The Independent Budget Office of New York City (IBO) has completed an analysis of staffing and spending trends at the Department of Correction (DOC) from 2014 through 2023.
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.
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.
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.
As required New York City Administrative Code, Title 25, Section 318, report containing the July 2024 Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has a longstanding commitment to managing stormwater. This is a brief progress report on this ongoing work.
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
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
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.
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
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.
The report evaluates the City’s storm operations, interagency coordination,
public communications, community preparedness, and long-term projects and plans to manage
stormwater.
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.
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."
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As required by New York City Administrative Code, Title25, Section 318, report containing the January 2024Staff Level Reports of the Landmarks Preservation Commission
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