New York, NY — Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and a broad coalition of legal experts, potential plaintiffs, and advocates announced they are exploring all legal avenues, including multiple lawsuits, to resume New York City’s congestion pricing plan, which Governor Kathy Hochul walked back at the eleventh hour. After years of planning, extensive public testimony, approvals from multiple layers of government, and hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure spending, Governor Hochul announced an “indefinite pause” to New York...
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 legislation impacting tenants across the city. I strongly support Intro 360, the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act, sponsored by Council Member Chi Osse. Intro 360 requires that whoever hires a broker in a real estate transaction pays the broker fee. The FARE Act is a commonsense bill...
A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, Last month, Mayor Adams empaneled a Charter Revision Commission, ostensibly to review the City Charter and propose ways to improve City government. While there is good reason to doubt Mayor Adams’ motives for hastily appointing the Charter Revision Commission (done as part of ongoing battles with the City Council), there’s no doubt that our City would benefit from better management—including better fiscal stewardship. Responding to this opportunity, our Office has proposed a...
Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander proposed a comprehensive set of enhancements to New York City’s fiscal framework to solidify New York City’s financial foundation for the future. Five decades after adopting the Financial Emergency Act (FEA) during the City’s fiscal crisis of 1975, Comptroller Lander’s proposals build upon the FEA’s core provisions for both the City’s operating and capital budgets. The proposals presented in Comptroller office’s latest report, A Stronger Fiscal Framework for New York City, could be...