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2009 Event Photos and Slideshows

OCTOBER
	19th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. testifies at a joint hearing by the New York State Assembly and Senate Committees on Health regarding patient safety and the New York Patient Occurrence and Tracking System (NYPORTS) on October 19, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Comptroller Thompson and Glenn von Nostitz, Director, Office of Policy Management Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	15th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. releases a new audit finding that the Department of Homeless Services has been delaying and denying homeless families housing at a news conference on Thursday, October 15, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Lewis Finkelman, Deputy Comptroller for General Counsel, John Graham, Deputy Comptroller for Audits, Accountancy & Contracts and Thompson. Photo credit: Archer Hutchinson.
	8th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. unveils a new audit exposing that the City is not providing Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) with sufficient procurement opportunities, as mandated by Local Law 129 at a City Hall news conference on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: John Graham, Deputy Comptroller for Audits, Accountancy & Contracts and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	16th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. unveils a new audit finding that the New York City Department of Finance is failing to collect millions of dollars owed to the City through its 421(a) housing program at a City Hall news conference on Tuesday October 6, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Thompson and New York City Council Finance Committee Chairman David Weprin. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.

SEPTEMBER
	24th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at the “Stand for Freedom in Iran” Rally at Dag Hammerskjold Plaza in Manhattan on September 24, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	14th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks to members of District Council 37 Local 372 at Tweed Courthouse on September 14, 2009 in support of their opposition to the City’s budget cuts for Department of Education workers. Pictured (l to r) Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla S. Maritzer
	13th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. released a comprehensive study finding that the Department of Education (DOE) will leave tens of thousands of students in overcrowded facilities despite new schools being built or planned at a Manhattan new conference on September 13, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: New York City Council Member Jessica S. Lappin; Thompson; and, New York State Assemblymember Micah Kellner. Photo credit: Archer Hutchinson
	9th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. unveils a new audit at a news conference on September 9, 2009 exposing major flaws in the New York City Department of Education’s management of State funding dedicated to the reduction of early grade class sizes. Pictured (l to r) are: Leonie Haimson, Executive Director, Class Size Matters and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla S. Maritzer
	9th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins New York State Assemblymember Deborah Glick at P.S. 41 in Manhattan to greet parents as they drop their children off for the first day of school on September 9, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer View Slideshow
	3rd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at a news conference on September 3, 2009. with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to highlight overcrowding issues at city schools.
	1st-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds a news conference on September 1, 2009 to issue two audits exposing how the Department of Environmental Protection will miss the mandated deadline to complete the Croton Water Treatment Plant project in the Bronx, costing the City about $15 million, and has allowed construction costs to swell beyond $2 billion. Pictured (l to r) are Thompson and Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz. Photo credit PaulBrumlik

AUGUST
	6th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. delivers a keynote address at the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce’s 31st Annual Economic Development Conference’s luncheon at Columbia University on August 6, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer

