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Op Ed
City Budget
Fed aid is a bridge; stable shore needed: American Rescue Plan good for NYC only if used prudently
New York Daily News
March 13, 2021
The American Rescue Plan will not only provide tremendous support to individuals, families, businesses and organizations, but can be a game-changer for New York state and city government. Success, however, is far from guaranteed.
Press Release
CBC News
Watchdog Groups Urge Governor and Legislature to Make Budget Cuts Transparent and Not Enact Extraordinary Executive Budget Powers for Fiscal Year 2022
March 10, 2021
Seventeen major New York State watchdog groups are asking Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Carl Heastie to disclose full details about State funding withheld from agencies and local governments in the State’s current fiscal year 2021.
Video
State Budget
NY1 Online Panel Wraps Up State Comptroller Debate
NY1
October 17, 2014
Inside City Hall's Errol Louis wrapped up last night's state comptroller debate with vice president and director of State Studies at Citizens Budget Commission, Elizabeth Lynam; Former City Comptroller John Liu; and Manhattan Institute Fellow and New York Post Columnist Nicole Gelinas.
Op Ed
Capital Spending
What New York Should Do With $4B
July 23, 2014
New York State will soon receive more than $4 billion in settlements from large financial institutions. It is an unprecedented windfall and it is generating discussion about what to do with the money.
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.
Video
City Budget
Teacher Contract Agreement Clears Significant Hurdle
NY1
May 05, 2014
The tentative agreement between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city's teachers union cleared a significant hurdle Friday, but some budget watchdogs are questioning whether a key provision of the deal, to cut health care costs, will actually work.
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.