Sentences with phrase «from local community boards»

While neighborhood residents and preservationists are up in arms over the planned construction of a soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, an aggressive lobbyist effort by Major League Soccer is working the system by targeting everyone from local Community Boards right up to Mayor Bloomberg himself.

Decisions about street co-namings are up to the City Council, but the advisory opinions from local community boards are important.

Hinton said de Blasio's first deputy mayor, Tony Shorris, found out in late February when DCAS Commissioner Lisette Camilo, who had recently taken over the agency, learned of the situation from a local community board and put a hold on all deed restriction modifications.

Because the Continuum project is seeking a zoning change, it will need approval through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP, which includes input from the local community board and borough president as well as up - down votes from the City Planning Commission, City Council and mayor.

BEDFORD - STUYVESANT — The proposed rezoning of two Bedford - Stuyvesant sites to bring 296 new apartments to the neighborhood received the green light from the local community board and the borough president — albeit with their own recommendations.

Not exact matches

The board decided to ask for suggestions from the school community, reported local NBC affiliate KXAN.

From 6:00 AM until 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 30th, local celebrities, sports figures, community activists and members of the DuSable Board of Trustees will took to the airwaves to invite listeners to become DuSable Museum Members.

The de Blasio administration floated a proposal last year to end the decades - old moratorium and require that half the festivals» vendors come from the community board district where they were being held, in an attempt to bring more local flavor.

These sites will go through the standard Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which includes public hearings by the local community boards, input from borough presidents, and votes by the Council and City Planning Commission.

A rally to call for the ouster of Carl P. Paladino from the Buffalo School Board drew support from a wide variety of community groups, from teachers and parents to labor groups and the local affiliate of Black Lives Matter.

The plan, though, has met opposition from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, the neighborhood's Community Board and local elected officials, including Assembly member Deborah Glickhave.

The Industrial Development Agency's board of directors voted 14 - 1 in favor of a tax break and capital investment package — despite criticism from residents and elected leaders who complained the local community was shut out of a deal they say poses environmental threats and only a promise of future jobs.

The 75 Morton Community Alliance and the Community Board 2 Schools and Education Committee are seeking funds from local officials for a $ 1 million green roof, and Councilman Corey Johnson secured funds for a community - based health center in the Community Alliance and the Community Board 2 Schools and Education Committee are seeking funds from local officials for a $ 1 million green roof, and Councilman Corey Johnson secured funds for a community - based health center in the Community Board 2 Schools and Education Committee are seeking funds from local officials for a $ 1 million green roof, and Councilman Corey Johnson secured funds for a community - based health center in the community - based health center in the basement.

Acuity Capital sought a special permit to build taller than current zoning allows, transferring air rights from adjacent properties, which the local community board and the Municipal Arts Society claimed should invoke MIH.

Local community board member Charles Cooper has also professed his hope to succeed Dickens, and he enjoys some backing from clergy.

A group of parents and teachers from P.S. 116 in Kips Bay have gained the support of local elected officials and community boards in their fight against overcrowding.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and markets and the Erie County Community Development Block Grant program provided key funding for the project, and the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning led the local effort to gather and assess public input with guidance from the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board;

Recchia was the target of Jon Stewart's biting wit on «The Daily Show With Jon Stewart» last month after the challenger was caught on camera apparently having trouble answering questions from NY1 political reporter Courtney Gross about a U.S. trade agreement and then bragging that his role in setting up an international student exchange program during his days as a member of a local community school board gave him credentials to understand international issues in Congress.

Town Board member Daniel Torres, in a Facebook posting late Thursday, said the new law restricts «local law enforcement from coordinating with ICE (U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) for the purposes of immigration enforcement» and «will ensure that ALL members of our community can contact or work with the town police in a time of need without fear of deportation.»

Throughout the race, the Democratic candidates fought hard to distinguish themselves from each other — almost all of them have lived in the neighborhood for decades, have served on the local Community Board and share similar positions on issues like affordable housing, keeping small businesses strong and quality - of - life issues.

Despite a resolution from Community Board 3 and letters from our local elected officials, the Department of Transportation has not adequately addressed the situation.

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KINGSTON >> School trustees are asking state lawmakers to recognize that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking to take control of education away from communities while making contradictory budget demands on local school boards.

In the next several months, members of Community Board 3 will be seeking assurances from the Lowline team and from the city that the underground space will, in fact, operate for the benefit of the local cCommunity Board 3 will be seeking assurances from the Lowline team and from the city that the underground space will, in fact, operate for the benefit of the local communitycommunity.

