Under the city’s borough-based jails plan, Rikers Island will be replaced by jails in 4 of the 5 boroughs. The plan aims to create smaller & safer jails that allow people in custody to be closer to the courts where their cases are heard and their communities. IBO examines how these 2 goals overlap
This report proposes the State adopt legislation that creates a new “Basement Resident Protection Law” to provide immediate physical and tenant protections to New Yorkers living in basement units, with clear rights and responsibilities for basement owners and dwellers...
Designed by George Keister and developed by George M. Cohan, this Italian Renaissance Revival-style theater and commercial building featured Broadway acts in its early “Subway Circuit” years before hosting a succession of
clubs that were central to the Bronx’s innovative and influential Latin music
The Monumental BRT Central Power Station Engine House is a prominent reminder of the era when Gowanus Canal was a significant inland waterway and the Gowanus neighborhood was a major industrial center.
For each of IBO’s more than 100 budget options, including the new ones and many that have been recently updated, we outline key arguments for and against the proposals along with estimates of their potential to save or raise city funds.
Budget Options are policy ideas that have the potential to create savings or new revenue for the City. Every year, IBO publishes an updated volume to help spark policy discussions throughout New York City.
The guide offers advice on topics such as: signing a commercial lease, navigating government, and understanding the rights of immigrant New Yorkers. The guide is part of the City’s Immigrant Business Initiative, launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014 to support immigrant entrepreneurs.
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (“The Commission”) submits this Language
Access Policy and Implementation Plan pursuant to Local Law 30 of 2017. This document is
updated as of April 2018.
OATH staff were at the community center and the park to assist and educate people about what to do should they have received a summons and to check to determine if someone has an outstanding summons. Materials about remote hearings and other free resources were provided to the public as well.
OATH staff were at the senior center to assist and educate people about what to do should they have received a summons and to check to determine if someone has an outstanding summons. Materials about remote hearings and other free resources were provided to the public as well.
OATH staff were at the senior center and on Zoom to assist and educate people about what to do should they have received a summons and to check to determine if someone has an outstanding summons. Materials about remote hearings and other free resources were provided to the public as well.
This guide includes mental health resources and
information that can help people with justice
involvement, people with loved ones who are
or were recently incarcerated, and caregivers of
children with incarcerated parents find mental
health support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This guide is designed to help all employers promote employee mental health during and following the coronavirus outbreak. We urge you
to do your part in reducing the stigma of mental health challenges, building awareness of available mental health resources, and encouraging employees in need.
Scammers often take advantage of vulnerable people during times of crisis and distress. It is important that you be aware of any potential scams in order to protect yourself and your money. This publication describes common COVID-19-related scams and tips to stay safe.
Framing 222nd Street between 115th Road and 116th Avenue in southeastern Queens, the Cambria Heights – 222nd Street Historic District is an architectural highlight of its neighborhood, an unusually cohesive, distinctive, and intact collection of 46 houses built in the Storybook style in 1931.
Framing 227th Street between 116th Avenue and Linden Boulevard in southeastern Queens, the Cambria Heights – 227th Street Historic District is an architectural highlight of its neighborhood, an unusually cohesive, distinctive, and intact collection of 50 houses built in the Storybook style in 1931.
To inform the City’s rulemaking process for Local Law 97, the Office of the New York City Comptroller reviewed how emissions calculations and the use of Renewable Energy Credits should be best structured to maximize LL97’s climate, environmental, economic, and health benefits.
To inform the City’s rulemaking process, the Office of the New York City Comptroller reviewed how emissions calculations and the use of Renewable Energy Credits should be best structured to maximize LL97’s climate, environmental, economic, and health benefits.
The New York City Independent Budget Office conducted a review of the Points of Agreement (POA) negotiated by the Mayor and the local City Council member for eight neighborhoods rezoned from 2016-2021.
Provides information to passengers on TLC Upfront Payment Policy which allows local car services to request payment from passengers before a trip begins and the rules car service companies must follow if they choose to implement an Upfront Payment Policy.
This analysis uses data derived from the Census Bureau to pinpoint the communities where disparities in internet access may reduce self-response rates to the Census and potentially result in an undercount.
Designation report for the Central Sunset Park Historic District a remarkably cohesive and well-preserved collection of 140 Renaissance Revival-style row houses built between 1897 and 1907 that represent Sunset Park's development at the turn of the 20th century.
The City Charter requires the DCAS Commissioner to report quarterly to the Mayor, the City Council, the City Civil Service Commission, and the Equal Employment Practices Commission on the number of provisionally appointed City employees (Provisionals), the length of their provisional service.
These reports, in compliance with Local Law 20 of 2006 passed by the New York City Council in 2006, include data on 12 child welfare indicators, such as staff caseloads, investigations, and reunifications, for the most recent quarter and calendar year.
These reports, in compliance with Local Law 20 of 2006, include data on 12 child welfare indicators, such as staff caseloads, investigations, and reunifications, for the most recent quarter and calendar year.
September 5, 2023 letter regarding the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)’s contract with Rapid Reliable Testing NY, LLC, commonly known as DocGo.
As an advisory commission appointed by the Mayor and Council Speaker looks at ways to reform the city’s property tax system, we consider an idea suggested by a number of policy- and opinion-makers: reducing the percentage of a home’s market value that is subject to the property tax.
Want to take a deeper dive into average daily spending by specific agencies? IBO has you covered. Download IBO’s new NYC Spending in a Day tool to select specific NYC agencies and types of expenditures to come up with your own cost to run NYC for a day.
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.
Pursuant to Section 4.3.1.4 of the NYC Solid Waste Management Plan adopted by NY City Council and approved by the NY State DEC in 2006, the Department is required to evaluate the acceptance of waste generated by commercial establishments and delivered by private carting companies to its four MTSs.
NYC BY THE NUMBERS: Since the de Blasio Administration began discharging people from the city’s jails to lessen the risk of Covid-19 contagion, the jail population has dropped by nearly 30 percent. Were some groups of people in custody more likely to be released than others? See the comparisons
NYC BY THE NUMBERS: Based on recommendations from the city’s Board of Correction, the de Blasio Administration is considering the release of some people now held in the city’s jails. How many people in custody might be released?
REPORT: The Covid-19 pandemic has played havoc with the city’s economy. We make some initial estimates of the resulting job losses and tax revenue declines compared with our estimates from just a couple of months ago.
The new York City Independent Budget Office's study delves into these enrollment losses, offering: Interactive maps that visually portray enrollment declines in New York City schools by school district.
DOB adopts rule repealing Sections 3616-01, 3616-02, 3616-03 and 3616-05 of Title 1 of the Official Compilation of the Rules of the City of New York and amending Section 3616-04 of such title.