Sentences with phrase «in upstate areas»

The governor, who spent much of the summer in upstate areas where his popularity had declined, would presumably like to win back more conservative voters.

The amounts of the rebate checks varied across the state, but could be a couple hundred dollars or more in upstate areas.

But the verdict is less certain in upstate areas with relatively lower taxes, home prices and wages.

He also talked about what he described as $ 36 billion in investments in upstate areas.

I lend out my hand as I mentor a few investors that are trying to get going in the upstate area.

Can the Dems do it, even in upstate areas where Cuomo is not very popular?

But state Republican Chairman Ed Cox said the race will be a referendum on Cuomo, and said persistent problems with the New York City subways, uneven economic recovery in upstate areas and ongoing corruption trials involving Cuomo's close confidants are all working in the GOP's favor.

Other higher education institutions involved include: New York University; Mount Saint Mary College; state universities at Albany, Cobleskill and Plattsburgh; SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn; the University of Rochester and six community colleges in the upstate area.

He banned natural gas hydrofracking about a month after the election, responding to environmental activism that Teachout harnessed in upstate areas.

He contends that a state government heavily influenced by New York City lawmakers will result in higher taxes and tougher times for people in upstate areas.

Job figures are on the rise across New York state, however private - sector jobs in some upstate areas have declined according to the state Department of Labor's latest jobs report.

Cuomo has set and missed deadlines to decide whether to approve fracking in upstate areas that lie above the huge Marcellus Shale oil deposit.

Still, Rapfogel gushed, «Shelly loved to mentor people» and he also worked «for farmers, addressed issues about casino gambling, supported hospitals in upstate areas that needed the support, and was involved in fracking concerns.

Some abandoned prisons in the upstate area could become home to start - up companies under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Start - Up New York initiative.

This includes the legalization of ride - hailing services like Uber in upstate areas, funding for a hate - crimes task force and an unknown system of «relief on property taxes.»

He notes that, «Unshackle doesn't represent every viewpoint in the upstate areas.»

The first was the insertion of a $ 400 million «transformative investment fund» that seems a clear counter-balance for downstate lawmakers upset that Governor Andrew Cuomo was spending too much of the state's $ 5.4 billion cash windfall in upstate areas.

New York's comptroller says the foreclosure crisis persists in the state, even worsening in some upstate areas.

Opposition to the new law has simmered in upstate areas since Cuomo signed the law in January.

The folks at Century 21 Blackwell & Company Realty Inc., in the upstate area of South Carolina, know a thing or two about relocation.

Since graduating, Duncan has exhibited throughout New York City, and in the upstate area where he lives and works.

It's in rural areas, it's in upstate areas, it's in wealthy areas,» he said.

«If the forecast had been alerted a little sooner that the intensity would be in the upstate area, perhaps some of that equipment could have been moved ahead of time.»

In upstate areas, average homes seldom cost more than a half - million dollars, but in New York City and its suburbs, it's not uncommon for middle - class homes to be valued in that range.

Educational opportunities for those in state prisons has been a controversial issue for lawmakers, especially those in upstate areas whose districts include prisons or who have constituents who work in correctional facilities.

As a compromise, Republicans have suggested a slower phase - in to a lower figure, perhaps $ 12 or $ 13, in upstate areas.

In upstate areas, average homes seldom cost more than half a million dollars, but in New York City, and its suburbs, it's not uncommon for middle class homes to be valued in that range.