Sentences with phrase «upstaters like»

Regardless of what the upstaters like to think, the upstate economy, even if restored to pre-depression levels by some type of economic development miracle, is but a drip from the faucet that needs to fill the budget basin in this state.

NYC will vote en masse against him, not to mention a lot of upstaters like moi.

Not exact matches

Krueger said she's satisfied with the final agreement on the minimum wage, but she feels «very bad» for upstaters who were hoping they would get to $ 15 an hour like their NYC counterparts, but are now uncertain when — and if — they will get past $ 12.50.

These guys on the other look like the people upstaters suspect are calling the shots under Shelly Silver.

Upstaters hate NYC like ungrateful children; while we, in spite of that, are still required to support you.

Cuomo is looking out for SOMEBODY in his role as governor and it sure as hell isn't the average Upstater... like me!

Ideally, Sampson needs a No. 2 who's an upstater (remember that the conference lost two upstate members, Darrel Aubertine and Antoine Thompson), an Hispanic (former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., love him or hate him, was the highest - ranking Latino leader in the Legislature — a point Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. likes to emphasize from time to time) and a woman.

TWO pols (one retired... or something like that) from NYC telling Upstaters that we should be happy to drink toxic water — as long as SOMEBODY (mostly people from out - of - state) make some money off of fracking.

Queens Sen. Malcolm Smith said upstaters who oppose laws like the NY SAFE Act don't understand the level of firearms violence that plagues some New York City neighborhoods.

He all but extinguished the hopes of many upstaters for a home - grown economic miracle — like the one occurring next door in Pennsylvania, thanks to fracking — one that would help save family farms, let children and grandchildren live and prosper where they were raised and help ensure economic security for thousands.