In recent years, the City Council and de Blasio Administration have greatly expanded the funding for legal services for low-income New Yorkers facing civil proceedings in court. IBO examines how this funding for civil legal assistance has grown.
When a low-income household loses their income or faces an extraordinary bill, they can face a utilities cutoff--or eviction. Did the pandemic lead to a surge in one-time emergency housing grants by the city?
There’s been much attention over the past year to how much the city spends on the police department. But policing is only one part, albeit a large one, of a bigger system that includes the courts, detention & related functions. We look at the full cost of the justice system and how much it has grown
EXECUTIVE BUDGET FOCUS: After years of struggle, NYC Health + Hospitals’ fiscal condition has improved. Part of the elixir has been increased city support. But will this support be able to continue?
NYC BY THE NUMBERS: There are just a few weeks left in FY 2021 and the police department is on pace to spend less on overtime than it has in recent years. But how much less and what are the prospects for reduced spending in the years ahead?
EXECUTIVE BUDGET FOCUS: With a boost from federal Covid-related funds, the Mayor’s budget plan enables the sanitation department to restart a variety of program cut during the recent budget crunch.
LETTER: How much would it cost to have a social worker in every New York City public school? Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer asked—and we answered.
The Mayor’s latest capital plan adds more funding for the development and preservation of housing over the next five years. Which programs are getting an increase?