Sentences with phrase «large part of the city»

But Verizon says it has no plans to bring that service to places where residents currently make do with less than desirable or no service at all, such as large parts of cities like Kingston and Albany along with Delaware, Sullivan and Schoharie Counties.

Back in the 1800s, the warehouses which formed a large part of the city's commerce started to become the unlikely setting for old school dates, as they gradually got converted into restos, shops and art exhibition spaces, including the well regarded Arnolfini.

According to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, just twenty - nine percent of the adult population of this town were smokers in 2001, but that doesn't change the fact that RJR is a large part of the city's history and economy.

Scarborough is a large part of the City of Toronto.

Nestled into Prince George's County, College Park isn't just the home of the University of Maryland, though that's a large part of the city's identity.

Whether you arrive by car, coach or train, your eyes are immediately drawn to the massive walls which encircle a large part of the city.

Just the same, fishing can be the lifeblood of a coastal city, giving players all the more reason to take part in a large part of a city's culture and heritage.

New Orleans survived the initial hit but was flooded when the inland levees were breached and water covered everything in large parts of the city except for the rooftops, where thousands of people were stranded.

Not only would these help us avoid the fate of New Orleans in a major hurricane, they could also help preserve large parts of our city in the event of sea level rise!

According to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, just twenty - nine percent of the adult population of this town were smokers in 2001, but that doesn't change the fact that RJR is a large part of the city's history and economy.

Nestled into Prince George's County, College Park isn't just the home of the University of Maryland, though that's a large part of the city's identity.

Tourism forms a large part of the city's economy and there are also graduate career opportunities in finance and business.

The downtown area has undergone a significant gentrification since a tornado and floods leveled large parts of the city in the last years of the 20th century.

Though tourism is a large part of the city's economic base, it is only one segment of our overall economic portfolio.

Not exact matches

While it's true that Uber has done a pitiful job of engaging the governments in charge of regulating local taxi regimes — by and large, that's been a key part of the company's strategy — it's time Uber learned to play nice with the cities it hopes to conquer.

The new rules are part of a broader effort by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) to encourage more new economy companies to float in the city as it battles New York to be the world's largest listings hub.

Amazon has suspended part of its expansion plans in Seattle, pending the outcome of a City Council vote on a new tax on large employers that would fund programs aimed at providing affordable housing and helping the homeless.

Austin, Texas, is one city that has been recognized for its startup - friendly environment, in large part because of its entrepreneurs» enthusiastic support of each other.

An autonomous shuttle bus collided with a semi-truck just a few hours after Las Vegas city officials held a ceremony to celebrate its first day as part of a larger city - wide test.

As Hurricane Sandy bears down on Atlantic City, New York, and (eventually) parts of eastern Canada, thousands of businesses large and small are faced with dilemmas related to doing business before, during, and after a potential state of disaster.

Last month, the city council approved a separate set of regulations that requires that drivers display the companies they work for in their cars (such as Lyft's pink mustache), mentions fingerprinting as part of the background check requirements, and outlines restricted areas at the airport and during large festivals.

• Riverside Acceleration Capital, which is part of The Riverside Company, made an investment in Connexient, a New York City - based provider of indoor mapping, navigation and location - based services for companies with large, complex buildings and campuses.

I am confident this combination will spur job creation and ensure opportunities for Sprint employees as part of a larger, stronger combined organization, and I am thrilled that Kansas City will be a second headquarters for the merged company.»

In Toronto, Sidewalk Labs is looking at something between a blank slate and New York City: a sizable plot of land to develop that's still part of a city large enough that any successful ideas could ultimately sprCity: a sizable plot of land to develop that's still part of a city large enough that any successful ideas could ultimately sprcity large enough that any successful ideas could ultimately spread.

Yesterday I blogged about rental housing in Yellowknife, over at the Northern Public Affairs web site. Specifically, I blogged about a recent announcement by the city's largest for - profit landlord that it plans to «tighten» its policies vis - a-vis renting to recipients of «income assistance» (which, in most parts of Canada, is known generically as social assistance).

The average price of houses that sold over the Multiple Listing Service in September was $ 385,906 nationally, up 8.8 per cent from a year ago, in large part because pricey cities, such as Toronto and Vancouver, are rebounding from steep sales declines a year ago.

I canvassed a half dozen breweries of different sizes from different parts of the country and got responses from four — Ninkasi (OR) and Harpoon (MA), large craft breweries, Port City (VA), a medium - sized brewery, and Gigantic (OR), a small brewery.

Jason Mercer, the board's senior manager of market analysis, said the rise in prices was in large part a result of inadequate supply of detached and semi-detached homes in many parts of the GTA, particularly in the city of Toronto.

North Platte is located in the southwestern part of the Nebraska and is the eighth largest city in the state.

The city's largest employers are part of the education and healthcare sectors, with retailers like Target, Walmart and Sam's Club trailing behind.

They've already taken over parts of Syria and an area in Northern Iraq that's roughly the size of Belgium and includes the country's second largest city.

His family was part of the large Polish - speaking population of that city.

As in Israel, the pull of agriculture was strong, in large part because it was different: «The image of the farmer raising cows and chickens stands in sharp contrast to the stereotype of the city - dwelling, business - oriented Jew.»

The country was overrun by the enemy, its capital city destroyed, a large part of its population deported, and the vacant territory appropriated by foreign settlers.

A. R. Bernard, founder of the Christian Cultural Center, New York City's largest evangelical church, said that part of the problem is cultural.

«It's the second largest city in the country, we want to be a part of it, and we want to have a thriving expression of the Salvation Army in this very diverse and multicultural city.

Usually they were located in what was once a «better part» of New York or some other large city, which had been taken over by recent immigrants.

A copy of this long lost gospel was discovered as part of a large collection of ancient religious texts unearthed near the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi in 1945.

In 586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed Solomon's temple, tore down the city walls of Jerusalem, and sent a large part of the Jewish population into an exile that would last nearly 50 years.

The production of news and information became big business, as more and more small town newspapers and even large city independents became part of huge newspaper chains.

The city had included its crèche as part of a larger seasonal display along with other, non-religious decorations.

She had been a member of one of the most active and progressive churches in a busy part of a large city.

By this I mean the larger community that is part of our human existence and of which we ourselves are necessarily a part by virtue of our belonging in the city.

«I don't care who or what these criminals claim to be, but I can never recognize these criminals as part of my city or my faith community,» said Yusufi Vali, executive director for the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, the largest mosque in the Boston area.

The majority of Dick's Last Resorts are located in high - profile parts of large - market cities, particularly those that attract a significant amount of tourism and convention activity.

Granite City Food & Brewery, currently swimming in 30 ponds, is now opening eateries in larger ponds as part of its expansion plan.

In the largest climate march in history, over 400,000 people made their voices heard at the People's Climate March on the streets of New York City on Sunday, with thousands taking part in solidarity events in 166 countries.

Chicago Open Air co-producer Jason Wright, President of Live Nation Chicago, comments, «Chicago has been an integral part of the history of hard rock music since its beginnings, so it makes perfect sense for the city to have a large scale experience to call its own.

Together events at Tour de Fresh are part of a larger 42 - city nationwide summer Tour by Dole to promote better nutrition.

The IOC chose London over Paris, Moscow, Madrid and New York City in large part because of that commitment to «legacy.»