New From IBO

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.