Sentences with phrase «from city residents as»

The matching funds program is meant to encourage New Yorkers to run for office or help candidates rely on donations from city residents as opposed to special interests with large pockets.

Not exact matches

As consumers seek out greater convenience and choice via the Internet, «We believe there is significant room for Alibaba to further improve people's awareness of online retailing, change the lifestyle and user behavior of residents in lower - tier cities, and educate them to shift from physical stores to online stores,» UBS analysts wrote.

A distant relative of mine from the Deep South as a child refused to step outside his family's car parked on a Cincinnati street out of a sense of bestrangement, fear, and contempt for the residents of that (border) northern city.

As one resident put it, «The way it looks from here is that the city's coming out to meet us.»

Residents of Siberian cities get their food from three main sources: grocery stores (still not as modern as those in the West); city markets, farmers» markets, and street vendors; and their own dacha gardens where they grow fruits and vegetables on little plots of land surrounding the cities.

As I am writing this post I am more than 4000 miles away from home in a city which has four time more residents than the country I come from - New York Ccity which has four time more residents than the country I come from - New York CityCity!

Naperville Park District officials are seeking comments from residents as they develop long - term visions of how the city's parks should eventually look.

By next year, 18 Chicago field houses will offer residents the newest in exercise equipment, from climbing machines to recumbent bikes, as part of the Park District's push to shape up city residents.

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.

The metro mayor will need to set the agenda on this, convening the business community, universities and skills providers, and highlighting the importance of high quality apprenticeships for residents and businesses, as well as matching apprenticeships with businesses from different areas of the city region.

Cuomo as well as environmentalists and nearby residents have said for years they want to close the nuclear plant, which is less than 40 miles from New York City, for safety reasons.

North Brooklyn residents spoke out against «broken promises» from the city, saying they have yet to see the completion of their nearly 30 acres of parkland promised as part of the 2005 waterfront rezoning plan.

In recent history, city officials and residents have strongly opposed any plan to build a tunnel to Rye as the idea has bubbled up from time to time.

Complaints to NYC's 311 hotline rose 10 percent in the second year of the de Blasio administration as residents dialed the city's complaint line 2,021,074 times in 2015, up from 1,841,148 calls in 2014 and 1,614,995 calls in 2013, records show.

As many as 120,000 senior residents — 12 percent of the city's elderly population — suffer abuse annually, according to 2011 data from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services cited by Crain'As many as 120,000 senior residents — 12 percent of the city's elderly population — suffer abuse annually, according to 2011 data from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services cited by Crain'as 120,000 senior residents — 12 percent of the city's elderly population — suffer abuse annually, according to 2011 data from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services cited by Crain's.

The Department of City Planning presented its plan to Community Board 6's housing committee on Tuesday, as part of an ongoing review process, sparking concerns from residents that it would give preference to low - income residents and leave those making middle incomes out in the cold.

«I wan na express something to you this evening, from my heart: I've always loved this city and as I've gone around these last four years and gotten know the city I love even more deeply, my love has grown for it,» de Blasio said before the 200 - plus crowd of staffers and New York City residents at Roulette in Brookcity and as I've gone around these last four years and gotten know the city I love even more deeply, my love has grown for it,» de Blasio said before the 200 - plus crowd of staffers and New York City residents at Roulette in Brookcity I love even more deeply, my love has grown for it,» de Blasio said before the 200 - plus crowd of staffers and New York City residents at Roulette in BrookCity residents at Roulette in Brooklyn.

Forest Hills resident Karen Koslowitz made the move from her former position as deputy borough president to director of community boards last month to prepare for her bid for her former City Council seat.

Just as in the aftermath of 9/11, it is once again the onus of the federal, state and city governments to determine how to allocate taxpayer money to the businesses and residents — who have this time suffered from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.

As the population in this city expands, not only does city government need to tackle issues such as affordable housing for new residents, but also providing modes of transportation and preventing city streets from becoming overly congesteAs the population in this city expands, not only does city government need to tackle issues such as affordable housing for new residents, but also providing modes of transportation and preventing city streets from becoming overly congesteas affordable housing for new residents, but also providing modes of transportation and preventing city streets from becoming overly congested.

In April, the city opted to kick out roughly 200 homeless New Yorkers from a two - building emergency shelter on the Upper West Side, freeing up at least 100 affordable housing units slated for low - income residents, as previously reported.

Complaints to the city's 311 hot line rose 10 percent in the second year of the de Blasio administration as residents dialed the city's complaint line 2,021,074 times in 2015, up from 1,841,148 calls in 2014 and 1,614,995 calls in 2013, records show.

The mayor dismissed the personal criticism from Cuomo as he repeated calls he's made in recent weeks for the state to «step up» and offer more resources to help with the city's growing population of nearly 60,000 homeless residents.

The leaders of the community proposal and rally, reverends from Brooklyn, achieved significant attention for their plan and support from elected officials, in part because their critique of de Blasio's housing program touched the core tension of what some see as a solid, fairly moderate approach, but others call too timid to address the affordability crisis facing the city and its residents and, in some cases, a catalyst of detrimental gentrification.

He pointed out that City residents had voted to make CUNY tuition free, a decision that was overruled by the corporate and political elite as part of deal to rescue the city from bankrupCity residents had voted to make CUNY tuition free, a decision that was overruled by the corporate and political elite as part of deal to rescue the city from bankrupcity from bankruptcy.

Two more Bronx residents have died from Legionnaires» disease, increasing the total to 10 in what city health commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett described as the worst outbreak of the illness in city history.

