Brad Lander · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Why we're talking about ESG

  John, You might be hearing the term “ESG”, and discussion of an anti-ESG bill, floating around right now. ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is a framework used to determine whether a company is worth investing in or identify risks that companies face that may impact invest…

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March 6, 2023 at 10:32 PM

What is ESG?

What is ESG? For the Comptroller’s office, ESG investing means looking at environmental, social or governance risks facing companies to protect retirement security Dear New Yorkers,  Last week, a narrow majority in Congress voted to block a Labor…

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March 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Our audits on NYCHA

  John, Public housing residents are sick and tired of waiting weeks and months for repairs. That’s what we heard over and over again, through our survey of and listening sessions with New Yorkers living in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments last summer. Members of o…

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February 26, 2023 at 3:49 PM

A new vision for housing

A new vision for housing From NYCHA to social housing, history shows us how to build a more equitable New York City. Dear New Yorkers Housing production across the country, and especially here in New York City, has failed to live up to demand. A…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

February 18, 2023 at 2:13 PM

Safe driving saves lives and taxpayer dollars

NYC taxpayers spent more than $653.9 million settling claims from car crashes caused by city vehicles over the last decade.  John, NYC taxpayers spent more than $653.9 million settling claims from car crashes caused by city vehicles over the last decade. My office recently released a …

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February 14, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Economic Spotlight: How could proposals to raise the minimum wage impact NYC?

Economic Spotlight: How could proposals to raise the minimum wage impact NYC? New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Francesco Brindisi, Executive Depu…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

February 6, 2023 at 10:51 PM

How to Make Government (Bureaucracy) Work Better

How to Make Government (Bureaucracy) Work Better The changes we are making will reduce needless bureaucracy while improving transparency, integrity, and good government. Dear New Yorkers In Fiscal Year 2022, City of New York procured $12 billion…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

January 30, 2023 at 10:09 PM

Banking on our future

Banking on our future NYC pension funds filed shareholder proposals at major banks asking for real emissions reduction targets by 2030 Dear New Yorkers,  The financial industry has a major role to play in mitigating the worst effects of climate …

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

January 21, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit

Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit Celebrating the kindness and strength of New Yorkers Dear New Yorkers, This Lunar Year we welcome the Year of the Rabbit – a symbol of gentleness and kindness, but also quiet confidence and strength. There is a Ch…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

January 16, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s focus on a higher standard of living and his unflinching support for labor is especially poignant today. Dear New Yorkers,  Over the past few decades we have made some real progress towards the mul…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

January 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM

10 hours left

  John, I wanted to reach out one last time before our 11:59 PM filing deadline tonight to ask if you are able to spare a few dollars towards my re-election campaign. If you can, please, pitch in here. If you live in New York City, any donation up to $250 will be matched 8x by ou…

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  Jenny Galvin via Team Lander · [email protected]

January 12, 2023 at 5:00 PM

$5 for Brad’s re-election campaign

  John, It’s Jenny from Brad Lander’s finance team. Brad reached out earlier this week to let you know that we have a big fundraising deadline this week–and as of right now, we have just over 24 hours left before the cutoff. If you haven’t had the opportunity to donate, I’m askin…

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  NYC Comptroller Press Office · [email protected]

January 10, 2023 at 10:59 PM

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Francesco Brindisi, Executive Deputy Comptroller fo…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

January 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM

I try not to ask too often

  John, I try not to ask too often for your financial support. We try hard to use these emails to share helpful information about our city and what my office is doing to make life better for New Yorkers. But at the end of this week, on January 13, we’re hitting our first official…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

January 2, 2023 at 6:30 PM

New Year, New York

  Happy New Year, John! I kicked off 2023 with one of my favorite rituals: running into the frigid Atlantic Ocean alongside thousands of other intrepid New Yorkers on Coney Island Beach. This first year as comptroller has felt a lot like the polar bear plunge–taking big exciting new s…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Accounting together for our work in 2022

Accounting together for our work in 2022 I am tremendously grateful for the amazing team of dedicated civil servants here at the Comptroller’s Office. Dear New Yorkers,  A year ago, I took office as New York City Comptroller, with a vision of “ac…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

December 21, 2022 at 8:42 PM

How is NYC's Economy Doing?

