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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.
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Pensions & Benefits
Cuomo Wants to Roll Back Part of Pension Reform for Police, Firefighters
NY1
May 15, 2015
When it comes to police and firefighters, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to roll back part of the pension reform he helped push through the state legislature in 2012.
Press Release
Housing
CBC Report Highlights Strategies for NYCHA to Improve Operations and Close Deficits
Report Recommends Specific Actions Needed to Enhance City's Public Housing to Better Serve Residents
April 29, 2015
The report provides a financial analysis of NYCHA, the largest public housing agency in the nation with more than 178,000 housing units at an annual operating cost of $2.6 billion.
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.
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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.