PSC calls for Gaza cease-fire
As the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas drags into its third month, more and more unions, under pressure from members concerned with the escalating violence and death toll, have joined the chorus of organizations calling for a cease-fire. A petition by the…
Brooklyn College faculty, staff push back against CUNY budget cuts, criticize leadership
Faculty and other staffers at Brooklyn College are pushing back against the latest round of budget cuts at the City University of New York, faulting the campus president for not deflecting the blow. At a union meeting last week, 59% percent of 207 people in attendance voted “no confidence” in President Michelle…
CUNY orders deeper spending cuts, putting course options and student services at risk
The City University of New York is slashing tens of millions of dollars from college budgets across eight of its 25 campuses, potentially gutting course offerings and student services from counseling to recordkeeping, the Daily News has learned. Central administration ordered the schools — including York, Brooklyn and Queens colleges — to…
Queens pols want big universities in NYC to pay their ‘fair share’
A group of Queens lawmakers took aim at two of the city’s most powerful universities this week, demanding they pay their “fair share” of property taxes to directly fund their public counterparts. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and State Senator John Liu introduced legislation this week that would revoke Columbia University’s and…
Lawmakers propose nixing property tax break for NYU, Columbia
Columbia and New York University, popular and prestigious universities as well as massive city landlords, pay very little in property taxes as nonprofits. But that would change under a new state law proposed Tuesday to eliminate their longtime tax break in order to channel more revenue to the public City…
Lawmaker seeks to end property tax exemptions for NYC’s private universities
State lawmakers have introduced a new proposal aimed at eliminating property tax exemptions for various private universities, notably targeting prestigious institutions such as NYU and Columbia University. The universities have reportedly saved hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to the tax exemptions, which they have then used to acquire additional…
New York University & Columbia University would lose tax exempt status under newly introduced bill
New York University and Columbia University are in danger of losing their tax exempt status, which translates to hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Columbia and NYU are known for many things -- excellent education, beautiful campuses, and not paying property taxes. According to the state constitution, they don't…
NYU and Columbia tax-exempt bill debate
FOX 5 NY's Sharon Crowley has the details on the bill and why the state senator sponsoring it says it's time for these schools to "pay up."
Lawmakers Looking To Blunt Budget Cuts at CUNY Focus on Property Tax Exemptions for Elite New York Universities
Two of the most elite universities in America — Columbia University and New York University — have become the targets of a new effort by state lawmakers who want the schools to pay their property taxes. They say the $327 million the schools owe could be used to fund the…
NY State could recoup millions in property tax breaks from Columbia, NYU under new bill
New York could recoup hundreds of millions in property tax exemptions from Columbia University and New York University under new state bills — and funnel those dollars into the city’s public university system. The two universities are currently spared from paying taxes totaling more than $320 million on their hundreds of private properties each year,…
