New York, NY – Today, New York City Comptroller Mark Levine released the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Climate Reports for three of New York City’s public pension systems. The report highlights meaningful progress in the Systems’ efforts to advance a net zero economy. Between 2019 and 2025 there was a 48.13% weighted average reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions for the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) and Board of Education Retirement System (BERS). The strong decline in financed...
New York, NY — Comptroller Mark Levine today released New York City’s Living Infrastructure, a report that outlines the financial, environmental, health and resiliency benefits of a robust urban tree canopy, and strategies to better maintain, grow and fund it. “New York City’s 7 million trees are a vital component of our infrastructure across the five boroughs, and it’s essential we treat them as such,” said New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. “Making a long-term investment in their care drives down energy costs, asthma rates, and damage to our infrastructure. New York City can transform the concrete jungle...
New York, NY — A review by the Office of the New York City Comptroller released today found that while the public school system has made progress in composting food, only about one-third of waste is currently collected and diverted from landfill. The review offered a series of recommendations for New York City Public Schools to maximize composting by centralizing its program and setting clear targets. “Providing nearly a million meals to New York City public school students every day is a massive and often underappreciated undertaking by city government,”...
New York, NY – Today, New York City Comptroller Mark Levine unveiled a $4 billion commitment to strategic investments in affordable housing production and preservation through a new initiative titled the NYC Housing Investment Initiative. The investments respond to the City’s worsening housing crisis, which is driven in part by limited access to financing. “Too many New Yorkers are struggling just to keep a roof over their heads,” said New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. “Solving this crisis takes action...
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