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Transportation
Recessions and Revenues
The Case of the MTA
December 16, 2015
This policy brief considers the implications of a recession for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) current financial plan.
Video
City Budget
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
CBC Breakfast Series
December 15, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
Report
Public Workforce
Twenty Years Later
Integrating Services In The New York City Fire Department
December 09, 2015
The FDNY responds to more more medical emergencies than fires. The department needs a fundamental transformation.
Report
Economic Development
An Assessment of Performance Reporting by Regional Economic Development Councils
November 29, 2015
This brief assesses the performance of New York State's Regional Economic Development Councils over the past four years and offers recommendations for further improving data collected on projects and on the economic performance of the regions.
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.
Video
Public Workforce
NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton
CBC Breakfast Series
November 17, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton in November 2015.
Report
Housing
Whose Burden Is It Anyway?
Housing Affordability in New York City by Household Characteristics
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.
Video
Education
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher (2015)
CBC Breakfast Series
November 10, 2015
CBC Breakfast with SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher
Special Feature
City Budget
Facts About the NYC Budget
2015
October 14, 2015
Facts about the NYC budget in 2015, focusing on recession risk and citywide savings plan.
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.
Video
Housing
NYCHA Chair & CEO Shola Olatoye
CBC Breakfast Series
September 18, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye in September 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.
Special Feature
Transportation
Facts About Commuting
August 27, 2015
Facts about commuting in the New York City metro region.
Report
Transportation
Taxis, Taxes, and the MTA Funding Gap
August 25, 2015
This policy brief suggests alternatives for taxes on services regulated by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission as a potential source of filling the gap in the MTA's proposed 2015-2019 capital plan.
Report
Housing
Five Myths about Rent Regulation in New York City
May 25, 2015
This brief includes five facts to consider regarding myths about rent regulation and New York City's rental market.
Video
City Budget
NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan (2015)
CBC Breakfast Series
May 19, 2015
2015 Annual Budget Briefing with NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan.
Report
Housing
Cleaning House
How to Close the New York City Housing Authority's Operating Gaps
April 29, 2015
This report identifies the reasons for NYCHA's operating deficits in the last decade - insufficent operating subsidies, low rent collections, low nonrental income and high operating costs - and offers recommendations to increase revenues, curb expenses and improve productivity in order to eliminate NYCHA's projected $150 million deficit and improve conditions for its residents.
Report
Transportation
More Than Fare
Options for Funding Future Capital Investments by the MTA
March 25, 2015
This report examines the MTA’s current fiscal challenges and identifies options for funding its capital investment needs for the next five years.
Special Feature
City Budget
Facts About the NYC Law Department
March 20, 2015
This infographic presents facts about the NYC Law Department's operations and costs, judgements and claims, and headcount.