New York, NY — In response to Department of Investigation’s (DOI) latest report, Examination of Compliance Risks at City-Funded Homeless Shelter Providers and the City’s Oversight of Shelter Providers, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement: “For years, my office has echoed DOI’s urgent drumbeat to fight against lax procurement oversight and safeguards against corruption that City Hall neglects to address. DOI’s latest 100-page investigation underlines the Adams Administration’s failure to implement any of the anti-corruption recommendations from DOI’s 2021 report. If...
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York Taxi Workers Alliance (TWA) are demanding an end to Uber and Lyft’s cruel practice of “locking out” drivers, arbitrarily barring drivers from accessing their apps to work. Uber and Lyft implemented these lock-outs to exploit a loophole in New York City’s driver minimum pay law, which requires the apps to pay drivers for their time in-between trips. An investigation by Bloomberg found that Uber and Lyft lockouts already significantly reduced income...
A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, I hope you're settling into autumn and enjoying your favorite part of the season – whether it’s cooler weather, colorful leaves, planning your kids’ (or your own ;-) Halloween costume, or the Mets’, Yankees’, or Liberty’s drives for a championship for NYC. Hopefully we’ll get a long-overdue ticker-tape parade! For many, though, I know this fall also brings sources of anxiety. The federal election next month provides real cause for concern about...
New York – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander responded to the New York State Office of Court Administration’s (OCA) new initiative to speed up case-processing for Rikers Island pre-trial detainees with the following statement: “Today, NYS Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas demonstrated the leadership and innovation that New York needs to reduce case delays in City jails by advancing reforms, in line with my office’s recent recommendations, to ensure that no one is left waiting three years in...