New From IBO

The City's Easiest Savings

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:42:01 -0400

New IBO Weblog post

Is It Getting Fairer? Examining Five Years of School Funding Allocations Under Fair Student Funding

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:41:31 -0400

New IBO Schools Brief, html

Analysis of the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 and Financial Plan through 2017

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:16:40 -0400

67 pages, pdf

What Program Is the Largest Source of Income Support Grants for Low-Income New York City Residents?

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:58:38 -0400

New York City by The Numbers, with interactive chart

With the Rise in the City’s Homeless Shelter Population, How Much Has Shelter Spending Increased?

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:54:12 -0500

New York City by the Numbers Post

Testimony On the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 and Financial Plan through 2017

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 13:32:08 -0500

8 pages, pdf

The Last (Budget) Dance?

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:49:56 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Hurricane Sandy’s Effect on Property Tax Bills for Storm-Damaged Homes

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:29:04 -0500

Testimony to the the New York City Council Finance and Community Development Committees by Deputy Director George Sweeting

Statistical Profile of Schools on DOE's 2013 Closure List

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:53:37 -0500

17 pages, pdf

Have NYC Schools Become More or Less Integrated Over the Last 10 Years?

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:00:42 -0500

New York City by the Numbers Post

City’s Assessment of Property Values May Need Some Extra Reassessing

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:41:35 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

A Matter of Data? Unraveling the Discrepancy Between City Job Growth & A High Unemployment Rate

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:42:13 -0500

New IBO Fiscal Brief

Federal Plan for Cleanup of the Gowanus Canal May Mean Growing Costs for the City

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:55:59 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Salaries for Local Government Employees: How Does NYC Measure Up?

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:00:16 -0500

New New York City By The Numbers Post

Fiscal History

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:29:43 -0500

Updated IBO Fiscal History Charts.

How Many Christmas Trees Do New Yorkers Leave for Curbside Pick-up?

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:28:37 -0500

New New York City by the Numbers Post

Homeless for the Holidays, and Beyond

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:04:31 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

How Much Has Hurricane Sandy Cost The City in Overtime Spending?

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 09:37:18 -0500

New New York City by Then Numbers post

Renew, Reform, or Reject? The Coop & Condo Tax Break Has Expired, Giving Albany Chance for Long-Promised Fix

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 09:49:56 -0500

New IBO Fiscal Brief, html

How Much Will Washington’s Tax Deal Cost New York City’s Taxpayers? A Very Preliminary Estimate

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 17:09:50 -0500

NEW New York City By The Numbers Post

From Superstorms to Labor Settlements: Despite Modest Budget Gap Projections, Significant Challenges Remain

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:55:45 -0500

Annual Fiscal Outlook Report, HTML

Federal Tax Cut Deadline: What Washington’s Decisions Could Mean For New York City Taxpayers

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:27:25 -0500

NEW IBO Fiscal Brief, html

How Much Waste Does the Average New Yorker Produce Each Day?

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:24:58 -0500

New New York City by the Numbers Post

EarlyLearn Takes Its First Steps: City’s Redesigned Subsidized Child Care System Still Faces Challenges

Tue, 4 Dec 2012 10:15:36 -0500

NE IBO Fiscal Brief, html

Seas Rise, Storms Surge, and NYC Presses Ahead with Waterfront Development Projects

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:29:53 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

How Many of the City's Hospitals, and Hospital Beds, Were at Risk During Hurricane Sandy?

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:40:35 -0500

New York City By The Numbers post

Sandy’s Aftermath: How Much Federal Aid Can the City Expect?

Thu, 8 Nov 2012 10:27:44 -0500

New IBO Weblog pst

Tracking the High School Class of 2009: How Many Passed the Rents Test and Were Deemed College Ready?

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:44:29 -0400

New IBO Schools Brief, html

Whose Streets You Calling Dirty?

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:50:57 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

How Have Student Suspensions Changed Between School Years 2006-2007 and 2010-2011?

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:01:25 -0400

New York City By The Numbers post

Cutting the City’s Billion Dollar Spending on Overtime May be Easier Said than Done

Thu, 4 Oct 2012 10:30:01 -0400

New IBO Weblog post

Performance of English Language Learner and Immigrant Students in the NYC Public School System

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:12:05 -0400

New Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education, 7 pages, pdf

Why Did 1.3 Million New York City Tax Filers (35%) Pay No City Income Tax in 2010?

