Sentences with phrase «major city projects»

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«We had built two major ops buildings on Olympic Boulevard with [Executive Life], we had a portfolio of nearly 10,000 apartment projects around the country we had acquired with them, we were overseeing 570 [general services administration] and post-office buildings with them, and we had about 800 co-ops in New York City with them,» Mark explains.

The pair are major philanthropists in New York City — their latest project is a $ 130 million floating park to be built in the Hudson River.

Funding and managing stakeholders» interests to build and manage such projects will be a major challenge for cities, Corwin said.

The 2.5 million - square - foot (232,000 - square - meter) building would be the first major project under New York City's Midtown East rezoning plan, which encourages new office construction in the area, the bank and Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement Wednesday.

Plans have been lodged for the first major project under the City of Melville's newly adopted guidelines for the Canning Bridge area, with Stirling Capital submitting an application to build a two - tower, 232 - apartment development facing Ogilvie and Kishorn roads.

Pokemon Go, released last week, has quickly become a cultural phenomenon, with people wandering through every major city peering into their smartphones to catch virtual monsters projected onto the real world through their camera apps.

CEO Trevor Horwell said, «This is an exciting new - project and coupled with Tel Aviv's presence as a major high - tech and business center, the strong tourism market in the city, the project fits perfectly with our global clientele.»

When it comes to hiring employees for a standard home remodeling company with plans to have corporate clients all across major cities in the United States of America, then you should make plans to hire a competent Chief Executive Officer (you can occupy this role), Admin and Human Resources Manager, Project Manager, Company's Lawyer / Secretary, Head of Construction and Renovation, Business Developer / Sales and Marketing, Accountant, and Customer Service Executive / Front Desk Officer.

We have been involved in many of the city's major development projects over the past 40 years — literally helping shape the New York skyline.

Crime rates are rising in the major cities, a band of Maoist - inspired rebels is bombing and pillaging its way across a wide swath of central India, and violent protests against industrialization projects are popping up from coast to coast.3

i'm a college student majoring in graphic design and get afford my own laptop so i'm always traveling back and forth in the city to use the computers at my school to work on projects!

The MTA board approved a slimmed - down, $ 26 billion capital - spending plan for major construction, repair and improvement projects, following months of political wrangling between city and state officials.

As with any major transport project, there were environmental concerns about the impact of a new railway through the centre of the city - both in terms of the natural and built environments.

Some of New York State's major transportation infrastructure projects are now benefiting from expanded use of the design - build process — but a costly pro-union rider has been attached to proposed legislation extending design - build authorization to public works financed by New York City, and could set a troubling precedent.

Also at noon, the Marijuana Arrest Research Project will release a major report commissioned by the Drug Policy Alliance: «Unjust and Unconstitutional: 60,000 Jim Crow Marijuana Arrests in Mayor de Blasio's New York,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«Put simply: if design - build is good enough for state projects, it's good enough for a city rehabilitation of a major highway in Brooklyn.

The city's major developers, represented by the Real Estate Board of New York, have balked at Mr. Cuomo's insistence that 421a projects pay union labor rates.

The agenda, outlined at an Association for a Better New York breakfast in Manhattan, is headlined by major New York City - area transportation projects, including a new AirTrain that will connect the subway and Long Island Rail Road to LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

NYC's School Construction Authority is over budget on more than half its current major projects — costing taxpayers at least $ 300 million more than planned, city data show.

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.

Coordination of major City - initiated projects, such as the upcoming Brooklyn Bridge renovation, which will have significant traffic impacts on this neighborhood.

Both alderwomen said the project could provide a major boost to the city and that Madison needs to be less oppressive toward proposals, but neither said that was enough to guarantee their support.

It was among the least controversial measures before the Council today — which included two major land use projects, the creation of condos at the graffiti mecca 5Pointz in Long Island City and the creation of mixed use developments in blighted Willet's Point, Queens.

Ms. Kasirer is perennially one of the highest - paid lobbyists in the city, advocating on behalf of major real estate developers and their projects.

The list also includes two expensive projects in the president's home town, New York City, a major subway extension and new rail tunnels under the Hudson River.

While there are major housing development projects going on in downtown Buffalo and along the city's Elmwood Strip, churches like True Bethel are developing their own neighborhoods.

In what could set off a major City Hall battle, two City Council members from the Bronx plan to propose a bill on Tuesday that would guarantee wages of at least $ 10 an hour, nearly $ 3 above the minimum wage, to all workers at development projects receiving public subsidies.

