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CBC Releases "Setting the Right Ceiling: Rethinking the City’s Debt Limits and Capital Process"
April 03, 2024
CBC recommends the State reject the arbitrary, lump sum debt limit expansions the City and Executive Budget proposed, and adopt a more analytically grounded, sustainable approach.
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CBC Releases "Unpacking the PEG: Examining the Impact of the NYC November 2023 Financial Plan Savings"
January 10, 2024
Mayor Eric Adams latest round of spending reductions only moderately affects direct services to New Yorkers and chips away at the City’s massive and still-troubling budget gaps.
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Twenty Watchdogs Ask Governor’s Budget Office For Transparency About State Funds Being Withheld and Advanced as Emergency Adjustments to Budget
December 22, 2020
Public Does Not Currently Know How Much State Funding is Being Withheld From Individual Agencies Such as MTA, or By Program
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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.
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CBC Releases "Don’t Step Off the Cliff"
February 08, 2024
CBC’s “Don’t Step Off the Cliff” reveals that fiscal year 2025 planned spending is $3.6 billion short of what would be needed to fund the current level of programs and expenses.
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CBC Releases "Checklist for NYC Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Adoption; Strengthening the City’s Fiscal Health and Competitiveness"
May 22, 2024
The choices Mayor Eric Adams, Speaker Adrienne Adams, and their teams make in these next five weeks will either help stabilize the fiscal path—strengthening the City’s ability to drive prosperity and protect New Yorkers—or make it shakier, increasing the chance of massive cuts to services in the future.
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92nd Annual Gala
Videos, Photos, and Transcripts
February 29, 2024
CBC's Gala is a must-attend event for New York's business and civic leaders. The Citizens Budget Commission honored John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with the Medal for High Civic Service and Daniel L. Doctoroff was honored with the Felix G. Rohatyn Award.
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CBC Releases "It's Only Fair: The Urgent Need for Stronger Policies to Stop Fare and Toll Evasion"
April 02, 2024
CBC's new analysis finds that fare evasion has continued to grow, likely exceeding $700 million in 2023—an amount equal to the funding that would be raised by two rounds of fare hikes.
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CBC Releases "Real Numbers, Real Choices"
April 18, 2024
Real Numbers, Real Choices details that the Mayor’s Executive Budget—due next week—should give a more accurate picture of the City’s fiscal standing to foster budget choices that stabilize the fiscal future. Making budget decisions based on unrealistic estimates increases the chances of a future fiscal reckoning.
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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.
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CBC Releases "NYS Budget Outlook"
March 07, 2024
CBC’s NYS Budget Outlook finds that the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget is buoyed by higher projected tax receipts, but the additional funds still leave large annual budget gaps and a substantial structural budget gap.
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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.