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.
On 1/26/23 the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Children & Families held a hearing on childcare in the state. IBO Assistant Director Sarita Subramanian submitted testimony on the city’s early childhood programs.
IBO’s Sarita Subramanian discusses New York State and City education aid formulas and how they address student need at a hearing of the State Senate Committees on Education and Budget and Revenues.
This testimony (12/8/22) outlines IBO’s latest economic forecast and tax revenue projections, our current spending estimates for the city, and provides preview of our fiscal outlook for the coming year.
Testimony to a City Council hearing on changes to the city’s administrative code that would enable the city to implement its proposed Medicare Advantage.
IBO Assistant Director Sarita Subramanian's testimony on the city’s early childhood programs, focusing on funding for the city’s 3-K programs, as well as the pace of the city payments to contracted to 3-K and Pre-K providers.
Testimony of Susan Herman Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director, Office of ThriveNYC New York City Council Committee on Finance Budget Hearing – ThriveNYC March 26, 2019
IBO Director Ronnie Lowenstein's testimony to the New York City Council on our latest economic forecast and review of the Mayor’s Executive Budget and financial plan.
IBO Assistant Director Sarita Subramanian's testimony at a New York City Council oversight hearing on the Department of Education’s Covid-19 academic recovery plans, as well as on a bill requiring the city reduce classroom capacity limits.
This report analyzes progress on resiliency capital spending to date, after Superstorm Sandy. The report goes on to provide a snapshot of the property values, land uses, and essential infrastructure in the coastal floodplain, illustrating the range of critical assets at risk.
This report, by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, provides a detailed examination of teacher retention in New York City and reveals how it impacts differing boroughs and school districts, including those most impacted by poverty.
This Finance Memorandum generally explains the impact of these federal changes, as well as related changes enacted in the 2018-19 New York State budget, on taxpayers that are subject to the Business Corporation Tax.
Tax Commission actions during 2020 published pursuant to section 11-216 of the Administrative Code. Classification claims. Reductions are expressed in total actual assessed value. For condominiums, actions shown are for representative lots only.
Tax Commission actions during 2022 published pursuant to section 11-216 of the Administrative Code. Classification claims. Reduction are expressed in total actual assessed value. For condominiums, actions shown are for representative lots only.
Tax Commission actions during 2021 published pursuant to section 11-216 of the Administrative Code. Classification claims. Reductions are expressed in total actual assess value. For condominiums, actions shown are for representative lots only.
Public material related to the Taxi and Limousine Commission's Safe Plate campaign, encouraging passengers to verify their ride's plates before boarding the vehicle.
Designation report for the Sunset Park South Historic District which represents the largest collection of well-preserved row houses in the Sunset Park neighborhood that recall Sunset Park's originals and history as a middle-class community.
Designation report for the Sunset Park North Historic District which consists of well-preserved early 20th century row houses and flats, buildings that recall the neighborhood's transformation into a working- and middle-class community.
Designation Report for the Sunset Park 50th Street Historic District which consists of two cohesive rows of remarkably well-preserved brownstone houses between Fourth and Fifth Avenues that represent the turn-of-the-century development of Sunset Park
Pursuant to Local Law 25 of 2018, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published these age appropriate educational materials on opiates awareness and prevention.
Over the past several months, more than 19,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City, including more than 5,500 students who have entered the public school system. These children – who have little English proficiency, varying degrees of grade level readiness, possible special education needs,
Analysis of Student Allocation Memorandum 65 to assess what is currently known about where students from families seeking asylum have enrolled in school and the budgets of those schools, and to prompt strategic thinking about the resources and attention necessary to help these students succeed.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
OIG-NYPD issued a Statement of Findings regarding policies and procedures for retention of audio, photographs and video captured by the Technical Assistance and Response Unit (“TARU”) in the NYPD.
In 2017, the New York City Council passed LL 209-2017 and LL 210-2017 requiring the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to complete a survey and plan to address the needs of small businesses.
This inspectors’ training manual includes “traditional” customer service training as well as material that addresses specific issues from the inspection environment and material on the Business Owner’s Bill of Rights. It focuses on two modules from "Great Service, Great City."
The objective of this review was to determine whether the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ (DCAS) COVID-19 emergency procurements during Fiscal Year 2020 were necessary and related to COVID-19, adequately documented, consistent with applicable procurement policies and procedures, and
Somers Brothers Tinware Factory (later American Can Company) was once one of the largest decorated tinware manufacturing complexes in the United States, it remains one of Gowanus's most distinctive industrial buildings.
An Independent Budget Office analysis says that costs of assisting asylum seekers will be between $600 million and 1.7 billion less than the Executive Budget projection for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
IBO introduces a new publication--a set of charts and graphs that highlight key findings from our latest economic forecast and tax collection and spending estimates, based on the Mayor’s preliminary budget for 2021 and financial plan.
Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department issued a report examining how NYPD’s body-worn camera (“BWC”) footage
is used by the five agencies in New York City that oversee and monitor police accountability.
The Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment program of the New York City Comptroller’s Office develops and implements the proxy voting and shareowner initiative programs of the five systems, including engagement with management and directors at portfolio companies.
Report on the investigations and recommendations made in Calendar Year 2020 and the status of previously made recommendations that have not yet been fully adopted by the NYPD. It outlines those recommendations and analyzes the extent to which NYPD has adopted or rejected DOI's proposals for reform.
The 2021 annual report highlights CGE activities between January 2021 and December2021. It also lays out a plan of action for 2022. Specifically, in 2021,
What if the de Blasio Administration’s proposal to base admissions to the city’s specialized high schools on grades and the state assessment tests had been in place for 8th graders in school year 2017-18? How would it have changed the demographics and achievement levels of students who got offers?
Designed in the Medieval Revival style by William H. Gompert in 1924-25, with Art Deco-style features by his successor Walter C. Martin, this 1931-32 secondary school is one of the most impressive public structures in The Bronx.
As local tax revenue and aid from Albany decline due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor de Blasio has proposed using a substantial share of reserve funds to help balance the city’s budget. We look at the city’s different reserve funds and the Mayor’s plan for using them.
Addressing climate change and building a more resilient city is not just a moral imperative, it is an economic necessity. This report by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer highlights the urgent need to prepare our shorefront communities against the oncoming threat of rising seas.