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Transportation
Prioritizing the MTA's Critical Capital Needs
What to Do When You Can’t Do It All
August 23, 2022
The MTA has significant needs for capital investment, from signal modernization and track improvements to new subway and train cars to making stations across the system accessible.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on NYC Ferry Forward Plan
July 14, 2022
The Adams Administration plans to take some important, positive steps to improve the finances and transparency of NYC Ferry.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on NYC's November 2022 Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2023 to 2026
November 15, 2022
The November 2022 Financial Plan demonstrates that New York City’s long-term fiscal outlook is precarious and worsening.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the NYC Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) for the November 2022 Financial Plan
September 12, 2022
This is a timely call that rightly focuses on increasing productivity to reduce recurring costs while preserving services that New Yorkers rely on.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on New York State's First Quarterly Update to the Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Plan
August 02, 2022
CBC President Andrew S. Rein released this statement on behalf of the CBC.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the Empire State Development General Project Plan and Letter of Mutual Agreement with the City for the Penn Station Area Civic and Land Use Improvement Project
July 26, 2022
Catalyzing development in the Penn Station district and renovating the station itself should help New York’s competitiveness and enable future growth.
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State Budget
Accounting (and More) for a Better Budget
Strategies to Improve New York State Budgeting and Fiscal Management
December 20, 2022
It is critically important that the State’s budget and fiscal management processes be improved to enable better decision-making, outcomes, and accountability.
Statement
State Budget
Statement Regarding the New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Transportation
February 15, 2022
The Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget includes new and increased funding for State and local transportation infrastructure, including projects to improve the state of good repair of roads and bridges, redesign and restructure highways and bridges, and increase support for regional transportation authorities.
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Economic Development
Improving New York City’s Land Use Decision-Making Process
September 06, 2022
This report examines and identifies why New York’s land use decision-making process impedes action to address New York’s needs and recommends improvements.
Report
Housing
Making the Most of Monitorship
Leveraging the Opportunity to Meet NYCHA's Needs
May 26, 2022
In 2018, after decades of underinvestment and recurring management problems, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) was on the brink of federal receivership.
Statement
Housing
Statement in Regard to the New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Housing
January 31, 2022
We are pleased that the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget included several proposals to encourage the production of more housing.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the NYS Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
January 18, 2022
Governor Hochul today proposed her Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget amidst continued strong receipts, New Yorkers’ significant needs, and ongoing economic uncertainty.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the New York State Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Agreement
April 07, 2022
The State does not appear to have sufficiently balance priorities between relief and recovery now and protecting future New Yorkers from the next emergency or recession
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City Budget
Track to Have Impact
How to Create NYC's Needed Federal COVID Aid Tracker
January 24, 2022
To support the COVID-19 response and recovery, an unprecedented level of federal aid has been flowing to New York City.
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Housing
Amend it, Don’t End It
Improve 421-a to Spur Rental and Affordable Housing Development
March 15, 2022
Allowing 421-a to lapse would significantly reduce rental housing development, worsen the city’s existing housing supply shortage, and make New York City’s already scarce and costly rental housing scarcer and more expensive.
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Housing
The Potential for Office-to-Residential Conversions
Lessons from 421-g
December 11, 2022
This brief analyzes how the 421-g program was used and offers lessons for designing a cost-effective program to support office-to-residential conversions in today’s market.
Report
Health Care
Narrowing New York's Health Insurance Coverage Gap
January 11, 2022
More than 1 million New Yorkers remained uninsured and New York ranks seventh among states on coverage.
Statement
State Budget
CBC Statement on Governor Hochul's 2022 State of the State Address
January 05, 2022
In her first State of the State address today, Governor Kathy Hochul laid out an expansive recovery and policy agenda, and presaged elements of the budget she will release by January 18th.
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State Budget
Risky Business
What Could Happen If NYS Spends More… More… And Much More
March 23, 2022
The fiscal year 2023 State budget is being negotiated in the context of apparent unprecedented State fiscal strength, though economic and pandemic uncertainties serve as stark reminders to be prepared for emergencies.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on New York State Budget Negotiations
March 14, 2022
New Yorkers have significant needs coming out of the pandemic and recession, and fortunately strong tax revenues and unprecedented one-time federal aid provide a great opportunity to help New Yorkers both now and in the future. Still, wise choices are needed to ensure this happens.