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CBC Submits Public Comment on Proposed Changes to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Fares and Tolls
June 22, 2023
While the State rescue plan provides significant resources, it does not solve the MTA’s operating budget problem.
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CBC Releases "New York State Budget Process Reform—Little Progress"
June 21, 2023
At the outset of budget season, CBC made 12 recommendations to improve New York State’s budgeting and fiscal management.
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CBC Releases "Spending In Perspective" and "PEGs In Perspective"
May 23, 2023
As City Council Executive Budget hearings wrap up, signaling the next stage of New York City budget negotiations, the CBCs two new releases, Spending in Perspective and PEGs in Perspective, reveal that:
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CBC Releases "Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget: NYC Department of Education Overview"
May 22, 2023
The fiscal year 2024 budget is nearly $500 million below the current projection for fiscal year 2023.
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CBC Releases "Uncertain Future, Urgent Priority: Fix NYCHA's Operating Budget Now"
May 18, 2023
CBC's new policy brief reveals that NNYCHA’s long-standing fiscal challenges have worsened, and that the consequences of delaying long overdue fixes could be dire.
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CBC Releases "Not Undercover: The NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget for the NYPD"
May 17, 2023
CBC’s new blog finds that the $10.8 billion allocated to the NYPD for fiscal year 2024 is likely $600 million less than is needed to fund recent collective bargaining agreements and overtime.
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CBC Releases "4 Fast FHEPS Facts"
May 08, 2023
CBC's new blog finds that spending on New York City's rental assistance programs is expected to reach $636 million in fiscal year 2023.
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CBC Releases "7 Facts About the NYC Department of Buildings"
April 25, 2023
The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) is critical to ensuring the safety of the city’s buildings and construction, supporting development through efficient permitting and plan review, and enforcing compliance with building and zoning codes.
Letter
State Budget
Letter to State Leaders About State Aid to NYCHA for Rent Arrears
A Letter to the Governor, Senate Majority Leader, and Assembly Speaker
April 14, 2023
NYCHA’s health is critically important to the well-being of its residents and to the fiscal health of the State and New York City.
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CBC News
CBC Releases "7 Facts about the Adams Administration’s Prior Savings Plans"
April 12, 2023
When Mayor Eric Adams’ Administration directed City agencies to implement a PEG (Program to Eliminate the Gap) last week, many were concerned about the potential service impact since the Administration had already implemented three savings plans.
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CBC News
CBC Releases "School Spending, Enrollment, and Fiscal Cliffs 101"
The NYC Department of Education Budget Before, During, and After the Pandemic
April 11, 2023
New York City spends $36.9 billion—more than one-third of its annual budget—educating children.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Urge the Governor and Legislative Leaders to Publish Basic Financial Tables with Budget Agreement
A Letter to the Governor, Senate Majority Leader, and Assembly Speaker
March 29, 2023
We urge you to publish basic, multi-year financial plan tables when you agree on the Fiscal Year 2024 Enacted Budget.
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CBC News
CBC Releases "Steep Incline and Cliffs Ahead"
March 27, 2023
This year’s budget proposals by the Governor, Senate, and Assembly not only fail to address the State’s precarious fiscal outlook but make it worse.
Letter
State Budget
Watchdog Groups Support Legislature's Omission of Extraordinary Budget Powers, Urge Further Action
A Letter to State Legislative Leaders
March 23, 2023
We strongly support your choice to omit several extraordinary Executive budget powers in your houses’ fiscal year 2024 budget proposals.
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CBC News
CBC Submits Testimony on the New York City Housing Authority and the City's Preliminary Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
March 13, 2023
With deferred maintenance driving costs higher and flagging rent collection, NYCHA's structural budget gap is widening.
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CBC Releases "Recommendations for Legislative Action on the Fiscal Year 2024 NYS Executive Budget"
March 11, 2023
CBC’s recommendations are rooted in key economic and fiscal realities.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the Fiscal Year 2024 NYS Executive Budget
Letter to the State Legislature
March 11, 2023
Our state’s competitiveness to attract and retain residents and businesses may well be more threatened now than any time in the last 50 years.
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CBC News
CBC Releases "Shrink, Don’t Expand, the New York State Film Tax Credit"
March 06, 2023
CBC’s new blog, Shrink, Don’t Expand, the New York State Film Tax Credit, recommends rejecting the Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget proposal to extend and expand the Empire State Film Tax Credit.
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CBC Releases "Building the Housing We Need"
March 01, 2023
Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a package of bills intended to double New York’s housing production rate to create 800,000 new units over the next decade.
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CBC Releases Testimony on the Residential Conversion of Commercial Buildings
February 28, 2023
CBC will testify on the potential for converting commercial buildings to residential use.