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Capital Projects on Rikers Island

Date Published:: 2024-08-20
Description:: The New York City Independent Budget Office's report on the City's capital spending on the Rikers Island Jail complex. There is also a public dataset associated with this report.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Criminal Justice
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-08-19
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-824 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-08-19
Description:: An impact statement including an estimate of the fiscal impact of assistance to the reported project upon revenues and expenditures of The City of the New York.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

July 2024 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2024-08-06
Description:: As required New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the July 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Highlights of Recent State Policy & Budget Impacts For New York City

Date Published:: 2024-07-25
Description:: In line with the Independent Budget Office’s mission, IBO is publishing a report that reviews the impacts of key budget and policy decisions made by Albany in recent months that have direct impacts for New York City.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: State of New York
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

2024 Charter Revision Commission Adopted Final Report

Date Published:: 2024-07-25
Description:: The Adopted Final Report of the 2024 Charter Revision Commission (CRC), as adopted on July 25, 2024, contains the findings of the 2024 CRC, ballot proposals, recommended ballot question abstracts, proposed Charter text revisions, and the adopted resolution of the CRC.
Agency:: Charter Revision Commission (CRC)
Subject(s):: Government and Laws and legislation
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Comparing Per Diem Hotel and Service Costs for Shelter for Asylum Seekers

Date Published:: 2024-07-22
Description:: The FY 2025 Adopted Budget has $4.75 billion budgeted for Asylum Seekers. Assuming that the census remains relatively flat (compared to OMB’s higher projections), and using the target per diem of $335, the Comptroller’s Office projects that overall costs will be closer to $3.42 billion.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government, Housing, and Immigration
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-07-08
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

June 2024 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2024-07-02
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the June 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The Specialized High School Admissions Pipeline

Date Published:: 2024-06-18
Description:: The New York City Independent Budget Office's report analyzing the Specialized High Schools Admissions process and whether admissions results are different by disability status.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Education
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

May 2024 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2024-06-17
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the May 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-06-17
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

A Stronger Fiscal Framework for New York City

Date Published:: 2024-06-07
Description:: At more than $110 billion annually, New York City’s operating budget is the largest municipal budget in the country by far, and is larger than the budgets of all but four states
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Language Access Implementation Plan 2024

Date Published:: 2024-06-04
Description:: New Yorkers. LL 30 requires covered agencies to appoint language access coordinators, translate commonly distributed documents into the ten (10) designated languages, provide telephonic interpretation in at least 100 languages, and develop and implement a language acce ss implementation plan. As req
Agency:: Buildings, Department of (DOB)
Subject(s):: Accessibility and Languages
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

One water NYC: 2024 water demand management plan annual update

Date Published:: 2024-05-31
Description:: The Demand Management Program is critical towards reducing water consumption and improving water efficiency across New York City. This report will take a deeper dive into the holistic nature of One Water and highlight example projects that encompasses its core values.
Agency:: Environmental Protection, Department of (DEP)
Subject(s):: Water Supply, Environment, and Water
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

2024-2025 research agenda Bureau of Water Supply

Date Published:: 2024-05-28
Description:: A report outlining the research efforts of the Bureau of Water Supply within the Department of Environmental Protection.
Agency:: Environmental Protection, Department of (DEP)
Subject(s):: Environment
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Details on IBO’s May 2024 Economic and Tax Revenue Forecasts

Date Published:: 2024-05-22
Description:: Independent Budget Office report on its economic and revenue forecasts for City fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

2024 stormwater analysis

Date Published:: 2024-05-21
Description:: The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has a longstanding commitment to managing stormwater. This is a brief progress report on this ongoing work.
Agency:: Environmental Protection, Department of (DEP)
Subject(s):: Environment
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

NYC Independent Budget Office Asylum Seeker Cost Projections For Fiscal Years 2025 & 2026

Date Published:: 2024-05-15
Description:: This analysis builds off previous IBO reports on asylum seeker related costs, utilizing monthly data from the Office of Management and Budget to re-estimate the costs of asylum seeker services, as well as the negative consequences associated with the Adams Administrations shelter exit policies
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance and Immigration
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

April 2024 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2024-05-10
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the April 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

How Much Has the City Spent on One-Time Homelessness Prevention Payments for Rental Arrears?

