This analysis of business improvement districts (BIDs) identified four financial matters, which potentially point to increased financial risks and may decrease the availability of services to districts.
The objective of this audit was to determine whether DCAS complied with Local Law 45 reporting requirements, which required reporting on electricity and fossil fuel usage, real-time metering, and assessments of and improvements made to the envelopes of covered facilities.
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the NYC Department of Finance (DOF) ensured that property owners reported cell site income on their Real Property Income and Expense (RPIE) Statements.
This Spotlight takes a deep dive into the care economy in New York City. We examine who care workers are: overwhelmingly women, and on average significantly older, less white, and more likely to be immigrants than non-care workers.
Comptroller Brad Lander and 24 NYC elected officials wrote to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection urging changes to a proposed rule to deliver a fair minimum pay rate for app-based delivery workers under Local Law 115 of 2021.
This brief explores uniformed personnel overtime at the New York City Police Department (NYPD), which has become the largest share of overtime over budget each year.
Examining recent trends in subway and bus ridership sheds light on the status of recovery and informs improvements needed to match shifting travel patterns.
A version of the following letter was sent by a coalition of investors to the leadership of 11 companies named in a New York Times investigation on migrant child labor in the supply chains of various companies.
The report on the FY 2024 Preliminary Budget includes the Comptroller’s office’s economic forecast and analysis of budgetary risks facing the City of New York, including updated analysis of the cost of collective bargaining agreements and the provision of services for asylum seekers.
Employee retention and recruitment for City agencies continue to be areas of concern as the City of New York engages in the annual cycle of setting the City’s financial priorities. As a follow-up to December’s report, Title Vacant, the Comptroller’s Office compared staff vacancies as of October 2022
The City began FY 2023 (FY23) with $8.159 billion in cash-on-hand, versus $8.469 billion at the same time last year. During the first half of fiscal year 2023 (1H23), the City’s cash balances averaged $8.126 billion, compared to $7.274 billion at the same time last year.
In this report, tax receipts, with the exception of personal income tax, are gross of refunds. Real property tax and personal income tax are gross of debt service funding.
This report is divided into two sections. The first section covers audits, special reports and analysis of City agencies and public authorities with identified fiscal outcomes. The second section covers audits and special reports that focused on operational impact.
Communication from the Comptroller - Submitting Statement of Debt Service as of January 12, 2023, containing a schedule of the appropriations required during the ensuing fiscal year for debt service, pursuant to Section 242 of the New York City Charter.
Report utilizes broader methodology and offers detailed recommendations designed to support Mayor Adams’ commitment to double the rate of M/WBE procurement.
The minimum wage for New York City more than doubled between 2013 and 2020, as a result of State legislation, but its purchasing power has been eroded by the high rate of inflation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two different legislative proposals in Albany aim to address the issue.