Recent events
2026-01-15
Transactions
PRIMARY
The Comptroller serves as investment advisor, custodian, and trustee for all five New York City public pension funds: NYCERS, TRS, Police, Fire, and BERS — collectively the fourth largest public pension plan in the…
2025-11-26
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PRIMARY
In November 2025, Comptroller Brad Lander recommended that three NYC pension funds drop asset managers BlackRock ($42 billion), Fidelity, and PanAgora due to inadequate decarbonization plans under the funds' Net Zero…
2025-09-25
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SECONDARY
In September 2025, the Comptroller found $8.6 million in unauthorized subcontractor payments across four health and human services agencies during FY2022-2024 in a series of sweeping audits.
2025-08-06
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PRIMARY
The NYC pension funds achieved a 10.3% aggregate investment return for Fiscal Year 2025, surpassing the 7% actuarial target and the State Street custom benchmark of 7%, delivering $2.18 billion in savings to the City…
2025-07-28
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SECONDARY
Incoming Comptroller Mark Levine (term began January 2026) announced plans to reinvest in Israel Bonds, reversing Lander's phase-out, stating Israel bonds have 'a very strong rate of return.'
2025-05-27
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SECONDARY
In May 2025, the NYC pension systems completed a record $5 billion GP stakes secondary sale to Blackstone across all five pension funds — one of the largest pension-led secondary transactions in U.S. history.
2025-02-12
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PRIMARY
In February 2025, Comptroller Lander's financial team discovered that the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE had revoked $80 million in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funds directly from NYC bank accounts…
2024-02-02
Other facts
PRIMARY
The Comptroller's Bureau of Audit is mandated to audit every City agency at least once every four years; in FY2023 the office completed 30 audits, reviews, and special reports.
2023-01-15
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SECONDARY
In January 2023, Comptroller Brad Lander ended New York City's decades-long practice of investing in Israeli government bonds when the existing $39 million in bonds matured, citing a policy to avoid foreign sovereign…
2019-06-15
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SECONDARY
The Comptroller's office settled 13,712 claims and lawsuits against New York City for $975 million in fiscal year 2019, and issued 61 audits and special reports identifying potential revenue and savings.
2003-03-31
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SECONDARY
New York City Comptroller filed filing with the SEC on 2003-03-31. Accession number: N/A.
1801-06-15
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The Office of the New York City Comptroller was established in 1801 by the City Common Council, making it one of the oldest municipal financial oversight offices in the United States.
