Sentences with phrase «used by city residents»

According to the council, restoring the tax would help the city pay for the cost of police, fire, transportation and other services used by city residents and commuters who come into the city every day.

Not exact matches

The Park District and the city also disregarded long - standing rulings by the Illinois and U.S. Supreme Courts that public property can not be used for a private interest, said Herbert Caplan, one of the attorneys for the residents committee.

Not only will local residents have to wait until 2011 to use news parks (to replace the parks taken by the city and the Yankees to build the new stadium), but now the Independent Budget Office said the cost of replacing two parks has risen to $ 195 million, $ 16.3 million of which can't be accounted for.

«Getting permission from the state for a local income tax about one percent that would be paid by city residents, and also commuters coming into the city, that would be used for both the city side and school district side,» Humphrey said.

And he pointed to the neighborhood policing initiative that pairs police officers with community residents and the decreased use of the stop - and - frisk policing method — steps he said show the city «got safer by being fairer.»

At 12:15 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James, NYC Council members Rafael Espinal, Stephen Levin, Corey Johnson, Donovan Richards, Helen Rosenthal and Jumaane Williams, and legal and housing advocates hold a rally in support of a package of bills that aim to end illegal actions used by three - quarter operators and provide protections residents, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The first, filed by a city resident and a member of the Hartford City Council, alleged that Coleman improperly used his annual taxpayer - financed update for political purposes and his campaign against Wooden, which is not allowed under state statucity resident and a member of the Hartford City Council, alleged that Coleman improperly used his annual taxpayer - financed update for political purposes and his campaign against Wooden, which is not allowed under state statuCity Council, alleged that Coleman improperly used his annual taxpayer - financed update for political purposes and his campaign against Wooden, which is not allowed under state statutes.

In a statement from her office, Miner pledged to continue «Syracuse's commitment to our New American residents» by «not allowing the city's resources, including the police department, to be used to to enforce federal anti-immigrant policies.»

«On the other hand, it should be noted that New York City is the primary source of surplus state revenues — largely generated by the income tax on high earners (the so - called «millionaires» tax»)- but New York City residents do not directly benefit from the commission's proposed use of $ 1 billion of this surplus for property tax reductions for suburban and upstate New Yorkers.

«The purpose of the physical use of the kiosks is for subscribers to be able to make free domestic calls, provide USB charging ports to charge up phones and tablets, provide Internet access, and for emergency services,» said Bronx Borough President Diaz Jr. «I want to thank the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, as well as CityBridge, for listening to the issues raised by New York City residents regarding the use of these kiosks and making these positive adjustments.

But the signatures were collected based on the December mailing list, which the residents were directed to use by the City Clerk's office.

But Metro - North officials said they expect riders who would use the proposed lines to be primarily of city residents who use public transportation, and would get to the new stations by subway, bus or bike.

To keep residents riding the rails and to win more drivers» hearts, Chinese cities are using various incentives and disincentives, as politicians promise to increase urban rail systems threefold and bus rapid transit 10-fold by 2015

Of the states that had high rates of use, such as Illinois (one - in - eight), many were carried by extremely high prevalence in cities (one - in - six Chicago residents have a dating app downloaded).

Chi - Raq — a slang term used by some residents of Chicago's south side to refer to the city's war - zone - like gun violence — is a modern retelling of Aristophanes's 411 BC play Lysistrata.

Sandy City no longer uses the gas chambers; Draper is considering making the transition to euthanasia by injection only; and South Jordan City residents are letting their City Council Members know they want the gas chamber removed too.

In 1850, the very first document was signed and sent to Belize City by residents of the island asking that Cristiano Novelo (great great... uncle of Mito Paz) be named head of the alcalde — the government system used for small villages.

Calesa is still being used by the residents in going to certain parts of the city.

MUNI is the slower central city subway & streetcar system used frequently (and frequently derided) by inner city residents.

Using a large - format camera, Serrano captured more than 85 men and women who live on the streets of New York for the series, «Residents of New York,» Commissioned by More Art, the images are displayed on phone booths and in subway stations across the city through June 15.

Using the humorous metaphor of a monster taking over the city to address the quotidian aspects of daily life, the scene will not be missed by the commuters from the adjacent Metro Mover or neighborhood residents.

According to experts, the Jakobshavn glacier, one of Greenland's largest, is moving at a faster rate than ever before, losing 20 million tons of ice every day, equivalent to the amount of water used every year by the residents of New York City.

Rob Miner is a motorcycle accident lawyer Salt Lake City UT residents can feel confident about because he understands the stereotypes that could be used against you by insurance carriers, investigators, and so forth.

Historically, residents of Midwest City have contributed much to the U.S. Airforce and the safety of our country; nearby factories staffed by citizens of Midwest City produced more than half of the C - 47 cargo planes used in World War II.

There's no question that residents of The Sparkling City by the Sea could use a break when it comes to their Corpus Christi insurance quotes.

While the effort likely intended to make the city's officers more available to the Seattle residents, it backfired when its public affairs director Sgt. Sean Whitcomb used Twitch to address questions surrounding the death of Lyles, a pregnant woman shot and killed by officers in her home after reporting a burglary.

In 1802 local residents used a grid pattern designed by Thomas Jefferson for the formation of a city.