Featured Resources
Gap in MTA Capital Plan Threatens to
Further Increase City Contributions
February 13, 2025
Report Digest: MTA Capital
Capital Projects on Rikers Island
Public Dataset
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August 20, 2024
IBO Analysis of Sanitation Garage Pledge in the 2017 East Harlem Points of Agreement
March 7, 2024
Has the de Blasio Administration Made the
City’s Capital Commitment Plan More Realistic?
September 30, 2021
Executive Capital Plan Builds on Existing
Funding for Affordable Housing
June 8, 2021
Changing Neighborhoods: The Status of New York City’s Capital Investments in Rezoned Communities
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Housing Authority Budget Faces Challenges As City Looks to a Post-Covid Future
April 6, 2021
Preliminary Budget for 2022 Shifts More Affordable Housing Funding to Current Year
March 5, 2020
Housing New York: Capital Budget Suggests Delays in Affordable Housing Financing
June 22, 2020
Testimony on Improving the Efficiency of
Parks Department Capital Projects
November 12, 2019
Testimony in Support of Legislation to Increase Public Reporting on Capital Projects
February 12, 2019
Testimony: Improving Information About Construction Delays, Cost Overruns for Parks Projects
February 7, 2019
Understanding the Budget: A Guide to the Capital Budget
July 12, 2018
Testimony on the MTA Plan for the New York City Subway
August 8, 2017
Subway Signal Repair & Replacement Projects: Current Status
June 13, 2017
City’s Capital Spending and Borrowing Grows
April 4, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Financing New York City’s Sandy Recovery
June 3, 2016;
Testimony, 3 pages PDF
Three Years After Hurricane Sandy: More Federal Aid for Storm Resiliency and Sandy-Related Repair Work Added in Executive Budget
June 3, 2016;Focus On: The
Executive Budget, 3 pages PDF
Mayor Adds $1.3 Billion in Federal Hurricane Sandy Aid to City Budget
June 10, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages
PDF
A Matter of Time: Tracking the Pace of Spending Under Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plans
June 9, 2015;
Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
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Capital Spending & Neighborhood Rezoning: More Than $1.6 Billion for New Infrastructure Funds
May 20, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages
PDF
Capital Funds Added to Finance Mayor’s Housing Plan
March 9, 2015; Focus
On The Preliminary Budget,
2 pages
PDF
Ferries, Select Bus, Vision Zero: Capital Funds Added, More Will Be Needed
March 4, 2014;Focus
On The Preliminary Budget,
2 pages
PDF
Testimony on Expenditure and Reimbursement of
Federal Funds Related to Superstorm Sandy
April 9, 2014:
Testimony, 8 Pages
PDF
Why the Mayor’s Resiliency Plan Is Likely to Cost Well
More Than $19.5 Billion
July 26, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
Despite
Cut in Capital Spending, Mayor Plans to Build a New
Jail, Renovate Others
June 15, 2011; IBO Weblog Post
Total Spending on CityTime Project
September 10, 2010; Letter,
1 page
Drilling For Natural Gas in the Catskills Could Lead to Higher
Water Bills in the City
December
17, 2009; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
City’s
Capital Plan Grows: More Projects, Some More Spending
November 9, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
Understanding New York City's Budget: A Guide
October 28, 2009; Guide, 16 pages
CUNY Construction Funding Has Been on the Rise: Can it Continue?
February 25, 2009; 6 pages, plus supplemental tables
Capital Spending by Community Board and Project Type
March 24, 2008; Memo, 4 pages, plus supplemental tables
Higher Costs, Delays in Amended School Construction Plan
March 18, 2008; 8 pages, plus supplemental tables
Mapping the Mayor's Housing Plan: Units by Location and Program
March 4, 2008; Maps, 9 pages
The Mayor's New Housing Marketplace Plan: Progress to Date And Prospects for Completion
November 9, 2007; Fiscal Brief, 14 pages
Mayor's Housing Plan: Progress to Date; Prospects for Completion
November 9, 2007; Newsfax Article, 3 pages
Croton Filtration Plant Budget Summary
September 2007; Table, 1 page
Does City Capital Spending Match the 10-Year Strategy?
February 2007; Fiscal Brief, 13 pages
Capital Construction Contracts and the Bidding Process, Changes, and Defaults
June 19, 2006; Letter, 5 pages
Financing Plans for the New Mets Stadium
April 20, 2006; Memo, 6 pages
Financing Plans for the New Yankee Stadium
April 10, 2006; 5 pages
How Much Is Too Much? Debt Affordability Measures for the City
April 2006; Fiscal Brief, 17 pages
Follow the Money: Were School Construction Dollars Spent as Planned?
September 22, 2005; Fiscal Brief, 9 pages
City's $17 Billion Water & Sewer Plan: Balancing Risks and Costs
May 5, 2004; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Evaluation of the Performance of the Department of Design and Construction in Improving the Speed and Cost-Efficiency of Capital Construction Projects
March 29, 2004; Memo, 6 pages
School Capital Plan Counts on More Seats, Falling Enrollment to Ease Overcrowding
December 11, 2003; Newsfax Article
Priorities Shift in City's Plans for Spending on Housing
December 4, 2003; Newsfax Article
Fewer Funds, Shifting Priorities: The City's Capital Construction and Financing Program
April 9, 2003; Fiscal
Brief, 6 pages
School System Delays Plan for 7,400 New Seats for Students
November 7, 2002; Newsfax Article, 2 pages; plus Supplemental Tables
Understanding New York City's Budget: A Guide
November 28, 2001; Report, 16 pages
HPD's Capital Budget
December 2000; Letter, 6 pages
HPD's Capital Budget for In-Rem Privatization
December 2000; Letter, 4 pages
Analysis of the Mayor's Executive Budget Capital Plan for 2001-2004
June 5, 2000; Publication, 32 pages
MTA Capital Plan
April 17, 2000; Newsfax Article
Board of Education Defeats $11.2 Billion Capital Plan
May 10, 1999; Newsfax Article
Board of Education Capital Plan Update
April 12, 1999; Newsfax Article
Debt Service Costs to Grow as Planned Capital Spending Increases
March 6, 2018; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
City’s Capital Spending and Borrowing Grows
April 4, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Much of Mayor’s Projected Savings Comes From Re-estimates of Borrowing Costs
June 9, 2015;Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages
PDF
New Soccer Stadium Deal Bails Out
Failed Parking Lots, Boots Money Owed to City for
Decades
January 6, 2014;
IBO Weblog Post
Operator
of Yankee Stadium Parking System Strikes Out: With Bonds
in Default and Growing Debt to the City, Company Issued
Request for Proposals to Redevelop Two Lots
July 11, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
The City's Easiest Savings
April 12, 2013;
IBO Weblog
How Much Is Too Much? Debt Affordability Measures for the City
April 2006; Fiscal Brief, 17 pages
Atlantic Yards: A Net Fiscal Benefit for the City?
