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Statement
Transportation
Statement on the MTA's Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan
September 16, 2019
The MTA should answer three significant questions when it releases the full 2020-2024 Capital Plan.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the 10-Point Plan to Transform and Fund the MTA
February 26, 2019
Citizens Budget Commission President Andrew Rein issued this statement on the 10-Point Plan to Transform and Fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA):
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the MTA's 2020 Final Proposed Budget and November 2020-2023 Financial Plan
November 14, 2019
Statement by CBC President Andrew S. Rein on the MTA 2020 Final Proposed Budget and November 2020-2023 Financial Plan.
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.
Special Feature
Transportation
MTA Fiscal Dashboard
August 31, 2019
Explore the MTA Financial Plan with our Dashboard - Updated August 2019
Special Feature
Transportation
Facts About The MTA
July 17, 2019
This infographic presents a snapshot of NYC Transit's operating expenses, on-time performance, ridership, 5-year capital plans and facts about Central Business District tolling.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the MTA’s Twenty-Year Needs Assessment for 2025-2044
October 04, 2023
The MTA's Twenty-Year Needs Assessment for 2025-2044 (TYNA) importantly lays bare the transit system’s precarious state of repair.
Special Feature
Housing
Mapping the Mayor's Housing Plan
August 08, 2017
Interactive map plots the location of each housing development created or preserved under NYC’s Housing New York plan.
Op Ed
Transportation
The MTA's Closely Guarded Secret
New Yorkers should be told how much it would cost to fix the entire transit system
December 19, 2017
At next month’s State of the State address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to unveil a congestion-pricing proposal that would generate a dedicated funding stream for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on MTA's Labor Deal With the TWU
January 17, 2017
CBC's take on the MTA-TWU deal negotiated in January 2017.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the NYC November 2017 Financial Plan Modification
November 21, 2017
We await January's plan to indicate how the Administration intends to address potential storm clouds on the horizon and to fund new initiatives the Mayor has discussed.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the Mayor’s Proposal to Raise Revenue for the MTA
through an Increase in the NYC Personal Income Tax
August 07, 2017
Mayor de Blasio’s proposal to raise the top rate on the personal income tax is not an appropriate way to raise funds.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the NYS Fiscal Year 2024 Enacted Budget Financial Plan
June 12, 2023
NYS's Enacted Budget Financial Plan reveals that the State’s future budget gaps have doubled to $9.1 billion just next year and $13.4 billion in fiscal year 2027.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on NYC's FY 2024 November Plan PEG Directive
September 10, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams is taking the right step right now, directing agencies to propose 5 percent budget savings.
Op Ed
Transportation
Labor and the MTA Must Work Together to Improve the Nation's Largest Transit System
City & State
May 17, 2023
With the TWU 100’s contract expired, there’s an opportunity for both sides to work together to improve service for New Yorkers.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the New York City November 2023 Financial Plan
November 16, 2023
While the City’s November update delivers some needed savings through the first round of budget reductions, much more needs to be done to close the massive remaining gaps and stave off a fiscal reckoning.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on New York State’s Mid-Year Update to the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Plan
October 30, 2023
While the Midyear Update clearly includes some good news, the State is still far from out of the woods.
Special Feature
Housing
Facts About Housing
October 10, 2019
This infographic presents a snapshot of Mayor's Housing Plan, Capital Commitments for Housing, NYCHA's Capital Needs, and NYC Tax Expenditures and Revenue.
Special Feature
Transportation
Facts About NYC Transit
February 09, 2019
This infographic presents a snapshot of NYC Transit's operating epenses, on-time performance, ridership, and 5 year capital plans.
Special Feature
Transportation
Subway Station Condition Map
August 31, 2015
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) latest survey of the condition of its 467 subway stations in 2012 showed more than one in four of all structural components were not in a satisfactory condition—known in the jargon as a “state of good repair” or SGR. This map reveals the condition of the components of all 467 subway stations.