Date Published:: 2024-05-06
Description:: Using unique case data from DSS from 2018 through 2023, the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) has completed an analysis looking at nonrecurring payments for rental arrears. This publication consists of a report and a separate glossary.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Housing and Homelessness
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Intentional and Inclusive School Mergers

Date Published:: 2024-05-06
Description:: This report showcases an evidence-based approach for one viable, potentially cost-effective solution for compliance with the class size mandates that centers diversity, equity, and excellence for all students
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government and Education
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-05-06
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Is New York City Ready for Rain?

Date Published:: 2024-04-22
Description:: The report evaluates the City’s storm operations, interagency coordination, public communications, community preparedness, and long-term projects and plans to manage stormwater.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government, Environment, and City Planning
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The Inflexibility of Special Education Recommendations: An Examination of Efforts to Educate Students in the Least Restrictive Environment

Date Published:: 2024-04-11
Description:: This report is a mixed-method study which investigated the extent to which elementary students with disabilities were being recommended for more inclusive settings with their peers without disabilities in the New York City public school system.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Education
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Inflexible Settings: Findings from IBO’s Study on Special Education Recommendations and School Team Discussions

Date Published:: 2024-04-11
Description:: A brief report summarizing the findings in "The Inflexibility of Special Education Recommendations: An Examination of Efforts to Educate Students in the Least Restrictive Environment."
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Education
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-04-11
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

March 2024 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2024-04-09
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the March 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The Department of Investigation issued a Report today finding a range of deficiencies with the issuance and revocation of parking permits

Date Published:: 2024-04-03
Description:: Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), issued a Report today finding a range of deficiencies with the issuance and revocation of parking permits and the enforcement of laws relating to these permits.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Traffic and Parking
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

TASK FORCE ON CONSTRUCTION IN OCCUPIED MULTIPLE DWELLINGS 2019-2024

Date Published:: 2024-04-01
Description:: Task Force on Construction in Occupied Multiple Dwellings convened in March 2019 under Local Law 151 of 2017. For the assessment, used buildings with active construction, identified by the tenant advocate task force members, as case studies to evaluate the collective response of the agencies and to
Agency:: Buildings, Department of (DOB)
Subject(s):: Building Code, Building Construction, and Buildings
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

TASK FORCE ON CONSTRUCTION IN OCCUPIED MULTIPLE DWELLINGS 2019-2024

Date Published:: 2024-04-01
Description:: Task Force on Construction in Occupied Multiple Dwellings convened in March 2019 under Local Law 151 of 2017. For the assessment, used buildings with active construction, identified by the tenant advocate task force members, as case studies to evaluate the collective response of the agencies and to
Agency:: Buildings, Department of (DOB)
Subject(s):: Buildings, Building Construction, and Building Code
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Follow-Up Audit of the Financial and Operating Practices of the 47th Street Business Improvement District

Date Published:: 2024-04-01
Description:: This follow-up audit found that the 47th Street Business Improvement District (BID) partially implemented nine recommendations and did not implement the remaining 14 recommendations.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Business and Government
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

2023 NYC Waste Characterization Study

Date Published:: 2024-03-29
Description:: Fulfilling the requirements of Local Law 40 of 2010, DSNY has completed a multi-season residential and institutional Waste Characterization Study. The 2023 Study was conducted over two seasons and determined the waste composition of several major sources from which DSNY collects.
Agency:: Sanitation, Department of (DSNY)
Subject(s):: Recycling, Sanitation, and Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Exemption or Abatement? Structure of Proposed New 421-a Program Has Implications for All Property Tax Bills

Date Published:: 2024-03-26
Description:: The New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO) is announcing the publication of our report Exemption vs Abatement. This report provides policymakers with insights into the tax liability implications of these two different ways of structuring any new 421-a replacement program.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Housing, Taxation - Real Property, and Taxation - Exemption from
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-03-18
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Economic Benefits of Immigration Legal Services

Date Published:: 2024-03-18
Description:: This report highlights the potential economic benefits of the New York State Access to Representation Act (S.999/A.170) and of providing immigration legal services to asylum seekers in City shelters
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government and Immigration
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The Need for Better AIMS

Date Published:: 2024-03-15
Description:: New York City’s annual infrastructure survey report estimated in 2020 that the maintenance costs of the Riverside Park Bridge W. 79th Street Traffic Circle would be $76 million. When the project went to bid just a few months later, the actual cost was almost double that, at $149.9 million.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance, Infrastructure, and Government
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

February 2024 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2024-03-14
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the February 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

How Much Is Enough?

