Sentences with phrase «of upstate cities like»

First, Miner publicly criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an ally of Mahoney's, over the economic troubles of upstate cities like Syracuse.

Not exact matches

The lieutenant governor pointed out there are always challenges in trying to balance a $ 168 billion budget, but she said the state is very aware of the importance of historic tax credits — specifically to upstate cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.

Heastie, meanwhile, insisted lawmakers were working to conclude the session on a productive note, with a number of outstanding issues on the table ranging from expanding ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to upstate New York as well as mayoral control of schools in New York City.

Sen. Jim Seward, the Republican sponsor of the bill, had previously indicated this week he would want to see a vote on his version of the legislation, if anything to show a statement of support for allowing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate cities.

You know, visiting the upstate cities, they have some of the same issues: transportation, poverty, needing jobs, things like that.

Last week, a group of upstate legislators, led by Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, expressed concern in a letter written to Cuomo that lifting the perimeter rule would reduce the number of smaller commuter flights out of LaGuardia to underserved upstate cities like Buffalo and Rochester.

The union cited the push by the Cuomo administration on a variety of major construction projects, including a refurbished LaGuardia Airport and JFK International Airport, spending on airports in upstate cities like Syracuse and Rochester as well as renovations at the state fairgrounds.

Clark, who is from Harlem, says gentrification there has pushed poor people out of her community, and she says she's found that many of them are relocating in upstate cities like Syracuse.

And he says mayoral control of education should be extended to more cities, including Yonkers and some bigger cities upstate, like Rochester.

Cuomo said the economic fortunes of upstate New York cities like Schenectady took a bit hit when the economy shifted to more international manufacturing.

«While I'll be the first to concede that in places like the City of New York you can find more telephone poles than Republicans or in upstate, you can find more cows than Democrats, we don't believe that only 11 percent of the population are the enrollments close,» said Horner.

The current minimum wage of $ 9, which was adjusted on Jan. 1 following a phase - in that began with a 2013 agreement, doesn't help most New Yorkers cover basic costs even in upstate cities like Buffalo, they write.

The basic political math of any Democratic gubernatorial candidate goes like this: run up the score in New York City, win in the suburbs and don't get creamed upstate.

An administration source on Friday also said Cuomo would like to see legislation allowing car - hailing services like Uber to operate outside of New York City, a measure that has been popular among Senate Republicans, particularly those who represent upstate areas.

Why, as in... Why do Republican state senators upstate and on Long Island support sending tens of millions of dollars in new funding to New York City charters... instead of reserving that money for their own schools in places like Troy, Poughkeepsie and Plattsburgh?

As a working teamster running for governor, I believe that state government ought to raise the living standards of working New Yorkers, especially in struggling upstate cities like Rochester and my home town of Syracuse.

The same idea is now being replicated in a handful of cities upstate like Rochester where a photonics manufacturing facility is planned.

Democrat Kevin Cahill, the Assembly sponsor of a bill to expand ride - hailing services outside of New York City, confirmed there is agreement between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature on allowing services like Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate and Long Island.

Weather aside, what's kept New York from being like California, for better or worse, is the state Senate, which Democrats have been thisclose to flipping for years now without ever quite getting there, what with upstate's fear of the city running the whole show, and Democratic senators taking lulus (Albany - speak for bribes) and other enticements to switch teams and caucus with the GOP, and Cuomo content with that power - sharing arrangement that positions him at the top of the three - men - in - a-room triangle.

While New York City, Long Island, and portions of the Hudson Valley are relatively stable, upstate areas like Buffalo and Niagara Falls have lost nearly one third of their population.

«That's why I like coming to parts of the state outside the city of New York, so I can dispel that silly rumor that downstate people don't care about upstate New York.»

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo has signaled that he may push for mayoral control of schools in upstate cities in the upcoming legislative session, and upstate mayors are waiting anxiously to see what the follow - through looks like.

The next political leaders of New York City, smaller cities upstate, and even large suburban counties like Nassau County, will all face a big test once they take office; how to solve mounting fiscal difficulties.

The agenda for New York's six - month legislative session promises big debates over the cost of higher education, government ethics and Uber's proposal to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as a bill that would «Raise the Age» — therein ending the state's practice of prosecuting 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults.

You are viewed upstate as a New York City establishment elitist out of touch with the needs of the people and pandering to the likes of Vinnie Reda, Al D'Amato, and over 6,000 lobbyists.»

Mills, who with his wife (Paltrow) has recently moved to the city from upstate, resents what he perceives as Somerset's patronising attitude; still, the older cop, about to retire and weary of crime and moral apathy, is unusually educated, as becomes clear when they find a second mutilated body and he insists his young partner start reading the likes of Milton, Chaucer and Dante.