Featured Resources
New Foster Care Contracts Expected to
Bring About Changes In Service Delivery, Cost
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August 4, 2022
What the Budgeted Expansion Means for the City’s Summer Youth Employment Program & What Questions Remain
March 11, 2022
Working to Keep New York City Kids Safe & Out of Foster Care: An Examination of Changes to the Child Welfare System’s Prevention Programs
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Two Covid-Necessitated Learning Programs Likely To Exceed Their $150 Million Budget
April 8, 2021
A Summer of Discontent? Mayor Budgets for Summer Closures and Program Cancelation
June 15, 2020
How Much Might Youth and Their Families Lose in Wages If The Summer Youth Employment Program Is Canceled?
June 11, 2020
Proposed State Budget Continues Pattern of Cuts to Child Welfare
March 18, 2020
Under the Radar: Big Rise in After-School Programs for
Elementary and Middle School Students
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April 23, 2019
Additional Funds for Summer Youth Employment, But Uncertainties Remain
March 21, 2018
Who Are the Main Sources for Reports of
Alleged Child Abuse and Maltreatment in New York City?
October 18, 2018
Under Pressure: How the City’s Child Welfare System
Responded to Recent High-Profile Tragedies
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July 24, 2018
Governor’s Budget Would Cut Funding to NYC for Child Welfare and
Juvenile Justice by $190 Million
March 222, 2018; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
A System in Flux: New Programs, Administrative Changes Create Challenges for New York City’s Traditional Subsidized Child Care Programs
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Governor’s Budget Shifts Larger Share of Foster Care Costs to the City
March 27, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Investigating Reports of Child Abuse & Neglect: Has NYC Met Its
Goals Set 10 Years Ago to Increase Investigative Staff and Lower
Caseloads?
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HTML
October 27, 2016
Has the City’s Expansion of
Alternative-to-Placement Programs
Reduced the Share of
Juvenile Delinquents Confined to Residential Facilities?
June 20, 2016;
New York City
by the Numbers
More Funding for Child Welfare:
Mayor Aims to Expand &
Enhance Preventive Services,
Reducing Foster Care Placements
June 1, 2016;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget, 3 pages
PDF
Are
Fewer Child Care Vouchers for 4-Year-Olds
Being Used
Because of the Expansion of Full-Day Pre-K?
April 19, 2016;
New York City
by The Numbers
Funding Added to Increase Security at
Close to Home Juvenile Placement Facilities
March 14, 2016;Focus
Is Summer Out for SONYC Youth?
City's Budget Plan Leaves 17,500 Summer Slots in
Jeopardy
December 15, 2015;Fiscal Brief,
3 pages
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PDF
Will State Funds Be Available Again for Expanded After-School Programs?
March 25, 2015; Focus
On The Preliminary Budget,
3 pages
PDF
A Change in Approach: A Shift in
Priorities and Caseload at the City's
Office of Child
Support Enforcement
July 11, 2014;
Fiscal
Brief, 7 pages
HTML
PDF
More Slots for More Hours, but No Summer Programs Under After-School Plan
March 24, 2014; Focus On: The
Preliminary Budget PDF
Reviewing the Changes in City Child Care Enrollment
March 21, 2014: Focus On: The
Preliminary Budget PDF
How Has the Recent Decline in the Number of Children in
Foster Care Affected Costs?
October 8, 2013;
New York City By The Numbers
Will More Youth Get Jobs in the City’s Summer Jobs
Program This Year Than in Recent Summers?
July 15, 2013;
New York City By The Numbers
EarlyLearn Takes Its First Steps: City’s Redesigned Subsidized Child Care System Still Faces Challenges
December 4, 2012; Fiscal
Brief, 7 Pages
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PDF
Expansion and Contraction: Budget Swings & Program
Changes Mean City’s Out-of-School Time Initiative Keeps
Evolving
September 20, 2012; Fiscal
Brief, 8 Pages
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PDF
The Effect of EarlyLearn NYC on Subsidized Childcare Capacity
May 30, 2012; Letter, 7 pages
Bearing the Cost of Early Intervention Services: Recent Changes Not Likely
to Shift Much Spending From City & State to Private Insurers
April 19, 2012; Fiscal
Brief,
11 pages
A Changed Emphasis in City’s Child Welfare System: How
Has Shift Away From Foster Care Affected Funding,
Spending, Caseloads?
