Sentences with phrase «in upstate cities»

The steady loss of manufacturing jobs in upstate cities has caused a similar decline in their downtown areas.

He says when the governor arrives in an upstate city for an event he «controls the media» for the day.

Now the issue is not likely to be resolved this year, but proponents intend to keep pushing it amid support from local officials in upstate cities and local governments.

In addition, he used the state's banking laws to create banking development zones to entice banks to settle in upstate cities.

He discusses how the cap could possibly create vacant rental property and a decrease in commercial development in these upstate cities.

Both Uber and Lyft have conducted an extensive public lobbying campaign over the last year to expand services, especially in upstate cities like Buffalo, which is being countered by an effort to block the measure by upstate taxi and livery companies.

About one - third of children in rural districts and about 37 percent in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tests.

Beginning 90 days after the budget is enacted ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will be authorized to operate in upstate cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester and Albany.

Around one - third of children in rural districts and around 37 % in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 % of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tests.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and a coalition of construction advocacy organizations on Thursday called for the state to boost spending for infrastructure projects, especially in upstate cities that have struggled to keep up with needed repairs.

Business groups eager to have ride hailing in upstate cities cheered the move even as negotiations continue over the policy, which has stalled for the last year in Albany.

«Half the kids in our upstate cities live below the poverty line.»

«Half the kids in our upstate cities live below the poverty line,» Nixon continued.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo has signaled that he may push for mayoral control of schools in upstate cities in the upcoming legislative session, and upstate mayors are waiting anxiously to see what the follow - through looks like.

Others attack President Trump's immigration crackdown, which could limit population growth in upstate cities such as Buffalo that have welcomed refugees by the thousands.

Cuomo has signaled repeatedly he supports ride sharing in upstate cities and said on Wednesday he would back a statewide system to oversee and license Uber and Lyft, a move that could supersede New York City's oversight.

Cuomo announced several new efforts by the State Police to combat gang violence in upstate cities.

«There are far too many instances of violence in the home against women and children in our upstate cities and towns.

The union cited the push by the Cuomo administration on a variety of major construction projects, including a refurbished LaGuardia Airport and JFK International Airport, spending on airports in upstate cities like Syracuse and Rochester as well as renovations at the state fairgrounds.

Clark, who is from Harlem, says gentrification there has pushed poor people out of her community, and she says she's found that many of them are relocating in upstate cities like Syracuse.

Cops in the upstate city of Auburn cuffed Michael Cerrato, 29, after witnesses called police saying a man had squeezed off a couple rounds on Dill St. near North St. at about 11:20 p.m. on Saturday.

We talk about urban rebirth in upstate cities.

Similar marches initiated by the Alliance for Quality Education are taking place across the state Saturday, according to the release, including in upstate cities like Buffalo, Kingston, Rochester and Schenectady.

Senator David Valesky said, «Abandoned and vacant properties create a host of problems in upstate cities and today we have a solution that will let localities undertake projects to recreate these properties into serving the needs of their community.

Sheehan called Schneiderman a «leader» on the abortion - rights issue, citing his expansion of buffer zones around Planned Parenthood facilities in upstate cities.

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 kick off began at the state Capitol in Albany with a rally pushing for what the company described as a statewide regulatory framework for ride - sharing, which has been stymied in upstate cities amid concerns over insurance for drivers.

The Utica project was merely one chunk of the multibillion - dollar investment with which the Cuomo administration has pledged to seed nanotechnology and high - tech industries in upstate cities starved for economic growth.

Her announcement comes just weeks after Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick stirred up controversy by proposing such sites in his upstate city.

Lawmakers have repeatedly expressed pessimism that there could be an agreement on car - hailing services in upstate cities, and little happened Wednesday to change that issue's longshot odds.

Cuomo has said he believes there should be a statewide regulatory framework that would allow the companies to operate across county lines downstate and open up shop in upstate cities.

Last year, Sheehan won $ 5 million from the state's Financial Restructuring Board, a panel created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to deal with persistent fiscal stresses in upstate cities.

Uber said it will be ready to begin operations in upstate cities like Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester and Albany this summer if the budget is approved.

The state's overall poverty rate is unchanged since 1980, but poverty has been increasing in upstate cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, as people with any wealth have moved to the suburbs.

While State Police investigators are deeply involved in probing major crime in upstate cities, the force is primarily rural and troopers typically leave urban patrol duties to local police departments.

The governor's office said 479 employees in Buffalo and 116 in Rochester would be affected by the move, which was announced at rallies in the upstate cities that the governor attended.

New York has child poverty levels reaching over fifty percent in some upstate cities and over 80,000 people experiencing homelessness throughout the State.

And it seems that on the legislative end, lawmakers are prepared to pass bills allowing apps like Uber and Lyft to begin operating in upstate cities.

But he especially talked about foreign trade agreements, highlighting the loss of jobs in upstate cities like Syracuse.

Will Cuomo push mayoral control of public schools in upstate cities in 2015?

About one - third of children in rural districts and about 37 percent in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tests.

A $ 5 million «Graduate to Homeownership» program would aid recent graduates, whether from online or bricks - and - mortar higher education programs, in buying first homes, especially in upstate cities.

Ride - hailing in upstate cities was a major highlight, as was free college tuition for families that make less than $ 125,000 a year.

Sen. Jim Seward, the Republican sponsor of the bill, had previously indicated this week he would want to see a vote on his version of the legislation, if anything to show a statement of support for allowing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate cities.

New York's statewide poverty rate is 16 percent, but in upstate cities, that number doubles.

Governor Andrew Cuomo was in the upstate city of Schenectady on Wednesday to announce funding for a new train station.

But on Sunday, Mr. Cuomo reiterated that he believed that the state, rather than individual municipalities, should set minimum wages and noted that Mr. de Blasio was correct in saying that workers in New York City were under more intense strains than those in upstate cities like Buffalo, Albany or Rochester.

And I said we should talk about it in upstate cities.»