The university has previously come under fire from local community organizations, including Harlem's Community Board 9, which says the $ 150 million in funds that Columbia promised the neighborhood in exchange for expansion into Harlem has not been handled community organizations, including Harlem's Community Board 9, which says the $ 150 million in funds that Columbia promised the neighborhood in exchange for expansion into Harlem has not been handled Community Board 9, which says the $ 150 million in funds that Columbia promised the neighborhood in exchange for expansion into Harlem has not been handled properly.

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The state senator — who dropped out of congressional contention this Spring — now faces a September primary challenge from Adrienne Adams, chairwoman of the local community board and a member of Flake's flock.

Over the last several months, as the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area planning process chugged forward, we've sat through countless community board meetings, interviewed dozens of local residents and decision - makers and published op - eds from various players invested in the proposed residential and retail project.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and City Council Member Margaret Chin want to make the city's land use review process apply to the incoming residential buildings, which would lead to feedback on them from Brewer's office and the local community board, according to Politico.

Teens from the Student School Neighborhood and Community Government group and area high schools joined in identifying their local boards and learning more about numerous committees.

Local groups and politicians, from Community Board 5 to Borough President and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer, saw the renewal process as an opportunity to force Madison Square Garden to find a new location in New York City — and, in so doing, allow Penn Station to build above - ground and expand its capacity.

With Mayor Bill de Blasio's effort to re-zone the city in pursuit of affordable housing in the news this week, Ms. Mark - Viverito will also address that topic — and the feeling from many at the community board level that Mr. de Blasio did not work with local communities enough on his proposals.

The Domino Sugar proposal was overwhelmingly voted down by the local community board in March, but has received praise from both Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.

«So we can go back to local communities, elect more village mayors, town mayors, town council members, school board members, and build from there.»

The plan ran into significant opposition from Chelsea locals, and both Community Board 4 and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said it should not move forward without significant changes or concessions.

Since then, Parks, local electeds, police precinct and Community Board 7 still can't seem to get action from Bronx DOT Commish Connie Moran.»

Holbein looked at local school board races from 2004 - 2012 in North Carolina communities where schools failed to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) as defined by the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind legislation.

In 2003, an academic - community collaboration called the Environmental Justice Partnership (EJP) was launched, bringing together faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions with a community board that includes East Baltimore residents, leaders and members from local organizations.

We encourage educators to work with their administrative teams, parent and community organizations, and their local school board to think differently about how, when, and where design materials come from.

«We've already had lots of enquiries from local community groups looking to use our facilities, and we're looking forward to welcoming more partners on board once the site is fully open.

«The apparent success of the Wunan approach in boarding schools appears to stem from a combination of Indigenous students living and schooling with students from their local community, having an adult carer from their home community, which may alleviate issues stemming from homesickness and cultural discontinuity and provides a person, who is known to the students and their parents, who can act «in loco parentis».»

The Secretary specifically invites advice and recommendations from State and local education administrators, parents, teachers and teacher organizations, principals, other school leaders (including charter school leaders), paraprofessionals, members of local boards of education, civil rights and other organizations representing the interests of students (including historically underserved students), representatives of the business community, and other organizations involved with the implementation and operation of title I programs.

We also help colleagues craft local policies that can be presented to their boards of education; and we frequently host study visits to our New York City community schools for delegations of elected officials from other cities and countries.

Our NE TURN locals are encouraged to invite representatives from their district and school administration, boards of education and community leaders to join their teams for this two - day forum.

It's unsurprising coming from the county that houses schools like Booker T. Washington Academy, a recently named School of Distinction that prides itself on its homegrown community roots, and Elm City Montessori, which remains the state's sole local charter — receiving funding and support from the New Haven Board of Education.

Our NW TURN locals are encouraged to invite representatives from their district and school administration, boards of education and community leaders to join their teams for this two - day forum.

More than 5,000 family and community members from every local board district signed a petition asking the board to approve CWC Mar Vista's expansion through 8th grade, according to the organization.

In other words, by far the biggest city feeding the Louisiana voucher program is the one in which the state assumed control of almost all schools just after Hurricane Katrina (2005) and systematically converted them from local - board - controlled community - based schools into splinters of who - knows - charter - management - operated schools in the name of charter school superiority.

Susie King Taylor Community School gained local approval from the Savannah - Chatham Public School board after participating in Georgia Charter Schools Association's incubator program.

At the same forum, Ben Kleban, CEO of New Orleans College Prep, said, «I don't think just because the school board isn't going to be directly running the schools as it used to that that means that there can't be appropriate engagement and oversight from our local community.»