October 12, 2011; Fiscal Brief,
8 pages
City’s Subsidized Child Care System Faces Rising Costs,
Shrinking Funds
October 1, 2010; Fiscal Brief,
8 pages
Effect of Closing ACS Day Care Centers to Kindergartners
on Average Kindergarten Class Size
September 23, 2010; Letter,
9 pages
Testimony to the New York City Council Youth Services
Committee On the LGBTQ Commission Report
September 21, 2010; Testimony,
1 page
City Spending for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grows
Steadily
August 12, 2010; Fiscal Brief,
5 pages
Estimated Costs of Language Access Policies in New York
City Agencies
October 8, 2009; Letter,
3 pages
A One-Time
Cure for the Summertime Job Blues
May 21, 2009; IBO Weblog
Post
Since 2000, Funding Changes Cause Annual Uncertainty for Summer Jobs Program
June 2006; Fiscal Brief, 5 pages
The Rising Cost of the Early Intervention Program
January 27, 2006; Newsfax Article
As City Plans Child Care Improvements, Funding Tightens
December 29, 2005; Report, 6 pages and supplemental table
Adoption Subsidy Spending Grows, But City Saves
December 6, 2005; Fiscal Brief
Aging Out: From Foster Care to Homeless Shelters?
March 24, 2004; Newsfax Article table
Where Have All the New Child Care Dollars Gone?
December 12, 2002; Newsfax Article
City's Reliance on State and Federal Funds for Child Care Grows
December 2002; Background Paper, 6 pages
Summertime Blues: Nearly 15,000 Fewer Summer Jobs for Teens
July 18, 2002; Newsfax Article
Child Care Inventory
May 29, 2000; Newsfax Article
Youth Services Cuts, Citizenship Program Extension Proposed
February 22, 1999; Newsfax Article
Federal Proposals Would Expand Subsidized Child Care
March 30, 1998; Newsfax Article
Youth Services Funding Allocated
January 19, 1998; Newsfax Article
In Custody: Length of Stay and
Population Demographics at NYC Jails, 2014–2023
March 19, 2024
A Full Accounting: How Much Does New York City Spend On Its Criminal Justice System
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July 6, 2021
Why Has the Cost of Correctional Health Services Increased in the Last Decade?
September 21, 2020
When Arrests Fell in New York City, Did Staffing of the District Attorney and Special Prosecutor Offices Also Decline?
August 26, 2020
More Closings, Fewer Staff: Mayor’s Executive Budget Proposes Substantial Spending Reductions for the City’s Jails
June 17, 2020
Covid-19 and Reducing the Jail Population: Who Might Be Released Under Board of Correction Recommendations?
March 20, 2020
While the City Builds New Jails, How Much Will It
Spend to Maintain the Jails Destined for Closure?
January 23, 2020
Who Pays for the Rising Number of State
Technical Parole Violators in NYC Jails?
August 27, 2019
Does It Take the Court System Longer in New York City to Process Indicted Felony Cases Than Elsewhere in the State?
April 10, 2019
City Still Spending Asset Forfeiture Funds From the 2015 BNP Paribas Settlement
March 19; 2019
How Does the Time Spent in Local Jails Vary by County for Inmates Ultimately
Destined for New York State Prison?
December 5, 2018
Of the More Than 58,000 Admissions to City Jails Last Year,
How Many Inmates Had Been There Before?
May 29, 2018
Nest Egg: City’s District Attorneys Holding
Millions in Off-Budget Funds From Asset Forfeitures
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February 14, 2018
Sentenced to Time in a City Jail: For What Offenses and How Long?
September 14, 2017
Has the Decline in the Number of Inmates From the City
Led to the Drop in the State Prison Population?
August 3, 2017
Pretrial Detainees in New York City Jails: Numbers and Cost
May 18, 2017
Police Department’s Civilian Hiring Lags Behind Stated Plans
March 29, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
With Criminal Justice Reforms Taking Effect,
Mayor Adds Funds for More Administrative Hearings
March 10, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Overtime for Correction Officers Continues to Increase
March 8, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Has the City’s Expansion of
Alternative-to-Placement Programs
Reduced the Share of
Juvenile Delinquents Confined to Residential Facilities?
June 20, 2016;New York City
by the Numbers
Where are Funds Going Under the Mayor's Task Force on
Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Plan?
December 7, 2015;New
York City by the Numbers
Overtime for Correction Officers on Pace to
Reach Highest Level in Over Two Decades
June 1, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages
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Mental Health Services in New York
City Jails
May 12, 2015; Testimony,
2 pages
PDF
Looking Back at the Brad H. Settlement: Has the city Met Its Obligations to Provide Mental Health & Discharge Services in the Jails?
