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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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89th Annual Awards Dinner
Honoring Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Alair Townsend, and Chuck Brecher
October 20, 2021
CBC presented its Medal for High Civic Service to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Felix G. Rohatyn Award to Alair Townsend, and the Prize for Public Service Excellence to The Vaccine Command Center. CBC also paid special tribute to Research Director Emeritus Charles Brecher.
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89th Annual Awards Dinner
Honoring Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Alair Townsend, and Chuck Brecher
October 20, 2021
CBC presented its Medal for High Civic Service to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Felix G. Rohatyn Award to Alair Townsend, and the Prize for Public Service Excellence to The Vaccine Command Center. CBC also paid special tribute to Research Director Emeritus Charles Brecher.
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Spotlight on Spending
PEG Cancelation Makes City Budget Transparency More Critical; State Should Continue to Level Off Spending Growth
February 22, 2024
When it comes to government spending, New York’s trajectory over the past several years is precariously on-brand with the “Excelsior” state motto.
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CBC Releases "School Spending, Enrollment, and Fiscal Cliffs 101"
The NYC Department of Education Budget Before, During, and After the Pandemic
April 11, 2023
New York City spends $36.9 billion—more than one-third of its annual budget—educating children.
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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.
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CBC Releases "Top of the Charts"
February 13, 2024
Based on the most recent available national data, New York and its localities are at the top of the chart in taxes and are #2 in spending.
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CBC Releases "What to Look for in the MTA’s November 2023 Financial Plan"
November 27, 2023
The MTA is expected to release its November 2023 Financial Plan shortly. The overall budget outlook is positive. Still, caution is warranted.
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CBC Releases "Needs and Wants: What to Look for in the MTA's Twenty-Year Needs Assessment"
September 21, 2023
CBC's new report recommends five ways the MTA can ensure its upcoming Twenty-Year Needs Assessment (TYNA) includes the information that the public, policymakers, and MTA leadership need.
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CBC Releases "Making Hay While the Sun Shines"
June 28, 2023
CBC recommends five additional reforms needed to ensure the State builds sufficient savings.
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Statement on the Passing of Richard Ravitch
June 26, 2023
Dick Ravitch was a giant of our City, a true leader, an indefatigable advocate, a friend, and an inspiration.
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CBC Releases "Building the Housing We Need"
March 01, 2023
Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a package of bills intended to double New York’s housing production rate to create 800,000 new units over the next decade.
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The Citizens Budget Commission Presents Awards for Public and Civic Service at 91st Annual Gala
February 16, 2023
At its 91st Annual Gala this evening CBC will honor Governor Kathy Hochul with its 2023 Medal for High Civic Service, and Stephen Berger with its 2023 Felix G. Rohatyn Award.
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CBC Provided Comment on the Proposed Rules for Local Law 97
November 14, 2022
It is important that building owners have more complete information about compliance.
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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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John Podesta, Counsel to the President of the United States
Remarks delivered at CBC’s 82nd Annual Awards Dinner
March 25, 2014
Remarks delivered at CBC’s 82nd Annual Awards Dinner
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91st Annual Gala
Videos, Photos, and Transcripts
February 17, 2023
CBC's Gala is a must-attend event for New York's business and civic leaders. The Citizens Budget Commission honored NYS Governor Kathy Hochul with the Medal for High Civic Service and Stephen Berger was honored with the Felix G. Rohatyn Award.
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Watchdog Groups Urge Governor and Legislature to Make Budget Cuts Transparent and Not Enact Extraordinary Executive Budget Powers for Fiscal Year 2022
March 10, 2021
Seventeen major New York State watchdog groups are asking Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Carl Heastie to disclose full details about State funding withheld from agencies and local governments in the State’s current fiscal year 2021.
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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 Releases Letter to Mayor and Speaker on FY 2024 Budget Adoption
June 26, 2023
Today CBC sent a letter urging Mayor Adams and Speaker Adams to adopt a fiscal year 2024 budget that not only provides critical services to New Yorkers in the upcoming year but stabilizes the City’s precarious fiscal and service outlook.