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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.

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

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Originally a photographer, Burt Shavitz started beekeeping and selling his honey after leaving New York City for upstate in 1970.

In the summer of 2012, Efrem Weiss, the CEO of YouGift, a social - media site for gift giving, relocated his startup team from New York City to upstate New York to join a three - month accelerator program.

Platzer was running a kitchen in upstate Pennsylvania when on one of his trips home was given an opportunity for a job in the soon - to - open Atlantic City Casino industry.

The Tampa - based fast casual concept aims to develop new restaurants in Long Island, the New York City boroughs and northern New Jersey, as well as upstate New York and in Pennsylvania.

It's in Redding, the sunniest city in California, and it's only a two - hour drive north of Sacramento and three hours from the Bay Area located in upstate California.

The city of Buffalo assesses the least expensive fines for parking tickets of any major city in upstate New York.

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick, the 28 - year - old son of an addict who abandoned his family, wants his city in upstate New York to host the nation's first supervised injection facility, enabling heroin users to shoot illegal drugs into their bodies under the care of a nurse without getting arrested by police.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan called the compromise on the state's minimum wage — increasing on different timetables in New York City, the suburbs and upstate over varying phase ins — a far better arrangement than what was initially proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Many upstate elected officials have signed on in support of Uber, saying their cities would benefit from the competition to existing cab companies, as well as the jobs the company says it will be creating.

Senate Republicans were divided over whether to back the minimum wage increase, which hikes the pay floor to $ 15 in New York city and the suburbs and to $ 12.50 upstate, with future increases tied to an economic analysis.

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.

The Republican - controlled Senate on Wednesday hopes to put the controversy surrounding paid stipends behind them, backing legislation that would speed up ride hailing in upstate and the suburban New York City counties before departing the state Capitol for the weekend.

The ride hailing provision approved in the state budget expands services to upstate and suburban counties outside of New York City.

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

Refugee admissions, which were the main source of new residents moving to Buffalo and other upstate cities in recent years, could slow dramatically as a result of the court's decision.

Both as a former police chief and as mayor of the second largest city in upstate.»

The measure comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo has traveled the state to call for a reduction in gang violence through the addition of State Police personnel in Suffolk County and a handful of upstate cities, including Albany and Rochester.

The chairman said he believes Cuomo was able to win re-election two years ago because his opponent, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, only got 18 percent of the vote in New York City, though he carried almost all of upstate.

A version of the Senate's anti-sanctuary city bill has already been approved last year, with votes from moderate mainline Democratic lawmakers, including Sens. Todd Kaminsky, George Latimer, Kevin Parker and Tim Kennedy (Democrats from upstate and suburban districts in the Assembly opposed the sanctuary state bill).

The lieutenant governor pointed out there are always challenges in trying to balance a $ 168 billion budget, but she said the state is very aware of the importance of historic tax credits — specifically to upstate cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.

Heastie, meanwhile, insisted lawmakers were working to conclude the session on a productive note, with a number of outstanding issues on the table ranging from expanding ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to upstate New York as well as mayoral control of schools in 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.

The federal government funds refugee resettlement centers in upstate New York cities.

The committees collection and distribution of money factor into a growing criminal case against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, and upstate Senate races in 2014.

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.

Business owners say that a session that saw the minimum wage increase, to eventually $ 15 an hour in New York City and $ 12.50 upstate, along with a phased - in partial paid family leave, will be costly to smaller employers who operate on the edge in a shaky economy.

King recently expressed extreme frustration with the teachers union and school administrators in several large cities downstate and upstate, over what he said was a failure to come up with a teacher evaluation plan by a December 31 deadline, to meet requirements for the federal Race to the Top grant awards.

Besides money, Cuomo has been an active promoter of tourism to upstate New York, which gets almost nothing of the 54 million people that visit New York City, the most visited city in the natCity, the most visited city in the natcity in the nation.

The downstate region, dominated by New York City, has been growing much faster than upstate (everything north of the metropolitan transportation district)-- and the slowest growing upstate metro areas are in Central New York and the Southern Tier, which would benefit most from the issuance of long - delayed state regulations allowing the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas production.

Golden has long opposed the cab fare surcharge on that grounds that it is just another tax on New York City residents that somehow winds up in upstate coffers, but it's undeniable that the MTA needs that money.

In speeches upstate and in the New York City suburbs, Cuomo focused more on nuts - and - bolts job - creation programs, a new plan to reduce property taxes and building a biking and hiking greenway along the length and breadth of the statIn speeches upstate and in the New York City suburbs, Cuomo focused more on nuts - and - bolts job - creation programs, a new plan to reduce property taxes and building a biking and hiking greenway along the length and breadth of the statin the New York City suburbs, Cuomo focused more on nuts - and - bolts job - creation programs, a new plan to reduce property taxes and building a biking and hiking greenway along the length and breadth of the state.

When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed the Energy Highway in 2012 to bring power from generation plants upstate to load centers in and around New York City, Upstate New York Power responded that the plants could play an «important role» for the proposal.

«We all know that downstate and the city of New York is in a different economic situation that upstate New York.»

In upstate and downstate cities, big and small, prescription drug abuse is a dangerous and growing threat,» wrote the coalition in a statemenIn upstate and downstate cities, big and small, prescription drug abuse is a dangerous and growing threat,» wrote the coalition in a statemenin a statement.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature last year phased in an increase that will eventually lead to a $ 15 hourly wage in New York City and a $ 12.50 wage upstate.

Four months following news of PFOA water contamination in Hoosick Falls in upstate New York, a Hudson Valley city faced a water crisis of its own.

Gibson, who was known for his bipartisanship in Congress, sounded a bit like a gubernatorial candidate himself, criticizing Cuomo on the lagging upstate economy and troubled subway system in New York City.

In upstate and downstate cities, big and small, prescription drug abuse is a dangerous and growing threat.

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

In late December, the state's education commissioner froze some of the state's $ 700 million dollars in Race to the Top grants, saying some schools, including in New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirementIn late December, the state's education commissioner froze some of the state's $ 700 million dollars in Race to the Top grants, saying some schools, including in New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirementin Race to the Top grants, saying some schools, including in New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirementin New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirements.

Cuomo has agreed to one debate upstate, and one in New York City.

Buffalo and other poorer cities will soon experience the sharpest cuts ever in the food stamp program if House Republicans get their way — and upstate food producers and advocates for the poor are equally upset about it.

To mark the occasion, the ride - hailing service said it will match every tip given by riders to drivers across the country today, including in Buffalo and other cities upstate.

The last thing he or anyone wanted to do was to turn this upstate seat over to the New York City - dominated Senate Democrats, who raised taxes by $ 14 billion and shifted resources out of the Capital District when they were in the majority.»

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.

Chief among the bills that she says have been altered in negotiations includes increasing the state's minimum wage to $ 15 in the New York City area in the coming years and in upstate New York in an undefined time period.

Note to «Special Agent»... Morelle's quote identifies Rochester as the second - largest city in upstate

While Nixon has strong political connections and name recognition in the city that was the backdrop for her Emmy Award - winning role as lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the HBO comedy «Sex and the City,» her star power among upstate voters is less certcity that was the backdrop for her Emmy Award - winning role as lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the HBO comedy «Sex and the City,» her star power among upstate voters is less certCity,» her star power among upstate voters is less certain.