Sentences with phrase «of city sidewalk»

finally, the big tires help with the uneven terrain of the city sidewalks.

It's not news that chewing gum is the scourge of city sidewalks.

Not exact matches

Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Google's parent company, Alphabet, recently applied to develop a 12 - acre parcel of land downtown, promising a brand - new high - tech city «from the Internet up,» deciding against U.S. candidates like Detroit and Denver.

When Sidewalk Labs and Toronto signed a deal to allow the Google spinoff to develop a 12 - acre parcel of underused land on the city's waterfront back in October, technologists and urbanists were breathless with excitement.

«Waterfront Toronto's refusal, for what it says are «commercial reasons,» to release the text of the preliminary «agreement to agree» it signed in the fall with Sidewalk has led to accusations of excessive secrecy,» reports The Globe and Mail, which also notes that «despite briefings from Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk executives, some city councilors say they still have little idea what Sidewalk actually intends to do — or where.»

And neither does the city of Hamburg, Germany, where the world's first pee - proof walls and sidewalks debuted.

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, the company's urban planning team, is set to pitch a proposal to rebuild part of a struggling American city as a new high - tech «smart city,» The Wall Street Journal reports.

Sidewalk's CEO Daniel Doctoroff has some experience rebuilding cities already: He is a former New York City deputy mayor who rezoned swaths of that city for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson YaCity deputy mayor who rezoned swaths of that city for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson Yacity for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson Yards.

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is the same company behind New York City's new payphone - replacement machines: the Link NYC kiosks that beam out Wi - Fi internet, dole out directions, and yes, like those archaic payphones of yesteryear, also make outgoing calls.

Sidewalk will focus on addressing major issues in cities, such as transportation, energy use, and cost of living, through innovative products, platforms, and partnerships.

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.

TORONTO — The public will have to wait until late July to see «initial sketches» of a plan for a proposed high - tech community in the city, while a more detailed proposal is set to be released in October, Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto said Thursday at a consultation meeting that offered scant new information.

In October, Waterfront Toronto announced it had chosen Sidewalk Labs to present a plan to design a brand new area of the city from scratch, with innovative technologies and infrastructure that's expected to include roads designed for driverless cars.

On April 16, the San Francisco city attorney sent cease - and - desist orders to all three companies, demanding they halt operations and take stronger steps to keep their riders off of sidewalks.

Professor DiIulio again: «It is reasonable to suppose that by doubling or tripling the number of officers on regular duty in and around drug - infested, crime - torn neighborhoods, and by deploying them in accordance with the precepts of community policing, the streets and sidewalks of even the most blighted inner city could be made safe enough for children to play and adults to stroll.»

Please stay off the sidewalks of the city where I live.

The formal order of the city is what architects typically think about when they think about the city — the pattern of buildings, squares, streets and sidewalks.

Usually, if we see someone navigating a wheelchair on the sidewalks of our cities or towns, that someone is paraplegic, which means that the person is paralyzed from the waist down.

People who are quadraplegic usually are not seen navigating the sidewalks of our cities and towns in their wheelchairs, so it is still relatively easy to avoid coming face to face with one of «them.»

When i went back and was reading the comment reply you left me re the blackout situation (and yes, it was freakin» pandemonium in the city, elderly and sick on stretchers on the sidewalk in front of mercy hospital..

I feel like my whole person is filled to the brim with cars, sky scrapers, commuters, city pollution, sidewalks, streetlamps, high heels, take out containers, and all the leftovers of everyday living.

This involved removing an old Sales: $ 31 million 1 Headquarters: Culver City, Calif. greenhouse addition; resurfacing the parking lot and putEmployees: 7, 200 ting in new sidewalks; converting the space previously Specialty: Family casual restaurants serving steaks, seafood and salads occupied by a walk - in freezer to dining room space; Kerry Kramp, CEO: «The new look is adding handicapped accessibility to washrooms; removthe perfect stage to showcase all of these great consumer offerings.»

Nowhere is that truer than at Middle and Hampshire Streets, where four of the city's best spots share sidewalks.

The barrio had no paved streets, much less sidewalks, streetlights or parks, and 50,000 people packed themselves into less than one square mile, about twice the population density of New York City.

The sneakers were tested during runs on the streets of New York City, on sidewalks and gravel paths in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, on the roads and trails of Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park, N.J., and more.

We tested on the streets of New York City, on sidewalks, gravel paths and trails around New Jersey and in the gym, on treadmills and elliptical machines.

The city of Ningbo had two hotels and no paved sidewalks.

Because public transportation, city sidewalks, taxis and traffic are common for urban dwellers, today Gugu Guru along with our team of Concierge experts selected our favorite On the Go picks for city babies.

We live in a city in the northeast where walking is our main mode of transportation so we need a stroller that can tackle snow, ice, old and bumpy sidewalks and long distances.

Inglesina's brand - new All - Terrain Quad Stroller is ideal for the rough sidewalks of New York City.

We don't have a lot of space for a large, fancy stroller, but still needed something sturdy enough to handle city sidewalks and walks through the park.

This type of play occurs when children build towers and cities with blocks, play in the sand, construct contraptions on the woodworking bench, and draw murals with chalk on the sidewalk.

You have a choice of three types of wheels: Light for city strolling on smooth sidewalks, All Terrain tires for bumpier surfaces, or the versatile Trekking with larger front wheels suitable for city or country outings.