JULY
	28th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. addresses more than 100 disability advocates, policy makers, service providers and members of the public at the first annual disability summit sponsored by the Disabilities Network of New York City and the Fund for the City of New York at New York University on July 28, 2009. View slideshow
	27th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. delivered testimony at the Financial Control Board on July 27, 2009 stating that the City is facing unprecedented budget gaps due to the lingering recession. Pictured (l to r) are: New York State Governor David A. Paterson; New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; New York City Deputy Mayor for Operations Edward Skyler; and, Thompson.
	22nd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. charges in a new audit that the New York City Department of Education is making excuses for poor controls over testing. Thompson held a news conference on July 22, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: John Graham, Deputy Comptroller for Audits, Accountancy & Contracts and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer. View audit View video View recent audit on graduation rates View recent video on graduation rates
	21st-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. – charging that the Department of Education has become “the Enron of American education” – unveils a new audit on July 21, 2009 uncovering glaring mistakes and poor oversight over graduation statistics in the New York City public school system. Pictured (l to r) are: John Graham, Deputy Comptroller for Audits, Accountancy & Contracts and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer. View Audit View video
	20th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. is joined by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Congressman Anthony Weiner, and Michael Miller, Executive Vice President and CEO, Jewish Community Relations Council–NY, at a midtown news conference announcing that the New York City Pension Funds are selling holdings of approximately $10.8 million in two companies with business ties to Iran on July 19, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Schumer; Thompson; Miller; and Weiner.
	15th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds a news conference to announce a new audit of the Department of Buildings’ Queens Quality of Life Unit, which found that it is unable to address thousands of quality-of-life complaints involving illegal home conversions, at Queens Borough Hall on July 15, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Queens Borough President Helen Marshall; Thompson; and, John Graham, Deputy Comptroller for Audits, Accountancy & Contracts. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer View video
	13th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds a news conference on July 13, 2009 to discuss a new report detailing citywide job losses and the worsening unemployment rate amid the lingering recession. Pictured (l to r) are: Deputy Comptroller for Budget Marcia Van Wagner; Chief Economist Frank Braconi; and, Thompson. View video
	9th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and homeless advocates in calling for action to help the growing numbers of homeless at a Manhattan news conference on July 9, 2009.

JUNE
	30th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his South Asian Heritage celebration at Flushing Town Hall in Queens on June 30, 2009. Pictured (back, l to r) are: Mohan B. Gyawali, Founder and President, Ridgewood Nepalese Society; Kirti Gandhi, Ph.D., Founder, Gandhi Engineering, Inc.; Thompson; Dr. Binod Shah, First Vice President, America-Nepal Friendship Society; (front, l to r) Arvind Kaur Kohli, Social Worker and Board Member, Community Advisory Board, Queens Hospital Center; Mahbubur Rahman, Editor, Bangla Patrika; and, Mohammad Frasat Chaudhry, Director, Pakistani League of America. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer View slideshow
	23rd- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. participates in the 26th annual Garden Party on June 22, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer. View slideshow
	17th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at an AFSCME District Council 37 Local 372 City Hall rally on June 17, 2009 to oppose the City’s plan to lay off employees at the Department of Education. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	17th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees at his Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Pride celebration at The Center in Manhattan on June 16, 2009. Pictured (back, l to r) are: Josie Smith-Malave, Season 2 Contestant, Bravo Network’s “Top Chef”; Thompson; Bali White, Coordinator of Transgender Services, Housing Works, Inc.; Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church; (front, l to r) Bobbie Sackman, Director of Public Policy, Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, Inc.; and, Cami Capasso, Financial Advisor.Photo credit: Marla Maritzer. View slideshow
	11th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins elected officials, community leaders, and education advocates at a news conference calling on the Department of Education to make a real commitment to reducing class sizes in City Public Schools on June 11, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Thompson, Evan Thies of Stop Brooklyn House of Detention, and Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	11th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. delivers greetings at the opening ceremony of the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. conference at the New York Hilton on June 11, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	9th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins Borough Presidents and community advocates at a City Hall news conference on June 9, 2009 to urge the City Council to fully restore community board funding for the coming fiscal year. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	7th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds a news conference on June 7, 2009 to unveil his plan to amend State law to offset the Mayor's grip on the New York City Water Board. He is joined (l to r) by City Council Finance Committee Chairman David Weprin, State Assembly Member James Brennan, and Deputy Comptroller for Public Finance Carol Kostik. photo credit: Jeff Simmons
	3rd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his Caribbean Heritage and Culture celebration at SEIU 32BJ on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009. Pictured (back, l to r) are: Anthony King, Regional Director, Tour Operators and Airlines, Ministry of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board; Curtis Nelson, Executive Director, Sesame Flyers International Steel Orchestra; Keith Marcelle, Band Leader, Sesame Flyers Internatinoal Steel Orchestra; Cheryl Hall, Executive Director, Caribbean Women's Health Association; Sgt. Herve Guiteau, Former President, Haitian American Law Enforcement; Thompson; Dennis Derryck, Professor of Professional Practice, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy; Minister Mel Holder, Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn Photo credit: Paul Brumlik View slideshow
	3rd - Comptroller Thompson (Center) is joined by City Councilmembers (From L to R) Bill de Blasio, David Weprin, and David Yassky at a press conference to protest the Mayor’s plan to eliminate 3000 child care vouchers from the Administration for Children’s Services. Photo crdit: archer Hutchinson
	2nd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. held a news conference at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center on June 1, 2009 to illustrate how Queens hospital emergency rooms are being overwhelmed in the wake of area hospital closures and increased patients due to the H1N1 virus. Pictured (l to r) are: Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and Thompson. Photo credit: Christina Long.
	2nd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. presents his analysis of the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2010 Executive Budget and Four-Year Financial Plan at a hearing of the City Council Finance Committee on June 1st. Thompson is joined by Deputy Comptroller for Budget Marcia Van Wagner at the Council Meeting. Photo Credit: Paul Brumlik

