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Testimony
Transportation
Public Comment on Proposed Changes to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Fares and Tolls
Submitted to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
June 22, 2023
We support the proposed increase in fares and tolls since it is essential for the MTA’s fiscal health and wholly appropriate for riders and drivers to pay a reasonable portion of costs.
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Press Release
CBC News
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:
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Op Ed
Transportation
Labor and the MTA Must Work Together to Improve the Nation's Largest Transit System
City & State
May 17, 2023
With the TWU 100’s contract expired, there’s an opportunity for both sides to work together to improve service for New Yorkers.
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Press Release
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.
Press Release
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.
Video
CBC News
A Conversation with First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright
A CBC Event
March 30, 2023
First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright joined CBC to talk about the Administration's Get Stuff Done management approach, the City and State budgets, how the Mayor and Governor align on housing, and much more.
Press Release
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.
Video
CBC News
Conversation with NYS Budget Director Robert Megna
A CBC Event
March 16, 2023
2023 Annual Budget Briefing with NYS Budget Director Robert Megna.
Press Release
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.
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Press Release
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.
Testimony
Transportation
Testimony on the State Plan to Address the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Financial Crisis
Submitted to the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions and the Standing Committee on Transportation
March 03, 2023
The fiscal stability of the MTA is of paramount importance to the region and the State.
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Press Release
CBC News
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.
Press Release
CBC News
CBC Releases "No Extension without Evaluation"
February 23, 2023
CBC's newest blog, No Extension without Evaluation, recommends rejecting the proposed extensions.