Sentences with phrase «of outer borough residents»
Cuomo noted only about 5 percent of outer borough residents drive into Manhattan, with the vast majority of commuters taking mass transit.
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The elected officials who gathered together Sunday made clear that the idea wouldn't find support in Queens, citing a negative impact on commerce, the prospect of ever - increasing tolls and the belief that outer - borough residents should have the option to travel free of charge between boroughs.
The majority of outer - borough residents take mass transit to their jobs, with 31 percent going into Manhattan and another 25 percent to other areas of the city.
«Beyond connecting residents to jobs in Manhattan, our new citywide ferry system will spur the development of new commercial corridors throughout the outer boroughs,» de Blasio said.
Many outer - borough residents have jobs in places other than Manhattan, and the large majority of those who do work in Manhattan come by public transportation.
Downstate economic growth has been highly dependent on Wall Street, and many residents of New York City's outer boroughs are still struggling.
Borelli, who previously served as Ignizio's chief of staff, promised to fight for middle class residents of the outer boroughs when he gets into the council.
Opponents gathered at the foot of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City said Move NY burdens middle - class residents in the outer boroughs as well as small businesses.
From the return of functional state government to tax reform to a taxi plan providing better service to disabled and outer borough residents, we are better off today than we were one year ago.
He then launched into a list of what he called political victories for the Bronx: half - a-billion dollars worth of housing construction during the recession, a recent education summit and a new law that allows outer borough residents to hail livery cabs.
The leafy outer borough district, according to the New York City Districting Commission, is 14 percent Hispanic, 32 percent white and 37 percent Asian, which includes residents of Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi descent.
And beyond connecting residents to jobs in Manhattan, our new citywide ferry system will spur the development of new commercial corridors throughout the outer boroughs.
Both the subways and bus routes reach the outer edges of all five boroughs, making it so residents can get by without owning a car at all.
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez set forth that proposal during Monday's transportation committee hearing on the future of Citi Bike and emphasized the need to focus on outer borough neighborhoods where lower - income residents have virtually no transit options, such as the South Bronx, parts of Staten Island and central Queens.
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez set forth that proposal during Monday's transportation committee hearing on the future of Citi Bike and emphasized the need to focus on outer borough neighborhoods where lower - income residents -LSB-...]
Starting from the second half of the 20th Century, the crime rate in Manhattan began to increase because middle - class residents were moving to outer boroughs.
Retailers who corner New York's outer boroughs have the added advantage of marketing to both residents and tourists, who are staying with friends or relatives who live outside Manhattan.