MAY
	28th - New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. delivers remarks to the Lehman College graduating class of 2009 on May 28, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	27th - New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson joins Rev. Al Sharpton, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and other elected and community leaders in announcing efforts to support the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor at a Bronx news conference on May 27, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: New York City Council Member David Yassky; Sharpton; Thompson; Diaz; New York City Council Member Eric Gioia; New York City Council Member Annabel Palma; and, New York City Council Member John Liu. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	20th - New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins parent leaders at a City Hall Plaza news conference on May 20, 2009 to announce the contents of a study conducted by his office, which found that the Department of Education (DOE) has failed to ensure that parents have a meaningful role in education decision-making. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	18th - New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., joined by the Straphangers Campaign, Transport Workers Union Local 100, and other elected officials and transit advocates at a news conference in Manhattan on May 18, 2009 to urge the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to keep station agents at city subway stops.
	15th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. visited the State of Israel last weekend to deliver the keynote address at the Tel Aviv Annual Institutional Investment Conference.
	14th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins New York State Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright at a City Hall news conference on May 14, 2009 to speak out against City Hall charging rent to homeless for staying in shelters. Pictured, (l to r) are: Wright; Thompson; New York State Senator Daniel L. Squadron; and, New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer.
	6th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins day care workers and parents at a City Hall rally to oppose the Mayor’s plan to move five-year-olds from day care centers to public schools on May 6, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer View Slideshow
	5th-Thompson Honors Six Leaders At Asian Pacific Island Heritage Event
	5th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins the Mexican and Mexican-American communities in support of the resignation of Betsy Perry, appointee to the Mayor’s Commission for Women’s Issues at a rally held in front of the Mexican Consulate on May 5, 2009.

April
	22nd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined District Council 1707 AFSCME to oppose Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans to eliminate kindergarten in day care centers at a City Hall news conference on April 22, 2009.
	14th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his Irish Heritage and Culture celebration at City Hall on April 14, 2009. Photo Credit: Archer Hutchinson. View slideshow
	3rd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his Irish Heritage and Culture celebration at City Hall on April 14, 2009. view Slideshow
	3rd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. addresses members of the New York City Water Board and offers recommendations to address escalating water rates on April 3, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer. View Thompson video statement
	1st-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his Greek Heritage and Culture celebration at Surrogate's Court on March 31, 2009. View slideshow
	1st-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks to reporters on April 1, 2009 about his investigation exposing how the Department of Education has routinely let hundreds of contract costs balloon well past their expected costs. Standing with Thompson is Deputy Comptroller John Graham.

