Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Financial Control Board, which was created in 1975 to oversee the finances of the City of New York and several related public benefit corporations.

B2101-07: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York State Financial Control Board site produced on December 22, 2006, shortly before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains information about the board's mission and organizational structure, staff reports concerning annual budgets and financial planning (2001-2006), and a press release (2005).

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, the staff report files contained within B2101-07 are damaged. Researchers should consult B2101-08, which contains undamaged copies of the files.

B2101-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York State Financial Control Board site produced on April 24, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). It contains additional staff reports concerning City of New York annual budgets and financial plans (2001-2008), a new press release (2008), and a meeting announcement (2007).

B2101-10: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York State Financial Control Board site produced on December 27, 2010, shortly before Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. It contains additional staff reports concerning City of New York annual budgets and financial plans (2001-2010), a new press release (2010), and a new board meeting announcement (2010).

B2101-16: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York State Financial Control Board site produced on December 29, 2016, during the second term of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (2011- ). It contains additional staff reports concerning City of New York annual budgets and financial plans (2001-2016), a new press release (2016), and a new board meeting announcement (2016). Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limits of Web archiving technology, video files documenting board meetings could not be captured in 2016.

B2101-20: This accretion consists of a copy of the New York State Financial Control Board site produced on January 23, 2016, during the second term of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (2011- ). It contains additional staff reports concerning City of New York annual budgets and financial plans (2001-2019), a new press release (2019), and a new board meeting announcement (2019).

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limits of Web archiving technology, video files documenting board meetings could not be captured in 2020.