September 2005; Fiscal Brief, 12 pages
The Long-Term Costs and Benefits of the New York Sports and Convention Center
February 10, 2005; Background Paper, 7 pages
West Side Financing's Complex, $1.3 Billion Story
August 2004; Fiscal Brief, 13 pages
City's $17 Billion Water & Sewer Plan: Balancing Risks and Costs
May 5, 2004; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Understanding New York City's Budget: A Guide to the Capital Budget
November 2002; 16 pages
Learning from Experience: A Primer on Tax Increment Financing
September 25, 2002; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
City's Plan for Using Tobacco Settlement Revenues
May 10, 2002; Letter, 2 pages
Stock Exchange Project: City Board To Vote On Financing
November 8, 2001; Newsfax Article
The Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000
October 2000; Report, 10 pages
MTA Capital Plan
April 17, 2000; Newsfax Article
Update on NYC's Tobacco Settlement Funds
July 19, 1999; Newsfax Article
Debt Affordability in New York City
June 3, 1998; Testimony
Voter's Choice: The School Facility Health and Safety Bond Act of 1997
October 13, 1997; Fiscal Brief
Bond Act Hearing Raises Many Questions
March 24, 1997; Newsfax Article
The Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996: Fiscal Impact on New York City
October 18, 1996; Fiscal Brief
Two Conflicting Tax Programs: REAP AND RACE
March 5, 2025
Keeping Score An Examination of City Investments
For The Redevelopment Of Willets Point
November 21, 2024
A Review of Potential Impacts of Staten Island
Seceding from New York City
May 2, 2024
IBO’s Review of Neighborhood Rezonings
From 2016 Through 2021
March 18, 2024
An Examination of The Madison Square Garden
Property Tax Exemption
July 11, 2023
Description of Public Subsidies for Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field & Barclays
March 29, 2023
IBO Testimony at NYS Senate Hearing on MTA Budget and Penn Station Revitalization
March 3, 2023
Saving Space (And Jobs)?
An Examination Of The Industrial Program
October 8, 2021
Changing Neighborhoods: The Status of New York City’s Capital Investments in Rezoned Communities
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Which Industry Sectors Have the Most Small Businesses and How Much Do Their Employees Earn?
September 24, 2020
Did the Number of Active Construction Sites
Increase Even as the City Was on Pause?
August 11, 2020
Economic Activity in New York City’s Arts and Cultural Sector
July 17, 2019
Worth the Cost? An Examination of the Commercial Revitalization & Commercial Expansion Programs
November 9, 2018
Evaluation of Commercial Revitalization and Commercial Expansion
Tax Expenditure Programs
December 18, 2017
As Hudson Yards Refinances Old Debt: Need for Nearly $100 Million in Additional Funding Emerges as Costs Continue to Exceed Plan
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June 15, 2017
An Efficient Use of Public Dollars?
A Closer Look at
The Market Effects of the 421-a Tax Break for Condos
January 30, 2017__ HTML_____PDF
Evaluating Economic Development Tax Expenditures
September 22, 2016;
Testimony, 2 pages PDF
Cost of a Property Tax
Abatement to Freeze Small
Business Rents in East New York
Rezoning Area
July 27, 2016;
Letter & Memo, 9 pages PDF
On the Far West Side: City’s Hudson Yards Interest Subsidies Reduced in Near Term, Yet Future Subsidies Remain
May 31, 2016;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget, 3 pages
PDF
The Impact of Prevailing Wage Requirements on Affordable Housing Construction in New York City
February 9, 2016; Memo, 4 pages PDF
Deal Makers & Revenune Generators:
The Evolution of Build & the Industrial Development
Agency's Financing Roles for the City
November 6, 2015;
Fiscal Brief,
16 pages
HTML
PDF
From Tax Breaks to Affordable
Housing:
Examining the 421-a Tax Exemption for One57
July 15, 2015;
Fiscal Brief,
8 pages
HTML
PDF
Capital Spending & Neighborhood Rezoning: More Than $1.6 Billion for New Infrastructure Funds
May 20, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages
PDF
Testimony to the New York City
Council on Restoring the Mayor’s
Office of Industrial and Manufacturing Business
June 19, 2014;
Testimony, 2 Pages
PDF
City's Support for the Industrial
Sector
June 19, 2014;
Charts, 14 Pages
PDF
A Profile of New York City's Industrial Workforce
June 19, 2014;
Charts, 26 Pages
PDF
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Phase of Hudson Yards May Come With Increasing Costs for
the City
October 3, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
The More
Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Richest and
Poorest NYC Census Tracts, 2000 & 2011
September 24, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
City Spending in Support of
Manufacturing Businesses
September 23, 2013;
Testimony, 3 Pages PDF
Looking Ahead: Is the City
Making Way for More Office Space Than Needed Over the
Next 30 Years?
September 19, 2013;
Fiscal Brief, 12 Pages HTML
PDF
Why the Mayor’s Resiliency Plan Is Likely to Cost Well
More Than $19.5 Billion
July 26, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
Operator
of Yankee Stadium Parking System Strikes Out: With Bonds
in Default and Growing Debt to the City, Company Issued
Request for Proposals to Redevelop Two Lots
July 11, 2013; IBO Weblog Post
Financing Redevelopment on the Far West Side: City's Spending on Hudson Yards Project has Exceeded Initial Estimates
April 24, 2013;
Fiscal Brief, 14 Pages HTML
PDF
A Matter of Data?
Unraveling the Discrepancy Between City Job Growth & A
High Unemployment Rate
February 7, 2013;
Fiscal Brief, 7 Pages
HTML
PDF
Seas
Rise, Storms Surge, and NYC Presses Ahead with
Waterfront Development Projects
November 21, 2012;
IBO Weblog Post
Sandy’s
Aftermath: How Much Federal Aid Can the City Expect?
