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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....

A 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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,...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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,...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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...

A 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%...