Sentences with phrase «service as the island»

I would recommend setting up this service as the island is very busy and this promises a stress free experience.

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Zuckerberg also discussed Facebook's $ 1.5 million donation to organizations doing hurricane relief like the World Food Program as well as it sending a «connectivity team» to the island to help restore telecommunication services.

So Islands is encouraging users to connect their accounts on its service with their Snapchat or Instagram accounts as a way of identifying themselves, thinking that will make them more reluctant to abuse others.

«When I have a new product or service, I use my family as guinea pigs,» says «Staten Island Hustle» star Dom Detore.

Browne described the island as «literally a rubble» and said there was no water or phone service there.

Home prices jump in Nassau and Suffolk as available inventory drops Home prices in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties rose in February compared to the year before, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island.

Communications to and from Puerto Rico are strained (cell service has been all but wiped out on the island; even the governor couldn't get through to his parents as of Thursday), but the situation on the ground sounds very grim.

Meanwhile, nearly half of the island's sewage treatment plants remain out of service, so wastewater isn't necessarily being purified as it runs through the island's water system.

Each time your commercial airs imagine you are casting your net over the Cape, Islands, and South Shore to find buyers who are in the market for your product or service today as well as to influence buyers who will come into the market for your product or service in the next month to a year.

The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, or RISLA, is a non-profit state organization that offers not only student loans and student loan refinancing, but also resources such as college planning services, an internship finder, and a scholarship search.

-LRB-...) Television stations, airports, hospitals, schools, fire brigades and social services from Spain's southernmost tip to the Balearic islands in the east are reducing headcount as Rajoy tasks regions and municipalities with shouldering 60 percent of the cuts needed to reduce the budget shortfall to 2.8 percent of gross domestic product in the next two years.

The reason for choosing the hotels market as the first place to offer large - scale commercialisation of its own smart speaker is because hotel guests are likely to have more demand for such services, according to Du Haitao, product director of Alibaba's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Labs... A «Westin» branded hotel in Sanya in China's southern island province Hainan — part of the Marriott Group — is already testing the voice - command service.

These crypto entrepreneurs, visualize the island of Puerto Rico as a starting point for an economy based on electronic currencies and related services.

As of September 28, just over a week after Maria struck Puerto Rico, clean water, food, and fuel for generators were still hard to come by, most cell phone sites were out of service, and emergency officials struggled to distribute supplies throughout the island of 3.4 million people.

The legacy of US colonialism in Puerto Rico, and the island's current status as a US protectorate, has left the island's government without the resources to provide basic services as it struggles to pay off its debts, and at the same time has made it nearly impossible to call on help from other countries.

As a broad line distributor, Merchants Market Group services the Caribbean islands while maintaining a family culture.

Frequently referred to as «the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean,» the three Cayman Islands offer world - class hotels and elegant resorts, luxury condominiums and secluded villas, all with unsurpassed service, and an eclectic array of fine food options.

World renowned for its idyllic beaches and diving spots, and recognized as a sophisticated, diverse financial centre, the Cayman Islands offer spectacular recreational opportunities along with warm, impeccable service.

General Manager and Sommelier Joshua King has been in the service industry for over 15 years in Chicago (Sable Kitchen & Bar, The Purple Pig) as well as the Caribbean and US Virgin Islands.

The fierce lobbying battle in Albany that led to expansion of ride - sharing services such as Uber and Lyft statewide has now moved to Long Island and Westchester County, where taxi interests hope to persuade suburban counties to opt out of the app - based transportation.

The Island's largest business group is seeking other policies such as a 2 percent limit on state spending growth, and rapid bus service to the Hub in Uniondale.

As Puerto Rico struggles in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which left much of the island without power and 95 % of its cellular sites out of service, some members of Congress are working to address the crisis and are worried it isn't getting the attention it deserves.

That project mainly benefits Long Island as well (capacity for more service) but there is a fierce NIMBY campaign against it in western Nassau County (not his district but he has been the leader of the L.I. Senate delegation).

Also at 7 p.m., Suffolk County holds the first of three required public hearings on a proposed consolidation plan as part of a statewide municipal shared services initiative, Brookhaven Town Hall, Town Board Room, 1 Independence Hall, Farmingville, Long Island.

McMahon also said yesterday he will seek increased ferry service to Manhattan as well as new routes to the 69th Street pier and Coney Island in Brooklyn.

«Continuing that service as Staten Island's surrogate would be a true honor both professionally and personally.

Riders can give their opinions on how to improve service on all 51 lines and they'll be considered as part of the Staten Island Comprehensive Bus Study, the MTA announced.

Lhota said the MTA needs to start «thinking outside the box» as it grapples with subway service delays caused by failing equipment and a coming «summer of hell» for Long Island Railroad commuters.