For instance, if you are living in the city, you should shop for strollers that is made of sturdy materials so that you can move freely along the sidewalks.

Chalk City ® is a family of outdoor toys that combines two activities that boys and girls love — playing with sidewalk chalk and playing with riding toys.

Growing up in the city, we, of course, had lots of sidewalk and pavement to draw on.

Back then, it would've been impossible to push more than one child along a crowded city sidewalk and weave in and out of stores, cafes, and cars.

New York City is rough on strollers - there are plenty of uneven sidewalks, puddles, and concrete stairs to contend with, along with all of the traffic (both pedestrian and vehicular) that mean you might need a stroller with solid wheels and plenty of agility.

City Councilman Daniel Dromm (c.) holds a rally with residents demanding the supermarket Trade Fair, on 75th Street and 37th Avenue, in Jackson Heights get rid of its enclosure on the sidewalk and clean up its recycling.

While New York City escaped the brunt of the storm, roads and sidewalks are slippery and dangerous, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference this afternoon.

«After many years of frustration resulting from the inaction and lack of a sense of urgency on the part of city agencies on the sidewalk issue, we turned to the State to ask for help, and to their credit they responded in a big way,» Borough President James Oddo said in a statement.

The New York Times is facing blowback on social media after publishing an essay by an African - American reporter who accused white women of racism for not ceding space on city sidewalks to black men.

Today, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Bronx Borough Commissioner Nivardo Lopez, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Borough Deputy Director Derek Powell, and Council Member Andy King officially unveiled newly repaired sidewalks at NYCHA's Gun Hill Houses in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx.

Among his top priorities for the city are creating a municipal sidewalk program to keep sidewalks clear of snow, creating a worker's cooperative to stabilize the workforce and forging collective relationships with the county and the state.

Bandshell at Forest Park in Woodhaven • $ 300,000 to improve lighting along the shorefront facing Queens in Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island • $ 1.5 million to renovate the baseball fields at Glen Oaks Playground in Glen Oaks • $ 1 million to renovate Hallets Cove Playground in Astoria • $ 975,000 to improve the asphalt field at Hoffman Park in Elmhurst • $ 1.3 million to construct a meditation garden and upgrade Rachel Carson Playground in Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing • $ 322,000 to construct a skate park at Laurelton Playground in Laurelton • $ 850,000 to upgrade Lannett Playground in Far Rockaway • $ 600,000 to renovate Maple Playground in Flushing • $ 1.5 million to install new play equipment and to upgrade the sprinklers and surface at Mauro Playground in Kew Gardens Hills • $ 350,000 for landscape improvements along the Merrick Boulevard Mall in Springfield Gardens • $ 700,000 to enhance the lawn area, install new walkways, decorate pavers, install new benches and plantings, create a new entry and repair the retaining wall at Newtown Playground in Elmhurst • $ 2 million to upgrade to existing benches and equipment in Norelli Hargreaves Park in Jamaica • $ 300,000 for a mall enhancement and tree plantings along the Northern Boulevard Mall between 62nd Street and 102nd Street in Woodside / Jackson Heights • $ 400,000 to renovate Kingsland Homestead in Flushing • $ 3 million for the preservation of the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows — Corona Park • $ 480,000 to replace the aviary mesh and marsh bridge at the Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows — Corona Park • $ 2 million to renovate the asphalt field at the World's Fair Playground in Flushing Meadows — Corona Park • $ 800,000 to formalize the picnic grove, add gravel pads and grills, install new fences and benches and upgrade the basketball courts in Rainey Park in Astoria • $ 1.5 million for turf and track upgrades at Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica • $ 1.4 million to renovate Sandpiper Playground in Rockaway Beach • $ 600,000 to renovate the museum building at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City • $ 500,000 construct a dog run at Triborough Bridge Playground B in Astoria • $ 375,000 for pavers and accent lighting at Tribute Park in the Rockaways • $ 250,000 for site acquisition to add to Udalls Cove in Little Neck • $ 175,000 to improve sidewalk and perimeter of Veterans Grove in Elmhurst • $ 1.6 million to resurface the baseball field and upgrade the play equipment at Vleigh Playground in Flushing • $ 300,000 to support the borough's Tree Stump Removal Program.

As a last ditch effort, Farrell has pledged his support of Councilman Robert Jackson's petitioning of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) through the City Council to «discontinue Il Sole's permit to offer sidewalk seating» as another means of quieting the block.

A new report by City Council Member Ritchie Torres» office found a vast backlog in necessary repairs of sidewalks outside New York City public housing, particularly developments for senior citizens.

ALBANY — If Assemblyman Micah Kellner has his way, someone carrying a plastic bag full of groceries would get the same disdainful looks that might be directed at a pregnant lady smoking, or someone walking away from the stinky contribution their pooch has made to a New York City sidewalk.

The other offenses Mark - Viverito is targeting — public urination, cycling on a sidewalk, public consumption of alcohol, being in a park after hours and failing to obey a parking sign — fall under city administrative code and don't need the Legislature's OK to be changed.

In response to pedestrians» concerns that they do not have enough time to cross Delancey Street's rushing lanes of traffic, the city will bump sidewalks out into the street, possibly using planters, sources said.