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:52:56 -0400

New York City by the Numbers post

How Has Medicaid Spending on New York City Residents Changed Since Gov. Cuomo Implemented Savings Measures?

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:39:08 -0400

New York City by the Numbers

Expansion and Contraction: Budget Swings & Program Changes Mean City’s Out-of-School Time Initiative Keeps Evolving

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:32:10 -0400

NEW IBO Fiscal Brief

Not All Funding Appropriated for “General Classroom Instruction and School Leadership” Goes Into School Budgets

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:01:52 -0400

FIRST New York City by the Numbers post, two charts

New York City: Your Ad Here

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 09:59:02 -0400

New IBO Weblog

Graduates, Dropouts, Discharges: Tracking Four-Year Outcomes for the Class of 2009

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:58:50 -0400

New IBO Schools Brief, html

Assessing the Viability of 12-Hour Police Shifts

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:31:10 -0400

IBO Letter - 3 pages, PDF

Water Conservation Program Could Cause a Flood of New Problems for the City’s Housing Authority

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:42:50 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Few Layoffs in 2013 City Budget, But Municipal Workforce Would Continue to Shrink

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:08:14 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Meeting State Education Standards: Tracking Grade-to-Grade Achievement for a Group of 46,400 Students

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:44:54 -0400

NEW IBO Schools Brief, html format

The Mayor's New Housing Marketplace Plan: Recession, Funding Shifts, and Changing Goals Mean Fewer New Apartments Likely to be Built

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:44:51 -0400

New IBO Fiscal Brief, HTML

Tallying the Extra Cost of Four Citywide Election Days in 2012

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:45:18 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Fiscal Impact of Prioritizing Homeless Families for Public Housing and Vouchers

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:47:05 -0400

Letter, 6 pages, pdf

Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2013 Executive Budget

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 12:01:18 -0400

pdf, 2 pages

The Effect of EarlyLearn NYC on Subsidized Childcare Capacity

Wed, 30 May 2012 10:25:38 -0400

Letter, 7 pages, pdf

Comparison of Waste Export Costs via the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station or the Interim Plan

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:32:50 -0400

Letter & Memo, 12 pages, pdf

Reestimating the Mayor’s Plan: An Analysis of the 2013 Executive Budget & Financial Plan Through 2016

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:23:33 -0400

NEW IBO report, 10 pages, pdf with tables

The Coop & Condo Tax Break Is About to Expire, Renewing the Existing Bill Will Cost the City Millions in Unintended Benefits

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:55:05 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Budget Options For New York City

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:25:14 -0400

11th edition of IBO's annual Budget Options for New York City Report, 80 pages, pdf

Bearing the Cost of Early Intervention Services: Recent Changes Not Likely to Shift Much Spending From City & State to Private Insurers

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:17:45 -0400

NEW IBO Fiscal Brief, 11 pages, pdf

Making the Grade? Assessing School Progress Reports' Measurement of Annual Academic Achievement

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:27:42 -0400

NEW IBO Schools Brief, 12 pages

Analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2013

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:59:51 -0400

53 pages, pdf

Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2013 Preliminary Budget

Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:43:54 -0500

Testimony by IBO Director Ronnie Lowenstein

As Rental Subsidies for Families End, Time in Shelter Grows

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:48:13 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Statistical Profile of Schools on DOE's 2012 Closure List

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:43:05 -0500

13 tables, pdf

Restructuring the Personal Income Tax

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:18:14 -0500

Letter, 2 pages pdf.

Looking for Savings: Has The Switch to Dual-Bin Trucks For Some Recycling Pickups Increased Productivity?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:32 -0500

NEW IBO Fiscal Brief, 7 pages, pdf

Where the Jobs Are Growing the Money Isn’t Always So Good

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:50:14 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Debt and Debt Service Since 2000

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:43:30 -0500

Two New Fiscal History Tables, Excel files

Boom & Bust: Commercial Property Taxes Are a Key to Revenues From Property Transfer Taxes

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:34:58 -0500

New IBO Fiscal Brief

At A Fiscal Crossroads: While Moderate Economic Growth Helps Shrink Budget Gaps, Reasons for Concern Remain

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:21:10 -0500

IBO Fiscal Outllook 2011

Tax Effort and Spending Effort Across New York State

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:34:50 -0500

New IBO report, 28 page pdf plus Excel tables

Analysis of Income Distribution in NYC and Relative NYC Personal Income Tax Burden

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:37:15 -0500

Letter, 9 pages pdf

Senior Centers Come, Senior Centers Go

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:45:08 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post.

