As New York City works to comply with the State Legislature’s mandate to lower public school class sizes, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York Appleseed co-authored Intentional and Inclusive School Mergers, a report to showcase a viable, cost-effective solution for New York City that centers diversity, equity, and excellence through inclusive and intentional school mergers. To illustrate this approach, the report features a case study of the merger that created Arts and Letters 305 United in District...
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, on behalf of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), filed an exempt solicitation urging BlackRock shareholders to ‘VOTE NO’ against the board election of Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H. Nasser. As shareholders, Comptroller Lander and fellow NYCERS trustees believe that Nasser’s role with Saudi Aramco poses conflicts of interest that compromise his ability to fulfill board responsibilities. Nasser has been an advocate for the expansion of fossil fuels...
New York, NY – Today, the New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. Key monthly DOC metrics show: DOC jails housed 6,333 detained individuals as of April 1, 96 more people than in March. DOC incarcerated 2,051 people in March, 161 more people than admitted in February. DOC discharged 1,957 people in March, 125 more people than in February. The average length of a person was detained in DOC custody was...
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement on Mayor Adams’ Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget: “The Mayor’s $111.6 billion Executive Budget shows signs of a brighter fiscal future for New Yorkers— if we can achieve the strong management needed to deliver it. “I am encouraged that, with the additional projected revenue of $2.3 billion, New York City will be able to maintain funding for stimulus-funded foundational education programs— like 3K and PreK, Summer Rising, community schools, and...