Sentences with phrase «several upstate»

Nearly one in four New York children live in poverty; the rate is significantly higher in many New York City neighborhoods and several upstate cities.

The program offered subsidized mortgages and up to $ 15,000 in down - payment assistance to recent graduates for the purchase of homes in several upstate New York areas taking part in downtown - revitalization programs.

COR, a major developer in Syracuse involved in several upstate nanotechnology and development projects receiving state funds, told The Post-Standard on Saturday that it had not paid any money to Mr. Percoco.

Located in Schoharie County, Corbin Hill Road Farm operates as a produce distributor by aggregating fruit and vegetables from several upstate farms.

Last year as federal investigators were closing in on SUNY Poly President Alain Kaloyeros, associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and several upstate contractors, state grant funding temporarily dried up on several of SUNY Poly's most high - profile projects, putting some of them in jeopardy.

The governor was challenged in a primary when he ran for re election in 2014, and his opponent, Zephyr Teachout, who ran to the left of Cuomo, won several upstate counties, though she ultimately lost the race.

Mr. Brodsky has also made several upstate campaign swings, emphasizing his work rooting out waste and mismanagement at various public authorities in the region.

Child poverty is 30 % in NYC and in excess of 50 % in several upstate cities, including Buffalo, Syracuse and Schenectady.

The Greens have strongly opposed the Governor's $ 7.6 billion bailout of several upstate old nuclear plants; the bailout is greater that the state's funding for renewable energy.

Kaloyeros has been accused of being part of an alleged bid - rigging scheme along with several upstate developers and a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The following day, the federal complaint from Bharara's office charged Percoco — who is also identified as «a / k / a «HERB,» the defendant» throughout — and several upstate development executives (including the CPV executive referenced in the email) with taking part in a wide - ranging scheme to trade money for official favors.

The governor was challenged in a primary when he ran for reelection in 2014, and his opponent, Zephyr Teachout, who ran to the left of Cuomo, won several upstate counties.

SUNY Poly is the innovative high - tech school formerly run by Alain Kaloyeros, who recently resigned and is facing federal and state charges related to alleged bid - rigging of several upstate development deals.

He maintains strong support among his Senate colleagues and in several upstate committees.

(Republicans liked their chances of filling an open seat in Buffalo and defeating incumbent Democrats in several upstate and suburban districts.)

Rep. Dan Maffei, one of several upstate House members on the GOP's target this fall, will get a boost Monday when President Clinton makes a quick stop in Central NY to headline a campaign rally on behalf of the Democratic freshman.

Federal regulators are holding public hearings on a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through several upstate New York counties.

In 2014 many fracking opponents voted for Zephyr Teachout against Governor Cuomo in the Democratic primary, and Teachout won several upstate counties where fracking had been proposed.

Sheehan stressed that several upstate cities receive much more money that Albany does.

Republican senators, however, are doing extensive polling within their districts and some said several upstate districts still strongly oppose same - sex marriage.

ALBANY — As they compete for up to $ 500 million being offered by state officials in an economic development contest, several upstate business leaders are planning to hire private consultants to help them craft their bids.

The proposed Senate maps also split several upstate counties into numerous districts, for example, Monroe County, which contains the City of Rochester, is split among four Senators, and St. Lawrence, Tompkins and Cayuga Counties are divided into three Senate districts The League of Women Voters called the new lines an «incumbency protection plan».

Doheny reported raising nothing, although he did receive a $ 30,572 payment from Greener & Hook, a Washington, D.C. - based political consulting firm that counts among its clients Erie County Executive Chris Collins, failed NY - 26 GOP candidate / Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan and several upstate GOP state senators.

He also promoted tourism practices for the upstate economy and created centers for excellence in the sciences in several upstate cities to spur economic growth.

The issue was used with devastating effect against Democratic candidates in several upstate districts, but it is relatively inoffensive to major G.O.P. donors and business groups.