How is NYC's Economy Doing? Heading into the holiday season with an eye towards the future. Dear New Yorkers,  As we head into the full swing of the holiday season, it’s a good time to take stock of how New York City’s economy is doing – and loo…

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December 13, 2022 at 5:05 PM

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Francesco Brindisi, Executive Deputy Comptroller fo…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

December 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Why job vacancies are putting our city at risk

  John, Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, city government jobs had about a 2% vacancy rate. But as of October 2022, that rate has quadrupled to 8%. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. We took a look at the data and found that vacancy rates in key agencies and departments soared abo…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

December 8, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Put Faith in Housing

Put Faith in Housing From faith leaders to NYCHA, an all-hands-on-deck approach to housing. Dear New Yorkers,  One thing there’s broad agreement about in New York: we’re facing a severe housing crisis. One-third of New York City renters are cons…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

November 24, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Ady Barkan isn't dying anymore

  Dear John, Some evenings at 7 p.m, I find myself listening for the cheer of gratitude that we raised every night at the start of the pandemic for the health care and essential workers who were risking their lives for others on the front lines of the crisis. Our cheers were only s…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

November 22, 2022 at 10:04 PM

How are NYC's dollars being spent?

How are NYC's dollars being spent? The Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for FY'22 includes updates on NYC revenues & expenses, office occupancy, the state of housing and more. Dear New Yorkers,  As New York City continues a steady recov…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

November 18, 2022 at 6:56 PM

More takeaways from the midterms

  John, I wrote earlier this week that the first lesson to take away from the midterms is that progressives, liberals, and moderates can come together to defeat right-wing extremists, and we must. We did it in Pennsylvania to send John Fetterman to Congress. We did it in Michigan, …

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

November 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Midterms showed we can defeat right-wing extremists, and we’ll do so again

Donald Trump is running again.   John, Last week’s midterm elections were, frankly, a mixed bag. Around the country, Democrats held the Senate, defeated election deniers, and flipped state legislatures. They outperformed expectations nearly everywhere—in fact, other than here in Ne…

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  NYC Comptroller Press Office · [email protected]

November 15, 2022 at 5:29 PM

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Francesco Brindisi, Executive Deputy Comptroller fo…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

November 4, 2022 at 12:17 PM

Have you voted yet?

Have you voted yet? This weekend is your last chance to vote early in-person! Dear New Yorkers,  This weekend marks the closing stretch of this cycle’s midterm elections – and the last few days of early voting in NYC. Our democracy is on the ball…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

October 29, 2022 at 1:20 PM

10 years after Superstorm Sandy, the work continues

10 years after Superstorm Sandy, the work continues Neighbors helping neighbors during and after disaster Dear New Yorkers,  Ten years ago today Superstorm Sandy slammed into our shores. Taking the lives of 43 New Yorkers and causing over $19 bi…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

October 24, 2022 at 9:31 PM

[you’re invited] GOTV with me in the homestretch to the midterm elections

  John — With less than three weeks to go until the November midterm elections, the threats to our democracy, our planet, the right to choose, and our civil rights could not be clearer. This is it: now is the time for us to do everything we can to support Democratic candidates for …

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

October 22, 2022 at 1:33 PM

Take advantage of student loan forgiveness programs

Take advantage of student loan forgiveness programs The deadline to apply for public service loan forgiveness is Oct 31! Dear New Yorkers,    An estimated one million New Yorkers have student loan debt -- debt which puts a burden on living costs,…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

October 18, 2022 at 12:47 PM

Putting stolen wages back in workers hands

Putting stolen wages back in workers hands Our Bureau of Labor Law enforces the law to ensure workers are paid their due Dear New Yorkers,  It is a good day when workers get paid their due and cheaters are held accountable.   Earlier this month, …

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

October 14, 2022 at 5:57 PM

We are not ready for the next Superstorm Sandy

  John — We are approaching the 10 year anniversary of when Superstorm Sandy hit New York’s shores – flooding homes, displacing families, and killing forty-three New Yorkers. I remember those days and weeks afterwards when we came together to help elderly neighbors evacuated to the…

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October 11, 2022 at 3:45 PM

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Krista Olson, Deputy Comptroller for Budget Steven …

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

October 3, 2022 at 5:46 PM

WATCH: Council Member Kevin Riley explains property tax inequities

WATCH: Council Member Kevin Riley explains property tax inequities Homeowners in the northeast Bronx pay 4x brownstone Brooklyn Dear New Yorkers, My friend Council Member Kevin Riley lives in and represents the Northeast Bronx, and his in-laws l…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

September 23, 2022 at 3:03 PM

How can a shareholder proposal combat gun violence?

