Sentences with phrase «of them city residents who»

Cohoes Mayor Shawn Morse claimed that the recent arrest of a city resident who has called for his resignation was based on repeated phone calls and text messages the man allegedly sent to Morse's cousin.
Another strength is the makeup of the union: predominantly black and Latino, many of them city residents who will vote in Democratic primaries.
«The safety of New Yorkers is City Hall's top priority, and that includes the nearly 40 percent of city residents who are foreign born.
But Metro - North officials said they expect riders who would use the proposed lines to be primarily of city residents who use public transportation, and would get to the new stations by subway, bus or bike.
Before the national stalwarts of the charter school movement settled in a drain New Orleans, a group of city residents who resided on the West Bank of the Mississippi River — Algiers — formed a nonprofit that would eventually be the first organization to open schools.

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The Insurance Bureau of Canada is urging the more than 80,000 residents who have been forced to evacuate the city to contact their insurance providers and keep track of all their expenses.
If you don't know them personally, you've read about them: the woebegone residents of Vancouver, Toronto, and the surrounding areas of those two cities who bought too much house.
«Meet People Who Don't Work in Tech,» reads the ad on Facebook by San Francisco - based startup UpOut, seeming to voice a collective desire of city residents.
The rising home values — and rent prices alongside them — are associated with displacement of less affluent city residents who can no longer afford area living costs.
At the beginning of October, research showed that every resident in the city lives in an area where the World Health Organization's (WHO) guidelines for toxic PM2.5 particles are exceeded.
The researchers at FindtheBest also analyzed a city's wealth in terms of the percentage of residents who obtained a bachelor's and graduate degree.
It can be found in the apartments of those certain New York City residents who take great pride in their hard - won, stubborn parochialism.
The check, which was from the singer's Parkwood Entertainment group, was presented to the United Way of Genesee County and will help Flint residents who are still coping with the city's lead - poisoned water, reported the Detroit News.
We created a patriotism score for cities around the U.S. by looking at three categories: the percentage of people who are veterans, according to the 2012 American Community Survey; the percentage of residents 18 and over who voted in the 2012 presidential election; and the ranking of the best cities for Fourth of July celebrations from Wallet Hub.
The possibility that Amazon could locate its second headquarters in Nashville is unwelcome news to some who dread higher rents in a city where a rising share of residents were already struggling to afford a place to live.
Uber hosted a «jobs event» for prospective and current drivers to showcase how many New York residents» jobs would be cut if the vehicle cut were to take effect, and also ran TV ads, bought banner ads on websites, sent out direct mailers to constituents of City Council members who are proponents of the proposed legislation, and even reportedly tried to persuade the Rev. Al Sharpton to oppose the for - hire - vehicle cap.
They also have a list of residents who have already used the application in another city and have a registered credit card on file.
The City of San Marcos is opening a shelter Saturday for local residents who want to escape flooding in the area.
The credit for that transformation rests, in part, with the residents of Sunset Park, who pushed the city to clean up the waterfront.
Curl Curl has a number of offices for rent, appealing to residents along the Northern Beaches who prefer not to commute into the city.
There are longtime residents who give the neighborhood its unique character and longstanding establishments that have withstood the waves of change sweeping over the city.
It's residents have stated that there's no where else in the world they'd rather live, and, with access to some of the world's biggest cities a short drive away and the calm, peaceful landscape the state is famous for, who can blame them?
When a local business desires not just capital, but engaged and impassioned customers, an open crowdfunding market must be there for them; when a retail investor wants a meaningful alternative to the 70 % algorithmically - traded public markets they distrust, an open crowdfunding market must be there for them; and when a struggling city desperately needs to engage all of its residents — not just the 2 % who are accredited — to ignite their local community's economy, pride, and identity, an open crowdfunding market must be there for them.
This is particularly important for inner city residents who are disproportionately victims of violent crime.
The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.
(i) Unable to restore the power in a few states for more than 10 + days, since a tornado passed by it (ii) Unable to restore power for 7 + days in a snowy North Eastern state, since a hurricane passed by it (iii) Having no quality in science, math and technology; depending on «imports» to uplift them (or depending on Jesus to save them)(iv) Horrible crime in downtown, ghettos of any major city (v) Unemployment of 23 % (vi) Having a president who believes that the earth is 6000 years old (vii) Having a presidential candidate which believes in subjugating women (viii) Having more than 50 % of its 2012 graduates un / under - employed (ix) No public transport, resulting in hell on earth even for a small rise in crude - oil prices (x) A crappy health care system (xi) A debt of 14Trillion, which corresponds to 50K per US resident.
(5) Inner - city urban ministry either as a one - year resident or one day a week for thirty weeks to mingle with the people wherever they are, to engage the power structure of the community, to explore the economic and political strategies of community planning, to discover the potentialities for a ministry to total needs of persons who are deprived or in stress.
