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Testimony Housing

Testimony on the Mayor's Housing Proposals

December 17, 2015
Options for increasing the efficient use of land, reducing construction costs, and effectively using cross-subsidies should be explored to maximize the amount of affordable housing that can be produced.
Report Transportation

Recessions and Revenues

December 16, 2015
This policy brief considers the implications of a recession for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) current financial plan.
Report Public Workforce

Twenty Years Later

December 09, 2015
The FDNY responds to more more medical emergencies than fires. The department needs a fundamental transformation.
Special Feature City Budget

Facts About the NYPD

November 17, 2015
Presents total expenses and headcount of New York City Police Department, focusing on overtime costs.
Report Housing

Whose Burden Is It Anyway?

November 12, 2015
This report looks at New York City rent burdens in more detail, using an in-depth housing survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau to consider a variety of household characteristics.
Blog Economic Development

Learning from Past Mistakes

October 20, 2015
In 2008, CBC called for the elimination of the Empire Zones jobs program amid concerns it wasted public resources. In 2010, New York State replaced Empire Zones with the streamlined Excelsior Jobs Program. Excelsior was designed to avoid the errors of Empire Zones but until recently it has been difficult to assess to what degree it achieves its objectives.
Special Feature City Budget

Facts About the NYC Budget

October 14, 2015
Facts about the NYC budget in 2015, focusing on recession risk and citywide savings 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 Housing

Facts About NYCHA

September 18, 2015
Basics about the finances and operations of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), including number of units operated in public housing and Section 8; rent collections; and benchmarking costs.
Presentation City Budget

Assessing the Citywide Savings Program

September 15, 2015
CBC compares the Mayor’s FY2016 budget savings agenda, called the Citywide Savings Program, or CSP, with the Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) in fiscal years 2010 to 2015.
Report Transportation

Sisyphus and Subway Stations

August 31, 2015
This brief examines why the subway stations of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority never reach a state of good repair and recommends how to address the challenge.
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.