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Podcast episode
City Budget
$10.6 billion, with Andrew Rein and Ana Champeny
December 11, 2023
$10.6 billion is the real-world, all-in budget gap that NYC could be facing once you include all spending that is currently unbudgeted or underbudgeted. In a co-production with Ben Max's podcast "Max Politics," CBC President Andrew Rein and Vice President for Research Ana Champeny about the City's decisions and unforeseen events that lead to the real-world budget gap, and the options for closing it.
Report
City Budget
What to Look for in the New York City November 2023 Financial Plan
November 14, 2023
When New York City adopted its fiscal year 2024 budget in June 2023 without addressing underlying structural imbalances, it virtually guaranteed that major fiscal challenges remained on the horizon.
Podcast episode
Energy & Environment
44 million, with Commissioner Jessica Tisch
October 20, 2023
44 million pounds of trash are generated by New Yorkers every day. The NYC Department of Sanitation not only collects residential waste, recyclables, and compostables, but it also removes snow, cleans streets and lots, removes graffiti, and fights rats. CBC Chair Marissa Shorenstein is joined by Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who is leading "New York's Trash Revolution." The revolution includes expanding composting citywide, residential and commercial waste containerization, sanitation truck and bin redesign, and more.
Podcast episode
Economic Development
4.67 million, with Andrew Kimball
October 05, 2023
4.67 million is the total number of jobs in New York City, just shy of employment pre-pandemic. Though the economy is stable and employment generally strong, challenges remain. The economy is undergoing longer term transformation including remote work, which will affect our labor market and commercial real estate, and the City faces proximate challenges with the influx of new migrants and asylum seekers. NYC EDC's President and Executive Director joined CBC to discuss the Administration’s economic growth strategy, projects ranging from Willets Point to SPARC Kips Bay, the green economy and offshore wind, soccer, ferries, and more.
Podcast episode
City Budget
$4.3 billion, with NYC Budget Director Jacques Jiha
June 09, 2023
$4.3 billion is the Adams' Administration's estimate of the cost to house and provide services to asylum seekers this and next year. But that is only a small portion of the City's fiscal challenges. NYC Budget Director Jacques Jiha joined the CBC to discuss the fiscal year 2024 Executive Budget, negotiations with the City Council, future budget gaps, efforts to improve the City's management and more.
Report
City Budget
PEGs In Perspective
NYC FY 2024 Executive Budget
May 23, 2023
The vast majority of these actions will have no impact on services, thus far providing savings primarily by saving money that would not have been spent anyway.
Report
City Budget
7 Facts About the NYC Department of Buildings
April 25, 2023
CBC’s review of the agency’s budget presents trends in spending, revenues, staffing, and outputs.
Report
Education
School Spending, Enrollment, and Fiscal Cliffs 101:
The NYC Department of Education Budget Before, During, and After the Pandemic
April 11, 2023
Decisions about the DOE’s budget should consider enrollment declines and the City’s precarious fiscal condition.
Podcast episode
City Budget
3, with First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright
April 04, 2023
3 is the number of letters in Mayor Adams' favorite mantra: G.S.D., Get Stuff Done. They Mayor has introduced many plans: Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent; Care, Community, Action; City of Yes; and Housing our Neighbors, to name a few. But the impact is in the implementation. Joining the podcast is First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who talks about the Administration's GSD management approach, the City and State budgets, how the Mayor and Governor align on housing, and much more.
Report
Health Care
A New Approach to Funding New York City Health + Hospitals
December 16, 2019
This report analyzes the system’s finances, compares H+H to other providers in the City, and outlines options to right-size the City subsidy and improve H+H's fiscal future.
Podcast episode
City Budget
275, with MTA Board Member Veronica Vanterpool
November 21, 2019
275 is the number of meetings Veronica Vanterpool has attended since she was appointed to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She is one of four individuals appointed by the Mayor to the 21 member board. She joined the pod to discuss her time on the board, the important challenges facing the MTA, and more.
Podcast episode
City Budget
$15 billion, with Dean Fuleihan
November 12, 2019
$15 billion is the CBC's estimate of the three-year revenue shortfall for New York City government in a recession. First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan joined CBC President Andrew Rein for a wide-ranging discussion about the City's budget, closing Rikers, access to hydropower, NYC's competitiveness, and more.
Podcast episode
City Budget
5, with Gail Benjamin and Carl Weisbrod
October 16, 2019
5 is the number of questions on the ballot for New Yorkers this November. The ballot questions are the product of a year-long review of the NYC Charter by the Charter Revision Commission. Two Commissioners—Carl Weisbrod and the Commission’s Chair Gail Benjamin—joined the pod to tell us more about these proposals.
Report
State Budget
Overdue Bills
Time to Face the Reality of Rising Medicaid Costs
October 09, 2019
State leaders have two options to reconcile the disconnect between reality and the budget: reduce Medicaid spending and/or achieve savings in other areas of the budget.
Special Feature
Public Workforce
Average Pay at the 15 Largest New York City Agencies
FY 2019
October 08, 2019
How much do New York City employees earn in pay each year?
Special Feature
Education
Educating an Average NYC Public Elementary School Class Costs About $560,000
September 04, 2019
In 2017 educating an average elementary school class cost $561,246.
Report
City Budget
$1.1 Billion in NYC Public Leases
Better Management Needed to Control Rising Costs
August 27, 2019
NYC spent more than $1.1 billion to lease space for public facilities and offices—an amount that has grown 40 percent since fiscal year 2014.
Special Feature
City Budget
New York City Spending Growth
$19 Billion from FY2014 to FY2019
August 22, 2019
Spending by City agencies increased $15 billion, while centrally budgeted costs increased $4 billion.
Report
Economic Development
Opportunity Zones In New York State and City
August 20, 2019
The Opportunity Zone program may amount to significant losses for both NYS and NYC before rising substantially in 2029.
Podcast episode
City Budget
$3.2 billion, with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
July 03, 2019
$3.2 billion is the amount NYC spends on homeless services, double what was spent in 2014, earning the agencies providing these services a spot on NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer's Agency Watch List. Learn more about this list and the Comptroller's assessment of the City budget, rent regulation reform, and more.