Sentences with phrase «given neighborhood»

On the other hand, police officers who give neighborhood safety talks often consider it a mistake to discourage dogs from barking.

If more parents were willing to give their neighborhood middle schools a chance, the pace of change might well speed up.

Most individuals give their neighborhood schools high marks but have a more negative assessment of the nation's schools overall.

It goes a long way towards giving each neighborhood in the city its own distinctive feel and character.

They want a price that is affordable, fairly reflects the value they receive and makes sense given the neighborhood's market.

A landlord said that, before buying a property, she ran For Rent ads to gauge rental demand in given neighborhoods.

The tragedy Murray perceives is that government policies have in a variety of ways destroyed these neighborhoods by displacing or preventing the development of the institutions that give neighborhoods warp and weft.

It's based in a sprawling old house with creaky hardwood floors in a largely black section of the city called Walltown; drug problems and civic neglect give the neighborhood a reputation as a dangerous place.

«The proposal... would give our neighborhood supermarkets a fighting chance for survival,» Johnson said in a statement.

PARK SLOPE — Next week's state primary election will give neighborhood voters the chance to choose a new representative in Albany for the first time in three decades.

Elected officials also commended the initiative for finally giving the neighborhood access again to the waterfront and starting to provide a connection to upcoming projects like the New York Wheel and Lighthouse Point in St. George.

Zenith Avenue N Old well - established properties dating back to 1969 and before give this neighborhood its suburban.

What is important here is not that these schools have low in - boundary enrollment levels overall, but that they have lower in - boundary enrollment levels than one would expect given their neighborhood characteristics.

Rhee decided that a change in school leadership was necessary, citing what she said was a confusing application process that gave neighborhood families the false impression that Hardy was a school they didn't have a right to attend.

Part of me was thrilled to know that BN had moved into the large digs and was giving a neighborhood back its bookstore.

This is a world full of unforgettable details, steeped in atmosphere and style, with the ebb and flow of day and night, populated variously to give neighborhoods distinct flavor.

Andreassen suggests giving each neighborhood you target in your market its own page on your Web site or even its own domain name.

Professionally maintained outdoor spaces give the neighborhood a vibrant atmosphere.

Many of the homes in Walnut Hills are historic, giving the neighborhood plenty of character and charm.

Last year a city task force opted against mandating that charter schools give neighborhood kids preference in the admissions process, saying that doing so could potentially limit access to high - quality schools.

There are longtime residents who give the neighborhood its unique character and longstanding establishments that have withstood the waves of change sweeping over the city.

Saint - Catherine may no longer be on the water, but it still has some of the best seafood restaurants in Brussels, as well as beautiful gothic and baroque architecture, most evident in Sainte Catherine's Church, which gives the neighborhoods its name.

Melba's gives my neighborhood a place to meet, hang out, and share good times with friends and family — something like Cheers.

The median price is the price at which half the properties in the area are more expensive, and half are less expensive; it's a good indication of the middle - of - the - road choice in a given neighborhood, and can help you find out how appropriately priced a property is for your intentions.

It's a result of rising affluence and safety, and while we're in favor of both, the first does slowly kill off the small, personal, and local things that give a neighborhood its character, and drive out the personalities that give it personality.

For example, I really wonder how often community residents have been consulted prior to construction of community health facilities in a given neighborhood.

«The Cajun - inspired food and the beer and cocktail selection will give the neighborhood a unique place to gather, enjoy a delicious meal and watch the game!»

I don't know how we would have done this without leaning on the community of knowledge and sharing that you guys have given this neighborhood.

Doula fees range from $ 500 to $ 10,000 and depend on experience and on what residents of a given neighborhood can pay.

Even the Chicago Park District is getting on the Wicker Park bandwagon, and is building a new fieldhouse that will blend architecturally with the surroundings in the small, triangular park at Damen and Schiller that gave the neighborhood its name.

They have taken steps to keep the city safe for plastic shopping bags, to keep them free at the grocery checkout line, free to clog the sewers and landfills, free to float on the breeze and hang on trees and power lines and give neighborhoods a crinkly, trashy character.

Two City Council bills would give neighborhood residents first dibs on most curbside parking.

Documentary filmmaker Susan Wittenberg, a SoHo resident since 1978, said she also applied to be a CB2 member to give her neighborhood a stronger voice.

In the end, the only way to learn the truth is still through better technology with resolution high enough to stamp a specific decade on a given neighborhood — like Finkelstein's Area K, a sloped grid of 5 - meter squares notable for its four - room houses with central courtyards.

Residents of Charlestown, an enclave of Boston that the film calls «the bank robbery capital of America,» say it gives their neighborhood a bad rap.

He recommends adjusting the expectations for the schools located within a given neighborhood based on the area's average income.

But when we fund our schools with revenue generated from property taxes, the value of the homes in a given neighborhood directly correlates with the funding level of the relevant school.

It gave the neighborhood a creepy and surreal look.

Small of scale, personable, and comprehensible, if not cutting - edge, it gave us a neighborhood market for the gallery equivalent of mom - and - pop shops.

Don't return until the storm has completely passed and local officials have given your neighborhood the green light.

Given your neighborhood and building (read: infrastructure) influence your premiums, it stands to reason the cost of renters insurance varies dramatically across state lines.

In any given neighborhood, our top 5 cheapest insurers» mean quote was usually 25 % lower than what the typical provider charged on average for our motorist.

Criminal break - ins are one of the biggest problems for renters in any state, regardless of whether or not a given neighborhood is saturated with crime.

The entire city is subject to flooding, in any given neighborhood.