A Message from the Comptroller Knicks edition 🏀 Dear New Yorkers, For most New Yorkers, the only number that matters this week is five, the number of games the Knicks needed to win their third NBA Championship and first in 53 years. As the city celebrates, we haven’t taken our eyes off a different scoreboard: the economic indicators that tell us where New York stands today and where it’s headed next. In this month’s New York by the Numbers, we...
New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Mark Levine has published his 2026 LGBTQIA+ Guide, an up-to-date directory of 80 organizations and services designed to address the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual individuals in the city. The Comptroller released the updated resource while hosting a celebratory Pride Breakfast yesterday morning. The guide reflects the Office’s ongoing commitment to supporting LGBTQIA+ communities across the city, providing access to essential services and inclusive spaces for all. "As the LGBTQIA+ community faces growing...
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Mark Levine and trustees of the City’s five public pension systems (the Systems) today announced the launch of a search for asset management firms to provide public equity passive indexing services. This includes capitalization weighted indexes, smart beta/alternatively weighted indexes, or any other type of indexed portfolio (consistent with each System’s investment guidelines), such as those based on ESG factors and limits on carbon. As of March 31, 2026 the Systems held...
New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Mark Levine today released his analysis of the FY 2027 Executive Budget, including updated revenue estimates, ahead of his testimony before the City Council on the City’s spending plan. In his testimony summarizing the report’s key findings, the Comptroller commends the administration for balancing a budget without raising property taxes or drawing down the rainy-day fund -- outcomes made possible thanks to strong revenue from Wall Street, support from Albany, and efficiencies and savings proposed by the Mayor. However, the Comptroller warns that the budget also relies on one-shot measures, and serious underlying fiscal challenges remain. His analysis projects an $8.8 billion budget gap in FY 2028, exceeding the $7.1 billion forecast in the May Financial Plan, even absent an economic...
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