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Op Ed
City Budget
Reduce New York City's High Cost of Garbage Collection
September 28, 2014
Municipal garbage collection in New York City is exceptionally expensive - the Department of Sanitation's costs are more than double private-sector charges and much higher than collection costs in other cities.
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.
Video
City Budget
Some Fiscal Watchdogs Call City Budget Agreement Prudent
NY1
June 23, 2014
The City Council and the mayor shook hands on a $75 billion budget deal Thursday night, and as we wait for the fine print, some fiscal watchdogs are calling the agreement prudent.
Video
City Budget
CBC’s Charles Brecher and FPI’s James Parrott Discusses the NYC Budget
CUNY City Talk
June 16, 2014
James Parrott, of the Fiscal Policy Institute and Charles Brecher, of the Citizens Budget Commission, discuss the complexities and the uncertainties of the New York City budget.
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.
Video
City Budget
City Pays Top Dollar for Top Quality Sanitation
NY1
May 24, 2014
According to a survey by the Citizens Budget Commission, the city is at the top of the heap in collection costs—coming in at $251 a ton. When you factor in disposal, that number shoots up to $431. The watchdog group says that's more than double what it costs private firms.
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
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.
Video
City Budget
De Blasio Talks Government Spending at Citizens Budget Commission Awards Dinner
NY1
March 26, 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio talked about the budget, but gave few specifics, at the annual awards dinner of the Citizens Budget Commission.
City Budget
Panel Takes Closer Look at Mayor’s Budget Plan
NY1
February 19, 2014
Three top fiscal watchdogs, including CBC President Carol Kellermann, helped Inside City Hall take a deep dive into the details of Mayor de Blasio’s preliminary budget plan.
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.
Video
City Budget
New York City’s Budget Challenges
January 14, 2014
Maria Doulis, Director of City Studies, discussed the fiscal challenges facing newly elected Mayor Bill De Blasio with the Bond Buyer's Paul Burton.
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
Economic Development
Find Ways to Attract Talent
August 11, 2013
CBC's Director of New York City Studies Maria Doulis pens an op-ed in the New York Times' Room for Debate on how the next mayor can achieve important economic development goals: more jobs, a more diversified industry mix, a larger middle class and enhanced entrepreneurship.
Op Ed
Economic Development
Remaining the World's Most Competitive City
June 18, 2013
A study released earlier this month by The Economist Intelligence Unit held good news for New York City, which ranked first among 120 global cities based on ability to attract capital, businesses and talent. But the competition is fierce, and is not limited to international megacities like London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
Op Ed
Public Workforce
The Next Mayor's Biggest Challenge
May 19, 2013
As the New York City mayor's race builds momentum, candidates are discussing a wide range of issues - but not how they would tackle the biggest challenge the next mayor will certainly face: negotiating municipal labor contracts.
Op Ed
Public Workforce
Finding a Better Way on Labor Bargaining
May 18, 2013
Taxpayers are at a disadvantage in collective bargaining with police and firefighter unions in New York state because of the way binding arbitration is done. The culprits are provisions of a statute, known as the Taylor Law, that expire July 1.
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
Reining in New York City's Skyrocketing Health Insurance Costs
April 17, 2013
The City's employee unions, whose contracts have expired, may prefer to wait and negotiate with the next mayor, but the election won't change the fiscal reality: the City's share of health insurance premiums for city workers and retirees is high in comparison to norms in the private and public sectors.
Op Ed
Economic Development
NY's People Strengths Need Constant Work
February 09, 2013
Human capital is a hot topic. Thriving in the information economy requires a highly skilled workforce with specialized expertise and an ability to innovate. Attracting such a workforce is essential to New York's ability to retain strength in core industries and cultivate emerging ones.