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CBC Releases Prioritizing the MTA's Critical Capital Needs
What to Do When You Can’t Do It All
August 23, 2022
The MTA needs significant capital investment to ensure it does not fall into a state of disrepair, leading to service disruption that hampers New Yorkers' quality of life and the region's economy.
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CBC Releases Testimony on Adams Administration’s Housing our Neighbors Plan
July 01, 2022
Today, CBC will testify before the City Council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings on Mayor Eric Adams’ new housing plan.
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CBC Submits Testimony on Renewable Energy and New York City’s Climate Adaptation
October 13, 2022
Implementing both the CLCPA and LL97 using the most cost-effective strategies and balancing economic incentives.
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Health Care
CSS and CBC Release Comprehensive Report Analyzing Several Options for Closing State’s Health Insurance Coverage Gap
January 12, 2022
More than one million New Yorkers are uninsured; increasing the number of people insured would reduce morbidity and mortality and improve economic security
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CBC Releases Improving New York City’s Land Use Decision-Making Process
September 06, 2022
New York City’s ongoing prosperity depends on creating more jobs and more housing.
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CBC Releases Testimony on NYC Ferry
September 22, 2022
CBC’s research has documented that NYC Ferry is highly subsidized, both relative to New York’s other transit systems and other ferries nationally.
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Economic Development
Pennsylvania Station Area Civic and Land Use Improvement Project
June 24, 2022
Read more on the outstanding issues that must be addressed for the project to have the maximum and most cost-effective impact for all New Yorkers.
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Marissa Shorenstein Nominated to be Next Chair of the Citizens Budget Commission
September 08, 2022
Today, the CBC Executive Committee announced it has nominated Marissa Shorenstein to succeed Walter Harris as Chair of CBC.
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CBC Promotes Ana Champeny to Vice President for Research
May 23, 2022
I am thrilled to announce the promotion of Ana Champeny to Vice President for Research. Ana is one of the foremost experts on New York City’s finances generally, and has an outstandingly deep understanding of the City’s real estate markets and property taxes.
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Marissa Shorenstein Nominated to be Next Chair of the Citizens Budget Commission
September 08, 2022
Today, the CBC Executive Committee announced it has nominated Marissa Shorenstein to succeed Walter Harris as Chair of CBC.
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CBC Releases "Real Numbers, Real Choices"
April 18, 2024
Real Numbers, Real Choices details that the Mayor’s Executive Budget—due next week—should give a more accurate picture of the City’s fiscal standing to foster budget choices that stabilize the fiscal future. Making budget decisions based on unrealistic estimates increases the chances of a future fiscal reckoning.
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CBC Delivers Testimony on NYC’s Spending of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds
November 07, 2022
Today CBC Vice President for Research Ana Champeny will deliver testimony on the $25 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds
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Straight from New Yorkers:
CBC Resident Survey Gives Comprehensive View of Satisfaction with Quality of Life, City Services
March 19, 2024
CBC’s first post-pandemic Resident Survey shows sharp drops in citywide satisfaction ratings from 2017; New Yorkers rate life in their neighborhoods generally higher than citywide quality of life; Adams Administration’s priorities align with those of New Yorkers
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CBC Gives Testimony on the Recommendations of the NYC Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform
November 15, 2022
The recommendations for a new residential class would improve the property tax system, but falls short of recommending the comprehensive reform.
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CBC Releases "Don’t Step Off the Cliff"
February 08, 2024
CBC’s “Don’t Step Off the Cliff” reveals that fiscal year 2025 planned spending is $3.6 billion short of what would be needed to fund the current level of programs and expenses.
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CBC Releases "Checklist for NYC Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Adoption; Strengthening the City’s Fiscal Health and Competitiveness"
May 22, 2024
The choices Mayor Eric Adams, Speaker Adrienne Adams, and their teams make in these next five weeks will either help stabilize the fiscal path—strengthening the City’s ability to drive prosperity and protect New Yorkers—or make it shakier, increasing the chance of massive cuts to services in the future.
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CBC Delivers Testimony on the NYC Municipal Workforce
September 09, 2022
Over 28,000 vacancies are result of management, procedural, labor market challenges
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CBC Releases "It's Only Fair: The Urgent Need for Stronger Policies to Stop Fare and Toll Evasion"
April 02, 2024
CBC's new analysis finds that fare evasion has continued to grow, likely exceeding $700 million in 2023—an amount equal to the funding that would be raised by two rounds of fare hikes.
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CBC Releases "NYS Budget Outlook"
March 07, 2024
CBC’s NYS Budget Outlook finds that the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget is buoyed by higher projected tax receipts, but the additional funds still leave large annual budget gaps and a substantial structural budget gap.
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CBC Releases "Setting the Right Ceiling: Rethinking the City’s Debt Limits and Capital Process"
April 03, 2024
CBC recommends the State reject the arbitrary, lump sum debt limit expansions the City and Executive Budget proposed, and adopt a more analytically grounded, sustainable approach.