Topic: Independent Budget Office
The price tag of a new Bronx water treatment plant has skyrocketed to $3.4 billion - nearly three times what the Bloomberg administration announced...
Nearly two dozen city parents sued the city Monday, demanding that charter schools pay $96 million to use space in public schools.. . The Manhattan...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has sliced its way to fiscal health under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but the political independent could be forced to raise taxes if the public rejects more service cuts, a fiscal watchdog group's report said on ...
Mayor Bloomberg's proposed budget is close to balanced, an independent watchdog said Fraiday - but some of his priorities may cause New Yorkers to...
Most city charter schools got $649 a student more than public schools did last school year, a new analysis by the Independent Budget Office finds...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer urged the state Legislature Friday to stop "out-of-control" property tax "giveaways" for strip clubs and...
Tensions between shopowners and street vendors hawking everything from novels to tamales in Jackson Heights isn't a recent phenomenon.. . But a new...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's current recession, though "quite severe" for people who lost their jobs, looks surprisingly shallow and brief when compared with previous downturns, a report said on Friday.</p><p>One of the main reasons ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City could raise $222 million a year from a proposed new tax on sugary soft drinks, a move that could encourage people to switch to healthier beverages, a fiscal monitor said on Friday.That is about double ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City could raise $222 million a year from a proposed new tax on sugary soft drinks, a move that could encourage people to switch to healthier beverages, a fiscal monitor said on Friday.That is about double ...