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Economic Development
CBC Report Assesses Amazon's Move to Empire State
Spectrum News
November 21, 2018
A new breakdown of the Amazon deal concludes that although the city's tech sector and tax revenue will reap considerable benefits, further analysis exposes glaring weaknesses in the the city and state's economic development policy
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The Best and Worst New York Neighborhoods for Subway Service, Rat Control and 42 Other Joys of Urban Life
June 30, 2017
The New York Times uses CBC's survey data to create an interactive data feature showing what New Yorkers think of city services and quality of life in each of the 59 community districts.
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De Blasio Unveils Nearly $85 Billion Budget Proposal
April 27, 2017
It's often said that budgets are statements of priorities. So what does Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget say as he seeks a second term in office?
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Taxes
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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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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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.