Sentences with phrase «help upstate cities»

Miner said Cuomo hasn't done enough to help upstate cities, and she believes the governor's relentless economic development announcements aren't helping enough people.

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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.

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.

A host of other special interests — ranging from upstate mayors and county executives to Mothers Against Drunk Driving to the NAACP — all lauded Cuomo's plan, pointing to everything from ride - sharing that gets drunks off the road to transit efforts that will help inner - city workers get to jobs.

Upstate and Long Island residents would have to pay 50 cents per trip to help fund mass transit in New York City and its suburbs, as well as upstate bus lines.

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

It is part of a larger probe over allegations that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio funneled large donations through several county Democratic committees to help upstate State Senate contenders.

«Governor Cuomo also tries to claim that broad tax cuts would only help New York City and not upstate.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio helped raise funds for upstate races, giving Tkaczyk a lift (and later facing scrutiny over alleged violations of campaign finance laws).

The current minimum wage of $ 9, which was adjusted on Jan. 1 following a phase - in that began with a 2013 agreement, doesn't help most New Yorkers cover basic costs even in upstate cities like Buffalo, they write.

«The Governor is committed to utilizing the settlement money in a fiscally responsible way, including one - time allocations to replace aging infrastructure, rebuild upstate cities and help local governments cut costs and lower property taxes,» she said in a prepared statement.

While Cuomo has pitched the initiative as a special help for upstate, companies that are working with college campuses in New York City and Long Island are eligible as well.

Billions of dollars in federal funds have been assigned to help Long Island, New York City and other affected upstate counties recover from the effects of the Oct. 29 storm.

Cuomo and Miner have had a contentious relationship, stemming from Miner's public statements that Cuomo is not doing enough to help financially strapped upstate cities.

Then there are the policies that helped turn upstate cities into drug thug central and the ever popular (not) taxes taxes taxes.

In return, Mr. Spitzer was to help pass a congestion pricing plan to ease traffic in New York City, a top priority for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a key Bruno ally, and provide state money for capital projects, a priority for Mr. Bruno and many upstate senators.

... is typical of the ambitious former physics teacher who emigrated from Haiti as a boy, used the U.S. education system to drag himself up by the bootstraps from housing project poverty, then applied the same zeal to reforming the system that helped him, say friends and enemies alike in this upstate New York city of 210,000.