Search
Showing 41 - 60 of 71
Video
City Budget
Budget Concerns
Inside City Hall
February 04, 2018
Citizens Budget Commission President Carol Kellerman sat down with Errol Louis to share some of her concerns over Mayor de Blasio’s proposed budget.
Statement
City Budget
CBC Statement on NYC FY19 Preliminary Budget: Wait and See All Over Again
February 01, 2018
Before the going gets tough, the Mayor should get going by limiting spending growth, bolstering the savings plan, and adding to reserves
Video
Taxes
How Bad Is It? Implications of the Federal Tax Law for NY
Special Half-Day Conference
January 24, 2018
The federal tax overhaul passed last month may have enormous impacts in New York. What can we expect and what are the best responses?
Statement
State Budget
Statement on NYS Executive Budget for FY2019
January 17, 2018
The overall approach is to use short-term fixes that do not address the long-term structural problem of spending outpacing revenues.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on the Mayor's Housing Proposals
Submitted to the City Planning Commission
December 17, 2015
Options for increasing the efficient use of land, reducing construction costs, and effectively using cross-subsidies should be explored to maximize the amount of affordable housing that can be produced.
Video
City Budget
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
CBC Breakfast Series
December 15, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
Video
Public Workforce
NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton
CBC Breakfast Series
November 17, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton in November 2015.
Video
Education
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher (2015)
CBC Breakfast Series
November 10, 2015
CBC Breakfast with SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher
Statement
Transportation
Statement on MTA Funding Agreement
October 09, 2015
The announcement of an agreement for funding the MTA’s 2015-2019 capital plan is an important step in maintaining and enhancing the region’s most vital transportation assets. However, additional steps must be taken.
Video
Housing
NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye
CBC Breakfast Series
September 18, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye in September 2015.
Presentation
City Budget
Assessing the Citywide Savings Program
September 15, 2015
CBC compares the Mayor’s FY2016 budget savings agenda, called the Citywide Savings Program, or CSP, with the Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) in fiscal years 2010 to 2015.
Video
City Budget
NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan (2015)
CBC Breakfast Series
May 19, 2015
2015 Annual Budget Briefing with NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan.
Testimony
Capital Spending
Testimony On Ten-Year Capital Strategy and Capital Budget
Delivered to NY City Council Committee on Finance
May 18, 2015
The Mayor's Ten-Year Capital Strategy totals $83.8 billion- a $30 billion increase from the prior plan. CBC has two main concerns about the Strategy: there is insufficient information available to judge the investments, and the investments will add to the City’s high debt burden.
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony Examining Health Care Savings Under Recent Collective Bargaining Agreements
Delivered to the NYC Council Committee on Finance
April 01, 2015
Savings that would have normally been reserved for general budget needs—such as funding libraries or maintaining public parks—and are attributable to a national slowdown in health care costs, are now being credited to the health savings agreement.
Video
CBC News
Mayor Bill de Blasio
Remarks delivered at CBC’s 83rd Annual Awards Dinner
March 04, 2015
Mayor Bill de Blasio presents CBC Prize for Public Service Innovation to the Office of Data Analytics
Video
CBC News
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen
Remarks delivered at CBC’s 83rd Annual Awards Dinner
March 04, 2015
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Honored by CBC at the 2015 Annual Awards Dinner.
Video
City Budget
New York City Budget Microscope
The Bond Buyer
February 21, 2015
Maria Doulis breaks down New York City's $78 billion budget and $84 billion, 10-year capital plan, with the Bond Buyer.
Testimony
Energy & Environment
Testimony on NYC Solid Waste Management Practices
Submitted to NYC Council Committee on Sanitation & Solid Waste Management
October 27, 2011
New York is being wasteful in its waste management practices. We could save tens of millions, perhaps even hundreds of millions, of dollars without harming the environment by more sensibly managing New Yorkers’ solid waste. An improved system for waste collection and disposal could prevent further reductions in essential services in coming budgets.
Video
City Budget
NYC Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo
CBC Breakfast Series
September 21, 2011
CBC Breakfast with Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo in September 2011.
Video
Pensions & Benefits
Robert Steel, NYC Deputy Mayor
CBC Breakfast Series
August 31, 2011
CBC Breakfast with NYC Deputy Mayor Bob Steel in August 2011.