Sentences with phrase «with other upstate cities»

She says 50 % of children in Syracuse and Rochester live in poverty, with the other upstate cities not far behind.

The state budget office on Tuesday provided a chart that suggested the state aid Albany receives as Aid to Municipalities (AIM) funds, plus the $ 15 million it receives in payment for Empire State Plaza being off the tax rolls, and the additional $ 12 million it received in the budget deal brings Albany more in line with other upstate cities.

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Another focus is Alain Kaloyeros, founding president and chief executive officer of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, which he began under the current governor's father, former Governor Mario Cuomo, and which has been credited with spurring the high tech industry in Albany and other upstate cities.

Weather aside, what's kept New York from being like California, for better or worse, is the state Senate, which Democrats have been thisclose to flipping for years now without ever quite getting there, what with upstate's fear of the city running the whole show, and Democratic senators taking lulus (Albany - speak for bribes) and other enticements to switch teams and caucus with the GOP, and Cuomo content with that power - sharing arrangement that positions him at the top of the three - men - in - a-room triangle.

Maertz, an insurance litigation and trial attorney, said she wants to see more money come back to Suffolk from the state, adding that Long Island effectively is subsidizing other regions, especially New York City with the MTA payroll tax, as well as areas upstate.

Albany receives far less per capita in state aid than other upstate cities with similar social and economic problems, city officials have argued.

The unemployment rate also compares favorably with those in most other upstate cities, with only Glens Falls, at 5.3 percent, and Ithaca, at 4.8 percent, posting lower rates than the Capital Region.