Sentences with phrase «who say the city»

COR requested the tax breaks — which were valued at nearly $ 45 million — in October, but their approval touched off a war of words between Mahoney and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who said the city's IDA should have negotiated a subsidy deal.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's latest attempt to quell a boiler system meltdown at New York City Housing Authority buildings is not sitting well with some critics who say the city's $ 200 million investment is too little, too late.

De Blasio's school discipline overhaul is drawing fire from the teachers union and parents who say the city hasn't done enough to back up the new policies that prompted a huge drop in student suspensions.

The decision is a stunning blow for Bloomberg, who has repeatedly defended his choice amid intense criticism from parents groups, elected officials and other advocates who said the city needs a schools chancellor with a background in schools.

A proposal to expand the police force by 1,000 cops was quickly shot down Wednesday by Mayor de Blasio, who said the city couldn't afford the $ 100 million price tag.

By Paul Snyder Madison's flirtation with property flipping to turn a profit is a financial risk better left untaken, according to critics who say the city has no business playing the land market.

But the news is alarming environmental groups and mass transit advocates who say the city and state must invest in transportation options that take cars off the streets.

«The mayor should have thought this through and not gone along with the rest of the liberals,» he said, claiming that the mayor followed the lead of Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who said the city should consider removing the Columbus statues.

Who says the city doesn't have a sense of humor.

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Maguire says his airline is focused on nonstop service between smaller cities that lost service but still have business travelers who may not want to spend the time connecting through larger airlines» hubs.

Today we really do return self - determination to the people, the city of Detroit, and to everybody who made it possible I just want to say congratulations,» Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan told a news...

CEO Brian Cornell, who took the helm at Target in August, has said the return to city centers by affluent shoppers means the retailer needs to have a bigger urban presence.

«If you go to the corner of Sixth Street and Mission, you see venture capitalists who used to be on Sand Hill Road [in Silicon Valley] but have moved up to the city,» Foley says.

Golloher, who is seeking unspecified damages, says Fox violated New York City and state laws prohibiting workplace discrimination.

India is home to the world's 14 most polluted cities, the WHO said, based on the amount of particulate...

And Freedman, who opened 42Floors in the city's SoMa neighborhood, says that finding a «cool» office space is an important consideration to attract start - up talent.

«There's a full section that talks about pay equity, and what is the larger impact that the gender pay gap has on our society, our economy, our families,» says Deepti Gudipati, vice president of member leadership programs for the AAUW, who is working with the city to roll out the program.

Flombaum and Enbar, who self - funded the operation up to this point and who say tuition alone can keep the school easily afloat, say they want to work first on perfecting the methods their more than a dozen instructors employ before expanding to other cities or to online courses.

«Today's woman has five minutes to do her face before she's flying out the door,» says Weiss, who lives in New York City.

Founder and owner Craig Howard, who also runs a small Kansas City organics catering company, says he was inspired by the self - serve and honor - based model used by many traditional farm stands.

Ackman, who is also chairman of the Howard Hughes board of directors, said the real estate company was poised to thrive in the current economic environment, with many strong land development projects in its pipeline, from New York City's South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan to Hawaii beachfront property.

«The inner - city element isn't anything we even thought about,» says eldest brother Brent, 31, who, like his brothers Scott and Matthew, uses the title of principal.

Portland's City Commissioner Steve Novick, who first proposed the city's surtax in August, said the new tax is «the closest thing to a tax on inequality itself.&raCity Commissioner Steve Novick, who first proposed the city's surtax in August, said the new tax is «the closest thing to a tax on inequality itself.&racity's surtax in August, said the new tax is «the closest thing to a tax on inequality itself.»

«There's a secret sauce in hiring a person who knows that I believe in him enough to take a chance,» says David Williams, CEO of Fishbowl, an inventory software firm near Salt Lake City.

The feedback loop of the city making itself attractive to start - ups and start - ups helping to make the city attractive to talented young people (who in turn create more businesses that attract more young people) is only getting started, but Robinson says he can already see the effects both in terms of the area's legitimacy — «people are saying, «hey, I would actually invest here or I would start my business here» as opposed to 10 years ago where people would avoid the city at all costs» — and quality of life for young people.

