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Transportation
Statement on MTA's "Fast Forward" Plan
May 23, 2018
Fast Forward, a plan to modernize New York City Transit presented by President Andy Byford today, is a serious and praiseworthy plan to improve the region's mass transit network.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on MTA's Labor Deal With the TWU
January 17, 2017
CBC's take on the MTA-TWU deal negotiated in January 2017.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the NYC November 2017 Financial Plan Modification
November 21, 2017
We await January's plan to indicate how the Administration intends to address potential storm clouds on the horizon and to fund new initiatives the Mayor has discussed.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the Mayor’s Proposal to Raise Revenue for the MTA
through an Increase in the NYC Personal Income Tax
August 07, 2017
Mayor de Blasio’s proposal to raise the top rate on the personal income tax is not an appropriate way to raise funds.
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the Metropolitan Transportation Sustainability Advisory Workgroup Report
December 18, 2018
The Metropolitan Transportation Sustainability Advisory Workgroup Report released today provides a sober look at the fiscal and managerial challenges facing the MTA.
Statement
City Budget
CBC Statement on NYC FY19 Preliminary Budget: Wait and See All Over Again
February 01, 2018
Before the going gets tough, the Mayor should get going by limiting spending growth, bolstering the savings plan, and adding to reserves
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the Mayor's Executive Budget for FY 2018
April 26, 2017
Despite reductions in the tax revenue forecast and minor reductions in State aid, the Budget adds more than $700 million in new agency needs in fiscal year 2018.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the NYC Fiscal Year 2019 Executive Budget
April 26, 2018
New York City’s Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 increases operating spending at more than twice the rate of inflation and misses an opportunity to bolster reserves as strong tax revenue growth continues.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on NYC Preliminary Budget for FY2018
January 24, 2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 continues an expansion of the scale of municipal government to a record size.