November 8, 2012;
IBO Weblog Post
Testimony to the New York City Council on
The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act
November 22, 2011; Testimony, 5 pages
Who, What, Where, When?: Tracking the City’s
Discretionary Economic Development Deals
November 1, 2011; Fiscal
Brief, 13 pages
Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on
Contracts on Intro 251-A, Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act
May 12, 2011; Testimony,
4 pages
Stabilizing Revenue Collection During the Downturn: How
Assessment Phase Ins and Caps Affect the City’s Property
Tax
February 20, 2011;
Fiscal Brief, 13 pages
Sidewalk Standoff: Street Vendor Regulations Are Costly,
Confusing, and Leave Many Disgruntled
November 9, 2010; Fiscal
Brief, 4 pages
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
November 4, 2010; Testimony,
2 pages
Testimony to the New York City Council Community
Development Committee On the Effect of the Recession on
the City’s Communities
October 28, 2010; Testimony,
2 pages
Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on
Finance on On the Prevailing Wage Bill (Intro 18)
May 11, 2010; Testimony,
3 pages
The Big,
and Small, Stall in Construction Projects
September
22, 2009;
IBO Weblog Post
The Proposed Arena at Atlantic Yards: An Analysis of
City Fiscal Gains and Losses
September 10, 2009;
Fiscal Brief, 8 pages
Quiet on
the Set?
August 19, 2009;
IBO Weblog Post
Testimony to the New York State Senate Standing
Committee Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, on
the Atlantic Yards Project
May 29, 2009; Testimony,
2 pages
Costs and Savings from Subsidies and Exemptions for New
Yankees and Mets Stadiums
January 14, 2009; Two Tables
Swinging
at the Wrong Pitch
January 29, 2009;
IBO Weblog Post
With Changes to Commercial Property Tax Program, Breaks Will Not be as Costly for the City
August 28, 2008; Fiscal Brief, 13 pages, plus supplement
Testimony Regarding the Madison Square Garden Property Tax Exemption
January 9, 2008; Testimony, 2 pages
Atlantic Yards Tax Exempt Financing
September 21, 2007; Letter, 2 page
Foregone City, State, and Federal Revenue from Use of Tax-Exempt Bonds for New Yankee Stadium
August 9, 2007; Letter, 1 page
Yankee Stadium Update
July 19, 2007; Letter, 1 page
Twenty-Five Years After S7000A: How Property Tax Burdens Have Shifted in New York City
December 2006; Report, 61 pages
Recent Hudson Yards and Number 7 Extension Agreements
October 10, 2006; Testimony, 3 pages
Financing Plans for the New Mets Stadium
April 20, 2006; Memo, 6 pages
Financing Plans for the New Yankee Stadium
April 10, 2006; 5 pages
The Need for Office Space and Rebuilding the World Trade Center Site
March 13, 2006; Letter, 6 pages
Atlantic Yards: A Net Fiscal Benefit for the City?
September 2005; Fiscal Brief, 12 pages
Public Subsidies and Benefits for the Atlantic Yards Project
May 26, 2005; Testimony, 5 pages
Testimony to the Committee on Economic Development on
Intro. 373-A
May 3, 2005; Testimony,
3 pages
The Madison Square Garden Tax Exemption
March 22, 2005; Testimony, 2 pages
Letter to the New York Jets Objecting to the Team's Newest TV Ad
March 17, 2005; Letter, 1 page
The Long-Term Costs and Benefits of the New York Sports and Convention Center
February 10, 2005; Background Paper, 7 pages
Financing of Hudson Yards
December 15, 2004; Testimony, 2 pages
West Side Financing's Complex, $1.3 Billion Story
August 2004; Fiscal Brief, 13 pages
Supply & Demand: City and State May Be Planning Too Much Office Space
August 2004; Background Paper, 6 pages
West Side Stadium: Touchdown for the City?
July 1, 2004; Newsfax Article
Estimating the Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the New York Sports and Convention Center
July 1, 2004; Background Paper, 11 pages
Intro. 373 and Shortcomings in Current Reporting Requirements on the City's Business Retention and Creation Incentives
June 9, 2004; Testimony, 3 pages
Learning from Experience: A Primer on Tax Increment Financing
September 25, 2002; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Improving the Local Law 69 Reports to Better Assess the City's Business Retention and Attraction Deals
June 11, 2002; Testimony, 3 pages
Plans for Using Special Federal Community Development Funds Allocated to the City After September 11
April 23, 2002; Letter, 4 pages
Stock Exchange Project: City Board To Vote On Financing
November 8, 2001; Newsfax Article
Full Disclosure? Assessing City Reporting on Business Retention Deals
June 2001; Report, 12 pages
Wall Street's Effect on the City Budget
September 8, 1998; Newsfax Article
Home Base for Mets and Yankees Fans
September 28, 1998; Fiscal Brief
Public Financing of Professional Baseball Stadiums
June 11, 1998; Testimony
Double Play: The Economics and Financing of Stadiums for the Yankees and Mets
April 1998; Fiscal Brief
New York City's Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds
April 1998
Testimony on Intro. 0994-2024 to Require Tenant-Occupied Dwellings Have Cooled and Dehumidified Air
November 12, 2024
Testimony on the Water Board Rental Payment and the Multi-Family Conservation Program
October 28, 2024
New York City’s Water And Sewer System
Examining Rate Setting And Billing Structures
October 10, 2024
Stormwater Fees: Potential Implications for New York
November 27, 2023
Funding Added for LeadFreeNYC, More to Come?
March 8; 2018
Testimony on Lead in Water in New York City Residences
September 27, 2018
Safe at Home? Lead in Tap Water
Remains Issue in Some City Dwellings
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September 25, 2018
City’s Environmental Agency Increases Its Focus on Green Infrastructure Projects
March 22, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Proposed Council Bill Focuses on Mold & Pests in Housing
October 23, 2016
Mayor Plans to Sink Rental Payment
for Water System:
But Only One- to Three-Family Homeowners Will See Savings This Year
May 25, 2016;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget, 2 pages
PDF
City Plans Reduced Payments From
Water Board:
Lower Rates for Customers, Less Revenue for
the City
May 26, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages PDF
Croton Water Filtration Plant: Cost Update
November 26, 2014;Letter, 14 pages
PDF
Setting the Water Rate: How Much Does the Rental Payment for the
City’s Water System Affect Customer’s Water Bills?
