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Child & Youth Services

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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February 4, 2022

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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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
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Is Summer Out for SONYC Youth? City's Budget Plan Leaves 17,500 Summer Slots in Jeopardy
December 15, 2015;Fiscal Brief, 3 pages    HTML    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     HTML    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    HTML    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

Criminal Justice

A Shrinking System with Similar Spending:
A Decade of Jail Trends (2014–2023)

September 12, 2024

Capital Projects on Rikers Island

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August 20, 2024

In Custody: Length of Stay and
Population Demographics at NYC Jails, 2014–2023

March 19, 2024

Borough-Based Jail Plan Seeks to House Detainees Closer to Their Communities and the Courts Where Their Cases Are Heard, How Do These Goals Overlap?
June 9, 2022

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

Last November Voters Approved an Increase in Civilian Complaint Review Board Staffing. Does the Mayor’s Budget Plan Provide the Funds?
June 5, 2020

Covid-19 Spurred Discharges From the City’s Jails, But Were Some Groups of People in Custody More Likely to Be Released Than Others?
May 21, 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    PDF

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

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

Health & Public Hospitals

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

Are NYC Health + Hospitals Facilities Located in Community Districts With the Highest Shares of Uninsured New Yorkers?
July 1, 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    HTML    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

City’s Public Hospitals Continue to Face Fiscal Struggles
March 19, 2014; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget  PDF

Medicaid Waiver Funds May Not Be a Great Deal For The City
March 13, 2014; Focus On: The Preliminary Budget  PDF

Bloomberg Administration Renews Plan to Close Two City-Run Immunization Clinics, Leaving Just One Open
December 6, 2013;
IBO Weblog Post

Growth in New York’s Medicaid Enrollment and Costs: While Enrollment Highest in the City, Recent Increases Mostly in the Suburbs and Upstate
October 22, 2013; Fiscal Brief, 13 Pages    HTML    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

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

Will New York City Hospitals That Treat Many Low-Income Patients Face The Heaviest Penalties Under New Federal Reimbursement Policies?
June 12, 2013;
IBO New York City by the Numbers Post

How Many of the City’s Hospitals, and Hospital Beds, Were at Risk During Hurricane Sandy?
November 15, 2012; New York City By The Numbers Post

How Has Medicaid Spending on New York City Residents Changed Since Gov. Cuomo Implemented Savings Measures?
September 25, 2012; New York City By The Numbers Post

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

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

School Nurse Cuts Would Hit Private Schools the Hardest
June 11, 2010;
IBO Weblog Post

Analysis of the Cost to the city of Adopting Intro 750
March 9, 2010;
Letter, 9 pages

Can the City’s Investment in Electronic Medical Records Net Health and Cost Benefits?
February 11, 2010;
IBO Weblog Post

Estimated Costs of Language Access Policies in New York City Agencies
October 8, 2009;  Letter, 3 pages

Federal Stimulus and Medicaid: How Big a Savings for the City?
January 16, 2009;
IBO Weblog Post

Federal Medicaid Changes Pose Major Budget Risks to the City's Hospitals
May 13, 2008;   Newsfax, 3 pages

Larger City Subsidy Saves Public Hospitals, For Now
March 11, 2008;   Fiscal Brief, 6 pages

Home Care for Seniors: Trends In Service Levels and Costs
January 3, 2008;   Fiscal Brief, 5 pages

City's AIDS Services Caseload Growth Slows
August 10, 2005;   Newsfax Article

Child Health Clinics Face Budget Cuts, Again
April 1, 2004;   Newsfax

Clause in Medicare Bill Blocked Hundreds of Millions in Potential City Savings
January 22, 2004;   Newsfax Article

As Medicaid Enrollment Has Surged, Composition of the Caseload Has Changed
June 12, 2003;   Background Paper, 3 pages

New York City's $4 Billion Medicaid Bill: What Is Driving the Rise in Costs?
May 7, 2003;   Newsfax Article

Federal & State spending on HIV/AIDS-related programs in New York City
February 12, 2001;   Letter, 4 pages, plus supplemental tables

Has Medicaid Managed Care Moved from the Mainstream?
April 24, 2000;   Newsfax Article

Pest Control Expenditures
March 20, 2000;   Newsfax Article

Health Care Reform Act of 2000: An Overview
February 28, 2000;   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

Medicaid Savings Would Require Federal and State Action
February 8, 1999;   Newsfax Article

Federal Funding Boosts Health Coverage for Uninsured Children
December 14, 1997;   Newsfax Article

Homelessness

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

Public Assistance

Testimony To the New York City Council Committees on General Welfare and Immigration Oversight on the 30- and 60-Day Rukes for Asylum Seekers
November 19, 2024

Recounting the Creation of New York City Offices
May 7, 2024

How Much Has the City Spent on One-Time Homelessness Prevention Payments for Rental Arrears?
May 6, 2024

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

June 6, 2021

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

Rocky Road for Nonprofit Human Services Organizations: City Increases Support for Administrative Costs, But Providers Face Other Challenges
June 18, 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

Public Safety

Examining the Cost of Moving the Lifeguard Unit from the Parks Department to the FDNY
October 17, 2024

Capital Projects on Rikers Island

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August 20, 2024

Has the City's Paramedic Response Time to the Most Serious Medical Emergencies Slowed In Recent Years? Is the Response Slowest Outside Manhattan?
July 14, 2022

Investing in Public Safety: An Examination of the Programs that Did (and Did Not) Receive New Funding in the Mayor’s Budget Proposals
May 25, 2022

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

There’s a Call Reporting a Crime in Progress. How Long Does It Take for the Police to Send a Car in Your Precinct?
May 9, 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

Seniors

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
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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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