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Housing
Strategies to Boost Housing Production in the New York City Metropolitan Area
August 26, 2020
Building more housing for every type of household can help make the New York region more affordable and competitive for generations to come.
Press Release
Housing
CBC Releases Strategies to Boost Housing Production in the NYC
August 26, 2020
Report Recommends Changes to City and State Policies Including Zoning, Planning, Building and Construction Codes, Property Taxes, and Tax Breaks
Video
CBC News
CBCNY to New York State: "Delaying Budget Cuts Will Only Create More Problems"
Spectrum News
August 18, 2020
David Friedfel, the director of State Studies for the Citizens Budget Commission (CBCNY), told Capital Tonight host Susan Arbetter that the longer the state waits to make cuts to the budget, the more painful those decisions will become.
Video
CBC News
Faced with Dwindling Bail Out Options, de Blasio Threatens Layoffs
Spectrum News
August 13, 2020
"The city pays the full premium for employees, retirees and their families. It's a deal that no other New Yorker in the private sector has," said Maria Doulis, vice-president at the Citizens Budget Commission. "Getting together around items like that can preserve jobs for public workers and preserve services for New Yorkers in general."
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases Strategies to Address New York City’s Fiscal Crisis—Without Resorting to Borrowing or Layoffs
June 10, 2020
CBC today released a report outlining the hard choices NYC’s leaders should make to close the fiscal year 2021 budget gap.
Video
CBC News
Sages of the Ages
Lessons from Past Fiscal Crises and Perspectives on the Present
June 02, 2020
CBC hosted a special panel discussion of prominent fiscal experts who helped New York overcome some of the most dire crises of the past. They provided insights and lessons from past experiences to help us understand and navigate the looming crisis.
Video
CBC News
Focus Shifts to Reopening NYC
WNBC News 4 New York
May 28, 2020
Since de Blasio took office, he has expanded the City budget by about $20 billion, and he now estimates the pandemic blew a $9 billion hole in this year's budget.
Blog
Housing
NYCHA’s 2020 Operating Budget
Inefficiencies Challenge the Fiscal Outlook
March 12, 2020
NYCHA, with financial assistance from the City, has begun to allocate funds for capital staffing, lead remediation, and additional front-line staff who operate and maintain its public housing
Video
CBC News
How the Coronavirus Affects the City and State’s Bottom Line
Spectrum News NY1
March 10, 2020
Andrew Rein discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the city and state’s bottom line.
Video
CBC News
88th Annual Awards Dinner
Honoring Richard Ravitch, the NYS Attorney General, and NYS Comptroller
March 03, 2020
The CBC Annual Dinner honoring Richard Ravitch, the Office of the New York State Attorney General, and the Office of the New York State Comptroller.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Awards Prize for Public Service Innovation to Smart Audit
Annual Prize Celebrates Creative Solutions and Public Impact
February 26, 2020
Smart Audit leverages data analytics and staff engagement to improve the efficacy of audits.
Podcast episode
Housing
6 months, with Gregory Russ
January 30, 2020
6 months is the time the New York City Housing Authority has to develop a reorganization plan. In this episode NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ discusses working with the federal monitor to facilitate change, working with residents to instill confidence, and what needs to happen at NYCHA to make it a high-performing agency that can ably serve its 380,000 residents.
Special Feature
Housing
Facts About NYCHA
January 28, 2020
This infographic presents a snapshot of NYCHA's Operating Budget, Capital Budget, and capital needs.
Video
Housing
Gregory Russ, NYCHA Chair & CEO
A CBC Breakfast Series
January 28, 2020
NYCHA Chair & CEO Gregory Russ joined CBC to discuss public housing in a fireside chat with CBC President Andrew Rein.
Report
Housing
Rent and Ride
Affordability is About Both
January 13, 2020
While housing is the largest share of spending for most households, a more robust picture of affordability also should include transportation costs.
Video
CBC News
Taking a Look at Foundation Aid
WMHT
December 05, 2019
After months of public roundtables, will state lawmakers move to change the formula that determines aid for public schools? The Times Union’s Rachel Silberstein speaks with three education advocates about why they think it should happen.
Testimony
Taxes
Comments on New York City Property Tax Reform
December 04, 2019
The balancing act facing legislators as they consider proposals to reform the property tax is how to increase equity, fairness, and transparency, while maintaining fiscal stability and reliability.
Video
CBC News
Projected Deficits in NYS Budget
WFXV Eyewitness News
November 26, 2019
A mid-year New York State budget update shows a $6.1 billion gap estimated in Fiscal Year 2021 and even higher deficits projected in the following years.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on State Policies and Housing Development in New York City
November 25, 2019
CBC has long seen housing affordability as a key factor affecting New York City’s long-term competitiveness.
Press Release
CBC News
Twenty Groups Urge MTA Board to Promptly Appoint Traffic Mobility Review Board and Ensure it Follows Open Meetings Law
November 15, 2019
Twenty groups representing rider, watchdog and industry groups today sent a letter to the MTA Board urging it to promptly appoint the Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB) and ensure that body follows the state Open Meetings Law (OML).