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Testimony
City Budget
Testimony on New York City Police Department's Fiscal Year 2023 Preliminary Budget
Submitted to the City Council Committee on Public Safety
March 18, 2022
Earlier today, CBC released an analysis of the NYPD’s budget that identified six major fiscal takeaways
Blog
City Budget
Six Fast Facts about the NYPD's Preliminary FY2023 Budget
March 18, 2022
Public safety is a top issue for New Yorkers, and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) budget continues to garner attention and interest.
Blog
Transportation
What to Look for in the February 2022 Update to the MTA’s Financial Plan
February 22, 2022
The MTA will release an update to its operating budget Thursday. Here, we identify some critical items on which to focus.
Statement
Taxes
Statement Regarding the New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Taxes
February 16, 2022
The enacted State budget should allow the business tax increase to sunset and should restrain spending to allow the personal income tax increase to sunset sooner or at least as scheduled.
Statement
Economic Development
Statement Regarding the New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Economic Development
February 16, 2022
Without improvements in the State’s allocation decisions, oversight and reporting, and evaluation, New Yorkers are unlikely to get the value and economic impact they deserve.
Statement
State Budget
Statement Regarding the New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Transportation
February 15, 2022
The Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget includes new and increased funding for State and local transportation infrastructure, including projects to improve the state of good repair of roads and bridges, redesign and restructure highways and bridges, and increase support for regional transportation authorities.
Podcast episode
Transportation
2026, with MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber
January 30, 2022
2026 is the year the MTA will likely have spent all of its one-time COVID-19 federal aid, and when the MTA will have to address the estimated $2.5 billion annual structural operating deficit which that aid is now covering. At an event with CBC Trustees, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and President Andrew Rein sat down for a fireside chat to discuss this and a range of other issues including ridership and the ridership experience, the newly proposed Interborough Express and other infrastructure and state of good repair needs, and how labor and management collaboration is critical to closing the operating budget gaps.
Video
Transportation
Conversation with MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber
A CBC Event
January 14, 2022
John (“Janno”) Lieber was appointed Acting Chair and CEO of the MTA in July 2021.
Testimony
Economic Development
Testimony on the Effectiveness of NYS Economic Development Programs
Submitted to Joint NYS Senate Committee Hearing
January 14, 2022
While New York is a leader in the scope and amount of its economic development spending, it is not a leader in job-creating projects.
Blog
State Budget
Governor Cuomo’s Third Budget: Priorities for Fiscal Year 2013-14
December 17, 2012
Four important challenges face state leaders as they prepare the next budget for FY2014 in Medicaid, Education, Economic Development and Local Government Relief.
Blog
Education
Stretching New York’s Education Dollar: Improving Pupil Transportation Aid Formulas
December 12, 2012
School districts in New York spent $1,100 per pupil on average on transportation in 2010, more than any other state and 140 percent above the U.S. average of $459.
Report
Public Workforce
A Comparative Analysis of the Pay of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Officers
December 02, 2012
This brief compares the wages of Port Authority police officers with those of the largest state and local police forces in the region, as well as a federal agency. The major finding of the report is that Port Authority police officers are paid more generously than other agencies in the analysis.
Blog
Transportation
Getting the Facts Straight on Metropolitan Transportation Authority Fare Ratios
November 25, 2012
The blog describes the different ways of calculating MTA fare ratios and of comparing the MTA ratios to those of other systems.
Video
Transportation
Citizens Budget Commission Says MTA Riders Should Pay More
NY1
October 15, 2012
As the MTA prepares to raise subway and bus fares once again, a fiscal watchdog group says riders should pay even more than what the agency is expected to propose.
Report
Economic Development
Recommendations for the Next Round of Economic Development Council Awards
October 10, 2012
This brief analyzes the first round of awards for New York State's Regional Economic Development Councils and provides recommendations to standardize and improve evaluation of programs, as well as move toward a unified economic development budget.
Report
Transportation
A Better Way to Pay for the MTA
October 09, 2012
This report builds upon previous research on the issue of how to finance the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, particularly its mass transit services. It updates and revises the findings and recommendations of a 2006 report and seeks to provide guidelines for future budget decisions.
Video
Transportation
Future Priorities of the Port Authority
A Panel Discussion
September 19, 2012
Three Former Executive Directors of the Port Authority discuss what went wrong and how the Port Authority should move forward to be effective in carrying out its mission.
Blog
Transportation
Suburban Smiles May Turn to Frowns
September 09, 2012
MTA revenue lost from the payroll mobility tax could be made up in a way that is far more burdensome to suburban commuters.
Report
Energy & Environment
Taxes In, Garbage Out
The Need for Better Solid Waste Disposal Policies in New York City
May 30, 2012
This report makes the case for a significant change in the New York City Department of Sanitation's solid waste disposal practices, a shift from heavy reliance on long-distance exporting to landfills to greater reliance on use of local waste-to-energy facilities.
Report
Transportation
Refunding the MTA's Debt
The Importance of Getting it Right
May 06, 2012
This brief examines the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) large-scale refunding of outstandingdebt. It focuses on a refunding that saves money and spreads debt service costs fairly over time and does not juggle the timing of debt service costs in a manner places unfair costs on riders and taxpayers in the more
distant future.