Statement from Comptroller Lander on DOI Investigation on Lack of Shelter Contract Oversight

New York, NY — In response to Department of Investigation’s (DOI) latest report, Examination of Compliance Risks at City-Funded Homeless Shelter Providers and the City’s Oversight of Shelter Providers, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement:

“For years, my office has echoed DOI’s urgent drumbeat to fight against lax procurement oversight and safeguards against corruption that City Hall neglects to address. DOI’s latest 100-page investigation underlines the Adams Administration’s failure to implement any of the anti-corruption recommendations from DOI’s 2021 report. If the Mayor continues to fail to implement these common-sense recommendations, further eroding public trust in our local government, then the City Council must take action.”

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