Sentences with phrase «of the new city library»

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William Kalush, executive director of the Conjuring Arts Research Center, a not - for - profit library in New York City
Heraman, the chief executive of StockObjects, a New York City - based new - media stock library, and his partner managed to raise $ 700,000 from private - equity investors within a year of their company's launch, all the while managing to retain close to 90 % of its stoNew York City - based new - media stock library, and his partner managed to raise $ 700,000 from private - equity investors within a year of their company's launch, all the while managing to retain close to 90 % of its stonew - media stock library, and his partner managed to raise $ 700,000 from private - equity investors within a year of their company's launch, all the while managing to retain close to 90 % of its stock.
The Mario Batali Foundation has sponsored the building of three new libraries in New York City since 2011, in Manhattan on the Lower East Side, the Upper West Side, and Chelsea and has sponsored the renovation of five Books for Kids libraries in Brooklyn, New Yonew libraries in New York City since 2011, in Manhattan on the Lower East Side, the Upper West Side, and Chelsea and has sponsored the renovation of five Books for Kids libraries in Brooklyn, New YoNew York City since 2011, in Manhattan on the Lower East Side, the Upper West Side, and Chelsea and has sponsored the renovation of five Books for Kids libraries in Brooklyn, New YoNew York.
Sistrunk and 20 or so boys from his youth sports program recently marched outside the Chicago Public Library demanding that New York City artist Eric Fischl's oil painting Boys at Bat, which is hanging in the library's cultural center as part of a touring baseball art exhibition, be removed.
The City Council has directed both bodies to work together toward a plan for a joint recreation campus on a 13 - acre parcel of Park District property along 95th Street, but library officials fear a combined venture will further hinder the plans they have for a big new library near Neuqua Valley High School.
Naperville Library and Park District officials plan to formally discuss using Park District land for the site of the city's newest library.
Birmingham is a tale of two cities headed up historically by a political leadership historically consumed with the toxic notion of legacy, be that a shiny new library or a fantasy of devolution.
An IDNYC card can also be used at all branches of all three of New York City's public library systems and be used to obtain discounts and other benefits at museums and cultural institutions, entertainment venues, pharmacies and fitness centers.
This June, officials added $ 43 million in funding for New York City's three public library systems to the fiscal year 2016 budget, allowing for expansion of branch operating hours and a return to six - day service for the first time in nearly a decade.
Six libraries in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System each received 100 new children's picture and story books as a result of the gift from the Brownstone Book Fund, a private organization in New York City that promotes early reading and a love of books, encouraging parents and children to read togethnew children's picture and story books as a result of the gift from the Brownstone Book Fund, a private organization in New York City that promotes early reading and a love of books, encouraging parents and children to read togethNew York City that promotes early reading and a love of books, encouraging parents and children to read together.
The Chancellor also announced the continuation of the summer meals program throughout the city, which starts on June 27th and offers free meals to children 18 and under, in participating schools, parks, libraries, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the ccity, which starts on June 27th and offers free meals to children 18 and under, in participating schools, parks, libraries, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the cCity Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the citycity.
By Paul Snyder A Madison alderman's proposal to change wording in the city budget would officially kill any chance for construction of a new central library this year.
Also at 10 a.m., Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott calls for a show of support for immigrant New Yorkers and to raise awareness about the programs and services the library offers to help them adapt to their new city and country, Queens Central Library, 89 - 11 Merrick Blvd., QueeNew Yorkers and to raise awareness about the programs and services the library offers to help them adapt to their new city and country, Queens Central Library, 89 - 11 Merrick Blvd., Queenew city and country, Queens Central Library, 89 - 11 Merrick Blvd., Queens.
At 4 p.m., Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Library interim President and CEO Bridget Quinn - Carey, friends of the Court Square Library and the community attend the opening the newly expanded library space adjacent to the existing library at 1 Court Square, Queens Library, 25 - 01 Jackson Ave., Queens.
The three main library systems that service New York City collected $ 5.5 million in fines, many of which are levied against kids.
To avoid a situation in which only undocumented immigrants apply for the card, which could create a stigma and make some unwary about the I.D.s, Mr. de Blasio's administration has rolled out many perks for all New Yorkers who sign up — including yearlong memberships to cultural institutions like the Bronx Zoo and access to all three of the city's public library systems.
«Libraries are a vital part of every New York City neighborhood.
New York's City Council, which must approve the budget, should consider relieving cuts to senior centers, schools and libraries in areas like Queens where these media centers are vital to people of so many nationalities.
To date REF has proudly donated more than 34,000 new books to help build the home libraries of city students, and to city school libraries.
In addition, city school libraries receive one - third the new book funding of suburban libraries.
An outgrowth of Rochester Education Foundation's successful and continuing Give Back, Give Books program, through which new books are donated to city school students and city school libraries, Recipe for Success continued the mission of Give Back, Give Books by offering cookbooks to students.
At noon, NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Library President Dennis Walcott, Brooklyn Public Library President Linda Johnson, New York Public Library President Tony Marx, and Councilmen Andy King and Costa Constantinides announce permanent baselining of city funding for 6 - day library service, Broadway Library, 40 - 20 Broadway, Queens.
Library opened — the first new library constructed in the City of Buffalo since 1986!
By «these bills,» Russianoff was referring to a Martins - and Zeldin - sponsored proposal that would, «exempt all counties, towns, cities, villages and other political subdivisions outside of New York city from paying the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax,» and another one, sponsored by Martin, that would exempt libraries.
