New York, NY — In a direct appeal to the MTA Board today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander continued to press his case against the Governor’s last-minute about-face on congestion pricing. Lander’s testimony comes as the Board considers a Resolution to affirm its readiness to implement the policy. “Congestion pricing revenues are necessary for station accessibility, signal modernization, on-time service, for the Second Avenue subway, and for the Inter Borough Express. If it doesn't go into effect, the MTA cost...
New York, NY — The New York City Comptroller’s Bureau of Labor Law filed lawsuits against Planned Lifestyle Services and Planned Building Services — divisions of Planned Companies — for failure to pay prevailing wage and supplemental benefits to building service employees at two buildings receiving tax benefits under Real Property Tax Law § 421-a. The proceedings, filed at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, allege that the companies owe a total of $145,331.81 in back wages,...
In response to the 2024 New York City Charter Revision Commission releasing its preliminary staff report today, Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement: “The Mayor’s hastily appointed Charter Revision Commission swung and missed today,” Comptroller Brad Lander said. “Earlier this month, my office outlined five common-sense proposals to improve our city’s financial management practices. No ‘further research’ is needed to adopt a solid plan for the City’s Rainy Day Fund, or to start paying our vendors on time — proposals long-studied...
Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office released an audit of the New York Police Department (NYPD)'s use of ShotSpotter—an auditory gunfire location and detection technology—and found the alerts only identified confirmed shootings 13 percent of the time. The audit found that NYPD fails to make efficient use of its resources and officers’ time, and hold SoundThinking, Inc (aka ShotSpotter, Inc) accountable for the system’s extremely high rate of unfounded and unconfirmed shootings. The audit also found that the...