New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement in response to reports that Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted: "First and foremost, this is a sad day for New Yorkers. Trust in public institutions — especially City Hall — is essential for our local democracy to function and for our city to flourish. The hardworking people of New York City deserve a city government and leadership they can trust. Right now, they don’t have it....
New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander today released "Safeguarding Outdoor Workers in a Changing Climate," a report that highlights the need for stronger protections for outdoor workers facing the growing risks of climate change, especially extreme heat. The report comes at a time when extreme weather events—such as intense heat waves and deteriorating air quality due to wildfire smoke—have become more frequent, placing outdoor workers at heightened risk. "This summer was the hottest ever on earth, breaking last year’s...
New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander launched a dashboard measuring how well City agencies are delivering services to New Yorkers. Using data from the Mayor’s Management Report and other City agency open data sources, the dashboard — Measuring NYC Government Performance — indicates whether various agencies’ performance improved, declined, or stayed steady, using easy-to-read, color-coded graphics, and data-backed indicators. “We can’t manage what we don’t measure,” said Comptroller Brad Lander. “From emergency response times, to proficiency...
New York, NY — In response to the report that Tim Pearson, a top advisor to Mayor Eric Adams, intentionally held up a multi-million-dollar contract between Health & Hospitals and Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting that would connect asylum seekers with caseworkers, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement: "New reporting shows that vital services for asylum seekers—including the kind of legal assistance that could have helped immigrant families get work authorization and move out of shelter—were...