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Testifying to MTA Board, Comptroller Lander Denounces Governor’s Decision to Pause Congestion Pricing

New York, NY — In a direct appeal to the MTA Board today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander continued to press his case against the Governor’s last-minute about-face on...

June 26, 2024 | Press Releases & StatementsTestimonies
Testimony of Khalil Sulker, Strategic Organizer for Community Safety and Restorative Justice, Before the Board of Corrections Hearing...

Thank you for your ongoing work to demand accountability of the NYC Department of Correction and for initiating this rulemaking process concerning restrictive housing in correctional facilities and compliance with...

June 17, 2024 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Before the Charter Revision Commission on New Fiscal Framework Proposal

Thank you, Chair Scissura and members of the Charter Revision Commission, for the opportunity to testify before you today. I will be outlining five proposals to strengthen the City’s fiscal...

June 13, 2024 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander to the New York City Council Committee on Consumer and...

Thank you, Chair Menin and Members of the New York City Council’s Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection for convening this hearing and providing the opportunity to testify on critical...

June 12, 2024 | Testimonies
Comptroller Lander Releases FY 2025 Executive Budget Analysis and Testifies to City Council

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released his office’s Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Analysis and testified to the City Council on New York City’s economy and City finances...

May 22, 2024 | Press Releases & StatementsTestimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at the New York City Council Committee on Economic Development...

On behalf of the NYC Comptroller’s Office, thank you to the Committee on Economic Development and Chair Farias for convening this hearing and providing this opportunity to testify on heliport...

April 16, 2024 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at the New York City Council Finance Committee Comments on...

Good afternoon, Speaker Adams, Chair Brannan, and members of the Council. Thank you for having me here to talk about the City’s Preliminary Budget, current economic conditions, transparency in the...

March 4, 2024 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare...

Thank you, Chair Ayala, for calling this hearing. Thank you to our new Chair of the Immigration Committee, Councilmember Alexa Aviles, and to Councilmember Hanif, for introducing Int. 210-2024, which...

March 1, 2024 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at the New York City Council Joint Hearing of the...

Thank you Chair Brooks-Powers and Chair Won, and Members of the Transportation & Infrastructure and Contracts Committees, for the invitation to testify today. We appreciate the opportunity to join this...

February 14, 2024 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at the New York Senate Finance & Assembly Ways and...

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander provided testimony at the New York State Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees joint hearing on the executive...

February 6, 2024 | Press Releases & StatementsTestimonies
Testimony by Comptroller Lander on NYPD’s Implementation of the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) ACT Before the...

Thank you to Chair Gutierrez, Chair Hanks, and Members of the Committees on Technology and Public Safety for convening this important hearing on the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD)...

December 15, 2023 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander to the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Local...

Good morning, Chair Braunstein & Chair Thiele, Members of the Cities and Local Governments Committees, and members of the public. I am New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, and I...

December 14, 2023 | Testimonies
Testimony of Comptroller Brad Lander to the City Council Committee on Public Housing Oversight – The Infrastructure of...

Thank you Chair Aviles and members of the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing for the opportunity to testify on NYCHA’s safety infrastructure. A year and a half...

November 30, 2023 | Testimonies
Testimony of the Comptroller’s Senior Policy Analyst & Strategic Organizer Lara Lai to the City Council Education and...

Good afternoon, Chair Joseph, Chair Hanif, and members of the City Council Education and Immigration Committees. My name is Lara Lai and I am the Senior Policy Analyst and Strategic...

November 29, 2023 | Testimonies
Testimony of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander to the New York City Council Committee on Housing and...

Oversight – Preparing for Heat Season Thank you to the Committee on Housing and Buildings for this opportunity to testify on the New York City’s readiness for the 2023-2024 heat...

October 30, 2023 | Testimonies
Testimony of Chief Climate Officer Louise Yeung Before the New York City Department of Buildings’ Rules Hearing on...

Thank you to the Department of Buildings for convening this hearing and for providing the opportunity to submit testimony. New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL97), the most ambitious municipal...

October 24, 2023 | Testimonies
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