May 11, 2015;
Fiscal
Brief, 15 pages
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PDF
How Many Mentally Ill Inmates Are in City Jails?
How Does This
Compare with the Capacity of the City’s Psychiatric Facilities?
June 5, 2014; New York City by The Numbers
NYC’s
Jail Population: Who’s There and Why?
August 22, 2013;
New York City By The Numbers
Do Courtroom Delays in the Bronx Come at a Cost to the
City?
July 24, 2013;
New York City By The Numbers
Estimated Cost of Pre-Trial Detainment in New York City
September 30, 2011; Letter,
4 pages
State
Cuts to the Court System Likely to Carry a Price Tag for
the City
July 27, 2011; IBO Weblog
Post
Despite
Cut in Capital Spending, Mayor Plans to Build a New
Jail, Renovate Others
June 15, 2011; IBO Weblog Post
Long-Term Trends in Funding for District Attorneys
May 18, 2011; Letter,
10 pages
City Spending on Legal Services for New Yorkers
April 26, 2011; Letter,
9 pages
City Spending Rises on Programs To Help Inmates Leaving
Jail
June 3, 2009; Fiscal Brief, 5 pages
The Rising Cost of the City's Juvenile Justice System
December 18, 2007; Fiscal Brief, 13 pages
Alternative to Jail Programs for Juveniles Reduce City Costs
July 11, 2006; Newsfax Article
State Saves as City Bears Added Jail Costs for Felony Cases
September 29, 2005; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
City to Spend Nearly $1 Billion to Make Temporary Jail Beds Permanent
May 4, 2001; Newsfax Article
Council Pushes Plan for Corrections' Retirement Benefits
May 24, 2000; Newsfax Article
Cost of Pre-Trial Detention in City Jails Takes Bite Out of Big Apple's Budget
January 24, 2000; Newsfax Article
Governor Proposes $12 Million More for Housing State Prisoners
March 30, 1998; Newsfax Article
IBO Project: New York City Payments to Cultural Nonprofit Organizations
September 12, 2023
Where Are Cultural Development Fund Awards Distributed Throughout New York City?
May 25, 2023
The Cultural Affairs Department and Libraries Face Budget Reductions
March 11, 2021
Getting a Read on Library Subsidies: City Support for the Library Systems Has Grown, Did Public Use Rise Too?
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September 29, 2020
How Dependent Are Members of New York’s Cultural Institutions Group on City Subsidies?
January 14, 2020
Economic Activity in New York City’s Arts and Cultural Sector
July 17, 2019
How Have New Yorkers Changed the Way
They Use the City’s Libraries in Recent Years?
November 15, 2016
Has the Distribution of Cultural Development Funds
Shifted Over Seven Years?
August 25, 2015;
New
York City by the Numbers
Potential Savings From Merging New York City's
Three Library Systems
April 29, 2014;
Letter, 4 pages
Funding
Cuts Could Shelve Many Library Branches
April 13, 2011; IBO Weblog
Post
City Revamps Arts Funding Process: More Funds for More
Groups
August 26, 2009; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
Library Funding: Subsidies Rebound, Disparities Remain
July 12, 2007; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
Broadening the Cultural Challenge: Major Changes Have Altered the Distribution of a Key City Arts Fund
January 15, 2002; Fiscal Brief, 4 pages
Recent Trends in Capital Commitments for the Department of Cultural Affairs
April 24, 2001; Letter
IBO Estimate of the Impact of Newly Arrived
Asylum Seekers on New York City’s Budget
November 13, 2022
A Life Line? An Examination of City Operating
Support To New York City Health + Hospitals
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November 10, 2022
NYC Medicaid Enrollment and Claims Grow During Pandemic, But Feds Shoulder Cost Increase (For Now)
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March 18, 2022
Will City Support for the Public Hospital System Continue to Increase?
June 28, 2021
Why Has the Cost of Correctional Health Services Increased in the Last Decade?
September 21, 2020
Federal Fix? Aid From Washington May
Keep Health + Hospitals Afloat, for Now
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August 17, 2020
Are the Number of Health Department
Initial Inspections for Rats on the Rise?
September 18, 2019
NYC Health + Hospitals: On the Mend?
March 25, 2018
Is the Shift of Medicaid Enrollment into
Managed Care Almost Complete?
November 8, 2018
Could City Employees Provide a Major
Source of Enrollees for MetroPlus Gold?
