Sentences with phrase «provide for city residents»

Find out what city workers do and what valuable services and support they provide for city residents.

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STOCKTON — A consortium of policy experts, researchers and academics has awarded $ 1 million to Stockton to fund an experiment that aims to assess the social benefits of providing a guaranteed monthly income for one or more years to a tiny segment of the city's residents, Mayor Michael Tubbs announced Wednesday...

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.

Jilly was instrumental in the creation and expansion of Healthy Neighborhoods, an extension of City Harvest's anti-hunger work designed to respond to the need for emergency food, improve access to fruits and vegetables for residents in low - income communities and provide nutrition education to inspire affordable, healthy meal choices.

The event will consist of an International Food Festival undertaken before a match and will aim to provide opportunities for those new to the city to meet other new residents and share in the experience of food and football.

The residency programs are located in a small southern university city and provide primary care for residents of the city and the surrounding rural area.

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That would provide a larger tax base for the park district and reduce the burden on city residents, Recreation Director Dave Zinnen said.

Gardeners in Naperville are angry, but residents of one neighborhood are pleased by a Park District decision to hold off providing space for more than 150 new community garden plots on the city's south side.

A workforce development organization that provides training to New York City Housing Authority residents is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top leaders in the Assembly and Senate to include a design - build provision for improvements, but asked that they not include a project - labor agreement in a final deal.

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.

«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.

New York City's campaign finance laws provide a 6 - 1 match to candidates for contributions of between $ 10 - $ 175 from City residents, but mayoral candidates must meet the thresholds of receiving at least $ 250,000 in eligible contributions from at least 1,000 City resident contributors.

We urge the state government to provide whatever funding and assistance for our cities and towns to serve our residents in the most cost effective manner,» said Clifton Park Highway Superintendent Rick Kukuk.

The pilot public financing program in the state comptroller's race, modeled on the New York City campaign finance system, provides a six - to - one match for contributions between $ 10 and $ 175 from New York residents.

Yesterday, Sen. Greg Ball led the charge against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal for a municipal ID card that would be provided to any resident of the five boroughs, regardless of their immigration status.

What's more, the city is waiving water and sewer connection fees, promising to help find tenants for the commercial space, and providing dedicated parking spots for building residents on Remsen and White streets.

In response, David Lombino, a spokesperson for the Economic Development Corp, said, «Redevelopment of the former Psychiatric Building is necessary to generate revenue for Bellevue Hospital so it can continue providing high - quality medical care for the city residents.

It criticized COR Development Co. for obtaining lucrative tax breaks for its harbor project «without committing to providing jobs for the poorest residents of our city.»

A Quinnipiac poll released on Wednesday showed a preference among New York City residents for Cuomo's plan, though the wording didn't include de Blasio's argument that his plan would provide a higher quality, more comprehesive expansion of the program.

There has also been criticism that the rezoning plan would not provide enough affordable housing for the city's poorest residents.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz today announced she has extended the deadline for Queens residents to apply to join one of the borough's 14 community boards, the neighborhood - level advisory bodies that provide a vital link between City government and the people it serves.

The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.

I am continuing to work hard on important issues facing Lower Manhattan including ensuring that our Downtown Little League and Soccer League get the field time they need at the B.P.C. ball fields, coming up with an appropriate redevelopment plan for the South Street Seaport, providing adequate funding to NYCHA residents and community programs serving youth and seniors, and maintaining affordable housing in Battery Park City and throughout the district.

Residents at the fund - raiser said they were pleased with Katz's plans to draw companies to the city that could provide jobs for New Yorkers hard hit by a rough economy.

«The MTA has shown an inability to provide fair and comprehensive service to all city residents, frequently making Queens the whipping boy for all of New York,» he wrote.

A spokesperson for the New York city Housing Authority tells us, «We encourage all NYCHA employees to share their concerns or potential issues so we can better provide for our residents.»

As the population in this city expands, not only does city government need to tackle issues such as affordable housing for new residents, but also providing modes of transportation and preventing city streets from becoming overly congested.

The grant was provided by the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to create more financial resources for low - and moderate - income residents.

Rosenthal said that DHS has moved homeless adults into these buildings before, but said the plan was shortsighted because it disrupts existing single - room occupancy tenants by providing an incentive for the landlord, Alan Lapis, to accept emergency tenants at up to $ 3,000 a month from the city, compared to between $ 300 to $ 700 a month in rent from permanent low - income residents.