With the number of virtual assistants are growing, their expertise now runs the gamut, making it easier to find someone who fits your organization, says Jaleh Bisharat, vice president of marketing at oDesk.com, which is based in Redwood City, Calif..

«You have to stop thinking of relating metallic value to value of the medal,» said Jim Greensfelder, a one - time Proctor & Gamble executive, software entrepreneur and former elected city government official who wrote «the bible» on the history of the modern Olympic Games medals.

Swinburne, who worked in the City of London before becoming an MEP in 2009, said all the projections were probably the «worst case scenarios» as they don't take into account anything businesses may do to mitigate the impact of Brexit.

«I think of these as high - tech Beanie Babies or 21st - century tulips,» says Robert Hockett, a law professor at Cornell who gained notoriety after the financial crisis for proposing that cities use «eminent domain» to buy out underwater mortgages.

«What you want to avoid is anything that might «pierce the corporate veil,» says Sandra E. Mayerson, leader of the national bankruptcy practice of law firm Holland & Knight LLP, who is based in New York City.

Criminals are using targeted automation to go after certain kinds of people — say, teachers who work in a certain city.

«There is no major city of Toronto's stature with an airport this close to its downtown,» says Don Carty, the Canadian - born former CEO of Canadian Pacific Airlines and American Airlines who chairs Porter's board of directors.

«It was the place where the money of migrants who wanted to reach Italy was collected,» Palermo Prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi said, adding that the ring had two hubs — one in the Sicilian city and the other in Rome.

There are no statistics to show whether texting played a role in any of the fatalities, but «when you keep records for 40 years and see two consecutive years with the back - to - back largest, that tells me there was a game changer,» said Richard Retting, a former traffic safety commissioner for the New York City Department of Transportation who worked on the report.

Ritchie Torres, who chairs a city council committee on public housing, said at the press conference that there was a direct link between the falsification of permits and the decline in affordable housing in New York.

It later halted the weekly reports following sustained criticism from jurisdictions and immigration advocates who said the reports were an attempt to intimidate and shame so - called «sanctuary cities.»

«There's vacant land, no gathering space, no connection to nature,» says Donald Carter, director of Carnegie Mellon's Remaking Cities Institute, who has advised Hsieh on his redevelopment plans.

«I think the fact that we made it through those years is unbelievable,» says Clark, 43, who still runs the Park City, Utah - based company Kodiak Cakes.

«It's hard to put your hand into a car's engine when the car is still running, but that's what disruptive innovation is — changing the way things are done before your business is backed into a corner,» said Williams, who spoke to a crowd of 800 business leaders at the World Innovation Forum in New York City last week.

FNO «makes people excited to be back in the city... and gets people from all parts of Manhattan and outside who may not normally shop in your area to come and come back after [the event],» said Lauren.

In February, Amazon said that it would offer free, two - hour Whole Foods deliveries to Prime customers who live in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach, with the promise of more cities to come during the year.

Instead of hiring the first one who shows up, do your homework, advises David Moore, an angel investor and president of City Rewards Network in Charlotte, N.C. «A lot of investment bankers are going to call you and say «We can take your small company public for $ 50,000.»

A $ 1.6 million security budget like the one Bezos enjoys is generous, says Alan Schissel, a former New York City Police Department sergeant who's now president and CEO of Integrated Security Services, Inc., a private investigation and executive security firm.

«If you look at the events that he has held and the attendance numbers, he's clearly not making money,» says a city official who asked to remain anonymous.

«Price is absolutely key,» says Niño, who adds that the company is looking to eventually move to New York City.

Steve Ward, who spent seven years as an officer with the Seattle Police Department and six with the city's SWAT team, says he founded Seattle - based VieVu in 2007 to protect officers against unfounded civilian complaints.

Preysman, who lived in New York after college, says he loved the city, but it's not always the best life.

HOUSTON, April 4 - Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Wednesday he plans to nominate directors who would push for a sale of SandRidge Energy Inc and may make an offer himself for the embattled Oklahoma City oil and gas producer.

«They said they knew who I was and where I lived,» said Alberto Arredondo, who got the call at work as a pump technician at an oil refinery in the central Mexican city of Salamanca.

They surround Querétaro — we're right in the middle of it,» says Fernanda Garfias, who launched the English - language website QueretaroToday.com three years ago to serve the city's growing English - speaking population.