed by the city's most liberal residents for his opposition to the NYPD's stop - and - frisk practices and from a family - centric ad campaign, has 29 percent support among likely Democratic voters, according to the poll conducted by Penn Schoen Berland.

Not only will local residents have to wait until 2011 to use news parks (to replace the parks taken by the city and the Yankees to build the new stadium), but now the Independent Budget Office said the cost of replacing two parks has risen to $ 195 million, $ 16.3 million of which can't be accounted for.

For a Limited Time, By Appointment Only QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz today announced that Queens Borough Hall once again serves as an IDNYC «Pop - Up» Enrollment Center now through August 5, where New York City residents age 14 and older can apply for a free IDNYC municipal ID card, regardless of immigration statFor a Limited Time, By Appointment Only QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz today announced that Queens Borough Hall once again serves as an IDNYC «Pop - Up» Enrollment Center now through August 5, where New York City residents age 14 and older can apply for a free IDNYC municipal ID card, regardless of immigration statfor a free IDNYC municipal ID card, regardless of immigration status.

(CNN)- Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner may seek political redemption by running this year for New York City mayor, but a new poll of city residents suggests many of them may not be ready to forgive City mayor, but a new poll of city residents suggests many of them may not be ready to forgive city residents suggests many of them may not be ready to forgive him.

Under the city's public - funding system, candidates may receive $ 6 in taxpayer funds for each of the first $ 175 donated by a city resident, for a maximum of $ 1,050 in public funds per contributor.