The changes — primarily aimed at the two nonprofits that SUNY Poly operated called Fuller Road Management Corp. and Fort Schuyler Management Corp. — come less than two months after SUNY Poly president Alain Kaloyeros was arrested Sept. 22 on state and federal bid rigging and corruption charges involving several upstate developers and two former Cuomo aides and family friends, Joe Percoco and Todd Howe.

A few weeks later, the United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara, released a criminal complaint charging Mr. Kaloyeros; Mr. Howe; Joseph Percoco, another former aide to the governor; and several upstate developers in a yearslong bribery scheme.

[3] The town is named after Paul Busti, an official of the Holland Land Company, but its pronunciation uses a long i sound at the end, a frequent alteration in the names of several upstate New York towns.

But there was no significant ethics reform enacted at any point in the session, despite the continued fallout from a pay - to - play scandal that in 2016 engulfed several upstate development projects.

Flanagan leads a conference of 32 members in the 63 - seat chamber, and several upstate members stated publicly that they did not want to return to the Capitol and were uninterested in the passel of goods that Cuomo was pushing to assent to a pay hike.

The bill would place stores in several upstate cities, including Buffalo.

But also included on the list were several upstate Republicans, including Sens. Bill Larkin, Hugh Farley, Michael Nozzolio, James Seward and Cathy Young, the latter of whom was expected to be a candidate for majority leader herself.

Flanagan, a Long Islander, is potentially heading to friendly territory with a stop at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown: Seward, after all, was one of several upstate Republicans to back his bid for majority leader over Senate Finance Committee Chairman John DeFrancisco, a Syracuse lawmaker.

Last year, a former close advisor to Cuomo, Joe Percoco, the former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros, and several upstate developers were arrested and charged in a kickback and bid - rigging case involving economic development projects.

Flanagan won the majority leader battle with the assistance of several upstate senators, who defected from the side of Flanagan's opponent, DeFrancisco.

Following the bid - rigging scandal involving several upstate economic development projects last fall, it is clear stronger protections on the procurement process are necessary.9 All state agencies, public authorities, and affiliates should be required to have competitive and transparent contracting processes.

Several upstate Republican leaders, working in concert with gun rights activists, pushed for DeFrancisco and argued Flanagan would continue a cozy posture Skelos took toward Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat.

Capital contacted several upstate officials about the competing funding plans.

Concentrations of PFOA, a pervasive toxic chemical found in several upstate communities, were discovered at up to 68.3 parts per trillion at storm drains between the landfill and river.

In late December, the state's education commissioner froze some of the state's $ 700 million dollars in Race to the Top grants, saying some schools, including in New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirements.

A report released by Schumer's office details the need for broadband in several upstate communities.

Three former executives at LPCiminelli, the general contractor on the solar manufacturing plant construction financed by the state, are among those charged in a pay - to - play case involving several upstate economic development projects.

But the state is hosting several key races for the House of Representatives in several upstate regions and on Long Island.

The WFP says it played a key role in several upstate Democratic state Senate victories, including Senator - elect Ted O'Brien's big win over Republican Assemblyman Sean Hanna.

Not exact matches

While attending school at St Lawrence University in upstate New York, Todd competed on their Division I Alpine Ski team with several future Olympians.

As predicted here for several days leading up to the Watkins Glen race, rain has delayed today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series action in upstate New York.

An upstate - downstate divide is just one of several rifts within the conference that have emerged since Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on federal corruption charges last week touched off a furious round of discussions — both public and private — about whether the Manhattan Democrat is too damaged to continue in his leadership role.

In taking on Hayworth, Maloney becomes the Democrats best hope for taking back a seat the party lost in the GOP take back of several suburban and upstate districts in 2010.

Cuomo announced several new efforts by the State Police to combat gang violence in upstate cities.

King recently expressed extreme frustration with the teachers union and school administrators in several large cities downstate and upstate, over what he said was a failure to come up with a teacher evaluation plan by a December 31 deadline, to meet requirements for the federal Race to the Top grant awards.