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NYC property taxes favor rich and white homeowners, lawsuit claims
April 24, 2017
A coalition called Tax Equity Now NY, which includes the NAACP, the Black Institute, several landlords and homeowners, has teamed up with lawyers from the firm Latham & Watkins, including former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippmann, to file a class-action suit this week charging that the DNA of the city’s property tax system is racially biased and favors the affluent over the working- and middle-class.
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Public Workforce
Average Pay at the 15 Largest New York City Agencies, FY 2016
April 24, 2017
How much do New York City employees earn in pay each year?
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City Budget
City Girds for Major Federal Cuts Under Trump Budget, Health Plan
March 20, 2017
Mr. Niblack’s comments came in response to a question from ABNY panel moderator Maria Doulis, vice president of the Citizens Budget Commission. “There are certainly risks on the Federal side” in terms of budget cuts, she said, but “there is also this question mark about the economy.”She continued, “The monitors released their reports of the city plan and they find the economic growth, at least in terms of jobs being added, is slowing. This is also the first time in an expansionary period that I remember seeing non-property tax revenues, which are more economically sensitive, be essentially flat” for the current fiscal year and the next.”
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Panel Discussion on Proposed Federal Policies & the Impact on the New York City Budget
ABNY Breakfast
March 20, 2017
ABNY Power Breakfast participants discuss the potential impact of proposed federal policies on the New York budget and the overall economy.
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Budget Watchdog Warns de Blasio on Taxi Medallion Money
WNYC Radio
March 02, 2017
It's not news that taxi medallions, which were once valued at over a million dollars, have plunged in value to less than half that. Yet Mayor Bill de Blasio's latest budget includes $1.2 billion in revenue from the sale of new medallions — which one watchdog says is unrealistic.
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No Trump 'Specifics' in de Blasio's $84.7 Billion Preliminary Budget
January 25, 2017
The proposal includes $1 billion in new spending and has ticked up nearly 15 percent since de Blasio’s first budget in 2014.
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Why de Blasio's budgets mean trouble tomorrow
January 25, 2017
CBC quoted in NYP editorial on NYC FY2018 Preliminary Budget
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Mayor de Blasio Proposes Boosting NYC Reserves
Ahead of Any Cuts by Trump
January 25, 2017
Preliminary FY2018 budget was written with the presumption of profound challenges from Washington
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De Blasio Presents First Trump-Era Budget
Admits 'A Lot Of Uncertainty'
January 25, 2017
Mayor de Blasio acknowledged five major areas of concern on Tuesday
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NYC nonprofit group to pick 72,000 city residents for mayoral election year survey
January 18, 2017
The Citizens Budget Commission is listening — and now, New Yorkers, it’s up to you.
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New York's Wide Variables
The Bond Buyer
December 27, 2016
CBC's Maria Doulis joins a discussion of what effect the Donald Trump presidency would have on New York City.
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Taxes
New York City Property Taxes
3 Things Owners and Renters Should Know
December 22, 2016
Why do owners of the same type of property pay vastly different rates?
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Pensions & Benefits
Taxpayers Will Foot the Multi-Million Dollar Bill to Make up for the Citys Sagging Pension Funds
NY1
December 07, 2016
The City is will send hundreds of millions of dollars to the pension fund after it has not met expected returns of 7% two years in-a-row.
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Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance
CBC Breakfast Series
November 28, 2016
CBC Breakfast with Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance in November 2016.
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City Pensions Will Cost Taxpayers $722M Over Next 3 Years
November 18, 2016
Taxpayers must pick up a $722 million tab over the next three years to replenish the city’s cash-strapped municipal employee pension system.
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Brooklyn Bridge Repairs Expected to Cost $811M
November 11, 2016
“Big public projects take too long to complete and routinely run over budget,” said Maria Doulis, an analyst for the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission.
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Trash Complaints Rise Despite Sanitation Spending Spree
NBC New York
November 03, 2016
The city's Department of Sanitation has seen a 13 percent payroll increase under Mayor de Blasio, but New Yorkers have lodged 24 percent more 311 complaints about missed trash collection in that time, leading some residents to wonder if taxpayer money is being put to good use.
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Economic Development
New York City's Competitiveness in Attracting Talent
2016 Scorecard
September 28, 2016
How does the New York City metro area compare to other large cities in the competition for a talented workforce? Affordability and commute times remain challenges.
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Economic Development
NYC’s Competitiveness in Attracting Talent
A Panel Discussion
September 28, 2016
CBC Vice President Maria Doulis presented findings of CBC's Competitiveness Scorecard, which assesses the New York City metro area's competitiveness in attracting talent. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion on ways NYC can improve its competitive edge.
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Under the Hood with N.Y. City Budget
The Bond Buyer
July 27, 2016
Maria Doulis of the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission and Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management dissect New York City’s $82 billion budget with Bond Buyer Northeast regional editor Paul Burton. They explore efficiencies, debt management, reserves, the economy, the capital budget and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to overhaul Health + Hospitals.