March
	31st-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. announces the rejection of a contract regarding the future of the Brooklyn House of Detention at a news conference on March 30, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer View Slideshow
	30th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. announces the rejection of a contract regarding the future of the Brooklyn House of Detention at a news conference on March 30, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	29th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins New York City Council Member David Weprin at a news conference to propose actions that the New York City Water Board should take to save money for water ratepayers on March 29, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Weprin and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	27th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. meets with Park Slope community leaders to discuss local development projects and other issues of concern on March 27, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	27th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at the seventh annual memorial Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire ceremony on March 27, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	25th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds a news conference opposing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s fare hikes and service cuts before its board meeting on March 25, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	20th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins community residents at a City Hall rally on March 20, 2009 against the New York City Department of Correction’s proposals to expand jail construction in New York City. A day earlier, Thompson applauded a New York State Supreme Court ruling that bars Mayor Bloomberg’s administration from moving forward with expansion plans at the Brooklyn House of Detention. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	20th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. testifies unveils his proposal to strengthen mayoral control and improve accountability and transparency in the New York City Department of Education at a New York State Assembly Education Committee hearing in Brooklyn on March 20, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Glenn von Nostitz, Director, Office of Policy Management, New York City Office of the Comptroller and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	19th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins community leaders and New York City Council Members Letitia James, Bill de Blasio, and David Yassky at a City Hall news conference to discuss the lawsuit against the city regarding the planned expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention on March 19, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	17th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., at a news conference on March 17, 2009, issues a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice ruling that the term limit extension can move forward. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	16th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined New York Congressman Edolphus Towns, Former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, and New York City Council Member Letitia James to urge the U.S. Department of Justice to find that last year’s term limits change inked by Mayor Bloomberg adversely affects minority voters and runs counter to the Voting Rights Act at a City Hall news conference on March 16, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: New York Congressman Edolphus Towns and New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	12th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his Women’s History Month celebration at Surrogate’s Court on Thursday, March 12, 2009. View slideshow
	12th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds a news conference with actors, crew, and production union leaders on March 12, 2009 to call on the Governor to extend the Empire State Tax Credit to save movie and television production jobs in New York State. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer View slideshow
	12th-David Jeter, Assistant Comptroller for Asset Management, New York City Office of the Comptroller received a Sloan Public Service Award recognizing outstanding City employees at a ceremony at the Comptroller’s Office on March 11, 2009. Photo credit: Paul Brumlik.
	10th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joins the New York Immigration Coalition at a City Hall rally to urge the City to invest in workforce development for low-wage workers on March 10, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	9th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. testifies before the New York City Council Finance Committee on the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2009 to 2013 on March 9, 2009. Pictured with Thompson is Deputy Comptroller for Budget Marcia Van Wagner. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	9th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined New York State Assembly Member Micah Z. Kellner and New York State Senator Thomas K. Duane to announce proposed legislation that would prohibit local transit authorities, like the Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit, from charging more for paratransit services than for regular transit services that are often inaccessible to riders with disabilities at a news conference in Manhattan on March 8, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Thompson; Kellner; and, Duane. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	8th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. challenges the Mayor’s remarks dismissing efforts to increase taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers at a City Hall news conference on March 8, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	7th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum to call on New York State Governor David Paterson to accept a statewide provision in the federal recovery bill that would extend Food Stamp benefits for able-bodied adults without dependents through September 30, 2010 at a news conference on March 7, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Stewart Desmond, Director of Development, West Side Campaign Against Hunger; Thompson; Gotbaum; and, Joel Berg, Executive Director, New York City Coalition Against Hunger. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	6th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at the "Rally for Fair Budget" organized by the 1199 Service Employees International Union, District Council 37, the United Federation of Teachers and other organizations in calling for fair budget reforms on March 5, 2009.
	5th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance to call upon Related Companies to negotiate a community benefits agreement at a City Hall news conference on March 5, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: New York City Council Member Joel Rivera; Thompson; and, Stuart Appelbaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Photo credit: Marla S. Maritzer.
	1st-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined New York State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, a coalition of State and City elected officials and community leaders at a Washington Heights news conference to express their strong opposition to any tolls on the East and Harlem River bridges on March 1, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: New York City Council Member John C. Liu; New York State Assemblyman Rory I. Lancman; Espaillat; Thompson; New York State Assemblyman José R. Peralta; and, New York City Council Member Robert Jackson. Photo credit: Marla S. Maritzer.

