A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, Last month, Mayor Adams empaneled a Charter Revision Commission, ostensibly to review the City Charter and propose ways to improve City government....
June 11, 2024 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, If you’ve ever wondered how government actors make decisions on economic development subsidy applications, this month’s Spotlight is for you! We take...
May 14, 2024 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, If April showers bring May flowers, we should have a gorgeous spring after all of last week’s rain. Our staff marked April...
April 9, 2024 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, It’s no secret that housing is one of the most critical issues facing NYC. That’s why our last three Spotlights (our monthly...
March 12, 2024 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, The good news this month: the U.S. economy has continued to outperform expectations. And consumer confidence, which had weakened noticeably last fall,...
February 13, 2024 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, As the New York State legislative session begins in Albany, housing affordability remains one of the biggest economic challenges facing the metro...
January 17, 2024 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, As the holiday season arrives, New York’s economy continues its relatively steady but uneven recovery. Job growth stalled in October, but more...
December 12, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, Every year, we spend a lot of time – and quite rightly – debating the City budget. The budget reflects our priorities,...
November 14, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, For most of the past half-century, Wall Street has been the most significant job sector driving New York City’s economy. This high...
October 12, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, As students return to school, it’s time to check the economic and fiscal numbers from this summer. The national economy showed renewed...
September 12, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, One of the most important duties of the New York City Comptroller is to steward the pension fund investments that represent the...
August 8, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, When New York City’s fiscal crisis hit in the 1970s, one of the factors was a lack of awareness by City officials...
July 11, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, Like our smoke-filled skies last week, the economic indicators – at both national and local levels – are pretty murky. There are...
June 13, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, With the publication of the Mayor’s Executive Budget (and the adoption, a month late, of the New York State Budget), we are...
May 9, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, The cherry blossoms and tulips let us know we’re well into April now, but unfortunately the New York State Fiscal Year 2024...
April 11, 2023 | NewsletterA Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, The economic numbers are mixed again this month. On the positive side, employment in New York City is now back at 99%...
March 21, 2023 | Newsletter