Date Published:: 2024-03-14
Description:: New York City government’s statutory debt limit is set by the New York State Constitution. The City is permitted to incur indebtedness to execute its capital projects up to a maximum tied by the State Constitution to a fraction of, conceptually, the value of real estate in New York City.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Feasibility study for a new wastewater resource recovery facility on Rikers Island

Date Published:: 2024-03-04
Description:: This study demonstrates that a new state-of-the-art wastewater resource recovery facility in the upper East River could transform the DEPs operations by connecting several separate drainage areas thereby increasing flexibility in a location with space to support future upgrades and maintenance.
Agency:: Environmental Protection, Department of (DEP)
Subject(s):: Environment
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The Bottom Lines: Analyzing the Administration’s Proposed Budget Cuts & Their Impacts on City Services

Date Published:: 2024-02-29
Description:: In The Bottom Lines, we take a look at a select set of agencies that were not spared from budget cuts, many of which have seen measurable declines in the quality or quantity of service they are able to deliver to the people of New York.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: City Planning, Government, and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Audit of the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Oversight of Indoor Recreation Centers

Date Published:: 2024-02-29
Description:: This audit identified areas in which DPR could improve its oversight of its recreation centers to help ensure that equipment is maintained in satisfactory condition.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Parks and Recreation and Government
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Repercusiones fiscales de la eliminación de los límites para los permisos de venta ambulante en la Ciudad de Nueva York

Date Published:: 2024-02-28
Description:: Spanish translation of IBO's report "Fiscal Impact Of Eliminating Street Vendor Permit Caps in New York City."
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Street Vendors
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Giving Some Back, Leaving Others Out: IBO’s Analysis of the Administration’s Second Consecutive Program to Eliminate the Gap This Fiscal Year

Date Published:: 2024-02-27
Description:: Interested in learning more about budget cuts to City programs like libraries? Explore our in-depth analysis of the Mayor's FY2025 PEGs and their impact on programs, services, and City functions. Check it out now.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Fare Play: Considerations for Exempting Yellow Taxis From a Congestion Pricing Surcharge

Date Published:: 2024-02-26
Description:: To inform New Yorkers and elected officials interested in the program, the New York City Independent Budget Office has completed an analysis examining the exemption of yellow taxis from the proposed congestion pricing Surcharge of $1.25.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Taxicabs and Infrastructure
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Details on the January 2024 Economic and Tax Revenue Forecasts

Date Published:: 2024-02-24
Description:: The New York City Independent Budget Office's detailed look at our revenue and economic forecasts for fiscal year 2025.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Drifting From the Plan: Changes to Early Childhood Budgets

Date Published:: 2024-02-20
Description:: To help New Yorkers and elected officials have a better understanding of the early childhood policy landscape IBO’s new report offers a detailed overview of the historical financial trends and policy shifts affecting Pre-K and 3-K programs.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Education and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

January 2024 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmarked Sites

Date Published:: 2024-02-09
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25, Section 318, report containing the January 2024Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Building Blocks of Change

Date Published:: 2024-02-08
Description:: New York City’s housing challenges have shifted from abandonment and disinvestment to gentrification and skyrocketing rents – the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development has financed the development and preservation of hundreds of thousands of affordable homes
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government, Buildings, and Housing
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2024-02-06
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

IBO’s Real Property Tax Forecast: Comparisons and Sensitivity Analyses for the November Plan

Date Published:: 2024-01-11
Description:: Did you know that Real Property Tax (RPT) is New York City’s largest source of tax revenue? Check out our recently released explainer and Real Property Tax Forecast to learn more!
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Real Property and Taxation - Real Property
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Programs At Risk: Assessing the Impact of the Mayor’s PEG and Expiring Federal Covid-Era Funds On the Education Budget

Date Published:: 2024-01-10
Description:: Check out our newest report! Programs At Risk: Assessing the Impact of the Mayor’s PEG and Expiring Federal Covid-Era Funds On the Education Budget.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance and Education
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Fiscal Impact Of Eliminating Street Vendor Permit Caps in New York City

