IBO Assistant Director Sarita Subramanian's testimony to the New York City Council on the city’s Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget’s impact on school budgets.
Using student-level data, IBO tracked how many students enrolled in the 2019-2020 school year, when Covid-19 first hit, returned in the following (2020-2021) school year.
Through NYC's “Schoolyards to Playgrounds” program, the public can access some school playgrounds & yards during non-school hours. At the request of CM Gale Brewer, IBO examined how many school buildings are currently participating in the program & the cost to add those that aren't.
IBO’s testimony provides an update on how much the city has claimed of these funds through the end of fiscal year 2022, how much is currently budgeted for spending, and how much remains to be added to the city’s budget in upcoming financial plans.
IBO calculated how much the city is owed in unpaid balances. IBO examined three primary sources of unpaid balances: parking and camera-generated violations, lienable property charges, and penalties adjudicated by the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings that were incurred in CYs 2017-2022.
IBO was asked to analyze the costs NYC will incur for services to the city's newly arrived asylum seekers. Based on early Nov. numbers, IBO estimates the city will spend at least $596 million over a year on services such as shelter, public education, & some health-related costs, among others.
Acting Director George Sweeting testifies at a Council hearing on recommendations from the Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform. While its recs. could help eliminate some of the most glaring problems, significant disparities were largely unexamined.