July 2, 2018
City Subsidies Grow, Federal Cuts Delayed but
Fiscal Challenges Remain for NYC’s Public Hospitals
March 19, 2018; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Are New York City’s Public Hospitals Becoming the Main Provider
of Inpatient Services for the Mentally Ill?
July 26, 2017
For NYC Health + Hospitals, Many Fiscal Risks Remain
March 21, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
With Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Rising in New York City, What Happened to Spending on Treatment and Prevention?
February 8, 2017
Detailing the Expansion of Behavioral Health Services:
City-Funded Spending Drives New & Growing Programs Under the Mayor’s ThriveNYC Initiative
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February 2, 2017
Critical Condition: Reviving the
Fiscal Health of the City’s
Public Hospitals Will Take
State, Federal & Union Cooperation
June 30, 2016;
Fiscal Brief,
5 pages PDF
HTML
How Much Has the Affordable Care Act Reduced the Share
of
Uninsured Patients Treated by the City’s Public
Hospitals?
April 21, 2016;
New York City
by The Numbers
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
Improving Reporting on EMS Response Times
February 23, 2016;Testimony and Map, 3 pages
PDF
Does City Spending on Antismoking
Efforts Affect Smoking Rates?
August 11, 2015;New
York City by the Numbers
Mental Health Services in New York
City Jails
May 12, 2015;Testimony,
2 pages
PDF
Looking Back at the Brad H. Settlement: Has the city Met Its Obligations to Provide Mental Health & Discharge Services in the Jails?
May 11, 2015;
Fiscal
Brief, 15 pages
HTML
PDF
Estimating the Cost to Inspect Nail Salons, Beauty
Salons,
Barber Shops, and Other Personal Care
Facilities
April 30, 2015; Letter,
3 pages
PDF
Are New
York City’s Part-Time, Low-Income Workers More Reliant
On Medicaid than Similar Workers in Other Parts of the
State?
November 6, 2014; New York City by the Numbers
Medicaid, Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance & the Uninsured in New York:
Regional Differences in Health Insurance Coverage
October 29, 2014;
Fiscal
Brief, 16 pages
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PDF
How Many Mentally Ill Inmates Are in City Jails?
How Does This
City’s Public Hospitals Continue to Face Fiscal Struggles
Medicaid Waiver Funds May Not Be a Great Deal For The
City
Bloomberg
Administration Renews Plan to Close Two City-Run
Immunization Clinics, Leaving Just One Open Growth in New York’s Medicaid Enrollment and Costs: While
Enrollment Highest in the City, Recent Increases Mostly
in the Suburbs and Upstate
How Has
the Recent Decline in the Number of Children in Foster
Care Affected Costs? Examining the City’s Response to
Medical Emergencies 1999-2011: With More Ambulances on
the Streets Response Times to Serious Medical
Emergencies Improve
Will New
York City Hospitals That Treat Many Low-Income Patients
Face The Heaviest Penalties Under New Federal
Reimbursement Policies?
How Many of the City’s Hospitals, and Hospital Beds, Were at Risk During Hurricane Sandy?
How Has Medicaid Spending on New York City Residents
Changed Since Gov. Cuomo Implemented Savings Measures?
Bearing the Cost of Early Intervention Services: Recent Changes Not Likely
Will the Mayor Still Be Looking for Savings?:
School
Nurse Cuts Would Hit Private Schools the Hardest
Analysis of the Cost to the city of Adopting Intro 750
Can the
City’s Investment in Electronic Medical Records Net
Health and Cost Benefits?
Estimated Costs of Language Access Policies in New York
City Agencies
Federal
Stimulus and Medicaid: How Big a Savings for the City? Federal Medicaid Changes Pose Major Budget Risks to the City's Hospitals Larger City Subsidy Saves Public Hospitals, For Now Home Care for Seniors: Trends In Service Levels and Costs City's AIDS Services Caseload Growth Slows Child Health Clinics Face Budget Cuts, Again Clause in Medicare Bill Blocked Hundreds of Millions in Potential City Savings As Medicaid Enrollment Has Surged, Composition of the Caseload Has Changed New York City's $4 Billion Medicaid Bill: What Is Driving the Rise in Costs? Federal & State spending on HIV/AIDS-related programs in New York City Has Medicaid Managed Care Moved from the Mainstream? Pest Control Expenditures Health Care Reform Act of 2000: An Overview IBO Study Shows the Costs of Proposed Lead Paint Law Preventing Lead Poisoning In Children Medicaid Savings Would Require Federal and State Action Federal Funding Boosts Health Coverage for Uninsured Children
Compare with the Capacity of the City’s Psychiatric Facilities?
