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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.
Video
Housing
HPD Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer
CBC Breakfast Series
September 21, 2017
CBC Breakfast conversation with NYC Housing and Preservation Development Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer.
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.
Video
City Budget
Deep dig on NYC finances
The Bond Buyer
August 29, 2017
CBC's Maria Doulis discusses New York City's finances, transportation issues, and its relationship with NY State with the Bond Buyer's Paul Burton and Evercore's Howard Cure.
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.
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.
Video
Taxes
The Nelson Report: CBC’s Maria Doulis on NYC’s fiscal issues
July 10, 2017
New York State and local tax deductions, New York City’s $85 billion fiscal plan for 2018, and the inequity of New York City’s real estate property tax system.
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.
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.
Video
City Budget
NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan (2017)
CBC Breakfast Series
May 19, 2017
2017 Annual Budget Briefing with NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan
Special Feature
Public Workforce
Facts About NYC Employee Compensation
May 19, 2017
An infographic that shows the City's projected headcount increase from FY2018 to FY2021, the projected average compensation from FY2017 to FY2021, and the average pay by agency and category of worker in FY2016.
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.
Special Feature
Public Workforce
Average Pay at the 15 Largest New York City Agencies, FY 2016
April 24, 2017
How much do New York City employees earn in pay each year?
Video
City Budget
Panel Discussion on Proposed Federal Policies & the Impact on the New York City Budget
ABNY Breakfast
March 20, 2017
ABNY Power Breakfast participants discuss the potential impact of proposed federal policies on the New York budget and the overall economy.
Testimony
City Budget
Comments on Proposed Small Business Services Rule on Bus Contracts
Pursuant to Section 1301 of the New York City Charter
January 30, 2017
CBC opposes extending the Department of Small Business Services program providing grants to companies that provide school bus transportation in order to maintain the wages and benefits of certain employees for a third year.
Press Release
City Budget
Citizens Budget Commission Launches City Resident Survey
January 09, 2017
72,000 New York City households selected at random will receive a questionnaire to gauge residents’ satisfaction with municipal services and the quality of life in their neighborhoods.
Video
Housing
Carl Weisbrod, Director, Department of City Planning
CBC Breakfast Series
December 11, 2014
CBC Breakfast with City Planning Commissioner Carl Weisbrod in December 2014.
Video
Health Care
HHC President and CEO Dr. Ram Raju
CBC Breakfast Series
November 18, 2014
CBC Breakfast with HHC President and CEO Dr. Ram Raju in November 2014.
Video
City Budget
Disrupters: Emerging Businesses in New York City
A Panel Discussion
October 30, 2014
Panel discussion on emerging businesses in New York City.