The prospective candidates are Suffolk County Legislator Kate Browning of Shirley; Elaine DiMasi of Ronkonkoma, who worked as a Brookhaven National Laboratory physicist; Perry Gershon, a businessman who has worked in commercial real estate finance and lives in East Hampton; Brendon Henry, a bartender, Westhampton native and Center Moriches resident; David Pechefsky a New York City Council staffer, who hails from Patchogue, but lives in Brooklyn, and Vivian Viloria - Fisher of Setauket, who served as a county legislator until she reached her term limit in 2011.

While in service, it proved to be extremely useful to residents lacking real transit options, and was an economic generator as well, bringing people in from other parts of the city to come visit the Rockaways.

He told reporters that he planned to «start the next chapter of his life» as a New York City resident, instead of shuttling to and from Albany.

A group of Queens elected officials and residents rallied on the steps of City Hall on Friday to criticize Mayor Bill de Blasio and what they say are his failed homeless policies, an over reliance on using hotels as shelters and a lack of communication from City Hall.

Thompson, a Democrat, received a variety of complaints and ideas from residents, with one resident upset about bird droppings under awnings and another suggesting the city should collect taxes from commercial buildings owned by non-profits, such as churches or schools.

Ms. Lamparelli is a City of Buffalo resident who is very active in the Western New York community and recently served as the chairperson of the Commission on Downsizing, which recommended the Legislature decrease from 15 members to 11.

In a lawsuit, tenant leaders representing the 400,000 people living in public housing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulations.

City officials pressed resources from several agencies to work, as a chorus of complaints from residents and elected officials arose on blogs and call - in shows.

In spite of such known urban pressures on health as air and water pollution, water shortage, overcrowding, poor housing, the stresses of city transportation and the generally accelerated pace of city life, there is no substantial evidence from the National Health Survey that the overall health of the urban resident is worse than that of the rural resident.

They analyzed responses from 699 consumers who completed point - of - purchase surveys at 15 fast - food restaurants throughout Philadelphia, as well as responses from 702 phone surveys of the city's residents.

As the far north heats up, its inhabitants — from musk oxen to residents of growing cities — are getting ill

By analyzing current building codes and the like, the New York City Panel on Climate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat waCity Panel on Climate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat wacity, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat waves.

Writing in MIT's Technology Review, Richard Muller, a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, calculated the radiation exposure — measured in a unit known as the rem — that city residents would receive from a practical dirty bomb.

As the movie begins, a wave of violent prawn unrest — not unlike the one that rocked South Africa's real townships only last month — has prompted the good people of Jo» burg to crave even greater distance from their sub-human neighbors, and a forced relocation of all alien residents to a Guantánamo - style tent city known as District 10 has become laAs the movie begins, a wave of violent prawn unrest — not unlike the one that rocked South Africa's real townships only last month — has prompted the good people of Jo» burg to crave even greater distance from their sub-human neighbors, and a forced relocation of all alien residents to a Guantánamo - style tent city known as District 10 has become laas District 10 has become law.

If Israel does withdraw from Palestinian neighborhoods, like where Raja Tamimi lives — she says she'd move again to make sure she could stay in the city that's her home, and maintain the Israeli residency rights she is guaranteed as a resident of Jerusalem, like national health insurance and access to the Israeli job market.

Last month, the city's board of education passed a resolution, effective immediately, requiring that all new employees «shall become residents of the City of Philadelphia within one year from the date of employment, as a condition for continued employment.&racity's board of education passed a resolution, effective immediately, requiring that all new employees «shall become residents of the City of Philadelphia within one year from the date of employment, as a condition for continued employment.&raCity of Philadelphia within one year from the date of employment, as a condition for continued employment.»

If the geographic barriers weren't enough, in many of the central cities of the CBSAs used in the CRP report, a student must either be a resident of the city (such as in Boston, see here) or, if they wish to travel from outside the city, they must pay tuition to the receiving charter school (see Washington D.C.'s rules here).

In their third year, students serve as residents at educational organizations ranging from the New York City Department of Education to Teach for America.

As the city recovered from the storm and residents began the long process of rebuilding the city, Louisiana implemented a bold and expansive new educational system in New Orleans based on charter schools.

In fact, using data on the number of Hartford resident students in each magnet school from the 2014 - 2015 CSDE Sheff Compliance Report, I calculated that magnet schools located in the city of Hartford have an average of 43.7 % Hartford resident students enrolled, while only 34.1 % of students are Hartford residents in schools located outside of Hartford (in towns such as East Hartford, Bloomfield, Avon, Enfield, Glastonbury, New Britain, Manchester, Rocky Hill, South Windsor, and West Hartford).

As the New Haven Board of Education considers approving the deal to hand over money to help fund Achievement First Inc.'s new Elm City Imagine school, a question that arises is who exactly is behind the proposal to divert scarce taxpayer funds from New Haven and Connecticut residents to subsidize Achievement First Inc.'s effort to create the Elm City Imagine School in New Haven?

[7] The significant, yet small, distance to other cities allows for many prospective residents to view Madison as a «safe haven» from the corporate / urban world, if they choose to work in one of these nearby cities.

From this proud heritage of hard work and self - sufficiency, as well as the pride residents have in the growth of their city has sprung Rockville and its high home ownership percentage.

Grand Prairie residents work 40.1 hours a week and spend 4.6 hours commuting to and from work each week, which is how it beat Dallas as the seventh most stressful city in Texas.