Executive budget includes service cuts that face fierce City Council opposition
New York City is growing faster than expected. The Census Bureau estimates that the city’s population grew by 69,777 since April 1, 2011, an increase attributed to higher birth rates and immigration. While the director of the New York City Department of City Planning’s Population Division, Joseph Salvo, said he welcomed the news, he added that the feds […]
EDC President Seth Pinsky challenges living wage bill, says approach “destroys jobs”
It’s coming down to the wire: New York State has about three months to create a state-sponsored health care insurance exchange as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. Currently both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Assembly are in favor of a bill that would create an exchange, while Senate Republicans say they need […]
City Department for the Aging asks community groups to reapply to run gathering spaces
Proprietors tell City Council of onerous fines and relentless inspections
After-school programs face $60 million in cuts under mayor’s proposed budget
Today a new city task force – the Report and Advisory Board Review Commission –will hold its first meeting. No, that’s not a joke. With the blessing of voters, who approved an amendment to the City Charter in 2010, this special commission to take a look at hundreds of other commissions on the books – […]
What does a no-snow winter mean for the city budget? This year New York City is on pace for its second-mildest winter ever, according to the National Weather Service. A mere seven inches of snow have fallen on Central Park this season. High temperatures across the region have already savaged business that depend on snow, from ski […]
Today Comptroller John Liu delivered a “State of the City” address, the first by a sitting comptroller in recent memory. Traditionally only the mayor and city council speaker give state of the city speeches but Liu, who is considered a contender in the upcoming 2013 election, seized a chance to pitch his platform. At a […]