May 5, 2014;
Fiscal Brief, 6 Pages HTML
PDF
Federal Plan for Cleanup of the Gowanus Canal May Mean
Growing Costs for the City
January 23, 2013; IBO Weblog Post
How Much Waste Does the Average New Yorker Produce Each Day?
December 13, 2012;
New York City by the Numbers Post
Seas
Rise, Storms Surge, and NYC Presses Ahead with
Waterfront Development Projects
November 21, 2012;
IBO Weblog Post
Drilling For Natural Gas in the Catskills Could Lead to Higher
Water Bills in the City
December
17, 2009; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Two
Decades Later, City’s Water Metering Still Not Universal
October 5, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
Increasing Costs of the Croton Filtration Plant at
Mosholu
November, 2008; Memo,
7 pages
Water and Sewer Rates: Factors Driving the Increases and Options for Reductions
May 5, 2008; Fiscal Brief, 13 pages
Updated: Croton Filtration Plant Budget Summary
December 13, 2007; Tables, 3 pages
Croton Filtration Plant Budget Summary
September 2007; Table, 1 page
More Recycling Needed to Help Lower City's Trash Costs
May 1, 2007; Newsfax, 3 pages
Review of Recent Brownfields Grant-Funded Spending in New York City
October 20, 2006; Letter, 5 pages
Expansion of the Bottle Bill and the Return of Unclaimed Deposits to Municipalities
June 3, 2004; Testimony, 2 pages
City's $17 Billion Water & Sewer Plan: Balancing Risks and Costs
May 5, 2004; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Will New State Law Help Reclaim New York's Brownfields?
December 1, 2003; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Getting the Lead Out: The Fiscal Impact of Intro 101A, the New York City Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2003
June 18, 2003; Fiscal Impact Statement, 28 pages
Volume of "MGP" Recyclables to Drop 80 Percent, City Saves $40 Million
July 18, 2002; Newsfax Article
Status of Spending on Catskill/Delaware Watershed Protection
March 18, 2002; Letter, 7 pages
City Facing Water Restrictions
February 25, 2002; Newsfax Article
An Overview: The Waste Stream Managed by the NYC Department of Sanitation
February 2001; Report, 34 pages
Closing Fresh Kills Means Mounting Costs to Dispose of New York City's Garbage
February 5, 2001; Newsfax Article
Timeline for Completion of Linden, New Jersey Enclosed Barge Unloading Facility Letter
November 24, 2000; Letter, 4 pages
The Impact Of Catskill/Delaware Filtration On Residential Water And Sewer Charges In New York City
November 14, 2000; Report, 11 pages
Bond Act Hearing Raises Many Questions
March 24, 1997; Newsfax Article
The Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996: Fiscal Impact on New York City
October 18, 1996; Fiscal Brief
Inclusionary Housing And City Subsidies A Review of Strategies For Creating New Affordable Housing From Bloomberg to Adams
November 20, 2024
How Much Has the City Spent on One-Time Homelessness Prevention Payments for Rental Arrears?
May 6, 2024
Exemption or Abatement? Structure of Proposed New 421-a Program Has Implications for All Property Tax Bills
March 26, 2024
IBO’s Review of Neighborhood Rezonings
From 2016 Through 2021
March 18, 2024
Most Rent Stabilized Apartments Do Not Remain Vacant Year-to-Year
August 21, 2023
Money for NYCHA? Examining the Public Housing Preservation Trust & Other Strategies in NYCHA’s Blueprint for Change
February 23, 2023
Filling in the Gaps: An Examination of the
New York City Housing Authority’s Budget
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August 11, 2022
How Many Units of Affordable Housing Were Built or Are Underway Through the 421-a Affordable New York Tax Exemption Program?
June 29, 2022
How Has the Number of Sidewalk Sheds
On City Streets Changed Over Time?
January 12, 2022
A Civil Defense: Funding for City-Provided
Civil Legal Services Grows
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July 29, 2021
Did the Pandemic Affect the Number of Housing-Related One-Time Emergency Grants Made by the City?
July 21, 2021
Executive Capital Plan Builds on Existing
Funding for Affordable Housing
June 8, 2021
Housing Authority Budget Faces Challenges As City Looks to a Post-Covid Future
April 6, 2021
Did The Number of Active Construction Sites Increase Even as The City Was on Pause?
August 11, 2020
Preliminary Budget for 2022 Shifts More Affordable Housing Funding to Current Year
March 5, 2020
Housing New York: Capital Budget Suggests Delays in Affordable Housing Financing
June 22, 2020
Mounting Troubles: Coronavirus Burdens the New York City Housing Authority’s Already-Strained Finances
June 16, 2020
More Funds for Final Push to Wrap Up Hurricane Sandy’s Housing Recovery Programs
March 5, 2020
What’s the Rent? A Snapshot of the Rents for New Affordable Housing in New York City
August 15, 2019
City May Need to Add More Funds to Meet Terms of Housing Authority Settlement
March 11, 2018
Affordable for Whom? Comparing Affordability Levels of the Mayor’s Housing New York Plan With Neighborhood Incomes
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February 14, 2019
Cost Comparison of Rehabilitation vs. Reconstruction of
Troubled NYCHA Units in Brooklyn
November 27, 2018
Is the New York City Housing Authority’s Participation in Federal Public Housing Repair Programs Lagging?
August 7, 2018
Increased Funding to Expand Housing Plan and Deepen Affordability
March 14, 2018; Focus On:The Preliminary Budget
The Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Deal: How Much Affordable Housing Did the City Really Preserve?
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January 5, 2018
How Many Apartments in the City’s Public Housing Developments Are Underoccupied?
December 7, 2017
Testimony on Bill to Increase Indoor Allergen Inspections & Corrections
June 13, 2017
Which New York City Neighborhoods Saw the Most—and Fewest—Tenants Move from Rent-Stabilized Apartments in 2010-2015?
April 11, 2017
Housing Department Increases Capital Funds To Create Housing for the Homeless
March 15, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
How Does the Condition of the City’s Public Housing
Rate Based on the Most Recent Federal Inspections?
February 14, 2017
An Efficient Use of Public Dollars?
A Closer Look at
The Market Effects of the 421-a Tax Break for Condos
January 30, 2017__
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Proposed Council Bill Focuses on Mold & Pests in Housing
October 23, 2016
Providing Legal Services to
Low-Income Tenants in Housing Court
September 26, 2016;
Testimony, 2 pages PDF
How Much Do Yesterday’s
421-a Tax Exemptions Cost Us Today?
