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Capital Spending
Planning After PLANYC: A Framework for Developing New York City's Next Ten-Year Capital Strategy
The Most Important Economic and Fiscal Decisions Facing the Next Mayor
December 06, 2013
This report reviews capital planning and spending during Mayor Bloomberg’s tenure in order to suggest principles that can guide the development of a new long-term capital plan and financing strategy.
Video
Capital Spending
Capital and Debt Panel
The Most Important Economic and Fiscal Decisions Facing the Next Mayor Conference
December 06, 2013
The next mayor will be constrained by a high debt burden that will require restraining capital spending. What principles should the next administration use to devise a long-term capital plan?
Video
City Budget
Assessing NYC’s Competitiveness as a Home for Human Capital
A Panel Discussion
February 07, 2013
This expert panel discussed the findings of the 2013 Competitiveness scorecard, which assessed the New York City metropolitan area’s competitiveness in attracting, cultivating and retaining talent.
Op Ed
City Budget
A Budget Battle Plan for NYC
New York Daily News
September 16, 2020
Ensuring the city’s finances are well managed is more important than ever.
Statement
City Budget
No NYC Borrowing Authority without More Savings, Fiscal Stability Plan, and FCB
September 08, 2020
While New York City’s fiscal crisis is severe, it should not borrow now to balance the fiscal year 2021 budget.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the NYC November 2020 Quarterly Modification to the Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2024
November 23, 2020
The City needs to close the $3.8 billion fiscal year 2022 budget gap in the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2022, due in January 2021.
Report
Economic Development
Competitiveness Scorecard
Assessing NYC's Competitiveness as a Home for Human Capital
February 06, 2013
This scorecard assesses the New York City metropolitan area’s competitiveness in attracting, cultivating and retaining talent. The scorecard is based on the relative performance of the New York City metro area against 14 of the largest domestic metro areas on a comprehensive set of quantitative indicators.
Special Feature
City Budget
Spare Change
Citywide Savings Plan Should Include Greater Efficiency Savings
March 09, 2020
Budget savings from greater efficiency in City government amount to spare change.
Blog
Capital Spending
How Much, and for What?
May 21, 2013
Reviews the $54 billion Ten-Year Capital Strategy; the next mayor will have to make difficult trade-offs between competing priorities while ensuring the city’s debt does not become unaffordable.
Press Release
Housing
CBC Releases Strategies to Boost Housing Production in the NYC
August 26, 2020
Report Recommends Changes to City and State Policies Including Zoning, Planning, Building and Construction Codes, Property Taxes, and Tax Breaks
Blog
Public Workforce
The Growth of NYC Employee Headcount
Time to Reduce the Size of the Public Workforce
May 18, 2020
NYC budget documents don't show a plan to shrink the workforce, which reached an all-time high, during this recession. That should change.
Blog
City Budget
Was the NYPD Budget Cut by $1 Billion?
August 13, 2020
The size of the NYPD’s budget was a prominent focus of this year’s budget negotiations, with many activists and elected officials calling for a $1 billion cut.
Report
State Budget
A Framework for Hard Choices
Choosing Among Options to Address New York’s State and Local Fiscal Stress
May 22, 2020
This policy brief identifies and assesses options available to governments to deal with their fiscal problems.
Blog
City Budget
Federal Aid—Needed, But Unlikely to Solve New York State’s and New York City’s Fiscal Problems
A Look Back at Stimulus Funding During the Great Recession
December 01, 2020
Even with considerable additional federal aid the State and City still will have to implement significant actions.
Special Feature
Capital Spending
NYC Debt Outstanding
Fiscal Years 2002-2020
December 28, 2020
New York City debt outstanding grew to $125 billion—84 percent since 2005.
Report
Housing
Strategies to Boost Housing Production in the New York City Metropolitan Area
August 26, 2020
Building more housing for every type of household can help make the New York region more affordable and competitive for generations to come.
Blog
City Budget
What to Look for in the NYC November Modification
November 10, 2020
While the prospects for additional federal stimulus may now be brighter, federal aid will not solve all the City’s fiscal problems, but can serve as a bridge to fiscal stability if City leaders take appropriate actions.
Presentation
City Budget
Options to Reduce Expenditures
The Most Important Economic and Fiscal Decisions Facing the Next Mayor
December 06, 2013
In this presentation, CBC puts forward eight options to reduce expenditures by nearly $4 billion by FY2018.
Report
City Budget
Hard Choices That Can Balance New York City's Budget
June 10, 2020
By making the right hard choices the City can balance the budget without resorting to long-term borrowing, layoffs, service cuts, or tax increases.
Blog
City Budget
NYC FY2021 Adopted Budget
Short-Term Balance, Long-Term Challenge
July 21, 2020
After tense negotiations and a close vote ending early morning July 1, the City adopted an $88.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2021.