The 2017 Income & Expense Study analyzes the cost of operating and maintaining rental housing, examing the conditions that existed in New York's rent stabilized housing market in 2015, the year for which the most recent data is available, and also the extent by which these conditions changed from 2014.
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: The de Blasio Administration has repeatedly said it planned to increase the number of civilians in the police department so that highly trained officers are not doing administrative tasks that could be performed by others. Although civilianization could help augment patrol strength and cut back on the need for overtime for uniformed officers, the hiring of civilians continues to lag.
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: Mayor de Blasio adds city funds to latest capital commitment plan for repairs of the East River bridges and to repave city streets
DOI report on the findings of a follow-up investigation into roles of the NYPD and NYCHA in controlling violent and narcotics crime in Public housing by removing criminal offenders from NYCHA