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Analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2017

Analysis of the Mayor's 2017 Preliminary Budget and
Financial Plan Through 2020

March 24, 2016; Report, 70 pages PDF

Preliminary Budget Directs Over $76 Million in 2017 to Enhancing Educational Program Offerings
March 16, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

The Importance of State Education Aid to the Department of Education's Budget
March 16, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 2 pages PDF

Data Problems Plague City's Effort to Claim Medicaid
Reimbursement for Services to Students With Special Needs

March 16, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

Funding Added to Increase Security at Close to Home Juvenile Placement Facilities
March 14, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

Homeless Shelter Spending Increased to Record High This Year, Yet Next Year Remains Underfunded
March 14, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

Organics Recycling Pilot Program to
Expand With Additional Funds

March 11, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 2 pages PDF

Stopgap Measures Aid NYC Health + Hospitals
March 11, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

Mayor Increases Budget for ThriveNYC Initiatives, Promoting Access to Care & Expanding Current Programs
March 10, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

More Officers as Planned, But Promised
Civilianization of Police Force Has Stalled

March 8, 2016; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 1 page PDF

Changing Course on Cash Assistance
March 7, 2016; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

Housing and Buildings Departments Coordinate to Provide Elevator Repairs in Buildings With Repeat Violations
March 2, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 2 pages PDF

Transportation Funds Added for
Vision Zero, Traffic Enforcement Cameras

March 1, 2016; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 2 pages PDF

Pledges Made by the City and State to The MTA, but Uncertainties Persist
March 1, 2016;Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages PDF

Analysis of the Mayor's 2017 Preliminary Budget and Financial Plan Through 2020: Overview
March 1, 2016; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 9 pages PDF

School Construction: Mayor Adds $1.4 Billion, More Than 11,700 New Seats to Revised Five-Year Capital Plan
February 29, 2016; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget, 4 pages PDF

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