Sentences with phrase «for upstate cities»

Del Smith says it's imperative for upstate cities to invest in businesses like Diamond's if they want to revitalize their urban economies.

An advisory group looking at strategies for rejuvenating New York state's «legacy cities» says collaboration and coordination with the governor's Regional Economic Development Councils are crucial for upstate cities dealing with declining populations and job opportunities.

He's also said he might like to use some for economic development aid for some upstate cities, modeled after the Buffalo billion, where the state gave a billion dollars to the Buffalo area over a multi year period to boost the region's economy.

But in this recent round of highway removals and transformations, you can see the kernel of a new economic development paradigm — for upstate cities especially.

Eliot Spitzer announced in 2007 that the state would commit $ 55 million to demolish structures on the 9 - acre site and redevelop it — a major boon for the upstate city.

It's welcome news for an upstate city that has had a year marked by burst pipes and leaking sewage.

Having said that, I think it still has a long way to go to rival the feel of Saratoga or Brooklyn (that one is quite the stretch for any upstate city).

Not exact matches

The one - antlered buck named Lefty died while awaiting potential transportation upstate, said Eric Phillips, a spokesman for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Originally a photographer, Burt Shavitz started beekeeping and selling his honey after leaving New York City for upstate in 1970.

In the summer of 2012, Efrem Weiss, the CEO of YouGift, a social - media site for gift giving, relocated his startup team from New York City to upstate New York to join a three - month accelerator program.

Platzer was running a kitchen in upstate Pennsylvania when on one of his trips home was given an opportunity for a job in the soon - to - open Atlantic City Casino industry.

Visit the stand to gather supplies for a barbecue, picnic, or a roadside snack, and make sure to grab extra to take back to the city with you: our favorite kind of upstate memento.

How about duel Speakers, one for the city and one for upstate?

The city of Buffalo assesses the least expensive fines for parking tickets of any major city in upstate New York.

Uber, the ride - sharing app that has been pushing for legislative action to allow it to expand its operations outside New York City, is launching an online campaign today to highlight the benefits it says it will bring to upstate.

The hope for Senate Republicans in part is that a unified Senate Democratic conference could help pull the chamber toward the New York City center of power, diluting upstate lawmakers» influence (it's worth noting that Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic leader, is from a suburban district, not New York City.

The Republican - controlled Senate on Wednesday hopes to put the controversy surrounding paid stipends behind them, backing legislation that would speed up ride hailing in upstate and the suburban New York City counties before departing the state Capitol for the weekend.

The measure comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo has traveled the state to call for a reduction in gang violence through the addition of State Police personnel in Suffolk County and a handful of upstate cities, including Albany and Rochester.

Stern and the undercover FBI agent led the politicians involved to believe that they were wealthy developers looking for to curry favor and would use their economic resources to help Smith bribe his way into City Hall in exchange for political favors that would pave the way for their upstate development projects.

«Many upstate cities would be an empty shell if it wasn't for our refugee and immigrant comminutes,» Brindisi said.

While New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg went out of his way to offer support to the governor and for his budget plan, Mayors of upstate cities, including Rochester Mayor Tom Richards, begged for a bail out.

When the law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019, Ulster will join New York City and 10 upstate counties that have boosted the legal age for tobacco sales from 18 to 21.

King recently expressed extreme frustration with the teachers union and school administrators in several large cities downstate and upstate, over what he said was a failure to come up with a teacher evaluation plan by a December 31 deadline, to meet requirements for the federal Race to the Top grant awards.

When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed the Energy Highway in 2012 to bring power from generation plants upstate to load centers in and around New York City, Upstate New York Power responded that the plants could play an «important role» for the proposal.

Gibson, who was known for his bipartisanship in Congress, sounded a bit like a gubernatorial candidate himself, criticizing Cuomo on the lagging upstate economy and troubled subway system in New York City.

The need for a study arose after the county began examining New York City's plan to reopen 23 of its shuttered Queens wells that dip into the aquifer system under geographic Long Island during its upstate aqueduct - repair project, Martins said.

Buffalo and other poorer cities will soon experience the sharpest cuts ever in the food stamp program if House Republicans get their way — and upstate food producers and advocates for the poor are equally upset about it.