The budget approves ride - hailing services operation to expand to upstate New York and Long Island, as they have previously only been allowed to be operate in the New York City area.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers reached an agreement on fiscal year 2017 - 18 budget on Friday, forging a path toward legalizing ride - hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate New York and Long Island.

The Tin - Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 20ft container of Nigerian foods such as Egusi Soup, Jollof Rice, Ogbono, and Yam Porridge imported from India.

«In doing their jobs, these two heroes made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this city and Ronell Wilson should pay the ultimate price as punishment for his crime,» Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon said.

At 10:30 a.m., U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson participates in special naturalization ceremony at Ellis Island for 62 citizenship candidates from 39 countries, held in honor of Memorial Day and as one of 100 naturalization ceremonies held in national parks this year in honor of the National Park Service's 100th anniversary.

Lawyers from the Central American Refugee Center, a Long Island immigrant legal services organization commonly known as Carecen, and the Hofstra Law Clinic filed suit against Nassau County in state Supreme Court, saying that the county police department was cooperating with ICE in ways that break state law.

A provision included in the state budget permitted the two ride - hailing apps to begin service in cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse as well as all of Long Island — but not until July 9.

In the letter, the lawmakers volunteered Staten Island to serve as a pilot for the program, which they said could help addicted patients receive treatment services.

Mr. de Blasio, though, has faced criticism in the district for his failure to preserve Cobble Hill's Long Island College Hospital as a full service hospital.

There is no reason why the residents of Astoria and Long Island City can not be afforded the same level of service as residents in other areas of the city.»

Personal Info Birthplace: Staten Island, NY High School: Brooklyn Tech High School (public - requires entrance exam) Higher Education: SUNY New Paltz, University of Buffalo Law School NY19 Connection: Attended SUNY New Paltz, 1970 - 1974; Returned to live in Kingston in 1981 and thereafter moved to Woodstock where he has resided through today Length of Residency in NY19: Kingston, NY and Woodstock, NY since 1983; greater than 34 years Prior Job History: Served as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Volunteer working with Native American tribes in Nebraska, Western Nebraska Legal Services attorney between 1977 - 1980; Ulster County Public Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until present.

Calamia's complaint says that much of the big money that went to the Democratic committees on Long Island involved many of the same organizations Sugarman cited in her report as working with de Blasio, including Local 1199 of the powerful Service Employees International Union, Communications Workers of America District One, the state Nurse's Association and SEIU 32BJ.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Three of the nation's busiest airports all but shut down, more than 1,400 flights were canceled and the nation's largest commuter rail system suspended services Sunday as a blizzard churned across New York City and Long Island.

As the electrical service provider for the Long Island Power Authority, PSEG Long Island began work in 2013 to upgrade power transmission lines between its East Hampton Village and Amagansett substations.

ALBANY — The fierce lobbying battle in Albany that led to expansion of ride - sharing services such as Uber and Lyft statewide has now moved to Long Island and Westchester County, where taxi interests hope to persuade suburban counties to opt out of the app - based transportation.

The recovery has moved slowly since Maria struck the US territory on September 20, leaving most of the island without basic services such as power and running water, according to residents, relief workers and local elected officials.

The move comes as the Department of Public Service on Friday, responding to state lawmaker complaints, essentially cleared PSEG Long Island of charges that it skirted state rules for notifying customers of a giant steel - pole project in Eastport.

Tolls for the three bridges from Brooklyn and New Jersey weigh heavily on the borough, as does street repaving; local Council members have complained that the city's new ferry service, set to begin this summer, does not include a stop on the island.

As an official newspaper, the Island Dispatch provides a great service by disseminating information concerning local laws, notices and other matters,» said Legislator Hardwick.

Should the insurance bill pass, Uber would still have to get regulatory approval to actually operate in upstate New York and Long Island from one municipality at a time, be it Poughkeepsie, Utica, Ithaca, Buffalo, etc. (In New York City, where ridesharing is forbidden, Uber now operates mostly as a black car service).

In this time, we have been able to accomplish so much — from the replacement of our namesake, the «Welcome To Whitestone» sign at the corner of Francis Lewis Boulevard and the Cross Island Parkway, to graffiti clean - ups and our numerous community events and fundraisers for vital community service organizations such as Whitestone Volunteer Ambulance and St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children.

Supporters of conservation brought up strategies to stop the sale of the island, including lobbying Congress to revoke the act putting Plum Island up for sale, designating the island as property for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, selling it to New York State or a non-profit group that will focus on preservation, or — if necessary — filing a lawsuit against the goverisland, including lobbying Congress to revoke the act putting Plum Island up for sale, designating the island as property for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, selling it to New York State or a non-profit group that will focus on preservation, or — if necessary — filing a lawsuit against the goverIsland up for sale, designating the island as property for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, selling it to New York State or a non-profit group that will focus on preservation, or — if necessary — filing a lawsuit against the goverisland as property for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, selling it to New York State or a non-profit group that will focus on preservation, or — if necessary — filing a lawsuit against the government.