Sentences with phrase «percent of city residents»

The same trend holds true for Cuomo's overall job rating, with 50 percent of upstaters saying he is doing an excellent or good job and 59 percent of city residents saying the same.

The wealthiest 1 percent of city residents has 44 percent of all income in New York, nearly four times as much as they did just 30 years ago, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute.

Roughly 40 percent of city residents between the ages of 50 and 64 have less than $ 10,000 saved for retirement, even though a New Yorker would need to have saved $ 215,000 to live at poverty - level for a 15 - year retirement.

Sixty percent of city residents approve of how Cuomo is handling his job, compared to 42 percent who approve of de Blasio's job performance.

«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.

The poll found that 58 percent of city residents approve of the job the mayor is doing while 22 percent disapprove.

Fifty - eight percent of city residents approve of the job the mayor is doing, while just 22 percent disapprove, and 20 percent were unsure.

Yet Marist recorded a mediocre 39 percent of city residents rating the mayor's job performance as good or excellent.

Not exact matches

With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drcity data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drCity Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

Detroit is also a city that is made of 82 percent African - American residents and 52 percent women residents, with an annual median household income of $ 26,000.

A recent Elon University poll of residents in the finalist cities found that while relatively few residents outright oppose Amazon moving to their city, only 43 percent strongly supported such a move.

More than 60 percent of the city's residents make over $ 100,000 a year, and nearly 29 percent make over $ 200,000 a year.

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at the City University of New York estimates that Puerto Rico will lose up 470,335 residents by the end of 2019 — about 14 percent of the population.

Residents of Alaska's capital city boast about the local scenery, abundant wildlife and endless outdoor activities, but there's a price to pay for the breathtaking beauty — it's estimated that the cost of living in Juneau is 30 percent more expensive than the average U.S. city.

And those views appear to feed the rural - urban divide: A 56 percent majority of rural residents says the federal government does more to help people living in and around large cities, while 37 percent feel they treat both urban and rural areas equally.

As of 2016, the city of Hawthorne's per - capita income was $ 21,182, with 19.2 percent of residents living in poverty — an existence whose precarity would only heighten amid an influx of young tech professionals.

For example, 39 percent of small - city residents own cars, nearly the same level as in tier 1 - 3 cities.

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at the City University of New York estimates that Puerto Rico will lose up to 470,335 residents by the end of 2019 — about 14 percent of the population.

In each of the two metros, 52 percent of the residents said they strongly support Amazon creating its second headquarters in the city, the highest among the 19 U.S. locations.

Raymond Abbott is a high school dropout from Camden, New Jersey, one of the poorest cities in America with over 60 percent of its residents on welfare.

Yet at the war's end, the Polish capital suffered more damage than any other city during World War II, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 85 percent its buildings were destroyed, while only 400,000 residents out of a prewar population of 1.3 million (including only 11,500 of 360,000 Jews) survived.

That's a full 13 percentage points higher than the second - ranked city — Montgomery, Alabama — where 64 percent of residents say they are very religious.

Chicago museums offering up to 25 percent off admission for Museum Week - WGN - TV - January 21, 2018 The city's top museums are offering special exhibits, giveaways and discounts of up to 25 percent off for Illinois residents as part of Museum Week through January 26.

City residents and commuters already contribute about 70 percent of MTA's revenue, Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan said Tuesday on a conference call.

Fifty - nine percent of residents in Nassau, Suffolk and other suburban counties gave schools in their communities grades of either A or B, compared with 37 percent of New York City residents.

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.

Support cuts across ideological lines and geographic regions, with 64 percent of liberal, 57 percent of moderate, and 52 percent of conservative voters, as well as 60 percent of New York City dwellers and 55 percent of both Upstate and suburban residents standing behind reform.

But there are more acute concerns within the city region: in Liverpool 14 percent of residents have no formal qualifications and in Knowsley it is close to double the national average (16 per cent).

In Erie County, 41 percent of residents are deemed «working poor,» and in the City of Buffalo alone, that figure jumps up to an astonishing 60 percent.

City Council lawmakers want to set aside up to 80 percent of parking spots in certain neighborhoods for residents.

In February, for example, the Siena Research institute asked voters whether lawmakers should get a pay raise if they enacted ethics reforms; New York City residents said yes by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin, while only 34 percent of upstate residents agreed.)

About 460,000 people live within a half - mile of the landings planned for the first phase, 44 percent of whom are residents of low to moderate income, according to city figures.

Lane said the silver lining is the Destiny tax deal with the county includes a promise of 50 percent city resident employment at the hotel and 15 percent minority and women owned business hiring for construction.

The city of Oswego continues to deal with resident complaints about last year's 43 percent property tax hike, and struggle with balancing its budget.

If he believes that the state's tax structure is a job - killer and one of the chief reasons why upstate New York remains mired in a permanent recession, he ought to ask for broader tax cuts, including a decrease in the state's personal income tax rate, which tops out at nearly 9 percent (that does not include the additional tax burden placed on city residents, who pay up to 3.8 percent in personal income taxes.)

According to our latest NY1 - Baruch College City Poll, Cuomo still enjoys the approval of a majority of city residents — 54 percent, with just 24 percent disapproCity Poll, Cuomo still enjoys the approval of a majority of city residents — 54 percent, with just 24 percent disapprocity residents — 54 percent, with just 24 percent disapproval.

u A restructuring of the state STAR tax credit program that will effectively boost New York City's resident income tax by another 6 percent for high - income households.

The statement read in part: «Considering that over 60 percent of the property in the City is tax exempt, it is unfair to place an even greater tax burden on Albany residents and businesses.»

Interestingly, the cross tabulations show 45 percent of upstate residents oppose hydrofracking, the highest level of opposition compared to New York City and suburuban residents.

New York City residents made 80,752 noise complaints in the first three months of this year, up 18 percent from the same period last year, but police wrote only 475 tickets for loud disturbances in that time — a 65 percent drop.

Fears are highest in New York City, were 44 percent of residents remain «very concerned» about a terrorist attack.

Complaints to NYC's 311 hotline rose 10 percent in the second year of the de Blasio administration as residents dialed the city's complaint line 2,021,074 times in 2015, up from 1,841,148 calls in 2014 and 1,614,995 calls in 2013, records show.

As many as 120,000 senior residents — 12 percent of the city's elderly population — suffer abuse annually, according to 2011 data from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services cited by Crain's.

Troy Mayor Patrick Madden told city residents non-renewal of the extra sales taxes would equal a 10 percent property tax increase.

De Blasio said that about 32,000 city residents, or 0.8 percent of the city's tax filers, fall in this category.

The legislation captures an infinitesimal six percent of city sales tax, for a one - time need, in order to make desperate repairs to a degraded subway system that serves its residents and businesses.

A study by The Trust For Public Land shows that 99 percent of New York City residents are within an 10 minute walk of a park — a much higher number than the national average of 54 percent.

The newest set of data published by the state Department of Health shows that more than 37 percent of New York residents already enrolled for coverage through the Affordable Care Act live in New York City.

The survey found 73 percent of New York City residents polled are «generally optimistic» about the next four years under Democratic Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, and with a broad majority of voters backing his selection for police commissioner, Bill Bratton.

Complaints to the city's 311 hot line rose 10 percent in the second year of the de Blasio administration as residents dialed the city's complaint line 2,021,074 times in 2015, up from 1,841,148 calls in 2014 and 1,614,995 calls in 2013, records show.