New York City’s current property tax system is notoriously opaque, unfair, and regressive. For the past four decades, rather than dealing with its structural flaws, New York State has layered on a patchwork of exemptions and abatements to lower tax rates for various owners.
The report examines the veteran business community in New York City, and highlights ways to better identify veteran businesses,support the growth of these businesses, and better prepare those businesses for City procurement opportunities.
This report details a study of transition-age youth age 18-21 who exit from DYCD, DHS, and ACS. It describes three-year outcome trajectories for youth and their patterns of service use by distinct groups.
The number of hospitalizations at public and voluntary hospitals in New York City has been declining for some time, falling from 1.3 million hospitalizations in 2009 to 1.1 million in 2014.
Although students with disabilities comprised about 18 percent of the overall student body in school year 2012-2013, they made up about 30 percent of the suspended student population (defined as the population of students who have been suspended at least one time).
Have inspections for rats by the health department’s Bureau of Veterinary and Pest Control Services been increasing? We track changes in the number of initial inspections citywide and by borough.
The number of students in the city’s public schools who lived for some part of the school year in New York’s homeless shelters during school year 2015-2016 rose by more than 4,000, or 15 percent, over the preceding year to nearly 33,000.
The objective of the audit was to determine whether JCDecaux accurately reported its advertising revenue to the City and remitted timely payments, both monetary and in non-monetary “alternative compensation,” due to the City as stipulated in the agreement.
This audit was performed to assess the New York City Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) procurement of the Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation of Approach Spans and Ramps and Painting of the Entire Bridge contract (Contract No. 20100016889 or Contract No. 6) ...
This report summarizes NYC construction deaths by worker characteristics and circumstances of injury. Falls accounted for 60% of fatal construction injuries. Older workers and those w/lower education levels were disproportionately fatally injured.
IBO used the address of each student attending a New York City public high school in the 2012-2013 school year to identify the census tract in which each student lived and the median household income for households residing in the tract.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Board of Correction's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Campaign Finance Board's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Department of Records and Information Services' employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Department of City Planning's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Department of Design and Construction's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Kings County Public Administrator's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of LaGuardia Community College's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Landmarks Preservation Commission's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the New York County Public Administrator's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Economic Development Corporation's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Fire Department's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Office of Management and Budget's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Office of Payroll Administration's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Queens County Public Administrator's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of Queensborough Community College's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Richmond County Public Administrator's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
Audit, analysis and evaluation of the Teachers' Retirement System's employment practices and procedures and its efforts to ensure fair and effective equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants seeking employment.
The study used administrative data collected by the NYC Department of Education (DOE) and the NYC Administration for Children Services (ACS) to determine graduation rates of over 11,000 youth who spent time in foster care during their high school years 2005 through 2019.
This report summarizes data on treatment for opioid use disorders among NYC residents, including demographic characteristics of those receiving methadone and buprenorphine treatment.
Vital Statistics data on pregnancies among 15- to 19-year-olds and Youth Risk Behavior Survey data on sexual activity and contraceptive use among high school students are detailed in this brief.
In 2015,552 suicides were reported in New York City (NYC); approximately two-thirds occurred among males and one-third among females. While the suicide rate among males has been consistently and markedly higher than among females, the gap has narrowed in recent years due to an increase among females
The Commission has, since its inception, and in accordance with its Executive Order, released annual reports detailing its activities for each past year.
Data Brief contains count the number of intimate partner homicides and homicide-suicides that occurred in New York City from 2010- 2017 and provides demographic and location information in aggregate. Also includes suicide and domestic violence hotline and resource information.
This report focuses on the 47 intimate partner homicide-suicide cases that occurred in New York City between 2010-2018. It provides demographic, geographical and agency contact data and relationship circumstances prior to the incident.
Over the past two decades, the state has been moving recipients into managed care plans
with the goals of providing better health care and reducing costs.
List of Accessory Sign Violations Issued from June 1, 2006 to February 9, 2019 from buildings in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island, indicating the type of violation with a Standard Description of Section of Law.
As part of our recent report on the cost of subway disruptions to riders and the city, which IBO produced at the request of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, we needed to estimate how much time subway commuters lose to delays.
This Vital Signs report describes alcohol-related injuries that resulted in emergency department visits or hospitalizations among New York City residents in 2015.
Pursuant to Local Law 115 of 2005 governing the formation and activities of the New York City Child Fatality Review Advisory Team, this report summarizes injury deaths among children in New York City.
The Annual Report of the New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, 2020, which was established through Local Law 61 of 2005. The FRC reviewed aggregate data obtained from the NYPD regarding family-related homicides that occurred between 2010 and 2019.
The Annual Report of the New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, 2016, which was established through Local Law 61 of 2005. The FRC reviewed aggregate data obtained from the NYPD regarding domestic violence-related homicides that occurred between 2010 and 2015.
The Annual Report of the New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, 2017, which was established through Local Law 61 of 2005. The FRC reviewed aggregate data obtained from the NYPD regarding domestic violence-related homicides that occurred between 2010 and 2016
The Annual Report of the New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, 2019, which was established through Local Law 61 of 2005. The FRC reviewed aggregate data obtained from the NYPD regarding family-related homicides that occurred between 2010 and 2018.
This report provides a statistical overview of the 673 domestic violence homicide incidents involving 721 victims that occurred in New York City from 2010 through 2020.