September 14, 2016;
New York City
by the Numbers
Which Sections of the City Generate the Most & Least
Complaints to Graffiti-Free NYC?
September 7, 2016;
New York City
by the Numbers
Detailing the Changes: New
Initiatives, Funding, and Program Shifts for the City's
Homeless Services
May 20, 2016;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget, 3 pages
PDF
421-a Extended Affordabilty
Benefits
May 16, 2016;
Letter & Memo,
10 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
The Impact of Prevailing Wage Requirements on Affordable Housing Construction in New York City
February 9, 2016; Memo, 4 pages PDF
Estimating the Cost of a Full Tax
Exemption for Housing Development Fund Corporation Coop
Buildings
January 27, 2016;
Letter and Memo, 10 pages
PDF
How Many Rent-Regulated Units Are Rented at
Preferential
Rates and Where are They Located?
September 17, 2015;
New
York City by the Numbers
From Tax Breaks to Affordable
Housing:
Examining the 421-a Tax Exemption for One57
July 15, 2015;
Fiscal Brief,
8 pages
HTML
PDF
Funding Added to Buildings Department for Reform Measures,
Speed Processing of Affordable Housing Plans
June 4, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages
PDF
The Mayor's 412-a Proposal: Estimating Tax Revenue Forgone and Affordable Housing Gained
June 3, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 5 pages
PDF
Homeless Rental Assistance Increased But Impact on Shelter Uncertain
March 16, 2015; Focus
On The Preliminary Budget,
2 pages
PDF
Capital Funds Added to Finance Mayor’s Housing Plan
March 9, 2015; Focus
On The Preliminary Budget,
2 pages
PDF
Outreach Efforts to Senior Citizens Regarding the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program
December 15, 2014;Testimony,
2 pages
PDF
Estimate of the Cost of Legal Counsel in Housing Court and
Potential Homeless Shelter Savings due to Averted Evictions
December 15, 2014; Letter,
9 pages
PDF
Did the Main Reasons Families Were Found Eligible for the City’s Homeless Shelters in 2002-2012 Vary Depending Upon the Type of Housing They Previously Had?
December 2, 2014;
New York City by the Numbers
The Rising Number of Homeless Families in NYC, 2002–2012: A Look at Why Families Were Granted Shelter, the Housing They Had Lived in & Where They Came From
November 13, 2014;
Fiscal
Brief, 17 pages
HTML
PDF
Estimating the Cost of
Expanding the Department for the Aging's Assigned Counsel Project
October 27, 2014;
Letter,
2 pages
PDF
Number of Rent-Regulated Apartments
in Historic Districts
July 10, 2014;
Letter,
5 pages
PDF
Increased Federal Appropriations Benefit
City Housing Programs, Yet Gaps Remain
March 20, 2014; Focus On: The
Preliminary Budget PDF
How
Close Is NYC to Meeting the Affordable Housing Goals Set
by the Bloomberg Administration?
January 30, 2014;
New York City by the Numbers
How Much
is NYC Paying to Make Housing Repairs That Should be
Done by Landlords?
May 7, 2013;
IBO New York City by the Numbers Post
Homeless for the Holidays, and Beyond
January 7, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
New York City: Your Ad Here
September 6,
2012; IBO Weblog
Post
Water Conservation Program Could Cause A Flood of New
Problems For the City's Housing Authority
August 16, 2012; IBO Weblog
Post
The Mayor's New Housing Marketplace Plan: Recession, Funding Shifts, and Changing Goals Mean Fewer New Apartments Likely to be Built
June 29, 2012; Fiscal
Brief 16 pages
HTML
PDF
Fiscal Impact of Prioritizing Homeless Families for
Public Housing and Vouchers
June 14, 2012; Letter, 6
pages
Memo: Background on 421-a Fund
May 26, 2011; Memo 2 pages
Alternative Enforcement: Program to Push Landlords to
Make Repairs Has Mixed Results
December 8, 2010; Fiscal Brief, 9 pages plus supplemental maps
NYCHA
Plans to Federalize 21 City and State Developments
March 9, 2010;
IBO Weblog Post
Analysis of the Cost to the City of Adopting Intro 750
March 9, 2010;
Letter, 9 pages
After Four Years, New York/New York III Pact Has
Produced Less Housing Than Planned
February 9, 2010;
Fiscal Brief, 9 pages
Trends in Construction Inspection Activity and
Construction Inspector Staffing at the Department of
Buildings
October 9, 2009; Letter,
11 pages
Estimated Costs of Language Access Policies in New York
City Agencies
October 8, 2009; Letter,
3 pages
Department of Buildings Expenses and Revenues for Fiscal
Years 2004-2009
October 16, 2008; Letter,
3 pages
Fiscal Impact: Eliminating Professional Certification
August 20, 2008; Letter, 4 pages
Testimony to the New York City Council on the Equal Access to Housing Services Act
March 27, 2008; Testimony, 2 pages
Mapping the Mayor's Housing Plan: Units by Location and Program
March 4, 2008; Maps, 9 pages
421a Expiring Exemptions
February 8, 2008; Letter, 4 pages
The Mayor's New Housing Marketplace Plan: Progress to Date And Prospects for Completion
November 9, 2007; Fiscal Brief, 14 pages
Mayor's Housing Plan: Progress to Date; Prospects for Completion
November 9, 2007; Newsfax Article, 3 pages
The Shelter Allowance Increase: How Will it Affect NYCHA's Budget?
