NEW YORK, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released an audit that found that Driscoll Foods overbilled New York City for $9.39 million on a $90 million pandemic contract for food services and delivery. Driscoll (also known as Metropolitan Foods Inc.) spent approximately $3.9 million less on food items than the contracted amount. Rather than spending the surplus to assist more food insecure New Yorkers, Driscoll billed the City $2 million more for its own profit, spent $3.4...
A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, If you’ve ever wondered how government actors make decisions on economic development subsidy applications, this month’s Spotlight is for you! We take a fresh look at how the market for office space has evolved since our last analysis a year ago. We find that the “doomsday” scenario we considered then does not, happily, appear to be materializing. However, we still anticipate a long period of protracted pain and transition, especially in Class...
New York, NY – Today, the New York City Banking Commission voted to approve the designation of the Bank of Montreal (BMO), Flagstar Bank and KeyBank as designated depository banks for the City of New York. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, one of three members of the Commission, joined the Commission in its unanimous vote to approve BMO and KeyBank, while splitting with the Department of Finance and New York City Mayor’s Office by voting AGAINST the designation of Flagstar...
New York, NY—Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released his office’s investigation into the Adams Administration’s implementation of its 60-day shelter limit for asylum-seeking families. As a result of the rule, the City has issued 60-day notices to 10,229 families with children—affecting 19,497 adults and 18,149 children—as of April 28. The investigation found that the policy was haphazardly implemented, and that notices to families, training for staff, and written guidelines were all inadequate. For example, despite an announcement from...