NYCHA funding: $ 200 million will go towards making critical repairs at NYCHA buildings, which provide critical affordable housing for New York City residents.

The volunteer - driven program provides an extraordinary opportunity for all our residents to have a voice in our city's budget process.

«I am thrilled to be providing $ 1.2 million from my capital funding budget towards the construction of 56 - unit - co-op project in Williamsbridge,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «Creating affordable housing units for our residents is a top priority for my administration, and it is with a great pleasure that I welcome Habitat for Humanity New York City back to The Bronx and support their efforts to build affordable homes for our families.»

To support residents already living in Inwood, the City is taking action through the new Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force, providing free legal representation for tenants, and working with the State to ensure rent - stabilized tenants are not charged unlawful rents.

But Kellerman said the proposal, along with the language requiring the city to provide full capital funding for the subway and bus systems, «are an attempt to impose an onerous cost shift onto New York City residents and businesses, who already pay an estimated 72 % of MTA dedicated taxes and subsidies.&racity to provide full capital funding for the subway and bus systems, «are an attempt to impose an onerous cost shift onto New York City residents and businesses, who already pay an estimated 72 % of MTA dedicated taxes and subsidies.&raCity residents and businesses, who already pay an estimated 72 % of MTA dedicated taxes and subsidies.»

DEP manages the water supply for New York City and also provides water for residents in Ulster, Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties.

While job creation and total investment were important considerations when SIDA provided tax exemptions to projects like the two new Tops and expanded Nojaim's on the North, South, and Near West sides, respectively, perhaps what was more important was the immeasurable value of ensuring access to healthy and affordable food for thousands of city residents.

The Summit's morning sessions will include an update on Medicaid usage in Erie County to provide insights into how many county residents are in or near poverty and an update on the Buffalo Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative, a collaboration between Erie County, the City of Buffalo, New York State, and the United Way that is working to expand economic opportunity for Buffalo residents.

I support the Long Island City Artists, Merchants, Queens Community Board 2, Long Island City Partnership and other community leaders and residents who are advocating for the neighborhood and I am very disappointed that the MTA has not been able to provide a better response.»

The letter criticized COR Development Co. for obtaining lucrative tax breaks for its harbor project «without committing to providing jobs for the poorest residents of our city.»

In addition to the above, there is at present about 680 coal city cabs and shuttle buses offering internal transportation services to commuters, Public Private Partnership which ushered into the state world - class investment stores such as Shoperite, Game and Max which have not only helped in providing employment for the unemployed but have strengthened the state's image in terms of commercial tourism as residents of neighbouring states come to make one purchase or the other at the stores.

Councilman Jumaane D. Williams also lashed out at Mr. Cuomo in his praise of the RGB, writing in a statement that the vote sent «a clear message that the City of New York is determined to provide relief for its residents, unlike Governor Cuomo and Albany who recently enacted detrimental rent laws that could eliminate approximately 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.»

«The purpose of the physical use of the kiosks is for subscribers to be able to make free domestic calls, provide USB charging ports to charge up phones and tablets, provide Internet access, and for emergency services,» said Bronx Borough President Diaz Jr. «I want to thank the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, as well as CityBridge, for listening to the issues raised by New York City residents regarding the use of these kiosks and making these positive adjustments.

Syracuse will provide educational materials for about 36,000 city residents.

I strongly believe that these services are another giant step forward towards providing better communication access for all of our city residents, and are an important part of our continued push for social and technological equality.»

It is part of the Fuji - Hakone - Izu National Park and is less than 100 km from Tokyo, thereby providing a popular weekend destination for city residents keen to escape the frenzy of the capital.

The study's senior author, Charles C. Branas, PhD, professor of Epidemiology and director of the Urban Health Lab at Penn, observes, «This research on greening urban lots provides an important scientific impetus for urban planners and city officials to take relatively low - cost steps toward improving health for their residents.

Elevated 4.5 meters off the ground, the building would provide an evacuation zone for coastal residents and tourists while also serving as a new city hall.

Eventually subcenters spring up toward the city's outskirts, providing more convenient locations for residents to work and shop.

A New York City resident is battling the makers of Grindr, a popular dating app for gay and bisexual men, after RedHotPie provides Adult dating services for singles & swingers in Australia.