Living Wage, Again

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:52:53 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Testimony to the New York City Council on the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:03:02 -0500

5 pages, pdf

Less Trash, Less of it Recycled

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:35:38 -0500

New IBO Weblog post

Fiscal History

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 09:34:52 -0400

Updated 2011 Fiscal History Charts

Who, What, Where, When?: Tracking the City’s Discretionary Economic Development Deals

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:02:53 -0400

New IBO Fiscal Biref

It’s Not Just OWS: How Wind, Snow, and the Red Sox Drive Police Overtime Spending

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:34:32 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post on police overtime

A Changed Emphasis in City’s Child Welfare System: How Has Shift Away From Foster Care Affected Funding, Spending, Caseloads?

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:43:21 -0400

October 12, 2011; Fiscal Brief, 8 pages

New York City Public School Indicators: Demographics, Resources, Outcomes

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:49:34 -0400

Report, 46 pages, pdf

New York City Public School Indicators by School

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:49:56 -0400

Online database

The Aftermath: Federal Aid 10 Years After the World Trade Center Attack

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:54:47 -0400

New Fiscal Brief, 10 pages, pdf plus supplemental text and tables.

Budget Buster: For MTA, Tax & Fee Revenues Not Always on Track

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:30:17 -0400

NEW IBO report. 12 pages, plus web tables.

State Cuts to the Court System Likely to Carry a Price Tag for the City

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:51:02 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

City Spending on Legal Services for New Yorkers

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:47:55 -0400

Letter, 9 pages

City’s Multitude of Property Tax Exemptions Add Up to a Wealth of Revenue Foregone

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:01:56 -0400

NEW IBO Weblog post

Despite Cut in Capital Spending, Mayor Plans to Build a New Jail, Renovate Others

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:19:21 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Mayor’s Plan for School Budget Savings Overstates Need for Teacher Layoffs

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:44:20 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Will the Mayor Still Be Looking for Savings?: Growth in AIDS Caseload Slows and Spending Per Case Eases Downward

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:40:47 -0500

A Growing Trend: Average Class Size Rises Despite Little Growth in School Enrollment

Thu, 26 May 2011 09:28:59 -0400

IBO Schools Brief, 5 pages plus supplemental tables. pdf.

Reestimating the Mayor’s Plan: An Analysis of the 2012 Executive Budget & Financial Plan Through 2015

Tue, 24 May 2011 09:50:57 -0400

IBO Mandated report, 9 pages with tables, pdf

Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Contracts on Intro 251-A, Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act

Thu, 12 May 2011 14:38:28 -0400

4 pages, pdf format.

Testimony to the New York City Council on Property Tax Assessments and Oversight

Mon, 2 May 2011 11:27:15 -0400

4 pages, pdf

President’s Plan Could Cut Millions in Antipoverty Aid for City’s Poorest Neighborhoods

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:27:20 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post.

Funding Cuts Could Shelve Many Library Branches

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:43:09 -0400

New IBO Weblog post

Budget Options For New York City

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:54:26 -0400

10th edition of IBO's annual Budget Options for New York City Report, 72 pages, pdf

Mapping Senior Centers That May Be Closed: For 15, No Other Centers Within a Mile

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:35:02 -0400

IBO maps the locations of the 105 centers that could be closed due to budget cuts and finds that for 15 there is no other center within a mile

Analysis of the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget for 2012

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:18:59 -0400

Annual report on the Mayor's Preliminary budget. 62 pages, pdf

Delinquent Account Balances 2007-2009

Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:00:58 -0500

Letter, 9 pages pdf

Charter Schools Housed in the City’s School Buildings Get More Public Funding per Student than Traditional Public Schools

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:57:25 -0500

New IBO Weblog post. Per student public funding of NYC charter schools vs traditional public schools, an updated comparison

Stabilizing Revenue Collection During the Downturn: How Assessment Phase Ins and Caps Affect the City’s Property Tax

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:49:47 -0500

Fiscal Brief, 13 pages

Demographics, Performance, Resources: Schools Proposed for Closing Compared With Other City Schools

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:11:25 -0500

New IBO Schools Brief. 14 pages w/supplemental tables

Testimony to The New York City Council Committee on Education

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:52:27 -0500

Testimony of Ray Domanico, New York City Independent Budget Office To the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Hearing on The Department of Education’s Monitoring of Students at Closing Schools

What is Yellow and Rises at the Same Time it Falls?

