The report, issued Wednesday by the New School's Center for New York City Affairs, examines the impact of one of
the signature initiatives of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, since 2002: closing 21 big high schools and opening nearly 200 smaller secondary schools...
Cuomo also recently supported extending mayoral control of schools and agreed to continue funding one of de Blasio's
signature initiatives of pre-K expansion.
The project, which was to have been built by a Malaysian gambling company at the Aqueduct racetrack near Kennedy Airport, was
a signature initiative of Mr. Cuomo's and a central thrust of his State of the State address in January.
As
a signature initiative of the Buffalo Billion and a centerpiece of the New York Power Authority's workforce planning strategic initiative, the Workforce Training Center will help ensure a robust and diversified workforce of highly trained, skilled workers ready to meet the challenges of the 21st - century energy and advanced manufacturing industries.
This potential
signature initiative of his second administration raises important questions at the nexus of policy, practice, and research.
The Generational Triennial is
a signature initiative of the New Museum, one of the world's leading institutions devoted to contemporary art.
About the New Museum Triennial The Generational Triennial is
a signature initiative of the New Museum.
Launched in 2009, the Triennial is
a signature initiative of the New Museum.
A signature initiative of the New Museum, the Triennial is the only recurring international exhibition in New York City devoted to early career artists from around the world.
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As well as disputes over stretches
of a 3,500 km (2,200 miles) border, they are bumping up against each other in the Indian Ocean and squabbling over Xi's
signature Belt and Road infrastructure
initiative.
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of Trade's latest advocacy
initiatives, its four
Signature Programs, and its many high - profile speaker events.
Proponents
of a measure that would require companies to disclose the data they collect from consumers have submitted
signatures on petitions to qualify the
initiative for the November ballot, paving the way for a heated battle over privacy.
In collaboration with the
signature US State Dept
initiative for young African leaders, the program hopes to prevent misinformation and urge users to independently verify the validity
of sources and news before sharing on social media.
Supporters
of an
initiative aimed at giving consumers more control over their personal data say they have collected enough
signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
He appeared to drop many
of these ideas after facing political blowback, or at the behest
of staffers, though some
of his
signature initiatives, such as the first travel ban, have been blocked by courts as unconstitutional.
As Senator, Santorum was one
of President Bush's key Republican allies in securing congressional funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Bush's
signature initiative aimed at combating HIV / AIDS in Africa.
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Known for his
signature eclectic style and food sustainability
initiatives, he uses an array
of unusual ingredients and spices to create an interesting juxtapose
of temperatures, textures and tastes.
This Youth Fitness Coalition (YFC)
signature program, in partnership with American College
of Sports Medicine's Exercise is Medicine ®
initiative, promotes physical activity to children in order to decrease the prevalence
of childhood obesity.
SHEDD JOINS MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAM Shedd Aquarium is now a participating member in the Museums for All program, a cooperative
initiative between IMLS and the Association
of Children's Museums, to offer a
signature access program that encourages families
of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits.
The reason, he believes, is that fighting corruption is less important to Cuomo than other
initiatives he appears to more readily spend his political capital on, like same - sex marriage and a $ 15 minimum wage — among
signature accomplishments that Cuomo highlighted by having dozens
of guests who benefitted from the laws.
Federal investigators subpoenaed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's «executive chamber,» the term for his office, seeking records and other materials related to the governor's economic - development issues, especially the «Buffalo Billion,» a
signature Cuomo
initiative to encourage the development
of hi - tech firms in the Buffalo area.
It can lead to major efficiency savings on big projects; for example, design - build has been credited with paring $ 1.7 billion off the cost
of the governor's
signature infrastructure
initiative, the new Tappan Zee Bridge.
Beyond this, it is an open question as to whether this
initiative mechanism should be limited only to constitutional issues, or rather become an agenda - setting device for generating a citizens» assembly on any broad political issue where the relevant number
of signatures can be collected.
The proposal here for a citizens»
initiative to launch a constitutional convention thus represents an innovation in current democratic practice, linking citizen mobilization through
signature collection with the launch
of a (citizen - based) constitutional convention.
Off topic questions the Long Island Railroad and possible strike, the City's contingency plans and role in the event
of a strike, whether the petitions supporting continued operation
of horse carriages, with 40,000
signatures recently delivered to City Hall affect his thinking on the topic, what the 66 donors to Campaign for One New York expect from the mayor, whether he plans to take any additional vacations this year, what
initiatives Campaign for One New York will next focus on, the status
of the review
of the 911 system upgrade and, concerning his trip to Italy, whether he is packed, whether he's packing his own bags and what food he is most looking forward to.
