New York City's finances are being responsibly managed despite the large cost of negotiating labor settlements with city workers, according to members of the state Financial Control Board. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Today's joint announcement by Mayor de Blasio and Comptroller Stringer clarifies a City budget accounting question regarding an obligation the City incurred in connection with the recent labor settlement with the United Federation of Teachers. (fiscalpolicy.org)
In this op - ed in The Chief, James Parrott discusses Mayor de Blasio's Executive Budget and the impact of the UFT labor settlement. (fiscalpolicy.org)