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.
REPORT: The Governor contends that localities have allowed Medicaid spending to spiral because the state enacted a cap in 2012 that spared them from having to share in the increasing costs. His Executive Budget proposes to counter this.
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.
The New Housing Marketplace Plan is Mayor Bloomberg's 10-year plan to create or preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing. The original five-year plan, announced in 2003, called for 65,000
units by 2008, but was expanded in February 2006 to a 10-year plan, ending in 2013, with a goal of 165,000 units.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the largest city investment in housing construction in 2002. In 2005, he raised the amount of spending from $3 billion to $7.5 billion. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio looks at how the plan has evolved as fiscal conditions change.
The Mayor struck deals with the city's two largest labor unions in June that provide paid parental leave to more than 200,000 municipal workers. The two deals have a number of major differences. IBO takes a closer look, examining the assumptions and estimating the costs to the city.
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.
This report, published by the Independent Budget Office, details the fiscal impact of the proposed Atlantic Yards arena in Brooklyn. It was found that over a 30-year period, the arena will cost the city more than it will generate in tax revenues. However, the arena will fiscally benefit the state, as well as create many new jobs.