How can a shareholder proposal combat gun violence? Or uplift workers? Or fight climate change? Dear New Yorkers, The Comptroller’s Office wears a lot of hats. Investment adviser to the pension funds. Auditor of City agencies. Registerer of contr…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

September 22, 2022 at 9:00 PM

How to support asylum seekers

  John — Over the past few weeks, thousands of asylum seekers have arrived in New York City, and they are in need of resources and compassion from all across the five boroughs. Can you make a donation to Make the Road New York’s Asylum Seekers fund? Your contribution will be used t…

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September 12, 2022 at 5:20 PM

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Krista Olson, Deputy Comptroller for Budget Steven …

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

September 8, 2022 at 6:38 PM

Public schools are essential to our democracy

Public schools are essential to our democracy My visit to Arts and Letters 305 United in Brooklyn on the first day of school Dear New Yorkers,  Nearly one million New York City public school students entered classrooms today, kicking off a school…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

September 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Lessons from Hurricane Ida

NYC has work to do to protect New Yorkers from climate disasters  John — A year ago this week, Hurricane Ida hit the Northeast, bringing damage, destruction and death in its wake. Eleven New Yorkers drowned in their unregulated basement apartments. As climate change causes increasingly…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

September 1, 2022 at 5:42 PM

Bringing basement apartments into the light

Bringing basement apartments into the light Hurricane Ida was a wakeup call for the City Dear New Yorkers, One year ago today, Hurricane Ida revealed the deadly cost of a decade of inaction to ensure basement and cellar apartments are safe place…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

August 29, 2022 at 11:23 PM

Transparency is key to accountability on Rikers Island

Transparency is key to accountability on Rikers Island My office has a new tool to help hold DOC accountable. Dear New Yorkers,  What we can’t see, we can’t fix.  Years of increasingly alarming headlines have made clear that management problems …

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 1:20 PM

Do you have a plan to vote next week?

Do you have a plan to vote next week? The health of our democracy has never been more important Dear New Yorkers,     As some of you may know (all too well) there is an election next Tuesday, August 23rd. It’s been a confusing year with redistric…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

August 15, 2022 at 7:07 PM

Andrew Gounardes

I’m voting for Sen. Andrew Gounardes for State Senate on 8/23 — here’s why  John, it's Brad Lander. I’m reaching out in support of my friend State Senator Andrew Gounardes, who is running for re-election in Brooklyn’s newly-drawn District 26. His primary is coming up in just a few…

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

August 14, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Kristen Gonzalez

  Hi John — I recently endorsed my friend Kristen Gonzalez’s campaign for state senate in the newly-drawn District 59, which now spans across three boroughs. I know that Kristen will be a champion for all of the different communities that it encompasses, and will fight tirelessly t…

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August 8, 2022 at 4:36 PM

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Krista Olson, Deputy Comptroller for Budget Steven …

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 9:04 PM

How can we beat the heat?

How can we beat the heat? Our new cooling center analysis highlights existing cooling infrastructure across NYC, the inequities that lie and how they can be addressed.   Dear New Yorkers,  It’s HOT in NYC today and a heat advisory is in effect th…

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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]

July 21, 2022 at 9:49 PM

What we’re auditing

What we’re auditing Check out our new Audit Recommendations Tracker and make a suggestion for what we should bring our oversight power to Dear New Yorkers,  Oversight and accountability are at the heart of our work here at the Comptroller’s Offi…

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July 14, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Meet the hardest working people at the Comptroller’s Office

Meet the hardest working people at the Comptroller’s Office Shining a spotlight on our Ambassadors of Service. Dear New Yorkers,  From comprehensive property tax reform to New York City’s Green New Deal, we spend a lot of time talking about the b…

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  NYC Comptroller Press Office · [email protected]

July 11, 2022 at 4:19 PM

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook

New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York By The Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook New York by the Numbers Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook By NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Krista Olson, Deputy Comptroller for Budget Andrew …

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  Jenny Galvin and Cameron Hellerman · [email protected]

July 8, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Everything is under Comptrol

Join us to celebrate Brad Lander on Monday, July 11th at 5:30 PM at City Vineyard rooftop! Did you see Brad’s email earlier this week? We’re having a birthday celebration on Monday and we’d love for you to join! Whether he’s making dad jokes about the fiscal new year, or marching in the …

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  Brad Lander · [email protected]

July 5, 2022 at 5:50 PM

Celebrate with me next week?

Join me Monday, July 11th at 5:30 PM at City Vineyard rooftop! Join me for a birthday celebration next Monday, July 11th at 5:30 PM at City Vineyard rooftop to cheer some recent wins and strategize for the future.  I couldn’t be more grateful to head to the Municipal Building every day to…

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