New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and the coalition of advocates and legal experts, convened by the Comptroller’s office, celebrate the settlement of the Riders Alliance v. Hochul and City Club v. Hochul lawsuits. Transit advocates sued to ensure that congestion pricing would go into effect, as required by state law. The settlement serves as a legally binding commitment that the parties will take every step to ensure that New York City’s congestion pricing program will begin as...
New York, NY — In response to the City Council’s vote on the City of Yes housing plan, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: “Housing prices are crushing New York’s families, and one big reason is that for the past two decades, we’ve failed to build enough homes. We must change that. That’s why the City of Yes zoning reform, to build a little more housing in every neighborhood, is critical. “So it’s disappointing that politicians...
Ahead of the City Council’s vote on the City of Yes housing plan tomorrow, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: “Hard-working New Yorkers are struggling under the crushing cost of housing, dedicating half their paycheck to rent because generations of City leaders have failed to adequately increase the city’s housing supply. “Tomorrow, by passing the most robust version of City of Yes, New York City can begin to address our housing shortage by building a little...
New York, NY – In a new audit, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander found that the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is sorely lacking mechanisms for oversight and monitoring of contractors who perform repairs in its buildings. In 2022 and 2023, NYCHA spent $135.6 million on apartment repairs costing less than $50,000, yet it does not evaluate the work of these vendors, and auditors found inadequate controls over payments. Nearly half of sampled purchase orders lacked evidence that the...