Brad Lander

Tenants

Northwest Bronx Leads City in Heat Complaints

A handful of private buildings are responsible for a vastly outsized share of heat complaints, according to a new report from the city comptroller’s office.

By Jonathan Custodio

Criminal Justice

Manhattan DA Seeks ‘Red Flag’ Gun Ban for Comptroller Employee

Prosecutors cited alleged threats to Comptroller Brad Lander’s staff, in rare city use of state law that allows authorities to remove firearms from people considered potential risks for violence

By Katie Honan

Brad Lander

Three in Five NYCHA Buildings Have Open Doors or Busted Locks

A new review by Comptroller Brad Lander shows that buildings have become much less secure since 2018.

By Stephon Johnson

NYC Ferry

Comptroller: City Spent Almost Double on Subsidies to Keep NYC Ferry Afloat

In a scathing report, building on THE CITY’s reporting, Brad Lander accused the Economic Development Corporation of playing “hide the ball” on ferry finances.

By Jose Martinez

Budget

Comptroller Lander Calls for $2 Billion Boost to City Rainy-Day Savings

Pointing to higher-than-predicted tax revenues, the city’s chief fiscal officer will urge the mayor and City Council to adopt a savings formula to ensure funds to weather recessions.

By Greg David

City Hall

NYC Cuts Off Wells Fargo From New Bank Contracts Following Discrimination Claims

Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander join forces to say they will not put city deposits into accounts with the financial giant, after advocates point to disproportionate denials of mortgages to Black applicants.

By George Joseph

Criminal Justice

New Exodus Post-Jail Contract Denied by Comptroller After Security Scrutiny

An investigation by THE CITY revealed that an unlicensed security firm was working at hotels housing inmates released from Rikers. City Hall still hasn’t gotten it right.

By Greg B. Smith

Brad Lander

Will NYC Bar Wells Fargo From Municipal Deposits After Alleged Discrimination Against Black Homeowners?

A coalition of consumer and community groups calls on Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander to pull the plug on the fourth largest US-based bank.

By George Joseph

Evictions

When Private Equity Came Knocking, Bronx Renters Were Given Two Options: Buy or Get Out

Illustrating a growing trend, a private equity firm that scooped up hundreds of rental units in The Bronx is forcing some tenants out, making the case for “Good Cause” eviction protections.

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte

Homelessness

Families Get Rejected from Homeless Shelter Without Required Review, Comptroller Audit Finds

By Josefa Velasquez

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