Sentences with phrase «from city payrolls»

But two of the city's hottest technology start - ups, Twitter and Zynga, are threatening to leave San Francisco unless they get a break from a city payroll tax that could, given the estimated multibillion - dollar valuations of the two companies, amount to tens of millions of dollars.

Not exact matches

The temporary tax break attracted fast - growing tech companies to San Francisco's Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods by offering them an exemption from the city's 1.5 percent payroll tax in exchange for community work.

Since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office the city's payroll has expanded from 297,148 employees to 313,092, with a target of hitting 323,000 by next summer.

Long Island's 13 towns and two cities spent a total of $ 725 million on payrolls in 2014 — a 3.5 percent increase from 2013 — as the total number of employees grew slightly after years of decline, a Newsday analysis shows.

During testimony from current and former aides to Cuomo, it was revealed that while Percoco was off the state payroll managing Cuomo's 2014 reelection campaign, he was also frequently using his old offices, adjacent to the governor's offices in Albany and New York City.

In his annual budget address in City Council Chambers on October 15, 2008, Daley proposed a 2009 budget totaling $ 5.97 billion, including not filling 1,350 vacancies on the 38,000 employee city payroll and $ 150 million in new revenue from a then - obscure parking meter lease deal to help erase a $ 469 million budget shortfCity Council Chambers on October 15, 2008, Daley proposed a 2009 budget totaling $ 5.97 billion, including not filling 1,350 vacancies on the 38,000 employee city payroll and $ 150 million in new revenue from a then - obscure parking meter lease deal to help erase a $ 469 million budget shortfcity payroll and $ 150 million in new revenue from a then - obscure parking meter lease deal to help erase a $ 469 million budget shortfall.

He said she was on his payroll from March 2010 to August 2014, doing only an «email blast» to promote his Water's Edge restaurant in Long Island City, Queens, and organizing a ladies» luncheon at the same eatery.

Comptroller John Liu stepped up his criticism of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's financial stewardship in light of the burgeoning scandal surrounding New York City's long - delayed computerized payroll system, reproaching the mayor for suggesting there's little that can be done to prevent high - tech projects from ballooning over budget.

The list includes 23 big - bucks donors who got appointed to municipal boards and committees, eight developers who benefited from government actions or policy changes, six political allies put on the city payroll and five business owners who scored lucrative contracts.

``... His opponent, who has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money and gotten nowhere, is seeking to join the same New York City - dominated conference that enacted the job - killing MTA payroll tax, took the STAR rebate checks away from seniors and homeowners, and shifted school aid to New York City at Long Island's expense.»

There's been speculation that companies most interested in a payroll tax would be firms that employ high - income earners from higher taxed areas of the state, like New York City and its surrounding suburbs.

Some city officials have rejected Mr. Cuomo's call to pay for half the repairs, arguing that 70 percent of the operating budget of the controlling agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, already comes from New York City payroll and other tacity officials have rejected Mr. Cuomo's call to pay for half the repairs, arguing that 70 percent of the operating budget of the controlling agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, already comes from New York City payroll and other taCity payroll and other taxes.

Maertz, an insurance litigation and trial attorney, said she wants to see more money come back to Suffolk from the state, adding that Long Island effectively is subsidizing other regions, especially New York City with the MTA payroll tax, as well as areas upstate.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Comptroller John Liu suspended Joel Bondy, executive director of the Office of Payroll Administration, Thursday after four contractors were charged with stealing $ 80 million from the city while working on CityTime, an automated payroll system designed — ironically — to prevent frCity Comptroller John Liu suspended Joel Bondy, executive director of the Office of Payroll Administration, Thursday after four contractors were charged with stealing $ 80 million from the city while working on CityTime, an automated payroll system designed — ironically — to prevent frcity while working on CityTime, an automated payroll system designed — ironically — to prevent fraud.

During testimony from current and former aides to Cuomo, it was revealed that while Percoco was off the state payroll managing Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign, he also was frequently using his old offices, adjacent to the governor's offices in Albany and New York City.

POLITICO reviewed the payroll records following a recent outcry from police reform activists, elected officials and Garner's family calling for the city to release Pantaleo's disciplinary records.

The $ 200,000 requested from the city would add to $ 200,000 the city advanced to SURA's revolving payroll account in the 1990s.

Well, if there's anybody not on the unions» payroll who thinks PROSE schools would even exist if charters hadn't created competition, there's a bridge not far from City Hall I'd like to sell them.

Last week the New York State Teachers» Retirement System (NYSTRS), which provides a defined benefit pension plan to public school teachers and administrators outside of New York City, announced it was raising the required employer contribution rate * from 16.25 to 17.53 percent of payroll.

The Globe review offers a rare examination of payroll records at the city's 16 independently run charter schools — public institutions that are overseen by state education officials and operate as separate government entities from the city.