June 5, 2014; New York City by The Numbers
March 19, 2014; Focus On: The
Preliminary Budget PDF
March 13, 2014; Focus On: The
Preliminary Budget PDF
December 6, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
October 22, 2013;
Fiscal Brief, 13 Pages HTML
PDF
October 8, 2013;
New York City By The Numbers
June 14, 2013;
Fiscal Brief, 9 Pages HTML
PDF
June 12, 2013;
IBO New York City by the Numbers Post
November 15, 2012;
New York City By The Numbers Post
September 25, 2012;
New York City By The Numbers Post
to Shift Much Spending From City & State to Private Insurers
April 19, 2012; Fiscal
Brief,
11 pages
Growth in
AIDS Caseload Slows and Spending Per Case Eases Downward
November 29, 2011; Fiscal
Brief, 7 pages
June 11, 2010;
IBO Weblog Post
March 9, 2010;
Letter, 9 pages
February 11, 2010;
IBO Weblog Post
October 8, 2009; Letter,
3 pages
January 16, 2009;
IBO Weblog Post
May 13, 2008; Newsfax, 3 pages
March 11, 2008; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
January 3, 2008; Fiscal Brief, 5 pages
August 10, 2005; Newsfax Article
April 1, 2004; Newsfax
January 22, 2004; Newsfax Article
June 12, 2003; Background Paper, 3 pages
May 7, 2003; Newsfax Article
February 12, 2001; Letter, 4 pages, plus supplemental tables
April 24, 2000; Newsfax Article
March 20, 2000; Newsfax Article
February 28, 2000; Newsfax Article
May 10, 1999; Newsfax Article
April 28, 1999; Fiscal Impact Statement
February 8, 1999; Newsfax Article
December 14, 1997; Newsfax Article
How Have City Costs Changed with Shifts in State and Federal Support for Homeless Shelters?
March 10, 2023
IBO Estimate of the Impact of Newly Arrived
Asylum Seekers on New York City’s Budget
November 13, 2022
Adams Increases Funds for Homeless Shelters,
But More Needed for Shelters & Other Programs
March 8, 2022
Homeless Services Sees Shift in Shelter Populations and Influx of FEMA Funding
February 22, 2021
Homelessness Continues to Roil the Mayor’s Spending Plans
March 11, 2020
Close to Home: Does Proximity to a Homeless Shelter
Affect Residential Property Values in Manhattan?
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September 25, 2019
Governor’s Budget Would Add to City’s
Rising Share of Homeless Shelter Costs
March 15; 2018
Governor Questions City’s Homeless Efforts Despite
NYC’s Expanded Outreach and Prevention Programs
March 16, 2018; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Is New York City Shouldering a Rising Share of Homeless Shelter Costs?
February 21, 2018
Housing Department Increases Capital Funds To Create Housing for the Homeless
March 15, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Homeless Shelter Costs Continue to Be Underbudgeted in Future Years
February 22, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
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
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
Albany Shifts the Burden: As the
Cost for Sheltering the Homeless Rises, Federal & City
Funds Are Increasingly Tapped
October 15, 2015;Fiscal Brief,
9 pages
HTML
PDF
Further Increases to Homeless Rental Assistance,
But Additional Funds for Shelter Still Necessary
May 19, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 3 pages
PDF
Homeless Rental Assistance Increased But Impact on Shelter Uncertain
March 16, 2015; Focus
On The Preliminary Budget,
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
Homeless Shelter Costs at Record Amounts, and Likely to
Rise
March 10, 2014; Focus On: The
Preliminary Budget PDF
Homelessness Up Locally, Down Nationally: But Federal
Cutbacks May Soon Drive Up Numbers Coast to Coast
October 24, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
With the Rise in the City’s Homeless Shelter Population, How Much Has Shelter Spending Increased?
March 7, 2013;
New York City by the Numbers Post
Homeless for the Holidays, and Beyond
January 7, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post
Fiscal Impact of Prioritizing Homeless Families for
Public Housing and Vouchers
June 14, 2012; Letter,
6 pages
As Rental
Subsidies for Families End, Time in Shelter Grows
February 23, 2012; IBO
Weblog Post
Testimony to the New York City Council Youth Services
Committee On the LGBTQ Commission Report
September 21, 2010; Testimony,
1 page
City Spending for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grows
Steadily
August 12, 2010; Fiscal Brief,
5 pages
After Four Years, New York/New York III Pact Has
Produced Less Housing Than Planned
February 9, 2010; Fiscal Brief, 9 pages
Testimony to the New York City Council on Uniting for Solutions Beyond Shelter
September 23, 2008; Testimony, 2 pages
Has the Rise in Homelessness Prevention Spending Decreased the Shelter Population?
