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Testimony
Housing
Testimony On New York City Housing Authority’s Blueprint for Change
New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Housing
December 08, 2020
NYCHA’s capital needs are immense, and addressing them requires employing multiple innovative strategies.
Op Ed
Taxes
Don’t Bring Back the Stock Transfer Tax
City & State
October 23, 2020
It could drive business out of New York and won’t live up to revenue projections.
Letter
State Budget
CBC Recommendations on Tax Relief and Reform Proposals in Executive Budget
March 05, 2014
This letter expresses support for Executive Budget tax reforms, but recommends that action on the property tax relief proposals be deferred until their design is improved and the surplus necessary to sustain them is achieved.
Op Ed
Economic Development
How to Make NYC Economic Development More Effective
January 26, 2014
The start of the new administration offers an important opportunity to review the city's economic development practices and assure that they foster growth by making business incentives more cost-effective and transparent.
Letter
Taxes
CBC Recommendations to the New York State Tax Relief Commission
November 26, 2013
This letter to the NYS Tax Relief Commission includes cautions about the State's ability to commit to large new property tax relief programs, and recommendations for providing better relief with the $4 billion the State spends on current programs.
Op Ed
Housing
Rent Regulation: A Big Tax On NY
The Law Needs a Massive Overhaul
July 06, 2010
The push to continue rent regulation is fueled by far more populist rhetoric than economic reason. As a corrective, a new report by the Citizens Budget Commission reveals some startling facts about the current system.