Press Releases & Statements

“The Fiscal Year 2022 budget will continue the fight against COVID-19 while building a stronger, fairer New York City,” said Carlo A. Scissura, President and CEO of the New York Building Congress. “Restored funding to sanitation, parks and cultural facilities will ensure that New York remains the vibrant city we know and love. Investments this budget makes specifically to the education and life sciences sectors are crucial to bettering the employment outlook and public health of the five boroughs, as well as making New York economically competitive with other cities. As our recent report on the healthcare and life sciences industry made clear, we must do everything in our power to spur this fast-growing, life-saving sector that supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and will help protect us from the next pandemic. With a federal infrastructure spending package on the horizon, the New York Building Congress looks forward to working with the City of New York to ensure we build our way out of this crisis and get people back to work with family-sustaining wages.”