NYC Independent Budget Office

Your go-to source for nonpartisan, data-driven insights on NYC’s budget, economy, and policy. We break down spending, tax revenues, housing, education, and more

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Have you ever wanted to meet a City budget expert in real life? IBO is coming to a Summer Streets event near you! See our last post for dates & locations!

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Stop by and say hi to IBO these next few Saturdays - we'll be at every Summer Streets this Summer and would love to see any and all of you!! #NYC #NYCbudget #NYCIBO

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Personal Income Tax (PIT) is New York City's second largest source of tax revenue after property taxes.

Did you know that IBO has data on income and PIT liability dating back to 2006 that's open for anyone to view and download?

Check out the tables: https://t.co/e6zcMnEh8C

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📌 WATCH HERE: https://t.co/zqZFJ09k6s
Now available on the IBO YouTube Channel:
IBO analysts walk you through our cost estimates for different expansion scenarios of the fair fairs program and making buses free.

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Did you know NYC's budget ($124 billion in fiscal year 2026) is actually larger than most US state budgets? 🤯https://t.co/vTiIZ4x7b8

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Good Morning fellow New York City residents. May our fiscal future be Merry and Bright 💘 💯 💫 ☔️

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July tomorrow? No problem... last July, we analyzed how taxing hotel remarketers has affected City hotel occupancy tax revenue. Go check it out! 🏨🛏️ https://t.co/PNhZv1nw3N

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It's National Take Your Dog to Work Day! Remember when we interviewed the Dog Mayor? ...I mean, how could you ever forget? 🐶 https://t.co/DtSLt9RN0R

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Amidst conversations on what the City can be doing to ensure transit affordability, IBO present the findings from "Citi Bike: Lessons for the Future of New York City’s Bike Share" at the @RockefellerInst 'Local Government Lab' here: https://t.co/qkadQTpkTc

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Got an event you'd like to work on with IBO (Budget 101, School Budget Workshop, etc)? Submit a request! 🌻 https://t.co/uxG4eKFlWc

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Here's some Monday hopecore: outdoor pools open this weekend!!!!!! 🏊️ https://t.co/SLCh08fXlD

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It's crunch time as the City nears the end of Fiscal Year 2026 and gears up to adopt the #FY2027 fiscal plan.

See upcoming @nyccouncil committee hearings here: https://t.co/m7rR4es8v4

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Got any questions about the NYC budget? We are here for you! ❤️ https://t.co/KJY5MW5PVs

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Join us today, 6/16 at 1:00PM ET for a discussion with the analysts behind our cost estimates to expand #FairFares and make all #NYC buses fare free!

📌 Register here: https://t.co/o5LsGX8fy1

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It's National Take Your Cat to Work Day! ...Is anyone's cat fluent in R or Python?

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Do you call it soccer or football? Either way, you'll get a *kick* out of IBO's analysis of the Mayor's 2027 Executive Budget...⚽️ https://t.co/EYp2JxMErQ #WeAreNYNJ #WeAre26 #FIFAWorldCup

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How many NYC public school students' neighborhood incomes meet the True Cost of Economic Security (TCES)? 💡 A year ago today, IBO explored this question: https://t.co/XI5XHlOmNo

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THIS AFTERNOON: IBO will testify before the @NYCCouncil Committee on Finance regarding our analysis of the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget. Watch in-person at City Hall or via livestream!

Read the testimony: https://t.co/QAeSseV2n1

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According to our calculations... KNICKS IN 5 🙏