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:49:00 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Budget Challenges Ahead: While Tax Revenues Improve, Cuts In State Aid Could Widen Gaps

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:50:59 -0500

IBO Fiscal Outlook Report. 9 pages plus tables, pdf

Alternative Enforcement: Program to Push Landlords to Make Repairs Has Mixed Results

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 10:55:13 -0500

New IBO Fiscal Brief, 9 pages plus supplemental maps.

Double Fault: Will Mayor’s Plan to Hike City Rec Center, Tennis Court, & Ball Field Fees Undermine His Efforts to Promote Healthy Living?

Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:09:06 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Ronnie Lowenstein Reappointed IBO Director; Unanimous Vote by de Blasio, Liu, Marshal, and Quinn

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 11:26:39 -0500

Press Release, 2 pages, pdf

Education Department Releases Plan to Add 20,000 New School Seats, but Where’s the Money?

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:55:49 -0500

With all eyes on Black, Klein issues plan to add 20,000 school seats. But where's the $$$ coming from?

Estimating the Cost Of Adding Private and Parochial School Students to the Public Education System

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:21:58 -0500

Letter, 4 pages, pdf format

Sidewalk Standoff: Street Vendor Regulations Are Costly, Confusing, and Leave Many Disgruntled

Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:10:42 -0500

New Fiscal Brief, 4 pages, pdf format

Testimony to the New York City Council Small Business Committee On Intro. 256-2010, a Local Law to Amend the City Charter Regarding EDC’s Annual Reporting Requirements

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:06:22 -0400

Testimony, 2 pages, pdf

Updated City Revenue and Spending Since 1980 Tables

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:34:35 -0400

6 tables, excel (.xls) fornat

Testimony to the New York City Council Community Development Committee On the Effect of the Recession on the City’s Communities

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:48:03 -0400

Testimony of Michael Jacobs, Supervising Analyst for Economics and Taxes
2 pages, pdf

How the MMR Went MIA

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:51:14 -0400

New IBO Weblog post on the changing Mayor's Management Report

Sick Days and the City

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:17:54 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post looking at sick leave use at city agencies.

City’s Subsidized Child Care System Faces Rising Costs, Shrinking Funds

Fri, 1 Oct 2010 10:34:52 -0400

New IBO Report

Attention Shoppers! For a Limited Time Only: The Clothing Tax Returns

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:42:17 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Effect of Closing ACS Day Care Centers to Kindergartners on Average Kindergarten Class Size

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:17:02 -0400

Letter, 9 pages, pdf

Testimony to the New York City Council Youth Services Committee On the LGBTQ Commission Report

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:15:02 -0400

1 page, pdf format

As the School Year Begins, School Budgets are Up and Down

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:24:44 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Recession’s Divide: Food Stamp Caseload Soars, Welfare Caseload Does Not

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:22:06 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Total Spending on CityTime Project

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:47:12 -0400

Letter, 1 page, pdf

Taxes Foregone Shouldn't Be Forgotten

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:45:19 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

For Some Seniors, the Closest Senior Center Will Be at Least a Mile Away

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:20:18 -0400

As 27 NYC senior centers close, some seniors will be more than a mile from another center.

City Spending for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grows Steadily

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:46:13 -0400

The report reviews funding and spending since 2005 on the Runaway and Homeless Youth initiative. 5 pages, pdf.

High School Overcrowding Persists, Especially in Large Schools

Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:43:50 -0400

New IBO report on overcrowding in New York City public schools from 2005-2005 to 2008-2009. 9 pages, plus supplemental web tables.

New York City’s Long-Term Unemployment Rate Continues to Outpace U.S. Rate

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:49:43 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Effects of Property Tax Class Share Shift Since 1992

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:26:07 -0400

Letter, 7 pages, pdf

School Nurse Cuts Would Hit Private Schools the Hardest

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:51:56 -0400

New IBO Weblog post.