August 7, 2008; Newsfax, 4 pages, plus supplement
Update on City Homelessness Prevention Spending
February 26, 2007; Letter, 3 pages
Update on City Homelessness Prevention Spending
May 17, 2005; Letter, 3 pages
Evaluating the Fiscal Impact of the Housing Stability Plus Program
March 1, 2005; Fiscal Brief, 12 pages
Aging Out: From Foster Care to Homeless Shelters?
March 24, 2004; Newsfax Article
Can Another NY/NY Deal Deliver Housing for the Mentally Ill Homeless and City Savings?
October 25, 2002; Newsfax Article
Homeless Prevention Spending Flat, But Programs Changing
October 23, 2003; Newsfax Article
Rising Homelessness Threatens Higher City Costs
September 12, 2002; Newsfax Article
Give 'Em Shelter: Various City Agencies Spend Over $900 million on Homeless Services
March 7, 2002; Fiscal Brief, 12 pages
Rising Homelessness Pushes Homeless Services Budget Higher
December 13, 2001; Newsfax Article
Budget Facts: Department of Homeless Services, 1994-2000
January 24, 2000; Newsfax Article
Giving Some Back, Leaving Others Out: IBO’s Analysis of the Administration’s Second Consecutive Program to Eliminate the Gap This Fiscal Year
February 27, 2024
Fair Fares: What could it cost to expand eligibility and cover the full price of a transit ride?
February 8, 2024
Understanding the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS): Budget, Usage, Expansion Projections, and Concerns
January 8, 2024
NYC Independent Budget Office Asylum Seeker Cost Projections For Fiscal Years 2024 & 2025 as of the 2023 November Plan
December 8, 2023
Food for Thought: Recent Trends in City Council-funded Allocations for Food for New Yorkers
November 21, 2023
Snapshot: New York City Spending
For Asylum Seekers
May 8, 2023
Testimony on Cost of City’s Response to Asylum Seekers
December 20, 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
City’s Nonprofit Contractors Receive More
Funding After Year of Uncertainty
Governor’s Executive Budget Proposes Nearly $50 Million in Human Services Cuts to New York City
March 18, 2021
New York City Delivers on Covid Emergency Food Budget
March 17, 2021
What Impact Has the Pandemic Had on
Job Placements for Cash-Assistance Recipients?
January 28, 2021
Food to Go: Did NYC Open Grab & Go Sites in Areas With the Greatest Need?
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July 28, 2020
Have NYC’s Cash Assistance Rolls Grown Following The Pandemic-Related Rise in Unemployment?
July 9, 2020
The Governor Says Localities Have Let Medicaid Costs Climb: State Decisions, Enrollment & Claim Trends Tell a More Complicated Story
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March 27, 2020
Governor’s Proposal Would Add to New York City’s
Increasing Share of Cash Assistance Costs
March 10, 2020
Updating the Cost of Providing
Legal Services to Eligible New Yorkers
January 29, 2020
After Expected Decline Under New Employment Services Contracts, Are Job Placements Now Increasing for Cash Assistance Recipients?
November 26, 2019
New Yorkers Receiving Cash Assistance: A Nearly 60-Year Low?
August 20, 2019
Governor’s Proposal Would Add to New York City’s
Increasing Share of Cash Assistance Costs
March 13, 2018
Have Changes to a Key City Job-Training Program for
Cash Assistance
Recipients Affected the Number of Placements?
November 13, 2018
Is the Shift of Medicaid Enrollment into
Managed Care Almost Complete?
November 8, 2018
Cash Assistance Employment Plan Enters New Phase
March 27, 2018; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
How Much Income Support Aid Could Low-Income New Yorkers Lose
Under President Trump’s Budget Proposal?
August 16, 2017
New Cash Assistance Programs Keeping Recipients on Welfare Rolls Longer,
But Caseload Increase Seems to Have Stabilized
March 23, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Are
Fewer Child Care Vouchers for 4-Year-Olds
Being Used
Because of the Expansion of Full-Day Pre-K?
April 19, 2016;
New York City
by The Numbers
Changing Course on Cash
Assistance
March 7, 2016;
Focus
On: The Preliminary Budget, 3 pages
PDF
The Public Assistance Caseload: More Job Training, Fewer
Punitive Actions Under the de Blasio Administration?
