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Op Ed
City Budget
Managing New York City Garbage Is Exceptionally Expensive
May 27, 2014
New York City Department of Sanitation's system for collecting and disposing of garbage is exceptionally expensive, and now is the time for the de Blasio Administration to address the problem.
Op Ed
City Budget
Issues Remain In Mayor de Blasio's New Budget
May 08, 2014
For months, the biggest fiscal uncertainty for the city has been how Mayor de Blasio would handle negotiations with the municipal unions that have been working without contracts.
Op Ed
Transportation
PATH Should Be Run By New Jersey Transit
May 04, 2014
PATH is the only mass transit system in the nation with no tax subsidy. That should be changed, and responsibility for running PATH should be shifted to New Jersey Transit.
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
Doulis: City, Teachers’ Agreement Resolves Major Uncertainty Around City’s Financial Plan
April 30, 2014
The tentative agreement between the city and the teachers union resolves major uncertainty surrounding the city's financial plan and ensures some stability in labor relations with a major segment of the city workforce for the next five years.
Op Ed
Health Care
New York State's Leadership in Providing Health Insurance
April 16, 2014
Amidst the national controversy over the creation of health insurance exchanges or marketplaces, the launch and early months of New York's official health plan marketplace stand out.
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.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on Mayor de Blasio's Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2015
February 12, 2014
The Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 contains a double dose of good news: there is more money than had been anticipated, and it will be put to prudent use.
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.
Op Ed
City Budget
Where Mayor DeBlasio Can Find Some Real Money
January 06, 2014
It is likely that the Financial Plan Mayor de Blasio will release in February will significantly increase municipal spending beyond the amounts previously planned by the Bloomberg Administration.
Op Ed
State Budget
More Bang For NY's Buck
December 27, 2011
As Governor Cuomo prepares his executive budget, he should seek structral changes that slow down the state's most potent cost-drivers (pensions, school aid and Medicaid), halt additional economic development spending and steer clear of budget tricks. Senior Research Associate Tammy Gamerman pens an op-ed for the New York Post.
Op Ed
Education
Mandate Relief Needed for Special Education in New York
November 06, 2011
New York State imposes more than 200 special education mandates beyond those required by federal law. Many of them translate into higher costs and fuel rapid and unsustainable spending growth.
Testimony
Energy & Environment
Testimony on NYC Solid Waste Management Practices
Submitted to NYC Council Committee on Sanitation & Solid Waste Management
October 27, 2011
New York is being wasteful in its waste management practices. We could save tens of millions, perhaps even hundreds of millions, of dollars without harming the environment by more sensibly managing New Yorkers’ solid waste. An improved system for waste collection and disposal could prevent further reductions in essential services in coming budgets.
Op Ed
Economic Development
Four Principles for Governor Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Councils
September 27, 2011
CBC Vice President and Director of State Studies Elizabeth Lynam pens an op-ed listing four principles to govern the operation of the new regional economic development councils. These principles will help the state face the sizable challenges ahead and avoid the mistakes made in past economic development efforts.
Op Ed
Capital Spending
Think Small to Think Big
July 10, 2011
In the July 2011 edition of the PPP Journal, Senior Research Associate Maria Doulis reviews the success of public-private partnerships in NYC and considers opportunities for pursuing additional PPPs.
Letter
Pensions & Benefits
CBC Commends State Legislators' Vote Against School District Borrowing
June 29, 2011
CBC sent a letter of commendation to the State Legislators who voted against school district borrowing for pension contributions (A6309/S4067).
Op Ed
State Budget
Improving New York's Fiscal Report Card Further
June 27, 2011
CBC President Carol Kellermann pens an op-ed congratulating the Governor and State Legislature on a productive session, but says more needs to be done on fiscal matters.
Letter
Pensions & Benefits
CBC Inquiry About the Health Insurance Premium Stabilization Fund
June 27, 2011
CBC Letter to Comptroller John Liu asking three questions about the Health Insurance Stabilization Fund (HISF) and calling for an audit.
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
Pension Proposal: A Fiscal Remedy for New York
June 16, 2011
CBC President Carol Kellermann explains the need for pension reform in New York and why Governor Cuomo’s plan puts the State and the City on the road to good fiscal health.
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
NYC's Choice
June 05, 2011
Amid its budget crisis, the city is on track to lay off teachers, close fire companies, cut social services and impose other sacrifices. Yet such reductions could be avoided if the city reformed its unusually costly commitments for retiree health insurance and brought them in line with those of other public-sector employers.
Op Ed
Housing
Rent Regulation Is Not Affordable Housing
May 22, 2011
CBC President Carol Kellermann pens an op-ed urging the State legislature to to extend, but not expand, rent regulation in New York City.