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NYC Comptroller Lander Convenes Nonprofit Leaders Amid Trump Administration’s Threats to Health and Social Service Funding

Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander convened a roundtable with over 250 city nonprofit leaders to confront the Trump Administration’s threats to slash health and social services funding. The roundtable, co-sponsored by the Human Services Council, and United Way of New York, highlighted the impact of federal cuts, promoted resources that nonprofits and City agencies can use to stay informed, and advocated for the critical needs across the sector to prevent the collapse of essential social and health services....

DOC DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction

New York, NY – The Office of the New York City Comptroller released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here. Key monthly DOC metrics show: DOC housed 6,837 individuals as of March 1, 2025, 26 more people than the previous month. 1,837 individuals entered DOC custody in February 2025, 315 fewer people than the previous month. DOC discharged 1,703 people in February 2025, 253 fewer people than the previous month. The average length of a...

Comptroller Lander: Adams Administration Mismanaging Ethnic & Community Media Ad Money Spend

New York, NY – In an analysis of the Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media (MOECM), New York City Comptroller Brad Lander outlined the agency’s failures to comply with Local Law 83 of 2021 (LL83), which intends to support the city’s local publishers by spending a cumulative 50% media advertising threshold on ethnic and community media (ECM) outlets. Additionally, for the first time since its implementation, City Hall published its mandated annual media advertising report months late, rather than at...

Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on the USDOT’s extension for NY to End Congestion Pricing 

New York, NY—New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement after US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s last-minute reversal on Donald Trump’s unlawful demand to end New York’s congestion pricing:  “President Trump and Secretary Duffy’s announcement that they are extending their arbitrary deadline underscores that they have no legal authority to cancel congestion pricing – and that this policy is here to stay. Despite the Trump and his cronies’ attempts to jam up our federal funding, New York’s...

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