February 12, 2015;
New York City by the Numbers
Medicaid, Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance & the Uninsured in New York: Regional Differences in Health Insurance Coverage
October 29, 2014;
Fiscal
Brief, 16 pages
HTML
PDF
Has the
Long-Term Increase in Food Stamp Usage Finally Come to
an End?
October 8, 2014; New York City by the Numbers
A Change in Approach: A Shift in
Priorities and Caseload at the City's
Office of Child
Support Enforcement
July 11, 2014;
Fiscal
Brief, 7 pages
HTML
PDF
What
Program Is the Largest Source of Income Support Grants
for Low-Income New York City Residents?
March 14, 2013;
IBO New York City by the Numbers Post
Will the Mayor Still Be Looking for Savings?:
Growth in
AIDS Caseload Slows and Spending Per Case Eases Downward
November 29, 2011; Fiscal
Brief, 7 pages
President’s Plan Could Cut Millions in Antipoverty Aid
for City’s Poorest Neighborhoods
April 28, 2011;IBO Weblog Post
Recession’s Divide: Food Stamp Caseload Soars, Welfare
Caseload Does Not
September 13, 2010; IBO Weblog Post
City’s
Food Stamp Enrollment Surges
October 22, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
Estimated Costs of Language Access Policies in New York
City Agencies
October 8, 2009; Letter,
3 pages
Back to Work Program Spending and Performance
April 23, 2009;Letter, 4 pages
Will
Mounting City Job Losses Lead to Soaring Welfare Rolls?
Maybe Not.
February 2, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
Most Food Stamp Recipients no Longer Also Welfare Recipients
January 16, 2008; 5 pages, plus
supplemental tables
New Welfare Rules May Be Costly for the City
July 3, 2007; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
Progress Report: The Mayor's Social Services Streamlining Plan
October 27, 2005; Newsfax Article
City's AIDS Services Caseload Growth Slows
August 10, 2005; Newsfax Article
While Fewer in City Receive Welfare, Many More Get SSI
December 2, 2004; Newsfax Article
Despite Recession, Welfare Reform and Labor Market Changes Limit Public Assistance Growth
August 2004; (6 pages)
With Welfare Surplus Shrinking, City Could Face $80 Million Aid Loss
April 6, 2004; Fiscal Brief, 6 pages
Homeless Prevention Spending Flat, But Programs Changing
October 23, 2003; Newsfax Article
Mayor's Social Service Streamlining Plan: Savings without Pain?
May 15, 2003; Fiscal Brief
Raising Work Quotas for Welfare Recipients: A Costly Challenge for the City
May 22, 2002; Newsfax Article
Governor Wants Remaining Welfare Surplus to Help Close Budget Gap
February 25, 2002; Newsfax Article
Rising Homelessness Pushes Homeless Services Budget Higher
December 13, 2001; Newsfax Article
New York's Increasing Dependence on the Welfare Surplus
August 2001; Report, 6 pages
Growing Share of Welfare Caseload Exempt from City's Workfare Program
May 4, 2001; Newsfax Article
Welfare and Work Revisited
November 1, 2000; Newsfax Article
Use of Work Experience Program Participants at the Department of Parks and Recreation
November 1, 2000; Newsfax Article
NYC's Comprehensive Five-Year Workforce Investment Plan
September 14, 2000; Newsfax Article
Welfare and Work
April 3, 2000; Newsfax Article
Welfare Reform Revisited: Implementation in New York City
September 24, 1998; Fiscal Brief
Implementation of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 in New York State
January 23, 1997;
The Fiscal Impact of the New Federal Welfare Law on New York City
October 31, 1996; Fiscal Brief
Funding for Staff at City’s Police Review Agency Meets Mandated Level, But Many Positions Vacant
March 16, 2022
Driving While Impaired Arrests Have Been Trending Down for Years. What About Crashes by Impaired Drivers?
August 6, 2021
Police Overtime Spending Is Down This Year. How Far Down, and Is It Expected to Stay Below Past Years?
June 18, 2021
How Much Did the 2021 Adopted Budget Reduce Spending For the New York City Police Department?
August 18, 2020
Mayor’s Proposed Budget Seeks to Provide the Bronx With More Rapid EMS Response. Is Queens Even More in Need?
