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Testimony
Health Care
Testimony on Reforming Medicaid
Submitted to the NY State Medicaid Redesign Team
January 28, 2011
Savings can be achieved without denying needed care to low income New Yorkers through three strategies: (1) reducing non‐competitive rates paid to institutional providers; (2) rationalizing utilization of services; (3) tightening eligibility rules and practices to curb the misuse of Medicaid by middle and higher income families for long‐term care.
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony on NYC’s Spending of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Finance and Committee on Oversight and Investigations
November 07, 2022
New York City will receive over $25 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds; around $19 billion of these funds had been spent through the end of fiscal year 2022.
Press Release
City Budget
CBC Releases NYC Resident Feedback Survey Results
May 16, 2017
The results show which municipal services are in greatest need of improvement.
Blog
Economic Development
NY’s Economic Development Programs Costliest in the Nation
April 07, 2017
It's official: NY's economic development programs cost more than in any other state.
Testimony
Energy & Environment
Testimony on the State of New York City Recycling
Submitted to New York City Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
September 20, 2022
Increasing recycling with a focus on cost-effective strategies can deliver both fiscal savings and environmental benefits.
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.
Blog
City Budget
How Much Is Enough?
Accounting for the Growth in Homeless Services
February 21, 2017
Spending for homeless services has increased by $1 billion.
Report
Economic Development
A Blueprint for Economic Development Reform
March 13, 2017
Five ways to approach economic development reform.
Blog
City Budget
18,000 Vacant City Jobs Is More Than Enough
Vacancy Reduction Should Not Impede Hiring; How NYC Manages Will
March 30, 2022
Any staffing issues are the result of management, system, and labor market challenges, not a shortage of available positions
Report
Economic Development
Determining an Appropriate Buffalo Stadium Subsidy
Don't Just Wing It
March 21, 2022
New York does not have a good track record of demonstrating that its economic development programs yield benefits exceeding their costs.
Report
State Budget
Options to Address NYS' Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Debt
June 14, 2022
The State has three options for addressing the Trust Fund’s current debt, each of which have trade-offs and implications that should be considered.