He announced this week what he called a major step forward for the rebuilding of Penn Station in New York City, saying his projects restore a spirit of confidence and energy.

Citing the Empire State Building and New York City's system of aqueducts, Cuomo said there is a history of boldness in pushing ahead with major projects.

All of these projects, according to Governor Ambode at his second quarterly town hall meeting at City Hall, Lagos, were parts of the completed 300 major roads, 66 other major ones as work - in - progress, and 80 other inner roads embarked upon in the 57 local governments in the state.

More than a year into de Blasio's administration, a top City Hall aide sought to keep ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg from speaking at a rare joint appearance with de Blasio — even though the event was for a major project devised and implemented by the former mayor.

At noon, the Anti-Violence Project, Audre Lorde Project, Make the Road New York, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, GMHC, TransLatina Network and the LGBT Community Center unveil a policy brief outlining major recommendations for government officials in New York City, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Appointed project manager at pre-contract phase, she worked closely with client Belfast City Council on a major redesign, reducing the height of the building and saving the client # 500,000.

He has a wealth of expertise, including working across major projects in City Hall, where he helped deliver the 2012 Olympics.»

Cuomo lamented the lack of investment for major projects — criticism that comes as the governor is also under scrutiny for the problems with the New York City subway system, which has deteriorated for years, leading to a «summer of hell» for commuters.

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In his State of the City address on February 4, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a major new transportation project: a «state - of - the - art» streetcar that will run the waterfront on a 16 - mile route between Sunset Park in Brooklyn and Astoria in Queens.

Meanwhile, the Galesi Group, planning a major commercial development at the former American Locomotive Co. site in Schenectady, is very interested in adding a casino to the project but has not made a decision to do so, according to Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, who represents the city.

The city's School Construction Authority is over budget on more than half its current major projects — costing taxpayers at least $ 300 million more than planned, city data show.

He announced what he called a major step forward for the rebuilding of Penn station in New York City, saying his projects restore a spirit of confidence and energy.

The New York City projects are (1) «The Big U», a series of berms and bridges around lower Manhattan, (2) «Living Breakwaters», a series of breakwaters off the south shore of Staten Island, and (3) «Lifelines», to provide flood protection systems for Hunts Point, the site of a major food market that functions as a hub of the region's food supply chain.

As governor, Cuomo has pushed a wide - ranging economic development agenda, especially in upstate New York, while generally being hands - off when it comes to major projects in the city.

Felony bid - rigging charges filed Sept. 22 against SUNY Poly President Alain Kaloyeros, lobbyist Todd Howe and developers in other upstate cities have brought a new round of scrutiny to the college's shadowy contracting practices as Cuomo's administration scrambles to reconfigure who oversees the state's major economic development projects.

Institution of Civil Engineers director general Nick Baveystock said that the project will add much needed capacity to the UK's rail network, strengthen connectivity and create new economic opportunities in our major cities.

More than a year into Mayor de Blasio's administration, a top City Hall aide sought to keep former Mayor Bloomberg from speaking at a rare joint appearance with de Blasio — even though the event was for a major project devised and implemented by the former mayor.

«When half the children in our major upstate cities are living in poverty, how can the Governor possibly justify giving more than half of his projected $ 2 billion surplus to the state's millionaire and billionaires through dramatic reductions in the estate tax and tax breaks for big Wall Street banks,» said Ron Deutsch, Executive Director for Fiscal Fairness.

«This settlement shows our enforcement efforts have motivated major developers like Glenwood to embrace their obligations under the law by making retrofits in thousands of apartments, compensating aggrieved parties, and establishing procedures to ensure accessibility at ongoing and future development projects,» Bharara said in a statement, noting this is the 10th case of this kind his office brought against city landlords.

The former mayor commended the work of Midler, the Broadway icon who helped start the New York Restoration project — a public - private partnership between the city and major donors, like Bloomberg and David Rockefeller, who pushed the tree planting effort.

The Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York have reached an agreement to revive the 421a tax exemption in New York City, ending a 10 - month stalemate that put a damper on the city's investment sales market and stalled several major projeCity, ending a 10 - month stalemate that put a damper on the city's investment sales market and stalled several major projecity's investment sales market and stalled several major projects.

From CDPHP Cycle, to traffic - calming projects that have made major thoroughfares more bikeable and walkable, to a police force that appears to now better understand the communities it is tasked with protecting — Albany feels more like the progressive city its political representatives always claimed it was.