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DOC DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Corrections

New York, NY – Today, the New York City Comptroller’s Office released its monthly update to the Department of Corrections (DOC) Dashboard, available here.  Key Monthly DOC metrics show:   DOC...

July 26, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
NYC Comptroller Lander & Coalition of Advocates and Litigators Announce Two New Lawsuits Challenging Gov. Hochul’s Indefinite Pause...

New York, NY – Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and a broad coalition of lawyers, plaintiffs, and advocates announced two new lawsuits challenging Governor Kathy Hochul’s indefinite pause...

July 25, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement by Comptroller Brad Lander on Charter Revision Commission’s Meaningless Proposals and Effort to Distract New Yorkers

NEW YORK, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement in response to the Adams Administration’s release of its Charter Revision Commission proposals:  “The Adams Administration’s...

July 24, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
New York’s Comptrollers Call on eBay to Bargain in Good Faith with Workers and Expeditiously Reach a Collective...

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli together urged eBay to deliver on its commitment to bargain in good...

July 22, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
Comptroller Lander’s Report Offers Overview of Per Diem Hotel and Service Costs for Shelter for Asylum Seekers

New York, NY - A new report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander analyzes the cost of hotel rooms contracted by the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to house...

July 22, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement by Comptroller Brad Lander on $500 Million from Battery Park City Authority’s Joint Purpose Fund Being Dedicated...

NEW YORK, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement in response to $500 million being dedicated from the Battery Park City Authority’s Joint Purpose Fund...

July 22, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
DOI And NYC Comptroller Announce Findings and Recommendations Regarding NYC Board of Elections’ Procurement and Oversight of For-hire...

Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI), and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announce the findings of their offices’ separate inquiries into the...

July 18, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
First of Congestion Pricing Lawsuits Filed in State Supreme Court to Restore Bus Service Cuts

NEW YORK, NY - Today, as part of the legal effort led by New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams and Transport Workers...

July 17, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
NYC Comptroller Lander and Pension Trustees Announce Adoption of First in the Nation Housing Standards for Private Real...

New York, NY - New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and trustees of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) today announced the adoption of historic new standards for...

July 17, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
NYC Comptroller Presses Pharmacy Giants To Provide Abortion Medication or Risk Losing Investor Confidence

New York, NY — At a time when abortion access is increasingly under threat across the country, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander urged Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Albertsons, and McKesson to...

July 17, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
Longer Court Case Processing Times Inflate NYC’s Jail Population & Cost Taxpayers Nearly $1 Billion Annually, Comptroller Lander’s...

NEW YORK, NY – In a new report, Ensuring Timely Trials, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander found increasingly lengthy court case processing times are dramatically inflating New York City’s...

July 16, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
NYC Comptroller Lander & Pension Trustees Celebrate Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Fossil Fuel Divestment by New York City...

New York, NY – On Tuesday, July 2, the New York County Supreme Court dismissed Wong et al v. NYCERS, a case that challenged the decision by three of New York City’s pension...

July 3, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
NYC Comptroller Urges DHS To Extend Period of Protection Against Deportation for Noncitizen Victims & Witnesses During Labor...

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander joined a coalition—spearheaded by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Seattle Office of Labor...

July 3, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
DOC DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations

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...

July 2, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
As Congestion Pricing Deadline Passes, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander & Columbia Law Professor Michael Gerrard Discuss Steps Toward...

On June 30th, the planned implementation date of congestion pricing in New York City pursuant to the Traffic Mobility & MTA Reform Act of 2019, adopted by the Legislature and...

June 30, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
Statement from NYC Comptroller Brad Lander on the FY25 Adopted Budget

New York, NY — In response to the budget agreement for New York City’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget announced by Mayor Eric Adams and Speaker Adrienne Adams, New York City...

June 28, 2024 | Press Releases & Statements
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