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Health Care
Dr. Alan Aviles, HHC President & CEO
CBC Breakfast Series
October 17, 2012
CBC Breakfast with HHC President and CEO Dr. Ram Raju in October 2012.
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City Budget
City Council Releases Member Items List
NY1
June 29, 2012
The City Council released its list of member items on Wednesday, which is a tiny slice of the budget but always sparks controversy.
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City Budget
Budget Breakdown Budget Process Could Be Discussion Topic In Mayor’s Race
NY1
June 26, 2012
The 2013 mayor's race is just starting to take shape. While the burgeoning field is busy staking out positions on the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy and Mayor Bloomberg's push to ban the sale of large sugary drinks, it is possible that a debate over a decidedly more wonky issue - how the city crafts its annual budget - will surface among the candidates.
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City Budget
Budget Breakdown: Differing Budget Projections Based On Complex Revenue Forecasts
NY1
June 13, 2012
For the past five years, City Hall has cut from the budget because it says it can't afford those programs. Those cuts are based on complicated revenue forecasts done by City Hall and others.
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City Budget
CBC President Carol Kellermann Debates City Budget
NY1
June 11, 2012
CBC President Carol Kellermann debate current City budget negotiations with James Parrot, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute on NY1's Inside City Hall.
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Energy & Environment
Taxes In, Garbage Out
The Need for Better Solid Waste Disposal Policies in New York City
May 30, 2012
This report makes the case for a significant change in the New York City Department of Sanitation's solid waste disposal practices, a shift from heavy reliance on long-distance exporting to landfills to greater reliance on use of local waste-to-energy facilities.
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City Budget
CityWide: Carol Kellermann
CUNY-TV
May 22, 2012
CityWide series host Ken Fisher continues the 18th season on CUNY-TV, talking with Carol Kellermann, President of the New York City Citizens Budget Commission.
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City Budget
Fiscal Policy Experts Unpack Executive Budget
NY1
May 09, 2012
CBC President Carol Kellermann joined Inside City Hall to take a closer look at the proposals in Mayor de Blasio’s executive budget.
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City Budget
CBC Discusses Mayor Bloomberg's FY2012-2013 Executive Budget
NY1
May 03, 2012
CBC Discusses Mayor Bloomberg's FY2012-2013 Executive Budget
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Health Care
A Troubling Prognosis for HHC's Finances
April 23, 2012
This report assesses New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's (HHC) critical role within the health care safety net protecting lower income New Yorkers, and it explores two significant fiscal challenges in the coming years: threats to City-supported revenues and an inadequate gap-closing plan.
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Pensions & Benefits
The First Priority in the New Year – Pension Reform
January 10, 2012
This brief examines pension cost growth in New York State and its effect on the New York's competitiveness. It recommends the adoption of a new tier of pension plans known as the Tier VI Proposal.
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Capital Spending
New York City's Water and Sewer System
Is the Rent Too Damn High?
December 14, 2011
This report provides a history of the City's water rental payment, critiques the current method for setting the rent, and suggests alternative approaches to setting the rent.
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City Budget
What is a “Balanced Budget”?
November 08, 2011
This brief examines the multiple versions of a balanced budget standard that have arisen from the City's deviation from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and recent modifications to GAAP that set a new and higher benchmark for a balanced budget.
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City Budget
NYC Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo
CBC Breakfast Series
September 21, 2011
CBC Breakfast with Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo in September 2011.
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Pensions & Benefits
Robert Steel, NYC Deputy Mayor
CBC Breakfast Series
August 31, 2011
CBC Breakfast with NYC Deputy Mayor Bob Steel in August 2011.
Report
Energy & Environment
New York’s Green Policies
Too Much or Too Little – A Competitive Perspective
April 03, 2011
This report assesses how New York compares to other cities in pursuing green objectives and suggests how New York’s leaders can set priorities for taking additional steps to promote environmental goals in ways that align with goals of economic growth and urban competitiveness.
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Education
CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein
CBC Breakfast Series
February 18, 2011
CBC Breakfast with CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein in February 2011.
Report
Pensions & Benefits
Out of Balance
A Comparison of Public and Private Employee Benefits in New York City
December 16, 2009
The CBC and the Partnership for New York City surveyed large private firms in New York City to provide a basis for comparing the health insurance and pension benefits of private sector workers with those of municipal employees.
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Education
Is It a Good Deal?
How New Yorkers Should Judge The Next Teachers' Contract
November 11, 2009
The New York City teachers’ contract expired on October 31, 2009. A new agreement may be reached soon. As the City faces a $5 billion budget gap for the next fiscal year and key educational reforms remain unfinished, here are key questions parents and taxpayers should ask to judge whether the next contract is a good deal for them.
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City Budget
The Buck Stops Here
The 2009 Comptroller Candidate Debate
July 16, 2009
“The Buck Stops Here” - The 2009 Comptroller Candidate Debate.