Here’s Andrew Cuomo discussing the grounds for a “taxpayer revolt” at yesterday’s breakfast hosted by the Citizens Budget Commission. Referring to the practice of raising tax rates on the private sector during bad times to make up for shortfalls in public revenue, he said, “It is incompetent, no other entity in this country could do it, and it ...

The president of the Citizens Budget Commission thinks Michael Bloomberg is trying to plug the city’s billion-dollar budget gap in little ways, while ignoring the real issues: pension costs for union members. “This is how you do a spending cut without dealing with the big issues. You do it in little ways,” said Carol Kellermann, president of the C ...

After Christine Quinn delivered a speech to the Citizens Budget Commission this morning, I asked her if if the beneficial continuity she thinks Michael Bloomberg's third term will provide extends to the City Council's committee assignments. My question was prompted by the New York Post article that reported City Councilman David Weprin risks losing a coveted spot as ...