Mayor Zohran Mamdani balanced the budget, and a deadline is fast approaching. So. How DID he do it? 🤔 Music: prettyjohn1/Pixabay Former mayors' images: NYC Dept of Records, MB site
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Fair Fares is adjusted too low—it doesn’t reach ppl who commute to work every day. “[An expansion] would cover one in four working NYers, to cover ppl earning 20% more than min wage, and putting $750 back in the pocket of a full-time commuter,” CBC's Andrew Rein tells NY1:
"Yes, CBC wants to spend money [on Fair Fares NYC]" – CBC's Adam Schmidt submits testimony to NYC Council
As quoted in @nytimes.com, why CBC thinks increasing Fair Fares NYC to 250% of Fed Poverty Level is $ worth spending. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/n...
Mamdani Wants Free Buses for All. The City Council Has Different Ideas.
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CBC President Andrew Rein released this statement on Governor Kathy Hochul's FY27 general agreement announcement:
View our group memo of opposition with @cbcny.bsky.social, @etany.org, @partnership4nyc.bsky.social, @rpa.org, and Transits Cost Project on a bill that would require two-person crews on every NYC subway train reinventalbany.org/2026/04/grou...
Hear @andrewsrein.bsky.social , president of the @cbcny.bsky.social, discuss a new report showing NYC is losing residents at every income level, and what the city can do about it. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/how-to...
How to Stop the People Who Are Leaving NYC | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
A new report finds that New York City is losing population across income levels, and subsequently schools are losing students.
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CBC’s President Andrew Rein joined PIX11 to break down CBC’s new NYC Data Dashboard: Full segment here: t.co/FFaWWoCuq2
“‘What we see is more ppl leaving than coming,’ [Andrew Rein told Gothamist re new CBC report], which pegged NYC pop at 8.6M, down marginally from a year earlier. ‘We see it being wealthy people, middle-class people and poorer people, evenly distributed.’” t.co/LV4H1NPhoE
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-budget-watchdog-urges-spending-cuts-not-tax-hikes-to-stem-population-losses
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CBC's Andrew Rein released this statement, agreeing with @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @marklevinenyc.bsky.social on imp of strengthening Rainy Day Fund:
This Thursday, Feb 26th at 7pm. Join us for a Housing talk with @cbcny.bsky.social's Sean Campion. We'll discuss NY State Environmental Quality Review Act and Gov. Hochul's proposed reforms. RSVP: cnliberalism.org/events/nyc-s...
CBC's Andrew Rein joined NY1's Shannan Ferry to talk about what we're looking for in Mayor Mamdani's upcoming City preliminary budget:
Andy “Train Daddy” Byford is leading Penn Station’s revitalization for Amtrak. What should the station look like?What happens to MSG? Who pays—and who’s in charge? Hear Byford with CBC President Andrew Rein on What’s the Data Point? soundcloud.com/ggcbcpodcast...
630,000 with Andy Byford
630,000 is the number of riders who travel through Penn Station every day—making it the busiest transportation hub in the nation. The catch? It was designed, reportedly, for just 200,000. Revitalizing
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"CBC’s [new] report highlights NYC already imposes highest combined corp tax rate in the nation, about 17.44%, and proposals to raise state corp taxes further could push it above 22%, nearly double New Jersey’s rate." via AMNY www.amny.com/news/mamdani...
MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor tells Albany budget gap shrunk by $5 billion, pushes wealth tax to further close it | amNewYork
On “Tin Cup Day,” Mayor Mamdani told Albany lawmakers that his administration had lowered the city’s previously projected two-year budget deficit by $5 billion
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"We need to be competitive. That's why we should hold the line on taxes."—CBC's Andrew Rein on ABC7 NY re #TinCup yest
What happens if NYS top corporate tax rate increases? NY business enviro is already challenging: 🟣10th worst state for starting small businesses 🟣3rd slowest in avg growth in small businesses 🟣2nd most regulated state in nation Details in Risky Business: cbcny.org/research/ris...
Risky Business
No question: New York benefits from world-class human capital and a dynamic, innovative economy. Increasing corporate taxes would risk New York’s competitiveness and signal that the State is less welc...
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“He has to close the budget gap, fund his programs that he's promised to people and deal with potential fed cuts" - CBC's Andrew Rein on NYC fiscal outlook, what Mamdani has on plate re budget gap & how to address budget shortfall
I spy with my little eye 👁️: CBC's 'Mayoral Budget Blueprint' positioning in Mamdani's exec order for Chief Efficiency Officers! We'll be watching this one closely. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
CBC supports Governor Hochul’s proposal to modernize SEQR. Exempting modest housing and infrastructure projects—and setting clear review deadlines—would cut costs, shorten timelines, and remove uncertainty that stops housing from getting built. cbcny.org/testimony-re...
Testimony on Reforming New York’s State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Process
SEQR reform is a smart choice for New Yorkers that will encourage the development of much-needed housing and infrastructure, save money, and make New York a more affordable and resilient place to live...
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Trustee Breakfast day! Tune in live at 8.30am as we host Andy Byford, special advisor to the Amtrak Board for the Penn Station Transformation, in conversation w/CBC’s Andrew Rein: streamy.cloud/cbcny.html
CBC's Andrew Rein appeared on The Capitol Pressroom recently to talk through Governor Hochul's FY 2027 budget. 👂Listen in! capitolpressroom.org/2026/01/21/m...
Making sense of Governor Hochul's budget proposal
Reviewing the top line figures from Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal with Citizens Budget Commission President Andrew Rein.
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"Governor & Legislature should make #smartchoices — holding line on taxes, prioritizing core programs, and not adding unaffordable spending—to improve NYS’s affordability, sustain programs, and ensure NY is attractive to families & businesses."—CBC www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
Hochul proposes $260 billion budget — with no hike to 'tax the rich'
The budget looks to offset federal funding cuts and expand child care while resisting pressures from the left to increase taxes on the state's wealthiest residents and corporations.
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“We have a progressive tax structure that is volatile...We are seeing the benefits now, but at some point, there will be a recession. We should be putting some of the money aside for a recession reserve.” CBC's Andrew Rein tells The CITY re State budget: www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/20/h...
Hochul Proposes $6 Billion Spending Bump With No Tax Hikes
Meanwhile, Mamdani continues to say that corporations and the wealthy should pay higher taxes.
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CBC President Andrew S Rein released this statement on the New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 on behalf of the CBC:
NYS Budget day is here, and CBC is on the ground ready to translate, fact check, and reveal impacts! With a big structural gap and federal cuts ahead, smart choices matter—targeting aid where it’s needed most and funding it sustainably. #NYSBudget
What will we see in the Exec Budget? We expect affordability will stay front and center. Let’s hope proposed programs are affordable for the State budget, so they don’t leave the people without in a future self-inflicted crisis. #NYSBudget
In Albany for today’s NYS Executive Budget! CBC is reviewing the numbers, stress-testing the claims, and assessing what the proposal means for taxpayers and services. Press looking for fast analysis, data, or on-the-record comment can reach us at: mkaye@cbcny.org
CBC President @andrewsrein.bsky.social released this statement in response to New York State of the State 2026:
