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Letter
State Budget
CBC Urges Governor to Veto "Toll Payer Protection Act"
A Letter to the Governor
December 13, 2022
CBC recommends that you veto A3801A/S3587C, the “toll payer protection act,” which would limit the ability of State authorities to collect tolls by mail and impose penalties for non-payment.
Letter
State Budget
CBC Urges Governor to Veto 20 Benefit Sweeteners
A Letter to the Governor
December 03, 2022
CBC urges you to veto 20 bills which enhance benefits and increase costs to New York State and local governments.
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony on the Recommendations of the NYC Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Finance
November 15, 2022
While momentum for property tax reform was slowed by the pandemic, the need for it has not diminished.
Testimony
Energy & Environment
Testimony on Renewable Energy and New York City’s Climate Adaptation
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection
October 13, 2022
CBC’s work has focused on implementing both the CLCPA and LL97 using the most cost-effective strategies and balancing economic incentives to further these ambitious GHG reduction goals.
Special Feature
Education
Mapping School Aid by District
School Year 2022-23
October 03, 2022
Series of maps on distribution of school aid in New York State.
Letter
State Budget
Groups Urge Governor to Issue Executive Order on Agency Transparency
Letter to the Governor
September 01, 2022
We ask that you issue an Executive Order requiring agencies to publish annual updates of their transparency plans and provide measures that allow the public to track their progress.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on the Adams Administration’s Housing our Neighbors Plan
Submitted to the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings
July 01, 2022
Affordable housing production is also only one piece of the housing policy toolkit. While increasing the supply of affordable units is critical, the City, State and federal governments address the demand side, as well, by subsidizing household incomes, primarily though rental housing vouchers and other household subsidies and through workforce development programs.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Ask Governor to Show How Billions in Lump Sums Are Spent
May 24, 2022
Leading government and budget watchdog groups are once again asking Government Hochul to keep her promise to bring a “new era of transparency” to state government, this time by showing the public how billions in state lump sum funds are spent.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on the Impact of NYCHA's RAD/PACT Program
Submitted to the City Council Committee on Public Housing
May 03, 2022
The New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) and Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) programs deliver meaningful changes for NYCHA residents, but it alone will not solve NYCHA's capital crisis.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Urge State to Publish Basic Financial Tables when Budget Agreement Reached
A Letter to the Governor, Senate Majority Leader, and Assembly Speaker
March 23, 2022
We urge you to publish basic, multi-year financial plan tables when you agree on the Fiscal Year 2023 Enacted Budget.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on NYCHA and New York City's Fiscal Year 2023 Preliminary Budget
Submitted to the Council Committee on Public Housing
March 08, 2022
There needs to be a clear understanding that the housing authority’s operations and financial outlook are highly stressed as well
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the Fiscal Year 2023 NYS Executive Budget
Letter to the State Legislature
March 03, 2022
The Executive Budget commendably proposed a financial plan that is balanced over the next five years and builds significant reserves, which will be critical to stabilize New York during the next recession or emergency.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Urge Legislature to Reject Extraordinary Budget Powers
A Letter to the Legislature
March 02, 2022
We urge you to reject the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget proposals that would give the Executive broad and unilateral powers, and amend other proposals to better define their uses and oversight.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on Senate Bill 3082 on Good Cause Eviction
Submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development
January 07, 2022
Thank you for the opportunity to testify on S3082, which would amend the Real Property Law to prohibit eviction or non-renewal of leases without “good cause.”
Letter
Pensions & Benefits
Governor Cuomo Should Veto Costly Employee and Retiree Benefits
A Letter to the Governor
November 27, 2018
CBC Recommends veto of A8164-b/S3770-b, A8402-b/S6435-b, A9909/S7705, A9910/S7704, and A10735/S7933.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on the NYCHA Physical Needs Assessment
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing
November 15, 2018
NYCHA has an astounding $32 billion in capital needs, a nearly fivefold increase over the last decade. Today nearly all its properties require substantial rehabilitation.
Testimony
Economic Development
NYS ABO's Oversight and Regulation of IDAs
Testimony before the New York State Authorities Budget Office
September 04, 2018
The purpose of today’s public hearing is to discuss regulations recently proposed by the Authorities Budget Office to impose additional disclosure requirements on local industrial development agencies (IDAs).
Letter
Taxes
New York State Should Create an Unincorporated Business Tax
A Letter to the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
July 26, 2018
A UBT is needed to blunt the impact of federal tax reform; here are CBC's recommendations for designing it.
Letter
State Budget
Significant Impacts the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the Residents and Revenues of New York State
Letter to Governor Cuomo
March 20, 2018
I write to convey the Citizens Budget Commission’s findings about the significant impacts the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will have on the residents and revenues of New York City and New York State and recommended steps needed to address these problems.