This analysis builds off previous IBO reports on asylum seeker related costs, utilizing monthly data from the Office of Management and Budget to re-estimate the costs of asylum seeker services, as well as the negative consequences associated with the Adams Administrations shelter exit policies
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the April 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Using unique case data from DSS from 2018 through 2023, the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) has completed an analysis looking at nonrecurring payments for rental arrears. This publication consists of a report and a separate glossary.
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The report evaluates the City’s storm operations, interagency coordination,
public communications, community preparedness, and long-term projects and plans to manage
stormwater.
This report is a mixed-method study which investigated the extent to which elementary students with disabilities were being recommended for more inclusive settings with their peers without disabilities in the New York City public school system.
A brief report summarizing the findings in "The Inflexibility of Special Education Recommendations: An Examination of Efforts to Educate Students in the Least Restrictive Environment."
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As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the March 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”),
issued a Report today finding a range of deficiencies with the issuance and revocation of parking permits
and the enforcement of laws relating to these permits.
Task Force on Construction in Occupied Multiple Dwellings convened in March 2019 under Local Law 151 of 2017. For the assessment, used buildings with active construction, identified by the tenant advocate task force members, as case studies to evaluate the collective response of the agencies and to
Task Force on Construction in Occupied Multiple Dwellings convened in March 2019 under Local Law 151 of 2017. For the assessment, used buildings with active construction, identified by the tenant advocate task force members, as case studies to evaluate the collective response of the agencies and to
This follow-up audit found that the 47th Street Business Improvement District (BID) partially implemented nine recommendations and did not implement the remaining 14 recommendations.
Fulfilling the requirements of Local Law 40 of 2010, DSNY has completed a multi-season residential and institutional Waste Characterization Study. The 2023 Study was conducted over two seasons and determined the waste composition of several major sources from which DSNY collects.
The New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) is announcing the publication of our report Exemption vs Abatement. This report provides policymakers with insights into the tax liability implications of these two different ways of structuring any new 421-a replacement program.
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This report highlights the potential economic benefits of the New York State Access to Representation Act (S.999/A.170) and of providing immigration legal services to asylum seekers in City shelters
New York City’s annual infrastructure survey report estimated in 2020 that the maintenance costs of the Riverside Park Bridge W. 79th Street Traffic Circle would be $76 million. When the project went to bid just a few months later, the actual cost was almost double that, at $149.9 million.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the February 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York City government’s statutory debt limit is set by the New York State Constitution. The City is permitted to incur indebtedness to execute its capital projects up to a maximum tied by the State Constitution to a fraction of, conceptually, the value of real estate in New York City.
This study demonstrates that a new state-of-the-art wastewater resource recovery facility in the upper East River could transform the DEPs operations by connecting several separate drainage areas thereby increasing flexibility in a location with space to support future upgrades and maintenance.
In The Bottom Lines, we take a look at a select set of agencies that were not spared from budget cuts, many of which have seen measurable declines in the quality or quantity of service they are able to deliver to the people of New York.
This audit identified areas in which DPR could improve its oversight of its recreation centers to help ensure that equipment is maintained in satisfactory condition.
Interested in learning more about budget cuts to City programs like libraries? Explore our in-depth analysis of the Mayor's FY2025 PEGs and their impact on programs, services, and City functions. Check it out now.
To inform New Yorkers and elected officials interested in the program, the New York City Independent Budget Office has completed an analysis examining the exemption of yellow taxis from the proposed congestion pricing Surcharge of $1.25.
To help New Yorkers and elected officials have a better understanding of the early childhood policy landscape IBO’s new report offers a detailed overview of the historical financial trends and policy shifts affecting Pre-K and 3-K programs.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25, Section 318, report containing the January 2024Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York City’s housing challenges have shifted from abandonment and disinvestment to gentrification and skyrocketing rents – the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development has financed the development and preservation of hundreds of thousands of affordable homes
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Did you know that Real Property Tax (RPT) is New York City’s largest source of tax revenue? Check out our recently released explainer and Real Property Tax Forecast to learn more!
Check out IBO’s newest analysis focusing on the fiscal impact of Street Vending. This analysis finds that lifting the caps on legal street vending would yield a positive fiscal impact, depending on how many vendors become permitted.
As New York City welcomes over 100,000 new arrivals seeking asylum, it is critical to ground conversations on immigration in facts, not fear. This fact sheet seeks to provide accurate information on key questions.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the December 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
An exploration of high school outcomes across various school types, including District 75 (citywide special education schools) and District 79 (alternative high schools and programs).
IBO’s study of enrollment losses during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic, offering a comprehensive analysis of traditional public schools and charter schools in New York City.
The New York City Independent Budget Office just released its City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention
Supplement (CityFHEPS) explainer! Learn more about the program's history, its challenges, and funding by reading our explainer today.
DSNY is pleased to submit its 2023 Zero Waste Plan which provides an overview of our portfolio of waste diversion programs, which reduce waste to landfill and assist with the City's climate goals. This plan fulfills the requirement of Local Law 87 of 2023 to submit a Zero Waste Plan.
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This report focuses on subsets of Program to Eliminate the Gap cuts which may substantially impact the life experiences of New Yorkers, referred to as “Human Impact PEGs”.
IBO produced a detailed explanation of its projections for future costs associated with asylum seekers, and how they differ from the projections in the 2024 November Plan.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the November 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
New Yorkers rely on the City to act as quickly as possible to avoid or mitigate an unforeseen danger to life, safety, property, or a necessary service.
Around the country, policymakers and environmental advocates have been lobbying and pursing legislation that allows jurisdictions to address excessive stormwater through the enactment of stormwater fees. IBO examined the fiscal impact of a potential stormwater fee in New York City.