Date Published:: 2024-01-09
Description:: Check out IBO’s newest analysis focusing on the fiscal impact of Street Vending. This analysis finds that lifting the caps on legal street vending would yield a positive fiscal impact, depending on how many vendors become permitted.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Street Vendors
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Facts, Not Fear

Date Published:: 2024-01-04
Description:: As New York City welcomes over 100,000 new arrivals seeking asylum, it is critical to ground conversations on immigration in facts, not fear. This fact sheet seeks to provide accurate information on key questions.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Immigration and Government
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

December 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2024-01-03
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the December 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

A Year of Early Exits: A Closer Look at High School Enrollment Losses During the First Full Pandemic School Year

Date Published:: 2024-01-03
Description:: An exploration of high school outcomes across various school types, including District 75 (citywide special education schools) and District 79 (alternative high schools and programs).
Agency:: Immigrant Affairs, Mayor's Office of (MOIA)
Subject(s):: Schools, Schools - Private, and Schools - Charter
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Did They Stay or Did They Go? A Closer Look at Enrollment Losses During the First Full Pandemic School Year

Date Published:: 2024-01-03
Description:: IBO’s study of enrollment losses during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic, offering a comprehensive analysis of traditional public schools and charter schools in New York City.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Schools, Schools - Private, and Schools - Charter
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Understanding the City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) Program: Budget, Usage, Expansion Projections, and Concerns

Date Published:: 2024-01-01
Description:: The New York City Independent Budget Office just released its City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) explainer! Learn more about the program's history, its challenges, and funding by reading our explainer today.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Housing
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

NYC Department of Sanitation Zero Waste Plan

Date Published:: 2023-12-29
Description:: DSNY is pleased to submit its 2023 Zero Waste Plan which provides an overview of our portfolio of waste diversion programs, which reduce waste to landfill and assist with the City's climate goals. This plan fulfills the requirement of Local Law 87 of 2023 to submit a Zero Waste Plan.
Agency:: Sanitation, Department of (DSNY)
Subject(s):: Refuse and Refuse Disposal, Recycling, and Sanitation
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Committee Report for Local Law 41 of 2024 (LL 41/2024), Introduction Number 1278 of 2023

Date Published:: 2023-12-20
Description:: As required by LL 104/2023, Committee meeting report from the City Council on biographical information and/or background information on persons or entities for whom a street, park, playground, facility or structure, or portion thereof, was renamed or conamed by any bill enacted after January 1, 1990
Agency:: Records and Information Services, Department of (DORIS)
Subject(s):: Streets and Highways
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2023-12-18
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council.
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Taking New York City Down a PEG: IBO Estimate of the Impact of The Mayor’s Program to Eliminate The Gap (PEG) on New Yorkers

Date Published:: 2023-12-14
Description:: This report focuses on subsets of Program to Eliminate the Gap cuts which may substantially impact the life experiences of New Yorkers, referred to as “Human Impact PEGs”.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

NYC Independent Budget Office Asylum Seeker Cost Projections For Fiscal Years 2024 & 2025 as of the 2023 November Plan

Date Published:: 2023-12-11
Description:: IBO produced a detailed explanation of its projections for future costs associated with asylum seekers, and how they differ from the projections in the 2024 November Plan.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Immigration, Public Welfare, and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

November 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-12-07
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the November 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Rethinking Emergency Procurements

Date Published:: 2023-11-30
Description:: New Yorkers rely on the City to act as quickly as possible to avoid or mitigate an unforeseen danger to life, safety, property, or a necessary service.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government, Emergencies, and Emergency Preparedness
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

New York City Retirement Systems Administrative Review Report for Office of the Comptroller

Date Published:: 2023-11-29
Description:: This information includes, but is not limited to, statutory provisions, employee data, and administrative policies
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Raindrops Keep Falling On New York: Potential Implications Of a Stormwater Fee In New York City

Date Published:: 2023-11-27
Description:: Around the country, policymakers and environmental advocates have been lobbying and pursing legislation that allows jurisdictions to address excessive stormwater through the enactment of stormwater fees. IBO examined the fiscal impact of a potential stormwater fee in New York City.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Environment and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

What are Stormwater Fees?