The
initiative which celebrated its 1.8 million
signatures with much fanfare is in reality just over a quarter
of one percent
of the population
of Europe.
But he cited the dispute with Success over prekindergarten — his
signature initiative — as reflective
of why City Hall has not been able to work with the organization.
Klein has sponsored a number
of the governor's
signature initiatives in the State Senate, and Cuomo often praises IDC members in speeches and allocates money for projects in their districts.
Beyond the personal relationship, his alleged crimes transfigure one
of Cuomo's
signature initiatives, the «Buffalo Billion,» into the marquee albatross
of his second term.
Bharara's public - corruption indictment
of the governor's erstwhile alter ego, Joseph Percoco, was not only a personal humiliation; it also underscored the all - but - fatal fissures in Cuomo's
signature upstate economic development
initiatives.
Besides reviewing the kids» cases, the lawyers have held 100 - plus bilingual «Know Your Rights» orientations, where immigrants are encouraged to take advantage
of another
of Ms. Mark - VIverito's
signature initiatives: the IDNYC municipal identification, which allows any person — regardless
of legal status — to make use
of nearly all city agencies and organizations.
During a very public disgreement between the two men last year over funding for de Blasio's
signature campaign
initiative of pre-kindergarten education expansion, Cuomo said, pointedly, that de Blasio risked creating «more inequity and inequality.»
While Cuomo is not accused
of wrongdoing and isn't expected to testify, the charges against Percoco have damaged both his image as a reformer and one
of his
signature policy
initiatives, the investment
of billions
of dollars in public money in to upstate economic development programs.
At 3 p.m., First Lady Michelle Obama celebrates her
signature College Signing Day, as part
of her Reach Higher
initiative, at an event in New York hosted by MTV in conjunction with Viacom's Get Schooled
initiative, with over 4,000 students from across New York high schools attending, Harlem Armory, Manhattan.
One
of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's
signature initiatives hit an obstacle this week, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration curbed a financial resource critical to building low - income housing.
Amid a probe by US Attorney Preet Bharara's office
of the Buffalo Billion, one
of the
initiative's
signature projects, a SolarCity factory, is set to ramp up its hiring in a big way.
And in June, the two Syracuse defendants, real - estate developers from Buffalo, and former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros will stand trial on corruption allegations related to the Buffalo Billion, one
of the governor's
signature economic development
initiatives.
Bringing AMRI to Buffalo was one
of the Cuomo administration's first major projects under the governor's
signature Buffalo Billion
initiative.
When the New York Legislature approved same - sex marriage in 2011, a
signature Cuomo
initiative, one
of the administration's allies was Ross D. Levi, executive director
of the Empire State Pride Agenda.
«This is really the key
signature initiative to change the perception
of people, in and out
of state,
of New York as a business - friendly environment.
For
initiatives hoping to be granted ballot access, a minimum
of 241,153 valid petition
signatures are required to qualify an Initiative to the People for the 2012 statewide ballot.
Issues regarding state contracts and contributors also arose in a federal investigation involving parts
of Cuomo's building program, including his
signature Buffalo Billion
initiative to inject $ 1 billion into upstate development.
Initiative statutes require valid
signatures from at least 5 percent
of the total votes cast for governor at the last gubernatorial election, while
initiative constitutional amendments require at least 8 percent.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced $ 10 million from his
signature economic development
initiative to help several cities near Buffalo as part
of the Buffalo Billion II North Tonawanda, Dunkirk, Gowanda and Lackawanna will each get $ 2.5 million to...
Mayor Bill de Blasio slapped back at city Comptroller Scott Stringer — the man discontented business interests hope to recruit to challenge him in next year's Democratic primary — for his critiques yesterday
of the mayor's key
initiatives to combat income inequality, including
of his
signature affordable housing plan.
Starting with the Buffalo Billion and now Phase II
of the governor's
signature economic development
initiative, the state has made Western New York a priority for roughly the past half a decade.
A day after Bill Clinton said Obamacare was «the craziest thing in the world,» Hillary Clinton showed support for President Obama's
signature health care
initiative, saying, «It's a heck
of a lot better than starting from scratch.»