For water parks only, resident rates also apply to those who pay their water bill to the City of Aurora.
The committee unanimously approved the Chicago Park District plan over the objections of residents who fear the tot lot will alter the square's 19th Century character and set a precedent for carving up the city's boulevard system.
Boundaries of the new district would roughly coincide with those of the Woodstock Fire and Rescue District, thus including many residents who live outside the city.
«Five days after I gave birth, I was engorged, in a ton of pain and didn't know what to do,» said Mazlish, who is a pediatric resident in New York City.
On the other side: De Blasio and his allies, who had already planned to be in Albany Tuesday to rally for his ever - more - out - of - reach plan to let the city tax wealthy residents to expand pre-K and after school programs in the five boroughs.
There are many crosscurrents facing Republicans: the polarization of the electorate turned off by President Donald Trump, New York City domination of the state's political and economic landscape and an exodus of upstate residents who tended to vote more conservatively.
«Every day, they stand up and fight for New York City residents, they fight to keep our public hospitals open and serving our most vulnerable patients and on behalf of the thousands of nurses in NYC and the thousands that serve within our public hospital system, we applaud and enthusiastically support these candidates who stand with our patients and communities.»
The city has since completed inspections and fulfilled all related requests to repaint 7,219 of 8,920 apartments where there may be lead that could endanger residents who are six or younger, the mayor's office said.
This legislation will provide much - needed funds for medical treatment to the rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke from Ground Zero.
A new report published by the Center for an Urban Future finds that the record increase in tourism to New York City over the past two decades has spurred thousands of jobs in Queens and benefited thousands of additional residents who work in tourism More...
City resident Kennard Ray, who served on the Metropolitan District Commission board and was a legislative director for the Connecticut Working Families Party, collected enough signatures to get onto the ballot but was disqualified because of a paperwork error.
Voters in the 19th Congressional district are being offered a choice between longtime resident John Faso with a proven track record of cutting budgets, lowering taxes, and working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and a radical New York City academic, with no roots in the district, who supports higher taxes, the Iran Nuclear Deal, and ever larger government in Washington.
«Tonight's vote sends a clear message that the City of New York is determined to provide relief for its residents, unlike Gov. Cuomo and Albany who recently enacted detrimental rent laws that could eliminate about 90,000 affordable housing units due to deregulation over the next four years — units that do not just provide an affordable price point for tenants but offer protections against arbitrary evictions as well,» he added.
This construction project is in fact not being delivered by the government, but rather by the Chinese; it is behind schedule; locals who live close to the expanding road have seen their homes destroyed with no chance of compensation; and perhaps worst of all, in the eyes of many area residents, the paving is being confined to the city limits.
Denise Ford of Long Beach, a Democrat who caucuses with Republicans, appeared before the Long Beach City Council at a public meeting Tuesday to say residents hadn't been able to get answers.
De Blasio, who just yesterday refused to adjust his spending plans to allow for hostile action from Washington, noted that the precise language of the coming executive orders is still unknown — but vowed to fight any efforts to uproot the city's five million residents lacking legal status.
Women over the age of 40, who are New York City residents and have not had a mammogram in the past year, are eligible for the free screening.
The story of New York City itself is one of a long halting struggle to build equitable, just, and prosperous society in a city which is home to residents who trace their roots to every corner of the globe.&raCity itself is one of a long halting struggle to build equitable, just, and prosperous society in a city which is home to residents who trace their roots to every corner of the globe.&racity which is home to residents who trace their roots to every corner of the globe.»
Seals Nevergold said Flanagan - Priore came across as «very genuine,» as a longtime city resident «invested in the city» and someone who «will not have a very steep learning curve because she already comes in with some understanding of some of the major issues that we face in the district.»
Commisso's focus on his credentials as a lifelong Albanian may appeal to long - time residents and old Albany but it could very well be alienating to those like Sheehan who discovered the area thanks to the city's many educational institutions, or because of growing opportunities in tech.
«I do mean it in a disparaging fashion to those temporary residents of the city of Albany who call themselves legislators and elected officials.
«Even if the rent increases ultimately approved are at the low end of the proposed ranges,» Nadler said, «I have many serious concerns about what this decision would mean for the more than 1 million low - and middle - income rent - stabilized residents of New York City who are already facing a crisis of affordability and cost - of - living increases.»
With seven candidates vying for the two seats left open by Thomas and Reynolds opted to not re-run for their seats, deciding to run for Mayor instead, some Mt. Vernon residents don't even now the names of the all the city council candidates, which included Lisa A. Copeland and John Boykin who were running on the ticket with incumbent Mayor Davis who lost to Richard Thomas in the primary.
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