Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander urged the New York City Law Department to pursue securities litigation against Tesla on behalf of the the New York City pension systems. The basis of the potential litigation are the material misstatements from Tesla claiming that CEO Elon Musk spends significant time on the company and is highly active in its management, despite his helming the Trump Administration’s DOGE initiative, spending little of his time actually managing Tesla, and promoting policies that are...
New York, NY—New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement in response to the crash that killed a mother and her two young children in Brooklyn: “Saturday’s crash was not just tragic—it was preventable. Mayor Adams has abandoned Vision Zero and allowed the Reckless Driver Accountability Act, legislation I spearheaded in the Council, to expire without a replacement. The reckless driver responsible for the deaths of a mother and two of her children in Midwood on Saturday accumulated...
Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander convened a roundtable with over 250 city nonprofit leaders to confront the Trump Administration’s threats to slash health and social services funding. The roundtable, co-sponsored by the Human Services Council, and United Way of New York, highlighted the impact of federal cuts, promoted resources that nonprofits and City agencies can use to stay informed, and advocated for the critical needs across the sector to prevent the collapse of essential social and health services....
New York, NY – The Office of the New York City Comptroller released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. Key monthly DOC metrics show: DOC housed 6,837 individuals as of March 1, 2025, 26 more people than the previous month. 1,837 individuals entered DOC custody in February 2025, 315 fewer people than the previous month. DOC discharged 1,703 people in February 2025, 253 fewer people than the previous month. The average length of a...