Sentences with phrase «residents came to city»

In response to the recent controversy regarding Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo's firing of a city employee, several concerned residents came to City Hall Tuesday evening to speak to the city council about how the issue has been handled.

But no resident came to City Hall to comment on the new ward structure that the committee spent months re-mapping.

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Tuesday, Toronto residents got a taste of what a kind of cuts may be coming down the pike in their backyard: the city has asked the police chief to looking into trimming the police force by 10 %.

The report came as residents of Houston reported an «unbearable» chemical smell wafting over the city, according to the Washington Post.

During a gun control debate at the most recent Greensboro City Council meeting city resident Mark Robinson rose to speak and made known that the citizens of the city are «going to keep [their rights], come hell or high water.&raCity Council meeting city resident Mark Robinson rose to speak and made known that the citizens of the city are «going to keep [their rights], come hell or high water.&racity resident Mark Robinson rose to speak and made known that the citizens of the city are «going to keep [their rights], come hell or high water.&racity are «going to keep [their rights], come hell or high water.»

The prospect of HQ2 coming to the City of Angels led resident Lisa Connolly to write a pointed letter of warning to the Los Angeles Times.

Adding to the outrage is NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's decision to forge ahead with plans to host the New York City Marathon this weekend, which has some residents feeling like rescue efforts are coming in second to the race...

As one resident put it, «The way it looks from here is that the city's coming out to meet us.»

This piece of history could have been lost forever, but through the efforts of Western Specialty Contractors, general contractor Beal Derkenne Construction and Slingshot Architecture, this building will stand for many more years to come and continue to be enjoyed by the city's residents,» said Western Des Moines Branch Manager Tom Longer.

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They would inevitably come back to Auckland, a sprawling city that can feel like a British suburb until you notice the Maori and other Polynesian residents, the odd vegetation, or that Santa Claus in the Christmas displays in the windows of Smith and Caughey department stores hanging out with pirates and wearing shorts and jandals for the holiday.

Residents from the California Gardens subdivision came to Tuesday's City Council meeting to complain that they were left in the dark about the annexation plans.

Frustrated with numerous delays in constructing a skate park near the city's downtown in recent years, a group of residents and city business owners came forward with a proposal to build a 10,000 - to 12,000 - square - foot temporary facility on a 7 acres next to the DuPage Children's Museum on Spring Avenue.

The governor's potential support comes during a battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over funding subway improvements and just as the mayor unveiled his own plan to create a new funding source for the MTA: a millionaires tax to fund MTA operations and half - fare MetroCards for low - income city residents.

Public housing parking lots occupy some of the city's most valuable real estate, but when it comes to addressing the city's housing crisis, preserving $ 5 monthly parking spots for NYCHA residents is considered sacred...

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.

Locals say the area is currently overgrown and rife with condom wrappers, and many residents say they look forward to the city coming in to clean the area up.

either residents or city staff, to come out and do a light cleanup of the parks and the surrounding areas.»

BP Katz Renders Her Office Available Mon - Thu to Assist Residents with HEAP Application QUEENS, NY — With the first cold snap of the season sending shivers throughout the city, Borough President Melinda Katz announced that residents in need of financial assistance to help heat their homes this winter are encouraged to come to her office Residents with HEAP Application QUEENS, NY — With the first cold snap of the season sending shivers throughout the city, Borough President Melinda Katz announced that residents in need of financial assistance to help heat their homes this winter are encouraged to come to her office residents in need of financial assistance to help heat their homes this winter are encouraged to come to her office -LSB-...]

Bronx resident Bernadette Bragg, who works next door to City Hall and came out for the rally, said a higher wage would make a huge difference to people like her who earn less than $ 10 an hour.

$ 1.5 MM Capital Comes on Top of Earlier $ 500,000 Allocation as City Councilmember QUEENS, NY — At the Memorial Day Observance Ceremony this morning at Borough Hall, Borough President Melinda Katz announced that the long - awaited Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial project — the first boroughwide memorial to honor all Queens residents who died while serving in the -LSB-...]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is all talk when it comes to supporting residents of the city's public housing system, Mayor Bill de Blasio charged Friday.

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.

