Sentences with phrase «large upstate city»

In some cases, Albany receives a quarter of the state funding that other large upstate cities are given.

In the large upstate cities — Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse — Democrats are either running unopposed or are considered heavy favorites.

This is a major issue in New York City and some larger upstate cities.

Not exact matches

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

Hours after he was formally unveiled as AG Andrew Cuomo's preferred LG pick, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy sent an e-mail to supporters, explaining why he «took up this challenge» and touting his own tenure as the head of upstate's second - largest city.

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.

His idea to expand Uber and Lyft to upstate — where they have never been approved by the Legislature — would end Buffalo's distinction as the nation's largest city without ride - sharing services.

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

A majority of New York City residents, suburbanites and upstate dwellers, as well a large swath of voters across all age groups, races and religions showed support for the initiative.

Syracuse CIty Councilor at - large Jean Kessner asks Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to halt a multi-billion-dollar state bailout of upstate nuclear power plants.

«Again, New York City is critical in this effort as it is the largest population center for upstate tourism travel and the place most visited with over $ 50 million [sic] tourists per year.»

Having some of the city's largest health systems as well as two renowned cancer centers in upstate New York express an interest provides some validity to Cuomo's pot plan, which has been derided by legislators and advocates as «limited» and «cumbersome.»

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.

Even though their ridership is nowhere near the Big Apple's, upstate New York's largest public transit face many of the same challenges their big - city counterparts at the MTA deal with on a regular basis, including aging infrastructure and increased demand for service.

But the complaint also offered an unflattering view of Mr. Cuomo's preferred method of upstate development, which combined Dr. Kaloyeros's vision of high - tech hubs in faded Erie Canal cities with the university's ability to initiate large construction projects with less oversight than state agencies.

To prevent the impending lapse of mayoral control over New York City schools, the state Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a two - year extension Thursday as part of a larger omnibus bill, which included a pension enhancement for certain uniformed workers, special recognition for former Governor Mario Cuomo, and several benefits for upstate areas.

Cuomo awarded Buffalo $ 1 billion dollars in economic development grants in his State of the State, the only upstate city to receive such a large sum.

It's still not known whether the governor would get his wish to have greater control over the exact school aid distributions for New York City schools and large upstate school districts, including Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse.

Previously the services had been limited to the New York City area, making upstate one of the largest areas in the country without the modern convenience.

The GOP this year is banking on a large upstate turn out, counting on anger over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act, as well his the delay on making a decision over hydrofracking, as key issues that will bring voters outside of New York City to the polls.

«As mayor of the third largest city in upstate, I know the challenges that New Yorkers are facing,» Duffy said in a statement released by Hoyt's campaign.

The next political leaders of New York City, smaller cities upstate, and even large suburban counties like Nassau County, will all face a big test once they take office; how to solve mounting fiscal difficulties.

The Federal Reserve noted that Buffalo and Rochester, upstate's two largest cities, have shown the greatest job «weaknesses.»

New York City students did better on the tests than their upstate counterparts in large urban districts.

The heavy investment by Mr. Coffey, a novice candidate, reflects a calculation that his most likely path to victory against more established contenders is to win by large margins upstate and place well in New York City's suburbs.

She said there was slight improvement in New York City and in upstate's largest cities.

When he moved to upstate New York in 1970, Kelly began creating large - scale outdoor sculptures and public art works that appear in museum collections around the world and in public spaces in cities such as Chicago (Curve XXII, also called I Will [1981]-RRB- and Berlin (Berlin Totem [2008]-RRB-.