«It's a real head - scratcher» as to why Republicans backed the legislation, which also included an extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, the re-approval of local sales tax measures and several other measures aimed at upstate communities for flood relief.

Sen. Jim Seward, the Republican sponsor of the bill, had previously indicated this week he would want to see a vote on his version of the legislation, if anything to show a statement of support for allowing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate cities.

When The New York Times Magazine asked Nixon the often - debated question of where upstate begins, the Democratic candidate cited Ithaca — about a four - hour drive from New York City and far beyond most commonly cited borders for the start of upstate.

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The Comptroller's report documented these findings for New York City, while the report from the Fiscal Policy Institute notes the impact of these benefits across upstate New York.

Ride - hailing in upstate cities was a major highlight, as was free college tuition for families that make less than $ 125,000 a year.

Today, Governor Cuomo laid out an economic development plan for the City of Syracuse that invested in nano and UAS technology while bolstering upstate airport infrastructure.

He contends that a state government heavily influenced by New York City lawmakers will result in higher taxes and tougher times for people in upstate areas.

And while lawmakers seem prepared to give New York City almost all the money Mayor Bill de Blasio asked for, there is not as much funding for upstate.

A majority of New York City residents, suburbanites and upstate dwellers, as well a large swath of voters across all age groups, races and religions showed support for the initiative.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and education groups are seeking at least $ 125 million in the coming state budget for pre-K in each of the next two years to further expand the program to the city's suburbs and upstate.

Senate Republicans earlier this year were persuaded to return to Albany for an extraordinary session of the Legislature to extend mayoral control of New York City schools, which included a menu of upstate issues.

«The moratorium will allow time for such analysis to be commenced, analysis that we are confident will affirm absolutely our contention that hydraulic fracturing should never be done within New York City's upstate unfiltered water supply watershed,» City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Environmental Committee Chair James Gennaro said in a joint statement.

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.)

«Again, New York City is critical in this effort as it is the largest population center for upstate tourism travel and the place most visited with over $ 50 million [sic] tourists per year.»

Other Democrats took shots at the education portion of the bill, which shifted the regional tallies for charter schools between upstate and New York City, and offered up $ 250 million for private schools in prior - year reimbursements.

Hawkins said Cuomo's renewable energy proposals to increase the cap in net metering to six percent, to promote shared renewable energy microgrids, invest in renewable energy in the Southern Tier and upstate cities, invest in research on battery storage for renewable energy, and others are good but only baby steps in the right direction.

In his Appalachian speech, Spitzer described his plans to «revitalize upstate cities by revamping downtown areas and creating statewide programs for residential developments».

It renewed rent regulations for over a million apartments in New York City, authorized property tax rebates for 2.5 million homeowners on Long Island and upstate, restructured and extended a tax subsidy for the real estate industry — the biggest source of state campaign contributions — and authorized New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's control of city schools for another yCity, authorized property tax rebates for 2.5 million homeowners on Long Island and upstate, restructured and extended a tax subsidy for the real estate industry — the biggest source of state campaign contributions — and authorized New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's control of city schools for another yCity mayor Bill de Blasio's control of city schools for another ycity schools for another year.

The issues that were to be considered in December's special session are likely to become priorities again, with upstate cities clamoring for ride - hailing services and Mr. Cuomo eager to establish reforms to address scandals at the City University of New York, the State University of New York and his own office.

Former New York City Mayor Edward Koch embarked on a three - city tour of western and upstate New York to enlist support for reform of state governmCity Mayor Edward Koch embarked on a three - city tour of western and upstate New York to enlist support for reform of state governmcity tour of western and upstate New York to enlist support for reform of state government.

For the first time since 1982, when he lost a Democratic primary for governor after describing the lifestyle of upstate New Yorkers as «sterile,» the irrepressible elder of New York City politics was back in BuffaFor the first time since 1982, when he lost a Democratic primary for governor after describing the lifestyle of upstate New Yorkers as «sterile,» the irrepressible elder of New York City politics was back in Buffafor governor after describing the lifestyle of upstate New Yorkers as «sterile,» the irrepressible elder of New York City politics was back in Buffalo.

The anti-tax, pro-business label could help his campaign for re-election, especially in conservative areas upstate and outside New York City.