The city's Department of Education typically assesses progress in raising proficiency rates by comparing scores on the state English Language Arts and amath tests of this year's third through eighth
graders with last year's. The IBO sought to identify any shifts in the achievement gap between students of different racial and ethnic backgrounds in the cohort they examined.
From an audit conducted on Cemusa NY, LLC, it was found that Cemusa needs to improve its oversight efforts over bus stop shelters. Sanitation and inspections are lax and there is little assurance that bus stop shelters are serviced in accordance with Cermusa's franchise agreement with the Department of Transporation. Recommendations have been made to try to rectify these issues.
Economic Conditions
Monthly Report on Current Economic Conditions
A monthly report, which highlights current economic conditions pertinent to New York City. The report focuses on the state of the U.S. Economy, financial markets, inflation, New York City labor markets, and commercial and residential real estate.
This report details that the City of New York completed its fiscal year with a General Fund surplus, as determined by the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The General Fund is an indicator of the financial activity and legal compliance for the City within the financial report model created by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the largest city investment in housing construction in 2002. In 2005, he raised the amount of spending from $3 billion to $7.5 billion. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio looks at how the plan has evolved as fiscal conditions change.
Bike Share in the City: A Comprehensive Safety Plan - Published by the New York City Comptroller's Office, it describes the Citi Bike's usage in the city and how to support a safe cycling environment
and to educate road users.
The objectives of this audit were to determine whether the NYCPA properly executed its fiduciary responsibilities including safeguarding of estate assets, accurately reporting all revenue and expenses, and managing
all estate activities in accordance with Article 11 of the SCPA and other applicable State and City regulations.