At the request of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, IBO analyzed City Council Schedule C funding levels in the past six years to assess allocations for food. The analysis provides information on trends in grants to food initiatives, food-adjacent initiatives, and all food-related initiatives.
A brief Explainer on Units of Appropriation, the most granular level of detail City Council approves in the budget resolutions. IBO also highlights the inherent tension between the Mayor and City Council over them.
Over the past decade, Citi Bike has become a vital part of New York City’s transportation landscape. As the nation’s largest bikeshare system, Citi Bike enables millions of trips each month and has a network of over 1,800 stations and 26,000 bikes
the DOE is choosing to base the new weight allocation for students experiencing homelessness on enrollment as of December 31, 2022. If this decision stands, schools will not receive funding this school year for changes in STH enrollment that have occurred since then.
The wellbeing of a city of more than eight million people rests upon an extensive array of municipal infrastructure and services. Fire stations, police precincts, and EMS bases to respond to emergencies. Sanitation garages and waste transfer stations to dispose of our trash.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25, Section 318 report containing the October 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
This is our effort under Comptroller Lander’s Administration to provide the public with a straightforward guide to the basics of the City’s contracting workflows, and essential solicitation methods.
IBO has found the most recent budget initiative for government-funded nonprofits providing human service programs to New Yorkers will pay less than half of the cumulative raises provided to unionized City employees.
An Independent Budget Office (IBO) analysis evaluates the employment effects of the $30.3 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans distributed to New York City employers in 2020 and 2021.
As the flooding New York City experienced from the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia last week demonstrated, the “new normal” of intensified storms requires a whole of government focus on emergency preparedness and climate resilience.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the September 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
A NYCIBO analysis of NYC Schools teacher hiring and retention showed that city schools ended the last school year (2022-2023) with 2,500 fewer K-12 teachers than four years prior.
The IBO released an analysis of City payments to nonprofit cultural organizations that may be the first such accounting of municipal investment in the cultural sector. The report details $727 million in payments made from the Expense Budget in Fiscal Year 2022.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the August 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
High expectations: if it can overcome initial growing pains, the NYC legal cannabis market could bring in $1.2 billion in taxable tales and $47 million in annual revenue for the city
Since January 2022, at least twenty-six people have died in custody in New York City’s jails, underscoring the persistent dysfunction and violence of the jail system and accelerating calls for more oversight of jail operations.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25,Section 318 report containing the July 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act marks one of the largest infusions of federal funding into the nation’s infrastructure of the last century. This legislation will invest $550 billion of new federal funding in transportation, clean energy, water quality, and broadband Infrastructure
This report highlights how DEP’s teams of skilled engineers, scientists, and other experts are exploring techniques and technologies to better manage current and future challenges and protect and improve the health, environment, and the quality of life for all New Yorkers
IBO analyzed the impact of the state’s new reduced class size rules on NYC schools. We found it would require hiring of 17,700 teachers at a cost of at least $1.6 billion annually for full compliance
IBO's review of the tax break, under Local Law 18 of 2017, was released as NYC Council is about to consider MSG’s DCP application to renew its zoning special permit. It also coincides with a reignited debate on the future of the beleaguered & over-capacity Penn Station that lies below MSG.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section318, report containing the June 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
A new IBO analysis shows that the last time spending for the Parks Department was close to one percent of the City budget—a baseline sought by advocates—was 1977. In recent years, Parks spending is less than 0.6 percent of the total budget.
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As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25, Section318, report containing the May 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
The City of New York can ensure that NYC remains a place that people want to build families, start businesses, and create new ideas by investing in high quality public education from pre-K to university, universal child care, robust public transit, and affordable housing
With thousands of asylum seekers arriving in New York City, an IBO report tracks the distribution of $26.7 million in Project Open Arms education funds and looks at NYC Schools language acquisition programs for children.
As part of the Adams Administration's commitment to long-term strategic planning that improves quality of life and creates an equitable, healthy, and resilient future, the NYC Department of Sanitation has spent the past six months studying the viability of waste containerization in NYC.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the April Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Biosolids are a product of the wastewater treatment process that, when treated to regulatory standards for beneficial reuse, are widely used to enhance soils and provide ecosystem benefits.
In this brief, IBO estimates the total cost of the city’s labor contracts under two scenarios that explore differences in contract terms and the timing of their ratification, as well as the impact of changes in the size of the city’s labor force.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the March 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council. Foodirect, Inc. and The Browning School.
Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council. 302 Meat Corp.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the February 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
The Mayor’s Preliminary Budget proposes the elimination of nearly 300 vacant school safety agent positions. In this report, IBO explores these changes in budgeted and actual staffing.
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In this report, IBO explores the potential roadblocks to the Trust’s success, and its benefits and risks, as well as other operational reforms contained in NYCHA’s greater reform plan, A Blueprint for Change.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the January 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
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Final Agency Report describing in detail the legal requirements and framework for redistricting, the process of establishing the Districting Commission, and the methods and process for drawing the new 51 NYC City Council districts.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the December 2022 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
NYC DOT update on the Staten Island Ferry fleet, regulatory changes, and the implementation of the Study’s recommendations since the Ferry Fuel and Propulsion Feasibility Study's original delivery in 2019.
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As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the November 2022 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
The Audit Bureau is required by the City Charter to perform audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS). These standards are established by the Comptroller General of the United States in conjunction with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and are foun
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, Report containing the October 2022 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, including advisory reports and binding reports.
In this brief, IBO examines this operating support and identifies risks that the city’s public hospital system is facing that may make city subsidies in the future even more critical.
E-scooter pilot program evaluation pursuan to LL 74 of 2020. Evaluates mobility, equity, accessibility, safety, and operator performance. Evaluates the first year of the pilot and proposes recommendations for the future of shared micromobility in NYC.