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Brad Lander

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  LanderforNYC.com · [email protected]
July 26, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Help Brad save our subways:

    John, Brad Lander has always been loud about the urgent need for a plan to get our trains and buses moving again. Eleven years ago this week, in fact, he introduced a City Council bill requiring a citywide plan to develop a Bus Rapid Transit system. Still, over a decade …
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 25, 2024 at 11:41 PM

2 lawsuits against Governor Hochul

New Yorkers need congestion pricing.Dear New Yorkers,  Transit riders are the heart of the City’s working class and economic engine. Every day, 3.6 million New Yorkers rely on subways and buses to get where they need to be.  But unfortunately, New York’s transit system is not nearly as world class a…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 23, 2024 at 10:36 PM

NEW investment standards to protect tenants

Dear New Yorkers,  In a city where the rent is too damn high and the housing stock is too damn low, protecting tenants’ rights and reducing housing instability has never been more important.  That’s why I’m proud to announce that the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) is adopting NE…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM

Congestion pricing update

Temps are running off the railsDear New Yorkers,  Summer temperatures are running off the rails in New York and around the world, so here’s an update on our coalition's legal action against Governor Hochul’s halt on congestion pricing.  As anyone who’s descended into an MTA station this week knows, …
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 21, 2024 at 11:03 PM

Thank you, Joe Biden

    John, Thanks to the musical Hamilton, and its great song “One Last Time,” our kids know that George Washington stepped down from the Presidency when he could have run again. In Lin-Manuel’s words, Hamilton sings: “Mr. President, they will say you’re weak.” And Washington…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 20, 2024 at 2:33 PM

A war on women’s health care

    The far-right is waging a war on women’s health care, John. Just last month, the Supreme Court took up a lawsuit filed by a group of anti-abortion physicians challenging the FDA’s approval of mifepristone — a medication abortion pill that accounts for most abortions in t…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 20, 2024 at 12:50 PM

Summer highlights

A glimpse into our work so far this summerDear New Yorkers,  This summer has been busy – and sweltering – across the City.  From taking action to protect retirement security, to producing hard-hitting audits on public safety, the many hats we wear in the Comptroller’s Office allow us to shed light o…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 19, 2024 at 5:07 PM

re: Wong v. NYCERS dismissed

    Climate risk is financial risk, John. And I’m taking every step necessary to invest responsibly on behalf of City retirees — even in the face of right-wing attacks. After three New York City pension funds made the decision to divest from publicly traded fossil fuel reser…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 17, 2024 at 6:34 PM

Shared fate

    Dear John, These are frightening times, depressing ones. The assassination attempt on Donald Trump was a sobering reminder of the terrible costs and reverberations of rising violence. It makes us long for unity, and underscores our responsibility to work harder for democ…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 17, 2024 at 6:08 PM

How NYC can incarcerate fewer people

(and save taxpayers $875 million)Dear New Yorkers,  No one should have to wait three years for their day in court – in the inhumane and violent conditions of Rikers Island, or anywhere else.  And yet right now, thousands of inmates are awaiting trial on Rikers – for days, weeks, months, or even year…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 16, 2024 at 9:10 PM

re: Mifepristone

These pharmacy giants must start dispensing abortion medicationDear New Yorkers,  With abortion access increasingly under attack across the country, I’m using all the tools in the Comptroller’s tool box to protect women’s reproductive health care.  That’s why my office issued a strong warning to pha…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 16, 2024 at 1:19 AM

Thank you, John

    From the bottom of my heart, John, THANK YOU! Because of this incredible grassroots team, your tremendous support, and NYC’s strong campaign finance matching program, we have raised over $3 million for next year’s election, as of the NYC Campaign Finance Board deadline l…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 14, 2024 at 7:32 PM

DISMISSED: Wong v. NYCERS

Big win for retirees and climateDear New Yorkers,  I’ve got some important news for New York City retirees.  Last week, 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 funds (the New York City Teachers’ Retirem…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 11, 2024 at 4:44 PM

tonight

    Hey John, it’s been a busy week preparing for our Campaign Finance Board (CFB) filing deadline today, but I had to take a moment to send you a quick message. We set an ambitious goal last week of earning 500 grassroots donations to emails just like this one before tonigh…
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  LanderForNYC.com · [email protected]
July 10, 2024 at 2:50 PM

Summer’s here ☀️

    John — Summer is officially here! Summer means school’s out, and summertime youth programs like Summer Rising and SYEP are in. Summer means people are enjoying all the city has to offer. Sunny parks and playgrounds, Shakespeare in the Park and Celebrate Brooklyn, delicio…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM

re: July economic report

New York by the numbers No. 91 - July 9, 2024 New York by the Numbers   Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook  READ MORE Photo Credit: John McAdorey/Shutterstock A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, I hope your 4th of July holiday weekend was a good chance to get started on your summer bea…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM

Can I explain?

