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Housing
Carl Weisbrod, Director, Department of City Planning
CBC Breakfast Series
December 11, 2014
CBC Breakfast with City Planning Commissioner Carl Weisbrod in December 2014.
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Health Care
HHC President and CEO Dr. Ram Raju
CBC Breakfast Series
November 18, 2014
CBC Breakfast with HHC President and CEO Dr. Ram Raju in November 2014.
Video
City Budget
Disrupters: Emerging Businesses in New York City
A Panel Discussion
October 30, 2014
Panel discussion on emerging businesses in New York City.
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Housing
NYC Housing Commissioner Vicki Been
CBC Breakfast Series
October 01, 2014
CBC Breakfast with NYC Housing Commissioner Vickie Been in October 2014.
Op Ed
City Budget
Reduce New York City's High Cost of Garbage Collection
September 28, 2014
Municipal garbage collection in New York City is exceptionally expensive - the Department of Sanitation's costs are more than double private-sector charges and much higher than collection costs in other cities.
Report
Energy & Environment
Getting the Fiscal Waste Out of Solid Waste Collection in New York City
September 23, 2014
With a new mayoral administration, a new sanitation commissioner, and an expired contract with municipal sanitation workers, redesigning the public and private components of local waste collection would save about $300 million annually in the long term. The Mayor and City Council should make this restructuring a goal and begin a multiyear phase-in.
Op Ed
Capital Spending
What New York Should Do With $4B
July 23, 2014
New York State will soon receive more than $4 billion in settlements from large financial institutions. It is an unprecedented windfall and it is generating discussion about what to do with the money.
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City Budget
Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver
CBC Breakfast Series
July 16, 2014
CBC Breakfast with Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver
Video
City Budget
Some Fiscal Watchdogs Call City Budget Agreement Prudent
NY1
June 23, 2014
The City Council and the mayor shook hands on a $75 billion budget deal Thursday night, and as we wait for the fine print, some fiscal watchdogs are calling the agreement prudent.
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City Budget
The NYC Budget and Teachers Contract
A Panel Discussion
June 17, 2014
The NYC Budget and Teachers Contract: A Panel Discussion at the Manhattan Institute.
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City Budget
CBC’s Charles Brecher and FPI’s James Parrott Discusses the NYC Budget
CUNY City Talk
June 16, 2014
James Parrott, of the Fiscal Policy Institute and Charles Brecher, of the Citizens Budget Commission, discuss the complexities and the uncertainties of the New York City budget.
Letter
Pensions & Benefits
CBC Proposes Guidelines for Determination of Health Insurance Savings Between City and MLC
Letter to Commissioner Robert Linn
June 05, 2014
This letter suggests guidelines for effective implementation of the agreement between the City and the Municipal Labor Committee to generate $3.4 billion in health care savings between fiscal years 2015 and 2018.
Op Ed
City Budget
Managing New York City Garbage Is Exceptionally Expensive
May 27, 2014
New York City Department of Sanitation's system for collecting and disposing of garbage is exceptionally expensive, and now is the time for the de Blasio Administration to address the problem.
Video
City Budget
City Pays Top Dollar for Top Quality Sanitation
NY1
May 24, 2014
According to a survey by the Citizens Budget Commission, the city is at the top of the heap in collection costs—coming in at $251 a ton. When you factor in disposal, that number shoots up to $431. The watchdog group says that's more than double what it costs private firms.
Report
Energy & Environment
12 Things New Yorkers Should Know About Their Garbage
May 21, 2014
This report highlights the reasons for the surprisingly high cost of this essential service, including inefficiencies that the City should address in its upcoming negotiations with sanitation workers.
Video
Economic Development
NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen
CBC Breakfast Series
May 21, 2014
CBC Breakfast with NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen in May 2014.
Op Ed
City Budget
Issues Remain In Mayor de Blasio's New Budget
May 08, 2014
For months, the biggest fiscal uncertainty for the city has been how Mayor de Blasio would handle negotiations with the municipal unions that have been working without contracts.
Video
City Budget
Teacher Contract Agreement Clears Significant Hurdle
NY1
May 05, 2014
The tentative agreement between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city's teachers union cleared a significant hurdle Friday, but some budget watchdogs are questioning whether a key provision of the deal, to cut health care costs, will actually work.
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
Doulis: City, Teachers’ Agreement Resolves Major Uncertainty Around City’s Financial Plan
April 30, 2014
The tentative agreement between the city and the teachers union resolves major uncertainty surrounding the city's financial plan and ensures some stability in labor relations with a major segment of the city workforce for the next five years.
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City Budget
NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan (2014)
CBC Breakfast Series
April 09, 2014
2014 Annual Budget Briefing with NYC Budget Director Dean Fuleihan.