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What to Look for in the MTA's November Budget Update
November 16, 2021
The MTA will be releasing its operating budget update Wednesday. Here is what we are looking out for.
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CBC News
CBC Awards Prize for Public Service Excellence to NYC’S Vaccine Command Center
Annual Prize Celebrates Government Achievement
October 12, 2021
Awards Ceremony, including presenting the Medal for High Civic Service to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Felix G. Rohatyn Award to Former Deputy Mayor Alair Townsend, to be Streamed Live Tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
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Transportation
Getting the Pricing Right
Six Recommendations for Congestion Pricing
July 28, 2021
As the Traffic Mobility Review Board considers its recommendations and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority determines the policies and implements the program, they should follow six recommendations
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Transportation
Light, at the Beginning of the Tunnel
What to Look for in the MTA 2021 July Financial Plan
July 20, 2021
While the path to achieving operating savings is hard, it is much preferable to phase in these savings over the next few years than to have massive fare and toll increases, economically damaging service cuts, or significant increases in dedicated taxes and subsidies.
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CBC News
Watchdog Groups Urge Senate and Assembly to Pass “Database of Deals” Transparency Law
May 11, 2021
The ESD Database of Economic Incentives includes only a fraction of State subsidies to businesses and does not contain crucial basic information.
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CBC News
WNBC-TV is co-hosting debates with Citizens Budget Commission, Telemundo 47, Politico, and New York Urban League
March 11, 2021
NYC Votes today announced the broadcast sponsors and schedule for the 2021 citywide Debate Program.
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CBC News
Watchdog Groups Urge Governor and Legislature to Make Budget Cuts Transparent and Not Enact Extraordinary Executive Budget Powers for Fiscal Year 2022
March 10, 2021
Seventeen major New York State watchdog groups are asking Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Carl Heastie to disclose full details about State funding withheld from agencies and local governments in the State’s current fiscal year 2021.
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What to Look for in the February Update to the MTA’s Financial Plan
February 17, 2021
Further actions will be needed to stabilize the MTA’s finances in the long term.