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Comptroller Lander Uncovers Plummeting Tenant Representation in Housing Court as Adams Admin Fails to Meet Right-to-Counsel Mandate for...

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s new report, Evictions Up, Representation Down, finds that the Adams Administration has failed to meet the City’s Right to Counsel (RTC)...

May 2, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on Mayor Adams’ Rent Hike Proposal

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: “Mayor Eric Adams launched a direct assault on working-class New Yorkers, proposing not one—but two—devastating rent hikes...

May 1, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from Comptroller Brad Lander on the FY26 NYC Executive Budget

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: “Eric Adams’ Executive Budget is from a fantasyland where Trump’s tariffs aren’t increasing the likelihood of an...

May 1, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
On May Day, Comptroller Lander Touts Accomplishments of Office’s First Workers’ Rights Team

New York, NY — In honor of May Day, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is recognizing the work of the Office’s first-ever Workers’ Rights team. Under the Direction of...

May 1, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
DOC DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction

New York, NY – The Office of the New York City Comptroller released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here.  Key monthly DOC metrics show: ...

April 30, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Lander’s New Dashboard Tracks City Claims & Settlements; City Paid Nearly $2B in Settlements Last Fiscal Year

New York, NY — Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander launched the Claims Dashboard, a real-time, comprehensive transparency tool to visualize claims filed to and settled by the Comptroller’s Office. This...

April 30, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander Demanding Mayor Adams Recuse Himself from Responding to Trump’s Sanctuary City Threats

New York, NY – Following the Trump Administration’s new executive order targeting sanctuary cities, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement, calling on Mayor Eric Adams to...

April 29, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Lander Spotlights Nonprofit Payment Delays in Follow-Up Report & Launches Audits of 3 Agencies with Worst Delays

New York, NY — In a follow-up to the Comptroller’s Annual Contracts report, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released Nonprofit, Nonpayment, a deep dive into payment delays in the...

April 29, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from NYC Comptroller Brad Lander on the FY26 State Budget Agreement

New York, NY— New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: “As President Trump and Elon Musk create chaos by recklessly blocking grants, slashing funding, and driving up...

April 28, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
As Spring Blooms, Comptroller Lander Aims to Expand Open Streets

Queens, NY—In a new report, Streets for People, unveiled on a popular Open Street in Jackson Heights, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander advocates to strengthen and expand the Open...

April 25, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on DOJ Memo Casting Serious Doubts on the Legality of Trump’s Effort to...

New York, NY— New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement in response to reports that the federal government is replacing their own lawyers after their previous lawyers...

April 25, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Lander Calls for a Rent Freeze in Testimony to the Rent Guidelines Board

New York, NY – After reviewing the data, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called for a rent freeze for the following year in his testimony to the Rent Guidelines Board. ...

April 24, 2025 | Press Releases & StatementsTestimonies
Statement from Comptroller Lander on Tesla’s Earnings Report

New York, NY — Comptroller Lander released the following statement in response to Tesla, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings Report: “With profits plummeting by more than 70% in the last quarter,...

April 22, 2025 |
As Trump Assaults Climate Progress on Earth Day, Comptroller Lander Pushes Forward Toward Net Zero

New York, NY—In his weekly briefing on Protecting New York from Donald Trump, coinciding with Earth Day, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander decried threats from the Trump administration to...

April 22, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Brad Lander Unveils Updated NYC Climate Dashboard with Critical Federal Data

New York, NY — Ahead of the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released updates to the NYC Climate Dashboard, including the addition of a climate and...

April 21, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
NYC Comptroller Lander’s Audit Exposes Racial Gaps in Building Code Enforcement Based on 311 Complaints

New York, NY — In a new audit of the Department of Buildings (DOB), Comptroller Brad Lander exposes significant racial disparities in the enforcement outcomes for one- and two-family homeowners. The audit found that...

April 21, 2025 | Press Releases & Statements
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