City Comptroller

Rent

Why Are NYC Rents So High? It’s Complicated

Aug. 4, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

COVID spurred many tenants to vacate city apartments, but changing rent laws and rising interest rates are among factors now encouraging people to stay put — with few new apartments available.

Environment

Could Clean Air Centers Come to NYC?

July 17, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 14, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

The idea of giving people a place to escape from air pollution has been tried on the West Coast, and is being considered here after the sky turned orange in June.

City Comptroller

New York City Pensions to Divest Future Private Equity Holdings from Fossil Fuels

April 6, 2023, 6:27 p.m.April 6, 2023, 6:27 p.m.

Comptroller Brad Lander is scrutinizing the climate impacts of private equity investments — a topic his counterpart in Albany has yet to address.

Tenants

Northwest Bronx Leads City in Heat Complaints

Jan. 9, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 10, 2023, 6:29 p.m.

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.

Economy

An Uneven and Incomplete Recovery for NYC’s Economy in 2022

Dec. 21, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 21, 2022, 9:14 a.m.

Packed hotels and budding new businesses can’t hide looming weaknesses like a sagging tech sector and Wall Street’s woes.

Environment

‘Moving Too Slow’: City Lags on Federal Sandy Funds as Coastline Still Vulnerable, Lander Says

Oct. 13, 2022, 5:58 p.m.Oct. 28, 2022, 1:58 p.m.

Nearing the 10th anniversary of deadly Superstorm Sandy, the city comptroller examines how much federal money various agencies have spent on rebuilding and resilience.

NYCHA

Three in Five NYCHA Buildings Have Open Doors or Busted Locks

Sept. 21, 2022, 2:57 p.m.Sept. 22, 2022, 9:33 a.m.

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

Weather

A Year After Hurricane Ida Flooding, Families in Hotels and Basement Protections in Limbo

Aug. 29, 2022, 5:54 p.m.Sept. 1, 2022, 3:01 p.m.

Flooded out of their homes, people who can’t find new housing — even while being helped by city agencies — illustrate the urgency of the affordable housing crisis.

Housing

For Ida-Flooded Homeowners Denied City Payouts, Legal Options and Political Promises

Aug. 18, 2022, 9:00 p.m.Sept. 1, 2022, 3:00 p.m.

Elected officials vow there’s hope on the horizon, but many of the soaked suffering are too exhausted to pursue complicated efforts to get compensation.

Housing