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Op Ed
State Budget
Repeal the Film Tax Credit, But Don't Expect Savings Just Yet
Even if this wasteful program is killed in 2018, its expenditures will continue for years
December 13, 2017
The Citizens Budget Commission is a long-time critic of the New York State Film Tax Credit program and supports its repeal. However, due to some unusual provisions of state tax law, repeal of the credit will not yield immediate state savings.
Press Release
Economic Development
CBC Report On BIDs Calls For Increased Oversight And Transparency
November 02, 2017
CBC examined the process for setting assessment fees, their uses, and the city’s oversight of BIDs, and recommends increased public review and performance evaluation.
Press Release
Pensions & Benefits
CBC Issues Report Detailing The Unsustainable And Growing Burden Of New York City's Other Post-Employment Benefit Debt
October 25, 2017
NYC's Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) amounts to $95 billion. New policies should be implemented to reduce the financial burden on future generations.
Letter
State Budget
CBC Urges Governor to Veto Expensive Benefit Sweeteners
October 12, 2017
CBC calls on Governor Andrew Cuomo to veto 16 bills that would provide expensive enhancements to government employee and retiree benefits.
Testimony
Energy & Environment
Testimony on Getting to Zero Waste by 2030
Submitted to the NYC Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
September 18, 2017
The plan "One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City" set a goal of zero waste by 2030. Though progress has been made, there is a long way to go to achieve cost-efficient waste collection, disposal systems, and operations.
Press Release
City Budget
CBC Issues Report On New York City Government's Excessive Overtime Spending
August 17, 2017
CBC calls for the creation of a labor-management committee to reduce excessive overtime spending by the Police, Fire, Correction, and Sanitation departments.
Op Ed
City Budget
How Queens Residents Rate City Services And Quality Of Life
August 11, 2017
The Citizens Budget Commission recently released the results of a citywide survey of residents’ satisfaction with municipal services and the quality of life in their neighborhoods and across the city.
Press Release
City Budget
Queens Fact Sheet
Boro-based results from CBC's NYC Resident Satisfaction Survey
July 18, 2017
Some important results to keep in mind as Mayor Bill de Blasio and his staff focus on Queens this week.
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony in Support of the Open Budget Act
Delivered Before the New York City Council Committee on Finance
June 12, 2017
CBC supports Intro #1176 to require OMB to make relevant budgetary documents available on the city’s website; the OpenData web portal; and via an open application program interface in both a human-readable and machine-readable format.
Op Ed
City Budget
Inside New Yorkers’ Satisfaction, or Lack Thereof, with City Services
June 01, 2017
New Yorkers are notoriously opinionated, but how often do they get to tell city leaders what they think?
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony on the NYC FY2018 Executive Budget
Submitted to the NYC Council Finance Committee
May 25, 2017
As City leaders move toward adopting the budget, CBC recommends greater spending restraint; increasing efficiency savings; bolstering reserves; and improving the capital planning process.
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.
Op Ed
City Budget
End de Blasio’s giveaway to bus companies
May 09, 2017
The program was bad policy from the outset-- and was extended for a third year. The City Council should defund it when the budget is adopted.
Op Ed
Transportation
Funding Fares Should Be the City's Responsiblity
April 02, 2017
If the mayor supports the policy, it should be a priority that is accommodated within the city’s financial plan.
Op Ed
Education
Fix NY's broken formula for distributing school aid
March 22, 2017
How much more funding should New York state provide to Syracuse public schools? A report by the Citizens Budget Commission, for which I was the primary author, says that an increase of $83 million is needed for the City of Syracuse school district.
Letter
State Budget
Advocating Procurement Reforms in the Executive Budget
March 13, 2017
We write to recommend additions to the portions of the Good Government and EthicsReform Article VII bill in the 2018 Executive Budget pertaining to procurement reform.
Op Ed
Education
How Much More State Education Funding Is Needed?
March 08, 2017
With reforms to the way funding is distributed, the State can fund a "sound, basic education" with $569 million more in annual funding.
Letter
State Budget
Recommendations for Legislative Action on the Governor's Executive Budget for FY2018
February 28, 2017
The CBC’s recommendations for proposals to support, modify, and reject.
Letter
City Budget
Letter to Governor on 5¢ Plastic Bag Fee
February 08, 2017
CBC urges Gov Cuomo to veto A.04883/S.04158, which would place a moratorium on a 5 cent fee on certain plastic bags in New York City until January 1, 2018.
Testimony
Economic Development
On Economic Development Proposals in the NYS Executive Budget for FY2018
Submitted to the Joint Legislative Conference on Economic Development
January 31, 2017
The growth of economic development costs should be halted until the effectiveness is demonstrated through standardized performance measures and transparent reporting.