September 20, 2007; Testimony, 2 pages
Estimating the Cost of the Equal Access to Housing Services Act
April 24, 2007; Letter, 5 pages
The Status of NYCHA's "Plan to Preserve Public Housing"
January 10, 2007; Testimony, 2 pages
Twenty-Five Years After S7000A: How Property Tax Burdens Have Shifted in New York City
December 2006; Report, 61 pages
NYCHA's Plan to Preserve Public Housing
June 13, 2006; Testimony, 3 pages
Examining NYCHA's Plan to Preserve Public Housing
June 8, 2006; Letter Attachment, 18 pages
Several Years After, City's Housing Rehabs Are Still in Good Repair
June 5, 2006; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
First Year Finds Lead Paint Law Not as Costly as Predicted
January 20, 2006; Fiscal brief, 6 pages
City Faces New Community Development Block Grant Cuts
October 11, 2005; Newsfax Article
City's AIDS Services Caseload Growth Slows
August 10, 2005; Newsfax Article
Evaluating the Fiscal Impact of the Housing Stability Plus Program
March 1, 2005; Fiscal Brief, 12 pages
Heat and Hot Water Emergencies
November 16, 2004; Testimony, 2 pages
Heating Home Assistance Program Provides Little Comfort for Many City Residents
November 9, 2004; Newsfax Article
Cost of Implementing Lead Poisoning Prevention Act (1 pages)
October 18, 2004; Letter
The City's Changing Uses of HOME Funds
October 2004; Background Paper, 4 pages
A Closer Look at the New Housing Opportunities Program
July 2004; Background Paper, 5 pages
The City's Use of Battery Park City Authority Funds
May 18, 2004; Letter and Attachment, 7 pages
The Future of Enhanced Vouchers: Cost and Considerations for a City Program to Supplement Federal Section 8 Rental Assistance
May 11, 2004; Memo, 12 pages
The City's Rising Share of the Cost of Policing Public Housing
April 29, 2004; Testimony, 2 pages
As Federal Aid Drops, City's Cost for Policing Public Housing Climbs
April 15, 2004; Newsfax Article
Aging Out: From Foster Care to Homeless Shelters?
March 24, 2004; Newsfax Article
Priorities Shift in City's Plans for Spending on Housing
December 4, 2003; Newsfax Article
Lead Poisoning Prevention Act/Into 101A
November 17, 2003; Testimony, 1 page
Homeless Prevention Spending Flat, But Programs Changing
October 23, 2003; Newsfax Article
Cost Estimates of Proposals to Expand Eligibility for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase and Homeowners Tax Exemptions
October 20, 2003; Testimony, 3 pages
Results of Review of IBO and Administration Analyses of the Fiscal Impact of Intro 101A (The Lead Paint Bill)
September 10, 2003; Letter, 19 pages
The Effect of Historic Districts on Residential Property Values
September 9, 2003; Background Paper, 10 pages
Analysis of Assembly Bill to Expand SCRIE Eligibility
August 7, 2003; Letter, 2 pages
Unintended Consequences: New Absentee Landlord Surcharge Will Hit Poorer Neighborhoods Hardest
August 5, 2003; Newsfax Article
Federal Changes May Mean Less Housing Aid for the City
July 21, 2003; Newsfax Article, 3 pages
Getting the Lead Out: The Fiscal Impact of Intro 101A, the New York City Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2003
June 18, 2003; Fiscal Impact Statement, 28 pages
Estimated Cost to the City of Changing SCRIE Rules for Seniors Who Have a Permanent Reduction in Income
June 16, 2003; Testimony, 4 pages
J-51 Property Tax Exemptions and Abatements
June 4, 2003; Memo, 9 pages
Review of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's Article 7A Program
May 9, 2003; Memo, 7 pages
The Cost of Keeping Mitchell-Lama Housing Affordable
April 7, 2003; Newsfax Article
Mayor Bloomberg's Housing Plan: Down Payment on the Future
February 26, 2003; Fiscal Brief, 5 pages
Saving Homes: City Spending on Housing Preservation Grows
February 19, 2003; Background Paper, 8 pages
Worth the Cost? Evaluating the 421-a Property Tax Exemption
January 9, 2003; Fiscal Brief, 9 pages
Current Spending on Lead Hazard Reduction
November 14, 2002; Background Paper, 3 pages
Can Another NY/NY Deal Deliver Housing for the Mentally Ill Homeless and City Savings?
October 25, 2002; Newsfax Article
The Community Stability Small Homeowner Tax Credit
October 15, 2002; Letter, 8 pages
Expanding the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption
October 11, 2002; Testimony, 2 pages
Rising Homelessness Threatens Higher City Costs
September 12, 2002; Newsfax Article
Expanding Homeownership Opportunities for Low- and Moderate-Income New Yorkers
August 2002; Background Paper, 8 pages
Expanding Eligibility for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption
April 26, 2002; Testimony, 2 pages
Give 'Em Shelter: Various City Agencies Spend Over $900 million on Homeless Services
March 7, 2002; Fiscal Brief, 12 pages
City Spending on Housing for People with HIV and AIDS
January 11, 2002; Letter to Housing Works, 3 pages
The Effect of Historic Districts on Property Values
August 31, 2001; Letter, 2 pages
Easing Rent Burdens for Seniors and the Disabled
August 3, 2001; Newsfax Article
Mayor's New Housing Plan: Following the Money, Detailing the Programs
February 28, 2001; Newsfax Article
HPD's Capital Budget
December 2000; Letter, 7 pages
HPD's Capital Budget for In-Rem Privatization
December 2000; Letter, 4 pages
Department of Buildings Construction Permit Revenues
October 20, 2000; Letter, 8 pages
AIDS Housing Assistance: Budget Update
October 13, 2000; Newsfax Article
New York City's Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds
July 31, 2000; Newsfax Article
HPD Code Enforcement: Resources and Level of Effort
July 2000; Letter, 7 pages
Extending the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) to the Disabled (Fiscal Impact of Senate Bill 484)
July 2000; Letter, 4 pages
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children: Local Law 38
July 12, 1999; Newsfax Article
Increasing the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
June 28, 1999; Newsfax Article
IBO Study Shows the Costs of Proposed Lead Paint Law
May 10, 1999; Newsfax Article
Preventing Lead Poisoning In Children
April 28, 1999; Fiscal Impact Statement
New York City's Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds
April 1998; Report
Cost to Expand Schoolyards to Playgrounds Program
January 23, 2025
One Percent for Parks? A Historical and
Current Overview of the Parks Budget
June 22, 2023
Assesing the Cost to Keep Playgrounds
Open After School & On Weekend Days
October 18, 2022
Progress on the Manhattan Greenway: Nearing the Finish Line?
June 25, 2021
Which Neighborhoods Have More Nearby Park Space Per Capita?