June 14, 2019
Number of City-Run Ambulances Continues to Grow Under Budget Plan
February 28, 2018; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
Police Department’s Civilian Hiring Lags Behind Stated Plans
March 29, 2017; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget
More Officers as Planned, But
Promised
Civilianization of Police Force Has Stalled
March 8, 2016; Focus
On: The Preliminary Budget, 1 page
PDF
Improving Reporting on EMS Response Times
February 23, 2016;
Testimony and Map, 3 pages
PDF
Analysis of Fire Department Response Data, 2013
February 3, 2016;
Chartbook, 23 pages
PDF
Uniformly Overbudget: Tracing Police Overtime Spending & Staffing Since 1996
May 21, 2015;
Focus On: The
Executive Budget
Report, 2 pages PDF
Examining the City’s Response to
Medical Emergencies 1999-2011: With More Ambulances on
the Streets Response Times to Serious Medical
Emergencies Improve
June 14, 2013;
Fiscal Brief, 9 Pages HTML
PDF
Assessing the Viability of 12-Hour Police Shifts
August 20, 2012; Letter, 3 Pages
PDF
It’s Not Just OWS: How Wind, Snow, and the Red Sox Drive
Police Overtime Spending
October 25, 2011; IBO Weblog Post
Fewer Cops, and More of Them Behind Desks?
June 11, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
The Rising Cost of the City's Juvenile Justice System
December 18, 2007; Fiscal Brief, 13 pages
City Spending on Domestic Violence: A Review
June 18, 2007; Fiscal Brief, 8 pages
NYPD Uniformed Hiring and Retention
June 4, 2007; Testimony, 3 pages
The City's Rising Share of the Cost of Policing Public Housing
April 29, 2004; Testimony, 2 pages
Police Overtime: Tracking the Big Growth in Spending
April 29, 2004; Fiscal Brief, 7 Pages
As Federal Aid Drops, City's Cost for Policing Public Housing Climbs
April 15, 2004; Newsfax Article
Rise in CCRB Funding Leads to More Completed Investigations
July 24, 2002; Fiscal Brief
Albany Considers Bills to Slow Retirement of City Police
June 12, 2002; Newsfax Article
Civilianization and the New York
City Police Department
April 19, 2002; Testimony, 5 pages
The Future Cost of the Police Force
November 21, 2000; Testimony, 4 pages
Maintaining Historically Large Police Force Presents Challenges
September 29, 2000; Newsfax Article
Crime Bill Funding Only Half the Story
May 29, 2000; Newsfax Article
Police Hiring In Fiscal Year 2000 Emerges As A Focus Of Debate Between Mayor and City Council
April 19, 1999; Newsfax Article
Police and Sanitation Services Analyzed for Two Community Boards
July 27, 1998; Newsfax Article
Governor Proposes $12 Million More for Housing State Prisoners
March 30, 1998; Newsfax Article
Police Staffing Levels and Reported Crime Rates in America's Largest Cities: Results of Preliminary Analysis
March 16, 1998; Fiscal Brief
Agency Focus: The Civilian Complaint Review Board
October 20, 1997; Newsfax Article
PIT Surcharge Renewal Imposes New Requirements on NYPD's Budget
March 10, 1997; Newsfax Article
Neighborhood Senior Centers, Innovative Senior
Centers, and Social Clubs: What Is the Difference?
October 3, 2019
A Matter of Demographics? An Increasing Number of New Yorkers Are Aided by Adult Protective Service
PDF___________HTML
August 8, 2019
Why Is the City Rethinking How Budgets
Are Developed for Senior Centers?
September 17, 2018
What Services Are Provided by
New York City’s Senior Centers?
April 24, 2018
Outreach Efforts to Senior Citizens Regarding the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program
December 15, 2014; Testimony,
2 pages
PDF
Estimating the Cost of
Expanding the Department for the Aging's Assigned Counsel Project
October 27, 2014;
Letter,
2 pages
PDF
Senior Centers Come, Senior Centers Go
December 8, 2011; IBO Weblog Post
Mapping Senior Centers That May Be Closed: For 15, No
Other Centers Within a Mile
March 24, 2011; IBO Weblog Post
For
Some Seniors, the Closest Senior Center Will Be at Least
a Mile Away
August 25, 2010; IBO Weblog Post
Program Changes Become Roadblocks to Meals and Other
Senior Services
November 19, 2009; IBO Weblog Post
IBO Analysis of Senior Options Pilot in the Bronx
February 4, 2008; Letter, 4 pages
Home Care for Seniors: Trends In Service Levels and Costs
January 3, 2008; Fiscal Brief, 5 pages
Senior Services Transferred, Subsidized Employment Increased at Housing Authority
July 10, 2003; Newsfax Article, 4 pages
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