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Office of the New York City Comptroller Releases Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

New York, NY – The Office of New York City Comptroller Mark Levine issued the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The report contains the City’s audited financial statements, providing the public and policymakers with a detailed assessment of the City’s fiscal performance. This year’s report comes amid growing economic uncertainty in the near-term, due in part to the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), changes in federal economic policy, stricter immigration enforcement,...

Comptroller Levine Releases New Report Showing Scale of NYC’s Declining Public School Population

New York, NY — The Office of New York City Comptroller Mark Levine today released Tracking the K-12 Student Population in NYC, a report on enrollment, demographic, and district-level trends. This report provides policymakers, families and the public with an understanding of how New York City’s student population is changing, where those shifts are occurring, and how students’ needs are evolving. “Declining school enrollment is not only a challenge for our education system --it raises fundamental questions about affordability, the...

Comptroller Investigation Finds More than Half of Restaurants in Outdoor Dining Program Waited Over 19 Months for Permits, Delays Deprive Businesses of Much-Needed Revenue

New York, NY — A Comptroller’s Office investigation of the City’s Dining Out NYC program found that more than half of restaurants that have received outdoor dining permits since the program’s launch in March 2024 waited over 19 months for approval. This far exceeds the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) eight-month timeline for approvals. Of the nearly 5,000 applications submitted from 2024 through mid-June 2026, just 28.6% had been approved, and only 1 of 388 submitted in 2026...

NYC Comptroller Levine Secures $419K in Back Wages & Benefits at Bushwick Building for 421-a Prevailing Wage Violations

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Mark Levine reached a settlement with 1237 Myrtle Holding LLC, Kai Management LLC, and Ground Support Services LLC for prevailing wage violations regarding 14 building service workers over the course of three years.  The settlement payments total $419,000, including back wages and benefits, civil penalties, and interest. 1237 Myrtle Holding LLC is the owner of the building at 960 Willoughby Avenue in Brooklyn – a building with 87 residential units receiving a 15-year...

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