This New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) fiscal brief addresses the new federal rules for welfare programs that went into effect in 2006. The report addresses the introduction of the new rules, their purpose and impact on the current programs, analyses, and projections for the future of these programs.
This article reviews how domestic violence has impacted the city spending. It includes the services provided to those suffering from domestic violence and how to prevent it.
This article examines the benefits of the proposed Child Care Credit for tax filers who are too poor to owe state and federal tax but owe income tax and have children.
A letter from Ronnie Lowenstein to Gene Russianoff talking about the review and analysis of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's fiscal projections.
This report examines the rising cost of recycling and what should be done to lower the cost of recycling. It provides different methods of solving the cost problem.
This report is IBO's analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2008 and Financial Plan through 2011. It contains IBO's forecasts and examinations of key budget proposals made by the Mayor.
This document provides an update to IBO’s February 2001 Background Paper entitled “Overview of the Waste Stream Managed by the NYC Department of Sanitation.” Here, we present a condensed survey of the same data for fiscal years 2000-2004.
This document provides a comprehensive description of the portion of the New York City waste stream managed by the city’s Department of Sanitation (DOS). It is intended as a reference document. Actual FY1992-2000 data are provided, as well as projections from DOS for fys 2000-02