Your participation is key before Thursday’s deadline.    Hi, John — First of all, I want to say thank you for the incredible response to my team’s email yesterday. Whether you open and read emails like this one or even chip in a few bucks, your participation is key to helpin…
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  LanderForNYC.com · [email protected]
July 8, 2024 at 6:52 PM

Help us surprise Brad for his birthday! 🥳

Shhh.. don’t tell Brad!    Hi John, Today’s Brad’s 55th birthday, and we need your help putting together a birthday surprise to make it an extra special day for him! 🎉 To celebrate Brad and show your appreciation for his work to provide the oversight and advocacy New York Ci…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
July 3, 2024 at 8:01 PM

This isn’t just another fundraising benchmark

    Sorry for reaching out right before a holiday weekend, John, but I had to make sure you saw this before you log off. One week from tomorrow is a major deadline for our campaign. After July 11th, our campaign will have to report every contribution we’ve received since Jan…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 30, 2024 at 10:02 PM

Three years ago

We were the underdog.     John, Three years ago last week, we overcame the odds — and won the Democratic primary for New York City Comptroller. Here’s what I wrote to you at the time: We ran a campaign rooted in the idea that we can have bold, progressive local government t…
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  LanderForNYC.com · [email protected]
June 30, 2024 at 5:28 PM

“The most pro-business SCOTUS in history”

Supporting leaders like Brad is more important than ever    John, at a time when workers’ rights are under attack, supporting pro-worker leaders like Brad is more important than ever. Before we explain more, please consider pitching in before our campaign’s end-of-month fund…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 29, 2024 at 12:29 AM

A busy month

    John, It's been another busy month here in the Comptroller’s Office. I’m really proud of everything we’ve accomplished — like fighting to implement a long overdue congestion pricing plan to help working New Yorkers get faster trains and less traffic — and demanding accou…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 27, 2024 at 8:32 PM

Testimony to the MTA board

Congestion pricing is urgent, necessary, and legally requiredDear New Yorkers,  At yesterday’s MTA Board meeting, I railed against Governor Hochul’s last-minute plan to pause congestion pricing. You can watch my testimony here.  In it, I urge the MTA Board to pass a resolution affirming its readines…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 27, 2024 at 4:19 PM

Standing with NYC’s LGBTQIA+ community

    Happy Pride Month, John! New York City shines as a global beacon of love and acceptance because the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights and equality is a vital part of our City’s history. On June 28, 1969 (just about a week before I was born) New York City police raided the Stonew…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 27, 2024 at 12:38 AM

Post-primary

Today is the first day of the general election campaign. Let’s get going.     John, it’s Brad here. Yesterday was New York’s Democratic primary. So today is the first day of the general election campaign. Some years, there’s a little time to rest between the primary and the …
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 25, 2024 at 9:55 AM

VOTE today

Find your polling siteDear New Yorkers,  Today, Tuesday, June 25, is the Democratic Primary Election in NYC!  You can vote today anytime between 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM at your assigned polling site. Look up your polling site here. FIND MY POLING SITE In some ways, your participation in local elections …
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 24, 2024 at 10:05 PM

NYPD is wasting precious time and money

I’m calling on the NYPD to manage their resources better.     John, Last week, my office announced the findings of our audit of ShotSpotter — a technology used by the New York Police Department (NYPD) to detect and locate shootings. The evidence is clear: The NYPD is wasting…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 21, 2024 at 3:22 PM

ShotSpotter is wasting precious time and money

New auditDear New Yorkers,  Yesterday my office released an audit of the New York Police Department (NYPD)’s use of ShotSpotter—an auditory gunfire location and detection technology that the NYPD adopted in 2014. Overall, the evidence shows that NYPD is wasting precious time and money on ShotSpotter…
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
June 21, 2024 at 3:16 PM

Brad won’t stop holding Mayor Adams accountable

    John — Mayor Eric Adams recently announced the creation of a commission to propose revisions to the City Charter on this November’s ballot. We'll be honest, John: There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about Mayor Adams’ motives behind creating this Charter Revision…
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
June 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM

The latest on congestion pricing

New Yorkers deserve to know the real reasoning behind Governor Hochul’s decision to pause congestion pricing.    John, FIRST: Governor Kathy Hochul “indefinitely paused” congestion pricing set to go into effect in New York City on June 30 — single-handedly depriving our city…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 19, 2024 at 12:15 PM

Juneteenth

Happy Juneteenth, New Yorkers!Happy Juneteenth, New Yorkers!  Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of chattel slavery—and it's also a necessary reminder that hundreds of years later, Black Americans still feel the weight of government-sponsored racism and discrimination. When we keep a strong focu…
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
June 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM

One subway ride

    John, In just a moment, we’re going to ask if you can spare a one-time contribution of $2.90 to support Brad Lander before tonight's mid-month fundraising deadline. That’s right, $2.90, John — the cost of fare for one subway ride. We know that $2.90 might not seem like …
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM

Pride month 🌈

Our 2024 LGBTQIA+ Guide is here!Happy Pride Month, New Yorkers!  June is a great time to celebrate the beautiful array of diversity that makes our office and our city such a great and dynamic place — and to honor the courage of those who have paved the way for LGBTQIA+ rights and equality, sparked b…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 5:12 PM

re: Congestion pricing

New Yorkers have waited 15 years    John — Will you add your name to the campaign to save congestion pricing? ADD YOUR NAME Yesterday we assembled a broad coalition of subway and bus riders, disabled New Yorkers, business leaders, MTA board members, climate advocates, …
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 12, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Governor Hochul’s congestion pricing reversal could be illegal

