Sentences with phrase «when community board»

This was made clear when Community Board 1, upon hearing that Governor Andrew Cuomo, shortly after taking office, was thinking of removing Chris Ward from the Port's helm, unanimously passed a resolution calling on the new governor -LSB-...]

Fernandez was very vocal late last year when the Community Boards were voting on Mayor Bill de Blasio's citywide rezoning proposals.

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The most excessive example of long service occurred once when a director of a community bank board said, «Richard we have four directors who have been on our board for over 50 years.»

When CEO John Veson and COO Eva Douzinas joined Veson Nautical, both had served on charity boards and cared about giving back to their community.

While the business community will always be cautious when it comes to embracing large deficits, we are satisfied that many key economic investments and priorities have been included,» said Iain Black, President and CEO, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

Operations at NBRS Financial Bank have been fairly normal since April 7 when the Federal Reserve Board of Governors issued an Prompt Corrective Action Directive to the community bank serving Harford and Cecil counties, NBRS President Hugh J. Garchinsky...

The board was unrelenting in their criticism of Stumpf and Tolstedt, saying that both, when presented with the growing problems in Wells» community banking division, were unwilling to hear criticism or consider changes in behavior.

At times when the Indian crypto community is dealing with increasingly hostile environment, an initiative is bringing new investors on board.

When assigning hurricane relief funds to communities across the country, the oversight board's austerity policies may also privilege wealthier at the expense of the most vulnerable, argues Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, also at LatinoJustice PRLDEF, who published an op - ed in the Huffington Post.

My enemies are people who would deny me my religious freedom, not Christians as a whole, and the best remedies tend to involve civil conversation, the courts, and the occasional school board meeting... When doing inter-faith work the goal is not to convert anyone or get them to agree with you, but to help them see you (and our community) as a positive.

When the members of the school board of Dover, Pennsylvania, a small community near Harrisburg, required students to read a short statement concerning intelligent design before studying ninth - grade biology, they met stiff resistance from some parents and teachers.

«When you discuss sustainability within the California wine community, it is not just a statement of a program but an imbedded philosophy that we live by each and every day,» said CSWA Board Chairman Chris Savage, Senior Director of Environmental Affairs at E. & J. Gallo Winery.

So strong was Watson's grip on the Little League community that when the Simaneks approached incoming board president Cassandra Bassett with the news of Watson's history, Watson was able to convince Bassett and the other members that they had nothing to fear in allowing him to continue to coach.

Asked to leave our community board for continuing posting «facts» when others would post inflammatory articles like, «Just Say No to Pitocin» and I would go, «Uh, yeah, but wait...» At one point I had 40 grown women devote a thread to informing me that I had completely ruined their forum, when I refused to leave it out of principle, having broken no rules.

When printed on cardstock, these advocacy cards can be cut and used to mail short notes to friends or family, to post on local community bulletin boards, and insert into newsletters or packages for cloth diapering businesses.

STREAMWOOD — The Streamwood Park District Board hoped to buy playground equipment based on community input, but its effort came to naught when it was discovered the equipment chosen by residents wasn't fully wheelchair accessible.

I uncovered this process here in my community when I found a document called the «Berkeley Food Policy,» that had been adopted by the city's Board of Education in 1999.

First and foremost when I read this, the first thing that came to mind was, it's definitely worth your time to look for an International Board and Certified lactation consultant in your community to help assess the situation more fully.

He was president of the Jaycees when they worked for the construction of Northwest Community Hospital, and he served on the hospital's first board of directors.

Community Board 13 is currently reviewing the ICCC's plans and is expected to decide whether it approves of a variance for the group when CB 13 meets Oct. 31.

«I had children in the schools, so I really knew my community and when I stepped up to say I want to fight for Hamburg, they knew I meant it,» Hochul said of her first political campaign for Hamburg Town Board as a young lawyer and activist.

Hinton said de Blasio's first deputy mayor, Tony Shorris, found out in late February when DCAS Commissioner Lisette Camilo, who had recently taken over the agency, learned of the situation from a local community board and put a hold on all deed restriction modifications.

«When we allow for the editorials in New York City to tell our story, when we allow for columnists and other individuals and elected officials who honestly are doing a disservice to their community by not understanding election law,... [to be] going out there and blasting the hardworking men and women at the Board of Elections, we think it's appalling,» he argWhen we allow for the editorials in New York City to tell our story, when we allow for columnists and other individuals and elected officials who honestly are doing a disservice to their community by not understanding election law,... [to be] going out there and blasting the hardworking men and women at the Board of Elections, we think it's appalling,» he argwhen we allow for columnists and other individuals and elected officials who honestly are doing a disservice to their community by not understanding election law,... [to be] going out there and blasting the hardworking men and women at the Board of Elections, we think it's appalling,» he argued.

When I arrived at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center on DeKalb Avenue in Norwood, I saw Hasan Ali, a former member of Community Board 7, who was the coordinator of this polling site.

Many people believe education is best run at the local level because school boards and school officials better serve the public when they are able to be held accountable by the local community they serve; when the decision - makers have local roots, many believe they do a better job than a monolithic federal bureaucracy hundreds or thousands of miles away.