February
	25th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. with honorees and co-sponsors at his African-American History Month celebration at SEIU 32BJ Headquarters on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. View Slideshow
	20th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined elected officials and housing advocates at a City Hall news conference on February 20, 2009 protesting the State’s proposal to use as much as $270 million in affordable housing funds to help close the State budget gap. Pictured (l to r) are: New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum; Frank Lang, Board Member, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development; Thompson; and, Brad Lander, Director, Pratt Center for Community Development. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	19th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, fellow elected officials, and hunger advocates to call on Mayor Bloomberg to extend the food stamp program for able-bodied adults without dependants during this recession. Pictured (l to r) are: City Council Member Eric Gioia, Comptroller Thompson, and Public Advocate Gotbaum. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	18th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. testifies before the New York State Senate Committees on Transportation, and Corporations, Authorities and Commissions on February 18, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Joseph Rappaport, Senior Transportation Analyst, New York City Office of the Comptroller and Thompson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	12th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. at a recent rally in Queens to protest the looming closures of St. John's Queens Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	6th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. testifies before the New York State Assembly Education Committee regarding Mayoral control of City schools on February 6, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: New York City Council Member David Weprin; Thompson; and, New York City Council Member Robert Jackson. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	4th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined Gene Russionaoff, Attorney, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, to hand out leaflets and speak out against the threatened subway fare hikes and service cuts at the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station on February 4, 2009.Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	2nd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. takes part in the Better Chinatown Society Annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan on February 1, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer
	2nd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. took part in a rally on Saturday, January 31, 2009, in opposition of plan to close Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica, Queens. Photo credit: Martha Ayon

January
	30th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. fields questions from the media in response to Mayor Bloomberg's budget address on January 30, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	29th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at the Council of Senior Centers and Services (CSCS) 20th Annual Conference on Aging in Manhattan on January 29, 2009. Pictured (left to right) are: Igal Jellinek, Executive Director, CSCS; Suleika Cabrera Drinane, Conference Co-Chair; Thompson; Donna Corrado, Conference Co-Chair; Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, Commissioner, New York City Department for the Aging; William J. Dionne, President, CSCS; and, Robert B. Blancato, President, Matz, Blancato & Associates, Inc. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	28th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined education advocates and elected officials at a City Hall news conference on January 28, 2009 calling for a portion of the federal economic stimulus funds for New York City to be used to build new schools and add classroom seats. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	26th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. took part in a rally on January 24, 2009 in opposition to plans to close St. John's Queens Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital in Queens. Photo credit: Jeff Simmons View video
	22nd-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. at his Las Octavitas celebration in East Harlem on January 21, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer. View slideshow
	21st-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. talks about neighborhood concerns - such as quality-of-life problems and economic woes - with residents and community leaders at a breakfast forum in Far Rockaway, Queens on January 21, 2009. Photo credit: Jeff Simmons.
	14th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at the 12th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit’s Access to Capital Breakfast on January 14, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	14th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. testifies before the New York State Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions regarding public financing of the new Yankee stadium on January 14, 2009. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	13th-New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds a news conference on January 13, 2009 to discuss his financial review of the City’s deal to increase financing for the new Yankee Stadium. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.
	12th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. speaks at the Support Israel Rally in Manhattan on January 11, 2009. Photo credit: Kristen McMahon.
	6th- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. joined New York City Council Member David Yassky and other elected officials and community organizations at a rally to protest the City’s plan to re-open the Brooklyn House of Detention at the New York State Supreme Court on January 6, 2009. Pictured (l to r) are: Yassky; Thompson; New York State Senator Daniel Squadron; and, Attorney Randy Mastro. Photo credit: Marla Maritzer.