«When the new state regulations came out a few weeks ago under the Department of Motor Vehicles, that failed to give Westchester County residents the same protections as New York City, we had to take action to try to fix this kind of problem,» Astorino said at a press conference with Uber and Lyft representatives on Tuesday.

He moved to the then - predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood of Bushwick in 1973 and founded the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, which came to offer an array of social services to residents of all ages — but attracted controversy for its high salaries to politically - connected employees and, in 2010, for falsifying records relating to city funds.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should not acquiesce to calls for his resignation, even as Emanuel comes under increasing scorn for his handling of the police - involved deaths of black residents in his city.

Mr. Cuomo's comments come on the heels of a separate plan proposed by Mayor de Blasio to tax the wealthiest New York City residents to create a dedicated fund for the subway.

As Buffalo Public Schools near the start of the long process for admission to the city's criteria school next year, the district is asking city residents to come up with ideas for improving racial and ethnic diversity in the schools.

With his role in the Senate leadership as well as a Senator representing city residents and their toddler's ready to begin learning, Senator Klein's mediation between the city and state administrations comes at time when the local issue has hit the national state.

In response, the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee has launched an effort where if a city resident discovers hateful graffiti on their property, the committee will come out with wire brushes and neutral paint to remove it.

The second pair of boots will ensure that New York City firefighters will continue to perform the excellent work that the residents of New York City come to expect.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should not acquiesce to calls for his resignation, even as Emanuel comes under increasing scorn for his handling of the police - involved deaths of black residents in his city.

According to the council, restoring the tax would help the city pay for the cost of police, fire, transportation and other services used by city residents and commuters who come into the city every day.

«Across the city, thousands of residents of all ages and backgrounds came together to make their neighborhoods a better place to call home.

Following a court order laying out a timeline for the return of tenants at 85 Bowery, local elected officials are asking city agencies to come up with a detailed plan to move the displaced residents back into their apartments.

All argued that the current administration has not done enough to boost hiring, while residents across the city worry about where their next pay check will come from.

The Public Service Commission comes to Syracuse this summer to find out what internet and cable access is like for residents of the city.

She described the Cooper Park Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex with more than 1,700 residents, as a place where she felt safe and, after almost two decades, had come to know many of her neighbors.

With the Milwaukee Common Council's approval on Tuesday, city officials will not only have to make sure unemployed or underemployed residents are finding work on projects receiving public money, but also that some of those workers come from impoverished neighborhoods.

More than 1,000 residents, emergency responders and government officials came to Long Beach Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of superstorm Sandy, which slammed the oceanfront city and its iconic boardwalk.

«We're in the process of working out details regarding the funding and will have more to say in the coming months,» said de Blasio spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein, adding that only 34 immigrants served by the program have been both New York City residents and convicted of one of the 170 serious crimes.

The vast majority of the donations came from residents in New York City and thus would be subject to matching funds for the campaign.

QUEENS, NY — With the first cold snap of the season sending shivers throughout the city, Borough President Melinda Katz announced that residents in need of financial assistance to help heat their homes this winter are encouraged to come to her office at Queens Borough Hall to apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).

While in service, it proved to be extremely useful to residents lacking real transit options, and was an economic generator as well, bringing people in from other parts of the city to come visit the Rockaways.

The City of Paris» problem with Airbnb may seem to come down to the one thing many of its residents love to hate — ...

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Slammed with swelling rents and a lack of new affordable housing, uptown residents demanded answers on why reasonably priced residences are so hard to come by and called the city's initiatives a mere «drop in the bucket» at a forum this week.

«We need to make sure residents in the City of Newburgh have water that is safe for their families and children to drink, and the EPA has the expertise and resources when it comes to testing for PFOS pollution and devising clean - up plans,» Schumer said in a statement.

More Than 6,400 Rockland Residents Use Public Transportation For NYC Commute Daily, Including Subway System New City, NY (July 26, 2017)-- Rockland County Legislature Chairman Toney L. Earl is calling for action when it comes to addressing the ongoing MTA subway delays and service interruptions in New York City.

Many Syracuse residents came out to voice their support last night, for a proposed local hiring ordinance for the city's construction and service contracts.

Some East New York residents and developers came out in favor of the city's proposal, with one saying he's interested in purchasing and developing sites to create «completely affordable» projects.