Date Published:: 2023-11-27
Description:: A two-page paper explaining what stormwater fees are and why many jurisdictions across the country are adopting them.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Environment and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Food for Thought: Recent Trends in City Council-funded Allocations for Food for New Yorkers

Date Published:: 2023-11-21
Description:: At the request of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, IBO analyzed City Council Schedule C funding levels in the past six years to assess allocations for food. The analysis provides information on trends in grants to food initiatives, food-adjacent initiatives, and all food-related initiatives.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance and Food
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Budget Building Blocks: Units of Appropriation

Date Published:: 2023-11-20
Description:: A brief Explainer on Units of Appropriation, the most granular level of detail City Council approves in the budget resolutions. IBO also highlights the inherent tension between the Mayor and City Council over them.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Riding Forward: Overhauling Citi Bike’s Contract for Better, More Equitable Service

Date Published:: 2023-11-15
Description:: Over the past decade, Citi Bike has become a vital part of New York City’s transportation landscape. As the nation’s largest bikeshare system, Citi Bike enables millions of trips each month and has a network of over 1,800 stations and 26,000 bikes
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: City Planning, Government, and Transportation
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Letter to DOE Chancellor Banks re Rollout of New FSF Weight for Students in Temporary Housing

Date Published:: 2023-11-11
Description:: the DOE is choosing to base the new weight allocation for students experiencing homelessness on enrollment as of December 31, 2022. If this decision stands, schools will not receive funding this school year for changes in STH enrollment that have occurred since then.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government, Housing, and Education
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Fair Share? Siting New York City’s Municipal Facilities

Date Published:: 2023-11-09
Description:: The wellbeing of a city of more than eight million people rests upon an extensive array of municipal infrastructure and services. Fire stations, police precincts, and EMS bases to respond to emergencies. Sanitation garages and waste transfer stations to dispose of our trash.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Infrastructure, Government, and Buildings
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

October 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-11-06
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25, Section 318 report containing the October 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Contract Primer

Date Published:: 2023-10-20
Description:: This is our effort under Comptroller Lander’s Administration to provide the public with a straightforward guide to the basics of the City’s contracting workflows, and essential solicitation methods.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Employees of Human Service Nonprofits Under Contract with New York City Set to Receive Less Than Half the Raises of NYC Employees Over 5 Years

Date Published:: 2023-10-13
Description:: IBO has found the most recent budget initiative for government-funded nonprofits providing human service programs to New Yorkers will pay less than half of the cumulative raises provided to unionized City employees.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The Paycheck Protection Program in New York City: Jobs Saved, at What Cost?

Date Published:: 2023-10-12
Description:: An Independent Budget Office (IBO) analysis evaluates the employment effects of the $30.3 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans distributed to New York City employers in 2020 and 2021.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment and COVID-19
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Initiation of Investigation into City’s Progress on Extreme Weather Preparedness Commitments

Date Published:: 2023-10-05
Description:: As the flooding New York City experienced from the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia last week demonstrated, the “new normal” of intensified storms requires a whole of government focus on emergency preparedness and climate resilience.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Climate, Government, and Weather
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

September 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-10-03
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the September 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Roll Call: Recent Trends in Teacher Retention & Hiring in New York City Public Schools

Date Published:: 2023-09-20
Description:: A NYCIBO analysis of NYC Schools teacher hiring and retention showed that city schools ended the last school year (2022-2023) with 2,500 fewer K-12 teachers than four years prior.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Schools
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Money, Money, Monet Identifying New York City Payments to Cultural Nonprofit Organizations

Date Published:: 2023-09-12
Description:: The IBO released an analysis of City payments to nonprofit cultural organizations that may be the first such accounting of municipal investment in the cultural sector. The report details $727 million in payments made from the Expense Budget in Fiscal Year 2022.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Culture and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

August 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-09-05
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318 report containing the August 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

How High—And How Soon? Projecting the Growth of the Legal Cannabis Market in New York City

Date Published:: 2023-08-24
Description:: High expectations: if it can overcome initial growing pains, the NYC legal cannabis market could bring in $1.2 billion in taxable tales and $47 million in annual revenue for the city
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Taxation
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The State of New York City Jails

Date Published:: 2023-08-09
Description:: Since January 2022, at least twenty-six people have died in custody in New York City’s jails, underscoring the persistent dysfunction and violence of the jail system and accelerating calls for more oversight of jail operations.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Correction and Government
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

July 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-08-07
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25,Section 318 report containing the July 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Shifting Gears

