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Testimony
Education
Testimony on the New Department of Education Five-Year Capital Plan
Submitted to a Joint Hearing of the City Council Committees on Education and Finance and Subcommittee on the Capital Budget
December 18, 2018
City officials cannot continue to expect the City can build its way to a solution; making real progress will require implementing operational strategies that alter the use of space and redirect students to facilities with capacity.
Testimony
Pensions & Benefits
The Health Care Savings Agreement: A Look Back and a Look Forward
Testimony Submitted to the New York City Council Committees on Finance and Civil Service and Labor
November 29, 2018
Savings to health benefit expenditures are crucial to attaining labor settlements that are fair and reasonable for both City employees and taxpayers.
Testimony
Taxes
New York City Property Tax Reform
Testimony Submitted to the New York City Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform
November 27, 2018
CBC makes recommendations for property tax reform to fix problems with transparency and equity of the system.
Testimony
Housing
Testimony on the NYCHA Physical Needs Assessment
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing
November 15, 2018
NYCHA has an astounding $32 billion in capital needs, a nearly fivefold increase over the last decade. Today nearly all its properties require substantial rehabilitation.
Testimony
Economic Development
NYS ABO's Oversight and Regulation of IDAs
Testimony before the New York State Authorities Budget Office
September 04, 2018
The purpose of today’s public hearing is to discuss regulations recently proposed by the Authorities Budget Office to impose additional disclosure requirements on local industrial development agencies (IDAs).
Special Feature
Education
Foundation Aid for NYS School Districts
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Enacted Budget
May 11, 2018
Most of this year's school aid increases came in the form of Foundation Aid, which is intended to support high-need school districts. All districts received an increase, but some wealthier school districts fared better than others.
Special Feature
Housing
Mapping the Mayor's Housing Plan
August 08, 2017
Interactive map plots the location of each housing development created or preserved under NYC’s Housing New York plan.
Special Feature
Economic Development
Economic Development in the New York State Budget
June 14, 2017
Reporting is limited and differs by program. With $4.0 billion in annual state spending and tax expenditures, a significant investment is being made without enough information to evaluate its success.
Testimony
Education
Public Comment on School Planning and Siting Process
Submitted to the NYC Council Working Group on School Planning, Siting, and Overcrowding
May 24, 2017
CBC offers two recommendations for improving the school planning and siting process: maximize use of existing capacity, and target new capacity to areas with the highest need.
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.
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?
Special Feature
Education
District Map of Foundation Aid for SY 2017-2018
From Enacted NYS Budget
April 20, 2017
Interactive map that shows the distribution of Foundation Aid per pupil and per district
Special Feature
Education
District Map of Proposed Foundation Aid for SY 2017-2018
February 07, 2017
How much is foundation aid going to increase in your school district?
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.
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.
Special Feature
Economic Development
Job and Wage Growth by Region
December 06, 2016
How are the state's regional economies performing? Our interactive map and charts features employment and wage data from 2010 to 2015, the most recent year for which annual county-level employment figures are available.
Special Feature
Health Care
Facts About Medicaid in New York
September 15, 2016
This infographic presents facts about enrollment in and the costs of Medicaid in New York State.
Special Feature
Education
Enacted School Aid Per Pupil Map
SY 2016-2017
June 03, 2016
An interactive map which shows the proposed increase in school aid per pupil for each of New York State's 674 school districts and allows the comparison of state aid across major categories.
Special Feature
Health Care
Local Medicaid Spending
May 26, 2016
An interactive map that indicates the burden of the local share of Medicaid costs falls hardest on the poorest counties. Rescinding the State’s assumption of growth for New York City will further exacerbate this inequity. New York City currently has the highest Medicaid burden per capita at $597, compared to the average local share throughout the rest of the State of only $190 per capita.
Special Feature
City Budget
Runs by FDNY Fire Companies
FY 2015
May 10, 2016
An interactive map that shows “runs,” or responses to emergencies, made by engine and ladder companies in fiscal year 2015. The map allows users to analyze the types of emergencies to which their local fire companies respond.