On the heels of New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on Queens library executives engaging in questionable practices, Queens Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley is renewing her push for greater oversight of officers of city - funded nonprofit organizatiCity Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on Queens library executives engaging in questionable practices, Queens Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley is renewing her push for greater oversight of officers of city - funded nonprofit organizaticity - funded nonprofit organizations.
This new district would require the abolition of the existing city and town library boards in Erie County.
«All our excess money from revenues coming out of New York City is coming up there, supporting your real estate, your school base, your tax base and all the municipal services, the library, senior citizens services.
The laundry list of recommendations went on to suggest a merger of the Brooklyn Public Library with other library systems as Adams believed «the public library system [in New York City] is not a proper working model» and how libraries have «suffered due to inconsistent and unpredictable funding streams.»
The Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations will meet at 10 a.m. to discuss oversight of Percent for Art, and to discuss three amendments to the New York City Charter.
«The announcement will be made in the library of PS / MS 282 Park Slope School... Among the speakers at the press conference will be New York City Chief Technology Officer Minerva Tantoco.»
Presented in collaboration with Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Public Schools, City of Buffalo, Erie Community College, Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Praxair, State University of New York (SUNY), SUNY Buffalo State and University at Buffalo, this collaborative effort continues to underscore the critical importance of STEM fields to future employment in Buffalo's emerging life sciences and advanced manufacturing industries.
The final plan was approved by the City Council last year after tense closed - door negotiations between elected officials, and includes reconstruction of the Brooklyn Heights Library, a new library for DUMBO and Vinegar Hill, 114 new affordable units in Clinton Hill and a new STEM lab for District 13 students.
We may be living in an information age, but New York City's public school students are being cheated out of the skills they need to evaluate, process and analyze information because school libraries and librarian positions are drastically underfunded, UFT Assistant Secretary Robert Astrowsky told a City Council hearing on May 6.
An IDNYC card can be used at all branches of New York City's three public library systems.
«Instead of having to download a library of information and pull out what you want, you'd be able to display and spread the information that you're looking for if New York City was to implement an Open API for its municipal legislation.»
The mayor is requiring the NYPD to trim overtime as part of the new budget, but the robust income of recent years enables de Blasio to add not just cops but library hours and gym teachers and an extra week of city beach openings.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito shook hands tonight on a $ 78.5 billion city budget deal that includes the overwhelming majority of the priorities the Council had pushed — including 1,300 new police officers, money to keep libraries open 6 days a week, and increased funding for senior citizens and veterCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito shook hands tonight on a $ 78.5 billion city budget deal that includes the overwhelming majority of the priorities the Council had pushed — including 1,300 new police officers, money to keep libraries open 6 days a week, and increased funding for senior citizens and vetercity budget deal that includes the overwhelming majority of the priorities the Council had pushed — including 1,300 new police officers, money to keep libraries open 6 days a week, and increased funding for senior citizens and veterans.
Avella would also seek to see changes to all three of the city's public library systems, changing the City Charter to list executives at the Queens, Brooklyn and New York public libraries as public servacity's public library systems, changing the City Charter to list executives at the Queens, Brooklyn and New York public libraries as public servaCity Charter to list executives at the Queens, Brooklyn and New York public libraries as public servants.
City Council Members Brad Lander, Mark Levine, and Jimmy Van Bramer were among those who voiced their support for a $ 22 million increase in operating funding and $ 100 million of capital funding to New York City Public Libraries for restoring and maintaining the buildings.
After spending decades stuffed into a Depression - era library, the Natural History Museum of Utah has a new home: an expansive, copper - clad building in Salt Lake City designed to evoke the many layers of the state's famously complex rock formations:
In addition to her bone work, Watkins travels to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City to do library research that will help her fill in the pieces of the puzzle.
The University is located in the Greater New York City metropolitan area, on the shores of Long Island Sound, with easy access to some of the greatest museums, libraries and cultural venues in the country.
Limiting himself to 11 of the New York Public Library's 92 branches, and returning continually to its fabled flagship building on Fifth Avenue opposite East 41st Street, Wiseman sifts through lectures, classes, Q&A s, policy meetings, tutoring sessions and stage performances to build a mighty case for the library as the city's social and intellectual lifeblood.
One of its strongest assets is its cast, with superior actors in the leading roles: Cumberbatch as Steven Strange, the brilliant and arrogant New York surgeon whose reason for existence is cut short by a horrific car crash... Tilda Swinton as a mystic known as the Ancient One who is willing to lead him to enlightenment in Kathmandu if only he will subjugate his inflated ego... Chiwetel Ejiofor as her faithful follower and right hand man... Benedict Wong as the guardian of the library where the accumulated secrets of their sect are stored... and Mads Mikkelsen as the brilliant student gone rogue who may soon destroy the earth, one major city at a time.
When Education Policy Management (EPM) student Michael Dabrieo found himself working on a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico with no Internet or libraries, 70 miles from the city and 12 miles from his mailbox as part of Teach For America (TFA) it could have been the end of his education career.
With that in mind, the New York City Public Libraries» Homework NYC initiative (Dial - A-Teacher Whiteboard is just one component of this program) hopes to get the word out by meeting students on their own turf.
The exciting literary pop up also coincides with the launch of a new library in the City, where our young visitors can explore their love of reading by browsing through the books or become a librarian for the day.»
department at Hunter College, City University of New York, and chairperson of the Uganda Community Libraries Association.
At the library not long ago I happened upon a fairly short and solid read titled Heir to the Empire City: New York and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt, by Edward...
An outgrowth of Rochester Education Foundation's successful and continuing Give Back, Give Books program, through which new books are donated to city school students and city school libraries, Recipe for Success continued the mission of Give Back, Give Books by offering cookbooks to students.
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