Date Published:: 2023-08-04
Description:: The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act marks one of the largest infusions of federal funding into the nation’s infrastructure of the last century. This legislation will invest $550 billion of new federal funding in transportation, clean energy, water quality, and broadband Infrastructure
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Transportation - Finance, Government, and Transportation
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

DEP 2021-2022 research summary report

Date Published:: 2023-07-13
Description:: This report highlights how DEP’s teams of skilled engineers, scientists, and other experts are exploring techniques and technologies to better manage current and future challenges and protect and improve the health, environment, and the quality of life for all New Yorkers
Agency:: Environmental Protection, Department of (DEP)
Subject(s):: Environment
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

How Would The New Limits To Class Sizes Affect New York City Schools?

Date Published:: 2023-07-12
Description:: IBO analyzed the impact of the state’s new reduced class size rules on NYC schools. We found it would require hiring of 17,700 teachers at a cost of at least $1.6 billion annually for full compliance
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Schools
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

An Examination of The Madison Square Garden Property Tax Exemption

Date Published:: 2023-07-11
Description:: IBO's review of the tax break, under Local Law 18 of 2017, was released as NYC Council is about to consider MSG’s DCP application to renew its zoning special permit. It also coincides with a reignited debate on the future of the beleaguered & over-capacity Penn Station that lies below MSG.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Taxation - Exemption from and Taxation - Real Property
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

June 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-07-10
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section318, report containing the June 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Housing First

Date Published:: 2023-06-28
Description:: The vast majority of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in New York City seek temporary shelter within the City’s shelter system.
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Families, Housing, and Homelessness
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

One Percent for Parks? A Historical and Current Overview of the Parks Budget

Date Published:: 2023-06-22
Description:: A new IBO analysis shows that the last time spending for the Parks Department was close to one percent of the City budget—a baseline sought by advocates—was 1977. In recent years, Parks spending is less than 0.6 percent of the total budget.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Parks and Recreation and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Committee Report for Local Law 110 of 2023 (LL 110/2023), Introduction Number 1102-A of 2023

Date Published:: 2023-06-22
Description:: As required by LL 104/2023, Committee meeting report from the City Council on biographical information and/or background information on persons or entities for whom a street, park, playground, facility or structure, or portion thereof, was renamed or conamed by any bill enacted after January 1, 1990
Agency:: Records and Information Services, Department of (DORIS)
Subject(s):: Streets and Highways
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Notice Pursuant to Section 22-822 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York

Date Published:: 2023-06-20
Description:: Project description required to be submitted to the speaker where the project receives financial assistance but the project is not required to be submitted for consideration to a Community Board, Borough Board or the City Council
Agency:: Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Subject(s):: Compliance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

May 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-06-05
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25, Section318, report containing the May 2023 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Raising Revenues

Date Published:: 2023-05-23
Description:: The City of New York can ensure that NYC remains a place that people want to build families, start businesses, and create new ideas by investing in high quality public education from pre-K to university, universal child care, robust public transit, and affordable housing
Agency:: Comptroller (COMP)
Subject(s):: Government, Finance, and Budget and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Met With Open Arms: An Examination of the Teachers & Programs Available to English Language Learners in Schools

Date Published:: 2023-05-22
Description:: With thousands of asylum seekers arriving in New York City, an IBO report tracks the distribution of $26.7 million in Project Open Arms education funds and looks at NYC Schools language acquisition programs for children.
Agency:: Independent Budget Office, NYC (IBO)
Subject(s):: Schools
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

The Future of Trash

Date Published:: 2023-05-03
Description:: As part of the Adams Administration's commitment to long-term strategic planning that improves quality of life and creates an equitable, healthy, and resilient future, the NYC Department of Sanitation has spent the past six months studying the viability of waste containerization in NYC.
Agency:: Sanitation, Department of (DSNY)
Subject(s):: Sanitation
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

April 2023 Staff Level Reports on Proposed Projects on City-Owned and Located on a Landmark Site

Date Published:: 2023-05-03
Description:: As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the April Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Agency:: Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Biosolids beneficial use plan 2020-2030

Date Published:: 2023-04-13
Description:: Biosolids are a product of the wastewater treatment process that, when treated to regulatory standards for beneficial reuse, are widely used to enhance soils and provide ecosystem benefits.
Agency:: Environmental Protection, Department of (DEP)
Subject(s):: Sewage
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

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