Wall Street Wages: A Rough Ride on Easy Street

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:41:47 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

Testimony to the New York City Council on Mayor Bloomberg's Executive Budget for 2011

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 12:14:16 -0400

Testimony of Ronnie Lowenstein, Director of the New York City Independent Budget Office, Before the New York City Council Finance Committee on the Mayor’s Executive Budget for 2011

Some Community Board Budget Priorities Face Budget Axe, Again

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:01:23 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

With Rising Enrollment Charter School Funding Increases, Shrinks for Other Public Schools

Wed, 26 May 2010 11:25:04 -0400

New IBO Weblog post.

Analysis of Mayor Bloomberg's Executive Budget for 2011

Fri, 21 May 2010 09:43:53 -0400

7 pages, pdf with supplementary tables.

Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Finance on On the Prevailing Wage Bill (Intro 18)

Tue, 11 May 2010 12:14:06 -0400

Testimony of George Sweeting Deputy Director of the New York City Independent Budget Office Before the New York City Council Finance Committee on the Prevailing Wage Bill (Intro 18). 3 pages, pdf.

Analysis of the Cost to the city of Adopting Intro 750

Wed, 5 May 2010 11:06:06 -0400

Letter, 9 pages

Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education on the Education Department's Enrollment, Capacity, and Utilization Report

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:04:05 -0400

Testimony of George Sweeting, Deputy Director New York City Independent Budget Office to the New York City Council Committee on Education Hearing on the Education Department’s Enrollment, Capacity, and Utilization Report

Testimony to the New York State Senate Committee On Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions Hearing on Charter Schools

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:29:47 -0400

Testimony of Ronnie Lowenstein Director of the New York City Independent Budget Office to the New York State Senate Committee On Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions Hearing on Charter Schools

On April 15, Many New Yorkers Spell Relief "EITC"

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:55:31 -0400

New IBO Weblog post.

Analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2011

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:38:57 -0400

62 pages, pdf format

NYCHA Plans to Federalize 21 City and State Developments

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:26:55 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2011 Preliminary Budget

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:11:37 -0500

Testimony of Ronnie Lowenstein, Director of the New York City Independent Budget Office To the New York City Council Finance Committee On the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget for 2011

Testimony On the Education Department’s Proposed School Closings

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:49:33 -0500

Testimony of George Sweeting, New York City Independent Budget Office To the New York City Council Committees on Education and Oversight and Investigations On the Education Department’s Proposed School Closings
3 pages, pdf

Federal Stimulus Spending in New York City

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:08:45 -0500

Testimony of George Sweeting, Deputy Director, New York City Independent Budget Office, Before the New York City Council Committee on Economic Development Regarding Federal Stimulus Spending in New York City 3 pages, pdf

Comparing the Level of Public Support: Charter Schools versus Traditional Public Schools

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:27:06 -0500

New IBO Fiscal Brief. The report compares support for the two types of schools on a per student basis and takes into account the value of noncash services provided by the education department to charter schools. 9 ages, pdf format.

Budget Options for New York City

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:45:25 -0500

IBO's annual Budget Options for New York City report. 69 pages, pdf format

Can the City’s Investment in Electronic Medical Records Net Health and Cost Benefits?

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:14:36 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post

After Four Years, New York/New York III Pact Has Produced Less Housing Than Planned

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:49:00 -0500

New IBO Report. 9 pages, pdf format

Understanding the Budget: A Guide to the Capital Budget

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:56:47 -0500

IBO's updated guide to New York City's Capital Budget. 16 pages, pdf.

Comparisons between Schools Slated for Closing and All Other Schools

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:23:46 -0500

Memo and tables, 35 pages, pdf format.

The Cost of Students’ Free Ride

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:08:48 -0500

New IBO Weblog post,

New Yorkers on the Move 1989-2007: Where They Came From, Where They Went

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:20:53 -0500

Fiscal Brief, 11 pages, pdf format

Testimony of George Sweeting, IBO Deputy Director To the New York State Senate Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:31:41 -0500

Testimony, 3 pages, pdf format

Drilling For Natural Gas in the Catskills Could Lead to Higher Water Bills in the City

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:02:46 -0500

Fiscal Brief, 7 pages pdf

Testimony of George Sweeting, IBO Deputy Director To the New York City Council Committee on Education On the Amendment to the 2010-2014 Capital Plan for School Construction

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:32:00 -0500

Testimony, 3 pages, pdf format

Mayor’s Schoolyards-to-Playgrounds Plan Takes a Hit

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:07:19 -0500

New IBO weblog post on the Mayor's schoolyard-to-playground plan.

