The Impact of the 2004-2005 Executive Budget on Needy New Yorkers
February 11, 2004. FPI's testimony at the Legislature's Joint Budget Hearing on Human Services. Includes updated tables on TANF block grant spending. (PDF)
Revitalizing the Cities of Upstate New York
October 29, 2003. Testimony presented by Lava Thimmayya to the Assembly Standing Committee on Cities, Public Hearing on The Tools Necessary to Revitalize the Cities of New York.
New York City’s Unemployment Crisis and the Need for an Emergency Job Creation Program
May 22, 2003. Testimony presented by FPI Deputy Director and Chief Economist James Parrott to the Assembly Committee on Cities. Testimony >> Related: Newsday story, "Expert: Jobs Are the Problem."
New York City’s Economy and the Situation of Low- and Moderate-Income Households
May 1, 2003. Testimony presented by James A. Parrott to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board.
Testimony at the Legislature’s Joint Budget Hearing on Human Services
March 3, 2003. Includes updated tables on TANF block grant spending, minimum wage workers, disposable income of New York SSI recipients, and each county's public assistance shelter allowance as a percent of its Fair Market Rent. Testimony >>
Testimony at the Legislature’s Joint Budget Hearing on Taxes and Economic Development
February 26, 2003. Presented by FPI's Frank Mauro. Testimony >>
Management and Accountability Issues Pertaining to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit Operations
January 17, 2003. Testimony by Matthew T. Mitchell before the Transportation Committee of the Council of the City of New York. Testimony >>
The Building Service Industry and Displaced Building Service Workers
September 19, 2002. An analysis of the building service industry in NYC and the impact of building-service worker displacement on taxpayers and the low and moderate wage labor markets. Presented by FPI Deputy Director and Chief Economist James Parrott to the NYC City Council's Contracts Committee. Testimony >>
Sector-Based Strategies for Economic Development
June 25, 2002. Testimony by James A. Parrott, Ph.D., before the New York City Council Economic Development Committee. Testimony >>
Escalating Prescription Drug Costs – The Reality and Options for Reform
June 17, 2002. FPI's testimony before the New York State AFL-CIO Task Force on Prescription Drugs.
Testimony before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees’ Joint Public Hearing on Economic Development and Taxation
February 26, 2002. FPI's testimony before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees Joint Public Hearing on Economic Development and Taxation.
An Exploration of the City’s Role in Lower Manhattan Redevelopment
February 25, 2002. Testimony by James A. Parrott before the City Council of the City of New York Economic Development Committee and the Select Committee on Lower Manhattan Redevelopment. Testimony >>
Expand Programs Used to Determine Telephone Lifeline Eligibility
February 19, 2002. Testimony of Trudi Renwick in Proceeding on Motion of the Commission To Consider Cost Recovery by Verizon and to Investigate the Future Regulatory Framework, Case 00-C-1945. This testimony focuses on a proposal to expand programs used to determine telephone lifeline eligibility to include EITC, school lunch and Child Health Plus.
Testimony before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees’ Joint Public Hearing on Human Services
February 4, 2002. FPI's testimony before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees' Joint Public Hearing on the Human Services portion of the 2002-2003 Executive Budget. Focuses primarily on the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program.
Economic Impact of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks and Strategies for Economic Rebirth and Resurgence
December 6, 2001. Testimony by James A. Parrott, FPI Chief Economist, before the New York State Assembly Committee on Economic Development and Committee on Small Business. Testimony >>