New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander hosted community leaders, policymakers, educators, and students at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Wednesday, May 22 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education. The event, titled "Brown vs. Board 70 Years Later: The State of Integration in NYC Public Schools," highlighted the ongoing challenges and potential solutions for addressing school segregation in New York City. “Even at the 70th anniversary of Brown v....
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 today. Excerpts from Comptroller Lander’s testimony: “Stronger fiscal management is not contrary to deeper investment in programs that create opportunities and address severe affordability challenges facing working class New Yorkers. Quite the opposite, it helps us to preserve and target resources to where they are most needed, so that New...
New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement in response to the Appellate Division's affirmation of the New York Supreme Court decision blocking the City from shifting retirees to a Medicare Advantage plan: “This is yet another win for the many retirees fighting to keep the health care they worked for and were promised. When the Medicare Advantage contract was submitted to my office last year, we declined to register it knowing that litigation raised...
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and trustees of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) today announced an investment of up to $60 million to preserve rent-stabilized housing units impacted by the sudden collapse of Signature Bank last spring. The investment was made in Community Stabilization Partners — a joint venture led by Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) and Related Fund Management (RFM) — leading...