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Op Ed Economic Development

The smart money on Amazon

November 23, 2018
As New Yorkers search for Black Friday deals, including on Amazon, we are also scrutinizing the deal offered to the retail giant to come to Long Island City.
Special Feature City Budget

Average Pay at the 15 Largest New York City Agencies, FY 2018

October 25, 2018
How much do New York City employees earn in pay each year?
Op Ed Housing

In Need of Partners

October 17, 2018
The City's committment to create and preserve affordable housing units and make critical repairs at NYCHA is unprecedented. But can this effort address affordability for all rent-burdened New Yorkers?
Special Feature City Budget

NYC Money Meter

September 24, 2018
Spending and performance data. Side by Side.
Special Feature Public Workforce

The Growth of NYC Employee Headcount

July 09, 2018
Track the City's total headcount growth back to fiscal year 2004 - shows growth by employee category and which agencies are projected to grow the most in the coming years.
Op Ed Pensions & Benefits

Pension sweeteners a bitter prospect for New York City

June 15, 2018
The City Council adopted a budget for fiscal year 2019 that totals almost $90 billion. Almost $10 billion will be devoted to pensions for public employees, and the amount is projected to grow. And yet, for some, this is not enough.
Special Feature City Budget

Citywide Savings Program

May 21, 2018
Mayor de Blasio’s savings plan relies heavily on re-estimates, shifting costs to state and federal funding sources, and debt service savings.
Special Feature City Budget

Budget Navigator

May 14, 2018
The Budget Navigator is an online tool that allows New Yorkers to be their own budget watchdogs. Users can examine New York State or City revenues and expenses to determine levels of funding in recent years, analyze trends, and see how that funding compares between departments and services.
Op Ed City Budget

Forcing budget discipline on big spender Bill

May 02, 2018
Last week, Mayor de Blasio released an executive budget detailing $90.8 billion in spending in fiscal year 2019.
Op Ed City Budget

How New York City Can Afford Fair Fares

April 16, 2018
The Fair Fares proposal can be accommodated within the city budget by exercising greater restraint in hiring and more aggressively tackling inefficiencies in its operations.
Op Ed Economic Development

The state budget keeps wasting economic development cash

April 06, 2018
As the New York state budget was being adopted by the Legislature this weekend, some legislators objected to a $3 million appropriation for an upstate luxury golf tournament deemed to be an economic development initiative.
Op Ed Transportation

Latest value capture proposal could harm NYC

March 22, 2018
While value capture makes sense in theory, any such arrangement should be tailored to specific projects and circumstances - with the agreement of the City.
Special Feature Capital Spending

NYC Debt Outstanding

February 19, 2018
At the end of fiscal year 2017, New York City debt outstanding grew to $116 billion. As total debt has grown—by 71 percent since 2005—the forms of debt the City issues have also diversified.
Special Feature City Budget

New York City’s Preliminary Budget Gap-Closing Programs

February 07, 2018
How does Mayor de Blasio's Citywide Savings Program stack up against PEGs of the past?
Op Ed Economic Development

New York needs better return on economic investments

January 17, 2018
While upcoming corruption trials may provide a revealing behind the scenes look at state operations, they should not distract from the pressing need to reform the state's approach to economic development in this legislative session.
Op Ed City Budget

How Queens Residents Rate City Services And Quality Of Life

August 11, 2017
The Citizens Budget Commission recently released the results of a citywide survey of residents’ satisfaction with municipal services and the quality of life in their neighborhoods and across the city.
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.
Op Ed City Budget

Inside New Yorkers’ Satisfaction, or Lack Thereof, with City Services

June 01, 2017
New Yorkers are notoriously opinionated, but how often do they get to tell city leaders what they think?
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.
Op Ed City Budget

End de Blasio’s giveaway to bus companies

May 09, 2017
The program was bad policy from the outset-- and was extended for a third year. The City Council should defund it when the budget is adopted.

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