We're exploring legal actionDear New Yorkers,  Governor Hochul took a disastrously wrong turn when she halted the implementation of congestion pricing last week.  So today – alongside a coalition of legal experts, potential plaintiffs, and advocates – I'm proud to announce that my office is explorin…
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
June 11, 2024 at 9:54 PM

A few bucks at a time

    John, One month from today, our campaign will close the books on our fundraising for the last six months. After that, Brad will report every contribution to his campaign since January 12th to the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB). The numbers we report to the CF…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 11, 2024 at 4:57 PM

June economic report

NEW Vacancy Dashboard No. 90 - June 11, 2024 New York by the Numbers   Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook  READ MORE Photo Credit: RAW-films/Shutterstock A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, Last month, Mayor Adams empaneled a Charter Revision Commission, ostensibly to review the City C…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 10, 2024 at 4:34 PM

re: The Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission

re: The Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission A stronger fiscal framework Dear New Yorkers, Last month, Mayor Adams announced a hastily-appointed Charter Revision Commission (CRC), which he says is tasked with reviewing the City Charter and determi…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 8, 2024 at 3:40 PM

Mayor Adams called me “the loudest person in the city.”

    John, Just over one year ago, Mayor Eric Adams ranted about me for nearly two minutes in front of cameras at a live streamed press conference — doing a (mildly offensive) impression of me and calling me “the loudest person in the city.” The truth is, John, I am pretty lo…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 6, 2024 at 7:18 PM

The NYPD stopped reporting this key data

The NYPD stopped reporting this key data Clearance rates haven’t been published since 2022 Dear New Yorkers, Crime is down from its pandemic spike, and far below historic highs from the 80s and 90s, but New Yorkers are anxious. Public perception …
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
June 6, 2024 at 7:08 PM

We’ve waited 15 years

    John — We’ve waited 15 years for congestion pricing. But just yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul indefinitely paused the congestion pricing program that was set to go into effect in New York City at the end of June. Delaying congestion pricing will derail our chance to cre…
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June 5, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Brother Kimbal + Bestie James

Tesla is not a family business.    John — Brad Lander is holding Elon Musk accountable. On behalf of New York City pension funds, Brad is urging Tesla shareholders to vote AGAINST the instatement of Musk's family members to board leadership and AGAINST the ratification of a …
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 4, 2024 at 7:45 PM

Good luck charms for New York City

Good luck charms for New York City CUNY graduations are the most hopeful thing in NYC Dear New Yorkers, Last Thanksgiving, I introduced you to Yarys Lopez, a young woman who fled Honduras with her family a decade ago. They faced harrowing ordeals…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 3, 2024 at 8:57 PM

More psychiatric hospital beds in NYC

More psychiatric hospital beds in NYC Rep. Goldman’s new bill Dear New Yorkers, The story of Michelle Go gripped New York City after she was fatally pushed in front of on oncoming train in Times Square more than two years ago. But the tragic stor…
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
June 1, 2024 at 3:13 PM

No one is above the law

What this verdict tells us    John, No one is above the law. And this week – at the historic courthouse just steps away from the Comptroller’s office in lower Manhattan – a jury of 12 New Yorkers found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts he was charged with. I want t…
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
May 31, 2024 at 9:45 PM

Tonight’s deadline

    Brad’s May fundraising deadline is tonight. Will you chip in $10 to support Brad’s campaign? If you’re a New York City resident, your donations will be matched 8-to-1. (A $10 donation becomes $90!) DONATE John, we’re reaching out one final time …
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
May 30, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Your support will be matched 8-to-1

    John, Our end-of-month deadline is coming up tomorrow, and we wanted to reach out to explain just how far your support goes for Brad’s campaign: Every donation from a New York City resident (up to $250) will be matched 8-to-1 by the city! We’ll explain more in a moment,…
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  Comptroller Brad Lander · [email protected]
May 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM

Anti-hate education in our schools

Anti-hate education in our schools Fighting the rise of hate violence in New York City Dear New Yorkers,   Fighting the rise of hate violence in New York City – and in every community – requires collective action across communities to educate, pr…
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  Team Lander · [email protected]
May 28, 2024 at 6:12 PM

3 days = 3 reasons

    John, the past month has been busy for Brad and his work to make our city run better for all New Yorkers. So before our end-of-month deadline in three days, we wanted to share three of the most recent ways that Brad has made a vital difference for New Yorkers: After 8+ …
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  Brad Lander · [email protected]
May 24, 2024 at 4:13 PM

Making homeownership affordable for our teachers, cops, and firefighters

    John, Every day, New York City’s teachers, cops, firefighters, public hospital nurses, social workers, school crossing guards, IT specialists, accountants, sanitation workers, and so many more show up to serve our city. Unfortunately, for far too many of them, the rising…
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