Revenue & Spending Since 1980

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:53:02 -0500

Newly updated "City Revenue and Spending Since 1980" charts now available in Excel format.

A Cautiously Better Outlook: Fewer Job Losses, Higher Tax Revenues

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:27:12 -0500

IBO's New Fiscal Outlook Report. 12 pages, pdf format

Program Changes Become Roadblocks to Meals and Other Senior Services

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:58 -0500

New IBO Weblog Post on how program changes have effected senior services.

City’s Capital Plan Grows: More Projects, Some More Spending

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:59:27 -0500

New IBO Weblog post.

Win or Lose, the Yankees Are Going to Have to Pay in Philly

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:05:50 -0400

New IBO Weblog post.

Understanding New York City's Budget: A Guide

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:34:29 -0400

IBO's updated Guide to the City Budget. 16 pages, pdf.

City’s Food Stamp Enrollment Surges

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:17:15 -0400

New IBO Weblog post.

Estimated Costs of Language Access Policies in New York City Agencies

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:31:33 -0400

Letter, 3 pages

Two Decades Later, City’s Water Metering Still Not Universal

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:48:28 -0400

New IBO Weblog post.

Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education Oversight Hearing on DOE’s Implementation of the New School Governance Law

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:39:10 -0400

Testimony, 2 pages

The Big, and Small, Stall in Construction Projects

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:21:16 -0400

IBO Weblog Post

The Proposed Arena at Atlantic Yards: An Analysis of City Fiscal Gains and Losses

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:34:03 -0400

Fiscal Brief, 8 pages

City Revamps Arts Funding Process: More Funds for More Groups

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:44:40 -0400

IBO Fiscal Brief, 6 pages

Quiet on the Set?

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:09:47 -0400

New IBO Weblog Post

When It Comes to Making Labor Contracts Readily Accessible, Albany’s Got Us Beat

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:13:54 -0400

IBO Weblog post

Two Paramedics on an Ambulance Only in New York

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:01:56 -0400

IBO Weblog post

Schools and Trailer Parks

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:58:55 -0400

IBO Weblog post

Fewer Cops, and More of Them Behind Desks?

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:44:53 -0400

New IBO Weblog post.

Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education Oversight Hearing on Mayoral Control of New York City Schools

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:22:18 -0400

City Spending Rises on Programs To Help Inmates Leaving Jail

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:11:58 -0400

Fiscal Brief, 5 pages, pdf format

Testimony to the New York State Senate Standing Committee Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, on the Atlantic Yards Project

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:27:38 -0400

Testimony of George Sweeting, deputy director, IBO.

A One-Time Cure for the Summertime Job Blues

Thu, 21 May 2009 11:21:26 -0400

IBO Weblog Post

Analysis of the Mayor's Executive Budget for 2010

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:03:08 -0400

Mandated Report, 6 pages

Back to Work Program Spending and Performance

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:50:28 -0400

Letter to Council Member Bill de Blasio

Another Hole in the Budget Plan

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:23:21 -0400

IBO blog post.

Another Wrinkle (Actually It’s Flat) in State’s Tax Increase on High-Income Taxpayers

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:19:02 -0400

IBO Weblog Post

Few Back-office, Factory Jobs to Lose, but Big Fiscal Woes

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:53:54 -0400

Op-ed by Ronnie Lowestein, as appeared in Crain's New York Business<

City‘s Recycling Goal Just Rubbish?

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:02:02 -0400

IBO Weblog post

Testimony Regarding Contracting Practices of the Department of Education

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 10:14:57 -0400

Testimony to the Contracts and the Education Committees Regarding Contracting Practices of the Department of Education

Despite Fare Hike and Service Cuts, MTA Budget May Soon Derail Again

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:23:46 -0400

IBO Weblog post

Analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2010 and Financial Plan trough 2013

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:59:37 -0400

IBO's Analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget

About Those Services You Prioritized

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:53:03 -0400

IBO Weblog Posting

Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2010 Preliminary Budget

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:26:20 -0400

Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2010 Preliminary Budget.

How Much Did He Say in Pension Savings?

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:11:36 -0500

IBO web log posting on the proposed Tier V pension level.

CUNY Construction Funding Has Been on the Rise: Can it Continue?

