The phrase
"upstate communities" refers to towns or cities located in the northern or inland parts of a state or region. These communities are usually away from the main city or urban areas and are known for their rural or less populated nature.
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He does provide millions of dollars in economic aid
for upstate communities that may lose the prisons they depend on for their local economies.
Lentol said expanding alcohol sales in theaters also could be an economic development tool, particularly
in upstate communities where smaller movie houses struggle to attract patrons.
Thanks to the budget deal, ride - hailing services including Uber and Lyft are expected to be available in Buffalo and
other upstate communities potentially as soon as July 4.
«For you to bar any proposals for consideration that could help this ailing
upstate community of color is unconscionable,» Dukes wrote.
Like
many upstate communities, it has seen jobs disappear for generations as factories closed down, one by one, lured away by the promise of cheaper costs or simply shuttered, their products no longer wanted or needed.
He insisted that Trump would win in
upstate communities like Cheektowaga, and the many towns and cities around the nation that resemble them.
And Cuomo wants to spend $ 2 billion on bolstering the state's drinking water
as upstate communities deal with the fallout of chemical contaminations.
New York voters will decide whether to bet on expanded casino gambling as a jackpot for state government coffers and economically
adrift upstate communities.
President Donald Trump in a Wall Street Journal interview this week seemingly suggested residents in
struggling upstate communities abandon their homes and move to more prosperous areas in order to get jobs — drawing concern from Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney.
That tough language follows Cuomo's declaration in his State of the State address three years ago that prisons should no longer be used to boost economic development in
rural upstate communities.
«We don't want to have any obstacles in the way of these entrepreneurs and of all this really important investment, particularly upstate and in
upstate communities where these wineries and cideries are just taking off.»
Hawkins will be in Buffalo on a citizen led tour of the city to see how Cuomo's failed economic and education policies have
impacted upstate communities.
Brownfield and historic tax credits, he said, are prime examples of policies
benefiting upstate communities that could be left behind under Democratic control.
The proposals, expected to be detailed later Monday, follow a series of forums that Senate Democrats held around the state on the sudden spread of the drug from New York City to
sleepy upstate communities and Long Island suburbs.
«It's a real head - scratcher» as to why Republicans backed the legislation, which also included an extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, the re-approval of local sales tax measures and several other measures aimed
at upstate communities for flood relief.
If Buffalo was a national symbol of industrial struggle, then Buffalo could be a template of recovery for Rochester, Syracuse and other
staggered upstate communities.
The state's investment of $ 1 billion to improve Buffalo, a point of pride for Cuomo, has other
upstate communities wondering when their comeback money will arrive.
At the time, the governor characterized the deal as «an enormous win,» advancing clean energy goals as well as being a none - too - subtle move to save good - paying jobs and tax revenue in long -
suffering upstate communities.
«So the notion that out of a $ 160 billion budget in Albany that the governor and the legislature can not with two and a half years to plan can not takeover the cost that is
destroying upstate communities defies logic and common sense.»
Also at noon, low - wage workers, faith leaders and
upstate community members launch a 24 - hour vigil at the Capitol to call on the Legislature to include a $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave, and $ 51 million for the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program in the state budget, War Room, state Capitol, Albany.
In the meantime, ride - hailing companies will be in Buffalo and other
upstate communities promoting their arrival and making residents aware of the official launch.
Speaking from Prattsville, N.Y. on Wednesday, Cuomo stressed the impact
on upstate communities and urged continued help from Washington.
In a statement last Friday, Gearan and siting board chairman Kevin Law said they could give the Southern Tier another chance at a license because the intent of the law allowing casinos was to benefit
distressed upstate communities.
Skelos also was pushing a new, late counterproposal into closed - door budget negotiations that he said would
protect upstate communities from what he called unfair treatment in the last round of prison closings.
«Certainly the negativity espoused by Marc Molinaro is exactly what has held
back upstate communities like Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester for decades.»
Santa Cuomo bounded down the Capitol chimney with a sackful of relief — tax relief for middle - class New Yorkers and (with reductions in the downstate MTA payroll levy) small businesses and nonpublic schools and help for
upstate communities hit by this year's floods.
Nixon has focused considerable attention on failing schools, a crumbling subway system, and income inequality
hobbling upstate communities — all issues that require spending.
In her two - minute online video, images are shown of Nixon walking the streets of New York, hanging out with her children, the wind of an approaching subway blowing her hair, boarded up buildings and a nearly desolate - looking downtown of some
presumably upstate community.
«Our $ 300 million «E23» plan will create 1,800 permanent jobs, 1,500 construction jobs and provide millions in revenue for
many upstate communities that need it.
«The long - time balance between the economic engine that SUNY has always been in
small upstate communities and the academic mission of SUNY... it was thrown out of balance a little bit with the real emphasis on economic development,» he said.
The pattern of disrespect
for upstate communities in the watershed seems to be continuing, Myers said, «they're always out of the loop.»
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.
Editorial by Former Assmbly Ryan Karben New York voters will decide whether to bet on expanded casino gambling as a jackpot for state government coffers and economically
adrift upstate communities.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's emphatic push to expand gambling in New York, where there are already five tribal casinos and nine slot parlors near horse racing tracks, was hinged on revitalizing
struggling upstate communities.
They finally achieved those reforms, as well as a redistricting law that counts incarcerated black and other minority prisoners in their home districts instead of predominantly white
rural upstate communities.
Two percent is from the New York City area, 5 percent from
other upstate communities, and 3 percent from out of state, including the Washington, D.C., region.
«I urge leaders in Albany to convene hearings so that we can examine how officials at all levels of government have responded to contaminated drinking water
in upstate communities and what must be done to restore access to clean water for residents in those communities,» she said in a statement.
Rep. Chris Gibson called on Wednesday for an investigation into the state and federal government's response to the contamination of drinking water in
the upstate communities of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh.
The legalization of table - top casino gambling in New York was approved by voters in 2015 through a constitutional referendum, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo framed as an economic development push for
upstate communities.
Republican Sen. Jim Seward, who had shepherded the measure to expand ride - hailing to
upstate communities in the budget agreement, has signed on to a bill that would hasten the enactment of the provision.
Republicans had also successfully sought parity in infrastructure funding, along with a 5 - year capital plan for suburban and
upstate communities.