May I remind my readers of a speech that Bertha Lewis gave in 2004, when she stood in front of Brooklyn Community Board 2, and praised Bruce Ratner and his Atlantic Yards development, saying,

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza stepped into a thicket last week when he re-tweeted a video of Upper West Side parents speaking out against the local school board's plan to integrate the community's middle schools.

While concerns about MIH can be easily translated in these meetings, the Council's issues with Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) are far more varied and reflect the opinions raised by community boards and borough presidents last year, when these plans were largely rejected in non-binding votes throughout the city.

Members of Community Board 1 voted to endorse the bill to limit tour buses when it was first introduced in 2015, and former board staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged strBoard 1 voted to endorse the bill to limit tour buses when it was first introduced in 2015, and former board staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged strboard staffer Noah Pfefferblit testified at a City Council hearing in 2016, where he described the sightseeing buses as «significant contributors» to congestion on Lower Manhattan's already clogged streets.

Members of Community Board 8 had cheered at a meeting earlier this month when they heard that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's preliminary budget had delayed funding for the facility.

When it comes to knowing what is best for students, respondents invested the most trust in local teachers, placing them atop a list that — in descending order — included their community's school board, the state Board of Regents, teachers unions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Education Commissioner John King and the Legislaboard, the state Board of Regents, teachers unions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Education Commissioner John King and the LegislaBoard of Regents, teachers unions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Education Commissioner John King and the Legislature.

«Education is the key to prevent summonses issued when the law is broken,» said Queens Community Board 7 District Manager MARILYN McANDREWS.

When an elected board meets, they should care about the community and a level playing field,» Ms. Overby said, calling the developments over the roughly year - and - a-half tenure of Mr. Wilkinson «disturbing.»

The de Blasio administration recently ran into some trouble when attempting to win community board support for its citywide rezoning proposals meant to spur affordable housing development.

The housing stock in CB 12 largely remained in the hands of landlords and tenants during the 1970s and 1980s when residents were fleeing the city, while in Harlem — in community boards 9, 10 and 11 — the city was able to purchase significant numbers of properties.

When the Rochester School Board decided its superintendent search process would not be open to the public, board President Van White pointed out that there would still be ample community input in the form of small focus groups as well as a survey posted on the district webBoard decided its superintendent search process would not be open to the public, board President Van White pointed out that there would still be ample community input in the form of small focus groups as well as a survey posted on the district webboard President Van White pointed out that there would still be ample community input in the form of small focus groups as well as a survey posted on the district website.

«We'll know more in 2016 when school boards begin the budgeting process in earnest and share various budgeting scenarios with their communities.»

Martin Price, Chairman of Bronx Community Board # 11: «When I reflect on the celebration of Black History Month I think of the common thread of well meaning people striving to better their lives and the lives of those around them.

Koslowitz, currently the president of community boards at Borough Hall, represented District 29 for 11 years until 2001, when she was forced out by term limits.

In 1977, when he was 16 and still living in Washington Heights, Stringer made the front page of the New York Times in an article entitled, «Sutton Names Two Teen - agers to Community Planning Boards,» referring to then - borough president Percy Sutton.

Also mounting good campaigns are talented candidates with good ideas like Brian Kavanagh, former chief - of - staff for Council Member Gale Brewer, and aide to former Mayors Ed Koch & David Dinkins; Chris Papajohn who served on the American Civil Liberties Union's committee on disability law when they discovered that U.S. Post Offices are often not accessible to people with disabilities; Gur Tsabar, an aide to Speaker Gifford Miller, is articulate and well - informed on many issues, and authored an editorial in the April 14 Town & Village newspaper about unjust redlining of disabled New Yorkers due to budget concerns; Darren Bloch, a former Con Ed spokesperson who is a member of Community Board 6, is well - versed on housing and homelessness issues.

In 2009, the borough president and community board voted to approve plans for a $ 1 billion NYPD cadet training facility, which will sit on 35 acres of land and house 2,000 parking spaces when complete.

The Council was poised to approve the mayor's plans, which have come under fire from community boards, preservationist groups and affordable housing advocates, when a group of protesters interrupted the vote.

The mayor was unfazed when asked about the rejections Monday, saying «there's often a divergence between the community boards and the council and the mayor» that is «healthy» and «part of democracy.»

Vidal, who works as an intern at the Young Women's Leadership Network and mentors young, Mexican - American women, said she first learned about community boards when she saw an ad to apply.

Stringer himself was just 16 - years - old when he was appointed to serve on his community board in Washington Heights, where he fought to save the «A» train, among other issues.

Benjamin said he would introduce legislation in the State Senate requiring 90 - day notice from the MTA to community boards when a subway station will be closed for repairs or renovations.

Community board chair Adrienne Adams entered the Senate race when Sanders was talking about running for that higher office, and party officials are continuing to back her despite Sanders» re-entry.

Ro Sheffe, chairman of Community Board 1's Financial District Committee, said that like Silver, he, too, is reminded of 9/11 when he looks at his darkened neighborhood.

Occupy Return We thought a few attendees were ready to shout «may day» at last week's Community Board 1 meeting when two members of Occupy Wall Street said they would be back in Zuccotti Park May 1.