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:31:52 -0500

Fiscal Brief, 6 pages plus supplemental table

Budget Options for New York City

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:55:12 -0500

IBO's annual report on ways New York City can save and raise funds.

Senate Bill Not So Stimulating for Public Schools?

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:33:44 -0500

IBO Weblog on the effect of the economic stimulus on New York City public schools.

Will Mounting City Job Losses Lead to Soaring Welfare Rolls? Maybe Not.

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:18:04 -0500

IBO Weblog post on the impact of increased unemployment on city welfare rolls.

Swinging at the Wrong Pitch

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:58:32 -0500

IBO Weblog post on financing for the new Yankee and Mets stadiums.

Costs Climb for Replacing Parks Displaced by New Yankee Stadium

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:43:58 -0500

IBO's new report "Costs Climb for Replacing Parks Displaced by New Yankee Stadium" examines the reasons for the 67 percent increase in the cost of the parks being created as part of the Yankee Stadium project.

Big City, Big Staff, But Maybe Not as Big as It Seems

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:27:00 -0500

IBO Weblog on New York City government staffing levels.

Federal Stimulus and Medicaid: How Big a Savings for the City?

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:19:17 -0500

IBO Weblog posting.

Costs and Savings from Subsidies and Exemptions for New Yankees and Mets Stadiums.

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:15:34 -0500

Two tables

Fiscal Outlook: As Economy Weakens, City's Budget Gaps Swell

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:27:19 -0500

As New York City struggles with a recession far deeper and longer than previously expected, IBO's projections of job losses are mounting and tax revenues falling. This new report presents our latest tax revenue, spending, and budget gap projections for 2009-2012.

Estimates of Average Fares and Tolls Based on MTA and Ravitch Commission Revenue Proposals

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:04:41 -0500

Letter to the Straphangers Campaign

Department of Buildings Expenses and Revenues for Fiscal Years 2004-2009

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:13:01 -0500

Letter to Councilman James Oddo

Fiscal Brief: The School Accountability Initiative: Totaling the Cost

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:47:12 -0500

6 pages, plus supplemental table

Testimony Before the City Council Committee on General Welfare

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:36:49 -0400

Testimony of Brendan Cheney, Budget and Policy Analyst Bbefore the City Council Committee on General Welfare on the Uniting for Solutions Beyond Shelter: The Mayor’s Five Year Plan to Reduce Homelessness by Two-Thirds

Fiscal Impact: Eliminating Professional Certification

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:33:41 -0400

Letter to Council Member James Oddo on the elimination of professional Certification.

Testimony to the New York City Council on Grab Bar Tax Abatement

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:27:05 -0400

Testimony of George Sweeting For the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings Hearing on Intro 221-A — Grab Bar Tax Abatement

Testimony to the New York City Council on the Equal Access to Housing Services Act

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:53:25 -0400

Testimony before the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings on the Equal Access to Housing Services Act.

Capital Spending by Community Board and Project Type

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:58:48 -0400

A memo to the Municipal Arts Society Planning Center, analyzing capital spending by project type at the community board level.

School Spending Since 1990

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:29:40 -0400

A table showing school spending for 1990-2007.

New Housing Marketplace Units Mapping

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:43:00 -0500

Maps providing the location of apartments created or preserved under the Mayor's housing plan.

Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2009 Preliminary Budget

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:31:37 -0500

Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2009 Preliminary Budget.

Testimony to the New York City Council on School Governance

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:25:25 -0500

Testimony to the New York City Council on school governance.

421a Expiring Exemptions

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:17:06 -0500

Letter responding to a question from Housing Here & Now on the number of rental units scheduled to leave the 421a tax exemption program.

Fiscal Impact of Implementing a Tax Abatement for the Installation of Grab Bars

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:15:08 -0500

Letter responding to Council Member Gerson on the fiscal impact of a property tax abatement for the installation of grab bars when requested by tenants who are disabled or over 60 years old.

IBO Analysis of Senior Options Pilot in the Bronx

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:12:07 -0500

Letter responding to questions from the Human Services Council concerning savings from the frozen meal pilot program in the Bronx.

A Herculean Effort

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:28:10 -0500

An Op-ed in the New York Sun: The Governor's new property tax commission may have opened a window for a discussion of the long-term problems with city's own property taxes.

Madison Square Garden Property Tax Exemption

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:13:53 -0500

Testimony presented to the New York City Council on the Madison Square Garden property tax exemption.