July 15, 2020
A Summer of Discontent? Mayor Budgets for Summer Closures and Program Cancelation
June 15, 2020
Testimony on Improving the Efficiency of
Parks Department Capital Projects
November 12, 2019
Testimony: Improving Information About Construction Delays, Cost Overruns for Parks Projects
February 7, 2019
Net Results: Fee Increases at City Athletic Facilities Garner Less Revenue, Larger Decline in Use Than Expected
September 12, 2013;
Fiscal Brief, 9 Pages HTML
PDF
Operator
of Yankee Stadium Parking System Strikes Out: With Bonds
in Default and Growing Debt to the City, Company Issued
Request for Proposals to Redevelop Two Lots
July 11, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
New York City: Your Ad Here
September 6,
2012; IBO Weblog
Post
Double Fault: Will
Mayor’s Plan to Hike City Rec Center, Tennis Court, & Ball Field
Fees Undermine His Efforts to Promote Healthy Living?
December 7, 2010; IBO Weblog Post
Costs Climb for Replacing Parks Displaced by New Yankee Stadium
January 27, 2009; Fiscal Brief,
6 pages
Mayor’s
Schoolyards-to-Playgrounds Plan Takes a Hit
December 16, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
Parks: Private Funding
December 13, 2006; Letter,
5 pages
Fees at City Recreation Centers: More Pay, Fewer Play
March 2006; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
End of the Green for Parks? After A Four-Year Rise, Funding May Tumble
May 9, 2002; Newsfax Article
Use of Work Experience Program Participants at the Department of Parks and Recreation
November 1, 2000; Newsfax Article
Private Support for Parks Not Enough
May 27, 1997; Newsfax Article
IBO Analysis of Parks Spending Trends
May 21, 1997; Report
IBO Analysis of Sanitation Garage Pledge in the 2017 East Harlem Points of Agreement
March 7, 2024
Executive Budget Restores Some Organics Funding, But Not Expansion of Curbside Collection Service
May 31, 2022
Going Green: Can The Organics Collection Program Be Fiscally & Environmentally Sustainable?
PDF_____HTML
October 4, 2021
Department of Sanitation: Using the Infusion of Federal Funds and Rebooting the Organics Program
June 8, 2021
How Did Participation in Organics Collection Programs Vary Throughout the City?
New York City Delivers on Covid Emergency Food Budget
March 17, 2021
Digging Out: How Different Is the City’s Snow Removal Spending From What Gets Budgeted?
December 3, 2020
More Funds for Growing Waste Export Budget And Organics Processing Capacity
March 3, 2020
How Much Potential Revenue Are New Yorkers
Wasting by Trashing Organics?
February 25, 2019
Ten Years After: Assessing Progress on the
City’s Solid Waste Management Plan
PDF______HTML
August 24, 2017
Waste Export Costs to Rise as Remaining Marine Transfer Stations OpenWhich Sections of the City Generate the Most & Least
Complaints to Graffiti-Free NYC?
September 7, 2016;
New York City
by the Numbers
How Much of the City’s Curbside Recyclables Get Properly Recycled?
July 14, 2016;
New York City
by the Numbers
Estimating Comparative Costs of a
New Sanitation Garage
June 1, 2016;
Letter & Memo,
8 pages
PDF
Organics Recycling Pilot Program to
Expand With Additional Funds
March 11, 2016;Focus
On: The Preliminary Budget, 2 pages
PDF
Updating the Estimated Costs of the East 91st
Marine Transfer Station
November 5, 2014Letter,
7 pages
PDF
How Much
Has Snow Removal Cost the City in Recent Years?
February 7, 2014;
New York City by The Numbers
How
Many Christmas Trees Do New Yorkers Leave for Curbside
Pick-up?
January 4, 2013;
New York City By The Numbers Post
How Much Waste Does the Average New Yorker Produce Each Day?
December 13, 2012;
New York City by the Numbers Post
Whose Streets You Calling Dirty?
October 23, 2012;
IBO Weblog Post
Comparison of Waste Export Costs via the
East 91st
Street Marine Transfer Station or the Interim Plan
May 23, 2012;Letter and
Memo, 12 pages
Looking for Savings: Has The Switch to Dual-Bin Trucks
For Some Recycling Pickups Increased Productivity?
January 25, 2012; Fiscal
Brief, 7 pages pdf
Less
Trash, Less of it Recycled
November 10, 2011; IBO Weblog Post
City‘s Recycling Goal Just Rubbish?
April 13, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
More Recycling Needed to Help Lower City's Trash Costs
May 1, 2007; Newsfax, 3 pages
Under New Plan Cost of Disposing Curbside Waste Grows, For Now
June 3, 2005; Newsfax Article
Expansion of the Bottle Bill and the Return of Unclaimed Deposits to Municipalities
June 3, 2004; Testimony, 2 pages
East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station
May 27, 2005; Letter, 4 pages
Changing the Local Law 19 Tonnage Requirements for Recycled Material
April 29, 2004; Testimony, 3 pages
Recycling in the City of New York
March 3, 2004; Testimony, 2 pages
Refuse and Recycling: Comparing the Costs
February 2, 2004; Report
Volume of "MGP" Recyclables to Drop 80 Percent, City Saves $40 Million
July 18, 2002; Newsfax Article
An Overview: The Waste Stream Managed by the NYC Department of Sanitation
February 2001; Report (34 pages)
Closing Fresh Kills Means Mounting Costs to Dispose of New York City's Garbage
February 5, 2001; Newsfax Article
Timeline for Completion of Linden, New Jersey Enclosed Barge Unloading Facility
November 24, 2000; Letter, 4 pages
City Proposes Garbage Export Plan
July 17, 2000; Newsfax Article
Department of Sanitation Productivity: How Does it Compare?
May 3, 1999; Newsfax Article
Police and Sanitation Services Analyzed for Two Community Boards
July 27, 1998; Newsfax Article
IBO Statement on Federal Attempts to Halt Congestion Pricing
February 21, 2025
Gap in MTA Capital Plan Threatens to
Further Increase City Contributions
February 13, 2025
Report Digest: MTA Capital
Speeding Up Slowly: A Review of Initiatives to Improve Bus Speeds in New York City
This link goes to a webpage with the full report and related materials.
February 6, 2025
Cost Estimates for Governor Hochul’s Overnight Subway Policing Initiative
January 30, 2025
Fare Play: Considerations for Exempting Yellow Taxis From a Congestion Pricing Surcharge
February 26, 2024
Fair Fares: What Could it Cost to Expand Eligibility and Cover the Full Price of a Transit Ride?
