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Press Release
State Budget
Director of State Studies David Friedfel an Albany Rising Star
June 13, 2016
City & State Magazine has named David Friedfel, Director of State Studies at the Citizens Budget Commission, one of its 2016 Albany Rising Stars.
Op Ed
City Budget
The Rapidly Rising Cost of City Workers
New York City Employees Get $138,000 in Pay and Benefits, and Rising
June 09, 2016
The mayor and City Council quickly came to an agreement on the details of an adopted budget for fiscal year 2017, but little attention has been paid to spending projected over the course of the five-year financial plan. We ought to focus, and hold onto our wallets.
Op Ed
City Budget
Make NYC’s Retiree Health Benefit Trust More Trustworthy
May 25, 2016
The City of New York has a $70 billion liability for retiree health insurance costs and other post-employment benefits (OPEB), not including pensions. These benefits are contractually owed to retired city employees and are largely unfunded.
Press Release
Health Care
CBC Report Finds Cost-Effective NYS Medicaid Reforms Face Challenges
Significant Additional Gains Will Require Several Years, Continued Refinement of Strategies
May 23, 2016
This report finds that the strategies of the Medicaid Redesign Team and the New York State Department of Health have yielded significant savings and quality improvements, but realization of their full potential faces serious implementation challenges.
Op Ed
City Budget
A Mixed Budget Message
May 02, 2016
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s executive budget and accompanying four-year financial plan send a mixed message about New York City’s fiscal outlook. For the short term, economic performance and local revenues are exceeding expectations this year.
Video
Economic Development
NYS Exposed
Risky Business Investments
April 25, 2016
Billions of your taxpayer dollars are used in an effort to lure businesses to our region to create jobs. What's being done to make sure state money isn't being wasted?
Press Release
State Budget
CBC Prize for Public Service Innovation to Be Awarded to New York State's Lean Initiative
April 07, 2016
The CBC Prize is awarded annually – in alternating years to either a New York State or a New York City agency – to recognize and promote successful innovations in the delivery of public services.
Op Ed
State Budget
What Will Be The Long-Term Impact Of The State Budget Agreement?
April 03, 2016
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget projected out-year deficits of $1.2 billion, $3 billion and $3.4 billion in state fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (before unspecified savings associated with adherence to a 2 percent state operating spending growth cap).
Op Ed
City Budget
Mayor de Blasio's Citywide Savings Program: Too Little of the Really Good Stuff
February 24, 2016
In his second year de Blasio reestablished the practice under the new name of Citywide Savings Program (CSP). The resurrection has been uninspired; the CSP in the latest plan, released last month, is too small and includes too few efficiency initiatives.
Op Ed
City Budget
Reducing Organic Waste Without Increasing Costs
February 03, 2016
The Department of Sanitation's focus on organic waste is merited by the size of the waste stream (more than 1 million tons annually) and environmental benefits of reducing greenhouse gases through use of alternative disposal strategies, such as composting, rather than transport to distant landfills.
Press Release
City Budget
CBC Report Recommends Targeted Approach to NYC Organic Waste Diversion
Report Proposes Measures to Contain Costs That Could Exceed $250 Million Annually
February 02, 2016
This report analyzes the potential cost to New York City taxpayers of diverting food scraps and other organic material from landfills as part of the City's environmental agenda. It finds an expansion of the City's residential organics program would impose new financial costs of up to $250 million annually.
Op Ed
City Budget
What de Blasio’s Budget is Missing
January 21, 2016
The mayor’s plan increases spending without any increases to tax rates, thanks to rising property values and continued economic growth: Employment has reached an all-time high, real wages are growing and tourists are still flocking to the city in record numbers.
Video
City Budget
De Blasio Preliminary Budget Accounts for Potential Economic Downturn
NY1
January 21, 2016
Mayor Bill de Blasio's $82 billion spending plan includes a host of new spending initiatives but no plans to boost the city's reserves.
Op Ed
State Budget
A $15 Public-Worker Wage Will Cost a Lot
January 03, 2016
There is a growing movement in New York, led by low-wage workers and unions and now championed by Gov. Cuomo, to raise the legally minimum pay to $15 per hour — a sizable increase over the current statewide minimum of $8.75, which rose on Dec. 31 to $9.
Video
State Budget
What to Expect in Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State Address
NY1
December 21, 2015
Governor Cuomo said he wants an additional mile-and-a-half of track built to create a rail link between La Guardia Airport and Willets Point in Queens.
Press Release
City Budget
CBC Report Calls For Transforming the FDNY's Response to Medical Emergencies
The Fire Department Responds Primarily to Medical Incidents, Not Fires – But Has Not Been Fundamentally Transformed Since Its Merger with the Emergency Medical Service in 1996
December 09, 2015
The report calls for bold action to enhance the Department’s response to medical emergencies. The department has not been fundamentally transformed since its merger with the Emergency Medical Service in 1996.
Press Release
Economic Development
CBC Study Calls for Better Reporting on Economic Development Projects
The Value of Investments Through Regional Economic Development Councils Cannot Be Determined Without Better Understanding Results
November 30, 2015
The study concludes that the value the Councils may have in coordinating economic development activities across the state cannot be properly evaluated with existing data.
Video
Transportation
Taxi Tax Shrinks: MTA’s bottom line cut as taxi ridership plunges
NY1
November 23, 2015
Fifty cents goes to the MTA every times you ride a yellow or green taxi, but with taxi ridership shrinking, so does the MTA's bottom line.
Press Release
Housing
CBC Analysis Finds That 42 Percent of New York City's Renter Households Are "Rent Burdened"
November 12, 2015
This CBC brief uses newly available data to reveal who is most affected by the rent burden in New York City. The analysis explores a variety of household characteristics, making it possible to develop a more nuanced assessment of the rent burden.
Video
Transportation
Riders Should Not Expect Quick Fixes as MTA Prepares to Put
NY1
October 13, 2015
At close to $30 billion, the MTA is about to get handed a record sum of money to maintain and expand a transit system that's showing wear and tear from record ridership, but riders shouldn't expect quick fixes.