Sentences with phrase «of city spending»

«Every single dollar has been spent or was already booked to be spent,» de Blasio said, although he noted that he was speaking only of city spending, and could not account for the state's spending.

Those three areas make up 40 percent of city spending.

On topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storm.

The owners of City spent probably a billion on a team that had nothing.

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On September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison at the California City Correctional Facility with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6 - month training program.

This spring, he spent $ 225 million for a 50 % stake in Centro Canalejas Madrid — a multipurpose complex that will replace historic buildings near the heart of the country's capital city.

Time spent traveling continues to increase with commute times in 50 of the largest U.S. cities jumping by 3 percent between 2009 and 2014 and the average commute jumping 20 percent since 1980.

Modi is spending only about 24 hours in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, just months after a dispute over a stretch...

Capital spending ballooned to $ 7.3 billion from $ 2.5 billion a year earlier, although that included the one - time, $ 2.4 billion purchase of the Chelsea Market building in New York City.

After graduating with a degree in Architecture from Cambridge, she spent a year as Operations Manager aboard the record - breaking biofueled powerboat Earthrace, where she traveled 25,000 miles, visited 120 cities, and ran a campaign to promote the use of alternative fuels.

While Uber has spent billions expanding overseas — it's currently available in 581 cities in 81 countries worldwide — Lyft has partnerships with international ride - hailing services but still has no presence of its own outside the United States.

Confidants report that Bezos spends more time in Washington than in any other city outside of Seattle — ten trips a year, give or take — and for good reason.

Modi has spent the past 24 hours in the central Chinese city of Wuhan for informal meetings with President Xi Jinping.

European aerospace giant Airbus is debuting its on - demand helicopter booking platform, Voom, in Mexico City on Thursday in an effort to drum up demand for choppers among well - heeled urban commuters sick of spending hours in traffic.

The arrival of a clutch of new international brands in coming years has the potential to rejuvenate the city retail sector, which has been hit by softer spending and the extended shopping hours at suburban centres.

Willem spends much of his time on the road reporting from major European cities and beyond, speaking to business and political leaders about Brexit and its implications, US - Europe relations, and international security.

This meant that a single promotional campaign for the mRelief app (which was supported by all the concerned agencies and city services) could get the word out at a fraction of the cost that each organization or department would have to spend — assuming they had the money to do so.

There's no guarantee of a job after the program finishes for participants, nor any obligation for them to stay on in the city, but Greene Groves hopes that spending a year in Detroit will help convince participants to build longer - term ties to the city.

After a few days traipsing through New York City, I ended up with eight purely free items and four discounted purchases, and spent about 15 of my own dollars.

He added that Sanders spent time in Puerto Rico touring some of the city's poorest neighborhoods and meeting «with people confronting the financial crisis.»

While he and his colleagues did the trade show, his wife, Fran, and other RioCan spouses spent the day at the outsized outlet malls on the edge of Sin City.

The city of Rantoul was devastated when the base closed, having lost more than half its population and $ 100 million in commercial spending.

Hsieh's sudden embrace of the city seemed to come out of nowhere, even to those who had spent years trying to develop the struggling downtown.

If Jeff Bezos chooses to, he can spend his time on the pedestal helping rebuild one of America's most complicated (and storied) cities.

But for those who are primarily looking for a downtown experience (or to perhaps spend part of their week in the city), McQueen points out that condos have become an increasingly important part of the luxury market.

Projected job growth over the next 10 years is below the national average, so lack of spending power would make it hard for the city to support another small business.

Change is sweeping through front bars and suburban watering holes across the city, with publicans of some of the city's most recognisable pubs spending up big in efforts to stay relevant in Perth's rapidly diversifying hospitality sector.

He and his wife, Jennifer, have a place in New York City but spend much of their time in quiet Ulster County, N.Y., 90 miles north of the cCity but spend much of their time in quiet Ulster County, N.Y., 90 miles north of the citycity.

She likes to get out of New York City, where she lives, and spend time with her family.

In any given year, the world - famous jet setter and his assistant Helen Clarke visit some 50 cities, meaning Clarke, once a Virgin flight attendant, spends the majority of her time travel planning.

With cheap robo - taxis available to chauffeur people around cities, households that spend an average of $ 9,000 a year on transportation could lower that outlay to just $ 2,000.

Chappelle returned to a relatively steady stand - up comedy schedule a couple of years ago, and he spent the weekend performing six shows (two a night) as part of Austin City Limits Live.

The long season is an endless routine of repetitive workouts and practices interspersed with long hours spent on buses and planes and in hotel rooms in places like Salt Lake City and Milwaukee.

The reporter asked how de Blasio could «justify spending an hour and a half at the gym» considering he was the mayor of a city «famous for its work ethic.»

Governor Snyder has said that the bankruptcy filing will allow the city to spend more money on public services because less of its money will be hurdled toward paying interest on debt.

Before starting $ 19 - million Oil Changers, a California chain of 37 oil - and - filter - change centers, Larry Read spent more than a year on the road, talking to owners of independent «quick - change» shops from Salt Lake City to Daytona Beach, Fla..

In Murder in Milwaukee, Theroux spends time in one of the most impoverished cities in the US during a period of heightened tensions between police and the African - American community following two police shootings.

Last week, Ford spent a few hours at City Hall signing limited edition bobblehead figures of himself, the proceeds of which went to United Way.

Hong Kong has been hit hard by slowing economic growth in China, which has battered the number of big - spending Chinese tourists traveling to the city.

Together over the course of the past year, Uber and Lyft have spent up to $ 9 million in a vain effort to overturn the city's proposed safety measure, viewing Austin as an important test case in the broader struggle between local regulators and Silicon Valley upstarts with novel business models and global ambitions.

The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed with 57 % of the vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.

Westergaard Online Systems Inc., a 10 - person publisher of investment information and analysis based in New York City, spends $ 5,000 a month sending promotional faxes around the country.

Infrastructure spending could come, just as it did by the efforts of Van Rysselberge in Oklahoma City, from passing local sales taxes to fund those programs.

Around 5,000 years ago, humans made the transition «from the anarchy of the hunting, gathering, and horticultural societies in which our species spent most of its evolutionary history to the first agricultural civilizations with cities and governments,» Pinker wrote.

I've spent the last few weeks recruiting at the world's best engineering schools, several of which are here in the city and all of which are within just a few hours» drive.

Our economic health explains the recent frenzy of foreign interest — Louis Vuitton's top - tier «Maison» locations in Vancouver and Toronto are shiny, city - block - spanning testaments to our nation's indomitable spending power.

Congress had initially set aside more than $ 49 million for the organizing committee, but — like many other host cities throughout Olympics history — Lake Placid ran way over, spending upwards of $ 100 million on the Games.

New York City fashion designer Betsey Johnson founded her own clothing label in 1978, with the aim of distilling into her own distinct brand her years spent outfitting counterculture icons such as the Velvet Underground.

Much of the growth is going to come from mid-size cities, where average household spending on such foods is expected to grow by 150 %.

The former mayor, who spent $ 261 million on his campaigns for New York City office, says he'd spend as much as $ 1 billion of his own money on a presidential run.