February 8, 2024
IBO Testimony at NYS Senate Hearing on MTA Budget and Penn Station Revitalization
March 3, 2023
Estimating the Cost of Introducing
Fare-Free Local Bus Service
February 22, 2023
On Track for Recovery? An Examination of the
MTA's Pandemic Ridership & User Revenue
November 22, 2022
Back On Track? Federal Aid for the MTA May
Be Coming, But Fiscal Problems Remain
March 9, 2021
On the Way Back? Subway Ridership and
Fare Revenue in the Wake of the Pandemic
December 15, 2020
Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind: The Impact of Declining Dedicated Tax Revenue on MTA Finances
PDF______HTML
July 8, 2020
Budget Changes for Vision Zero:
A Pandemic-Related Blip or a Backpedal?
June 23, 2020
As Ridership Plummets, How Far Might NYC Transit Revenue Fall?
April 5, 2020
As City and State Trade Blame Over Transit Funding,
The Governor’s Proposals Would Direct City Resources to MTA
March 8, 2018; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Morning Malaise: How Much Extra Time Is
Spent Waiting for the Subway on Your Line?
October 25, 2017
“We Are Being Held Momentarily:”
How Much Time & Money Are NYC Subway Riders Losing to Delays?
October 12, 2017
HTML
PDF
Testimony on the MTA Plan for the New York City Subway
August 8, 2017
Subway Signal Repair & Replacement Projects: Current Status
June 13, 2017
Capital Funds Increased for East River Bridge Repair and Citywide Street Repaving
March 28, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Mayor Plans More Spending for Vision Zero Projects
March 28, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Good, Fair, or Poor:What’s the Condition of the City’s Streets?
January 17, 2017
How Does Pay at NYC Transit Compare With Other Metropolitan Transportation Authority Agencies?
January 9, 2017; New YorK City by The Numbers
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
A Matter of Time: Tracking the Pace
of Spending Under Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Capital Plans
June 9, 2015;
Fiscal Brief,
7 pages
HTML
PDF
Ferries, Select Bus, Vision Zero: Capital Funds Added, More Will Be Needed
March 4, 2015; Focus
On The Preliminary Budget,
2 pages
PDF
How Much Would the City’s Annual Contribution Be Today
If Aid for the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s
Capital Projects Had Kept Pace with Inflation?
January 23, 2015;
New York City by the Numbers
Estimating the Revenue From Instituting a "Tourist Fare"
on the Staten Island Ferry
September 16, 2014;
Letter,
10 pages
PDF
Did the City's Subsidy for the Former Private Bus Lines
Rise or
Fall After Their Takeove by the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority?
July 10, 2014;
New York City by the Numbers
Toward a State of Good Repair? City Capital Spending on Bridges, 2000-2012
April 2, 2014;
Fiscal Brief, 9 Pages HTML
PDF
Loose Change Adds Up to Millions for Transit Agency
November 18, 2013;IBO Weblog Post
How the MTA Calculates
Average Fare
August 27, 2013;Letter, 4 Pages PDF
Fair Hikes? Comparing Rider Costs Using Two Ways
Of RaisingTransit Fares Over the Next 10 Years
July 30, 2013;Fiscal Brief, 4 Pages HTML
PDF
New York City: Your Ad Here
September 6, 2012; IBO Weblog
Post
Budget Buster: For MTA, Tax & Fee Revenues Not Always on Track
August 5, 2011; Fiscal Brief, 12 pages plus web table
Despite Fare Hike and Service Cuts, MTA Budget May Soon
Derail Again
March 30, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
Estimates of Average Fares and Tolls Based on The MTA's
November Proposals
December 9, 2008; Two
Letters, 7 pages
MTA Wants More Public Subsidies, But How Much Does It Get Now?
August 14, 2008; Newsfax Article, 3 pages
Behind the Wheel: Who Drives Into The Proposed "Congestion Zone?"
December 11, 2007; Newsfax Article, 3 pages
Using Taxi Vouchers to Lower the Cost of Paratransit Service
June 18, 2007; Letter with attachment, 11 pages
A Review of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Financial Outlook and Options for Closing the Gaps
June 2007; Letter and
Attachment, 14 pages
Staten Island Ferry: Rising Costs Lead Spending to Double
March 6, 2007; Newsfax Article
Estimate of Revenues and Costs of Staten Island Ferry "Tourist" Fares
November 6, 2006; Letter, 5 pages
Recent Hudson Yards and Number 7 Extension Agreements
October 10, 2006; Testimony, 3 pages
Access-A-Ride: With More Riders, Costs Are Rising Sharply
September 2006; Fiscal Brief, 5 pages
Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Budget in Staten Island
April 17, 2006; Letter, 6 pages
Parking Violations Hearing-by-Mail Dispositions
March 6, 2006; Letter, 2 pages
The Transportation Bond Act of 2005
October 17, 2005; Testimony, 2 pages
The Subway System: In a State of Good Repair or Succumbing to Deferred Maintenance
April 6, 2005; Testimony, 3 pages
Running on Empty: The MTA's 2005 Budget and Financial Plan
November 2004; Fiscal Brief, 8 pages
Impact of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Projected Operating Deficits
April 29, 2004; Testimony, 4 pages
Bridge Tolls: Who Would Pay? And How Much?
October 7, 2003; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Principles for MTA Budget and Financial Reporting
July 28, 2003; Letter, 12 pages
NYC Transit's Budget Gap: Reviewing the Numbers
January 16, 2003; Newsfax Article
New York City Transit's Fiscal Condition
October 10, 2002; Testimony, 2 pages
Private Buses, Public Subsidies: Will New York Continue to Ride With the Current Franchise Deal?
May 2, 2002; Policy Brief, 8 pages
New York's Access-A-Ride Program: Costs and Funding Sources
February 8, 2002; Fiscal Brief
NYC Transit: Can It Stay on Fiscal Track?
April 24, 2001; Newsfax Article
The Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000
October 2000; 10 pages
MTA Capital Plan
April 17, 2000; Newsfax Article
Transit's Fiscal Future
December 13, 1999; Newsfax Article
New York City Transit's Fiscal Condition
September 8, 1999;Testimony
New York City Transit's Fiscal Condition
August 18, 1999; Fiscal Brief
Mayor Proposes Financing for LaGuardia Rail Link
February 22, 1999; Newsfax Article
What's the Cost of a Free Ride?
December 14, 1997; Newsfax Article
New York City Transit on Track for Surplus
December 1, 1997; Newsfax Article
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