New York, NY – In a new audit recommended by his Office’s New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Resident Audit Committee, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander found that eviction rates for Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) properties were significantly higher than rates at traditional NYCHA developments. After the pandemic eviction moratorium expired, filing and execution of evictions increased across all rental housing. However, these occurred at faster rates in PACT developments, matching the rates of private rental housing more closely than that...
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement in response to today’s New York Court of Appeals ruling that rejected shifting retirees to a Medicare Advantage plan: “Today’s ruling is the final win for the 250,000 some retirees fighting to keep the health care they worked for and were promised. New York’s highest court decided seniors will continue to have access to all providers who accept Medicare, a victory for our public sector retirees. ...
New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander successfully reached a settlement of $145,331.81 with Planned Lifestyle Services and Planned Building Services — divisions of Planned Companies — for failure to pay the prevailing wage and supplemental benefits to building service employees at two buildings receiving tax benefits under Real Property Tax Law § 421-a. The settlements include interest, civil penalties, as well as a requirement for Planned Companies to train payroll personnel on the prevailing wage, coordinate...
NEW YORK, NY – Ahead of tomorrow’s Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) meeting, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander calls on the Department of Education (DOE) to pull a $1.9 million contract for an interactive Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based reading platform, EPS Learning, from the agenda because DOE has yet to study the efficacy of AI or establish an AI-in-classrooms policy: “Before we spend millions on an AI program that could shape our kindergartners’ reading abilities, let’s make sure we’re doing...