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Comptroller Levine Releases 2026 LGBTQIA+ Guide

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Mark Levine has published his 2026 LGBTQIA+ Guide, an up-to-date directory of 80 organizations and services designed to address the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual individuals in the city. The Comptroller released the updated resource while hosting a celebratory Pride Breakfast yesterday morning. The guide reflects the Office’s ongoing commitment to supporting LGBTQIA+ communities across the city, providing access to essential services and inclusive spaces for all. "As the LGBTQIA+ community faces growing...

NYC Comptroller Levine and Pension Boards Announce Search for Asset Managers to Provide Passive Indexing Investment Services

New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Mark Levine and trustees of the City’s five public pension systems (the Systems) today announced the launch of a search for asset management firms to provide public equity passive indexing services. This includes capitalization weighted indexes, smart beta/alternatively weighted indexes, or any other type of indexed portfolio (consistent with each System’s investment guidelines), such as those based on ESG factors and limits on carbon. As of March 31, 2026 the Systems held...

As Budget Deadline Nears, Comptroller Levine Urges Focus on Projected $8.8 Billion FY 2028 Budget Gap

New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Mark Levine today released his analysis of the FY 2027 Executive Budget, including updated revenue estimates, ahead of his testimony before the City Council on the City’s spending plan. In his testimony summarizing the report’s key findings, the Comptroller commends the administration for balancing a budget without raising property taxes or drawing down the rainy-day fund -- outcomes made possible thanks to strong revenue from Wall Street, support from Albany, and efficiencies and savings proposed by the Mayor. However, the Comptroller warns that the budget also relies on one-shot measures, and serious underlying fiscal challenges remain. His analysis projects an $8.8 billion budget gap in FY 2028, exceeding the $7.1 billion forecast in the May Financial Plan, even absent an economic...

Testimony of NYC Comptroller Levine City Council Finance Committee Hearing on the Mayor’s Executive Budget

Speaker Menin, Chair Lee, and members of the Finance Committee and City Council— thank you for the opportunity to share my Office’s assessment of the FY 2027 Executive Budget and the May Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2030.     This is a time of enormous contradictions in New York City’s economy and budget.     On the one hand, our city’s economy is strong today by most measures. On the other hand, we are now heading into a period of greater economic uncertainty than any time in recent memory.    On the one hand, the stock market is near an all-time high....

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