Sentences with phrase «whether city action»

There are multiple investigations of de Blasio and his associations occurring at once - another has to do with donations to a non-profit established by the mayor's allies and whether city action was offered or given in return.

Not exact matches

As Ford's critics have been quick to point out, he'll have to overcome significant political barriers to put his strong words — whether they pertain to cutting expenses or opening the city for business — into action.

Too early to judge — With never being given a sniff of action during his time at money - bags City and playing a back - up role to Didier Drogba at Chelsea, it's too early to judge whether Sturridge's form is merely a Carlton Cole-esque flash in the plan or if the striker has the makings of a consistent England performer.

On topic questions included whether the administration plans to increase low - income affordable housing production, what actions are required for the administration to count a unit of housing as «preserved», whether housing built with 421 (a) tax credits anywhere in the City should require affordable units, how the de Blasio administration counts housing underway at the end of the Bloomberg administration toward its goal, what was done in this housing complex to «preserve» these units, whether units counted as «preserved» are always on a 30 year agreement, the annual average of 20,000 units created or preserved as set forth in the mayor's ten year goal of 200,000 such units and how money was spent on the 17,000 units created or preserved in 2014.

Yesterday's action could be a precursor to a debate later this year over whether to legalize same - sex marriage in the city.

«Whether it is business attraction and expansion, creating affordable housing, expanding our cultural footprint or enhancing Jamaica's livability, today's action plan presents a series of specific steps the City will take to unleash the potential for the betterment of all who live, work and visit the area.»

De Blasio took a victory lap this week after winning important changes to zoning laws, but whether affordable housing will boom in the city may depend on factors beyond his control — including the actions of Cuomo.

A federal investigation into NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign fund - raising has zeroed in on whether donations were exchanged for beneficial city action in about a half - dozen cases, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry.

Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson slammed mayoral hopefuls who criticized the city's actions Tuesday morning, accusing them of ducking the question of whether tents should have remained.

She was also asked whether she is concerned that the mayor is taking important actions on his own, such as the expansion of the living wage law, without going through the City Council.

The Mayor, Governor, Senator and Secretary answered several on topic questions, including why the approved projects do not include any in Brooklyn and Queens and whether actions taken by «other jurisdictions» are sufficient, when will the resiliency efforts be complete and when will the majority of Build It Back homes be completed, what complexities Secretary Donovan saw when his Department approved the Build It Back program and why is New York City slower than Nassau and Suffolk Counties to deliver post-Sandy assistance to homeowners.

Prosecutors are looking at whether de Blasio's donors received favorable city action, after giving to his campaign, and also whether de Blasio may have bent the state's campaign finance laws when he solicited donations on behalf of Democratic candidates running for the State Senate, in 2014.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio took a victory lap this week after winning important changes to zoning laws, but whether affordable housing will boom in the city may depend on factors beyond his control, including the actions of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Questions in the off - topic portion of the Q&A included the role of Mayor de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and her having City staff, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos» criticism of de Blasio's involvement in recent senate elections, whether de Blasio supports a tax on grocery bags, an update on the recent change in NYPD practice on marijuana possession, why the average person should care about conditions on Rikers Island (an on - topic question, but posed during this off - topic portion of the press conference), whether de Blasio is troubled by Al Sharpton's tax troubles, what the expected executive action President Obama on immigration will mean for the City, an update on the City's municipal ID program, preparations for a rally being organized by Al Sharpton upon the completion of the Ferguson grand jury, a possible mail - in response for marijuana summonses and whether mayor supports regulating costumed characters in Times Square.

Moskowitz answered about a dozen questions, with topics including whether there is any potential mayoral candidate who embodies what she wants in a candidate, whether she plans on being involved in the 2017 election, why she is «such a lightning rod» for criticism, obstacles ahead, the City's pre-K program, whether she'll run for office at another time, whether she reflexively criticizes all education - related actions of Mayor de Blasio, whether she's concerned that her influence on state government will diminish because of her decision, discipline and suspension polices at Success Academy schools, her plans for other projects and her view on potential mayoral candidacies of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

The audit, which is to begin some time next week, will focus on determining whether the IDA ensures job creation and retention goals are achieved by companies with project agreements with the city entity, and what actions are taken when goals are not met.

Whether criminal or not, his reckless actions led to the death of Ramarley Graham, and the police department needs to take a serious look at his qualifications to serve our city,» added Diaz.

The City Council will decide whether to take action, said City Manager Scott Huth.

Whether you enjoy smutty romance novels or action - packed science fiction, you can share your enthusiasm as part of a book club in New York City.

The suit says that animal groups are paid by the city for their actions and that the abandonment of the animals takes place regardless of whether there is food or shelter available.

- allow you to choose whether to be righteous or a scoundrel depending on which actions you use - Noble actions can be used without chance of failure, but they're limited by currency or level - it's possible to fail while executing rogue actions, and doing so several times can deteriorate your relationship with a city - bribing the innkeeper can restore the relationship

Finally, the context of London as a site for political and cultural action emerges across the galleries, whether through documentation of Mona Hatoum's performance Roadworks in the streets of Brixton following the 1985 uprisings, or Black Audio Film Collective's video essay Twilight City which explores the effects on London of Thatcher's urban regeneration programme.

For cities on the coast, choosing whether or not to support such a set of actions is ultimately an existential one.

We are trying to determine whether or not these actions are illegal (there are concerns of corruption in the city's police department, so we can not rely on their tacit approval of his behavior).

Red light cameras are supposed to increase safety but many have questioned whether that is the motive behind the City of Chicago's actions.

It led to the plaintiff and the city disputing ownership for part of the road, leading to an action to determine whether the land was a highway or not.

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