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Dear John,
Last week, I was sworn in as your New York City Comptroller in a small ceremony with my family. It was not the inauguration that any of us pictured, but getting to do it from the cupola on top of the Municipal Building was a nice way to make a small, COVID-safe event feel pretty special.
As I start my new role, the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly through our city, threatening the health and prosperity of our communities. We are leaning into the hybrid workplace, getting tested regularly and wearing high quality masks in the office, and allowing staff to work remotely as needed to ensure everyone’s safety during this wave of the virus.
Here’s some of what I’ve been working on this week:
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Finalizing
and
announcing
my
full
leadership
hires!
Read
more
about
this
first-rate
team
here.
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Working
through
and
responding
to
the
property
tax
commission
report.
With
the
421-
a
property
tax
exemption
program
expiring
this
year,
we
have
a
real
opportunity
to
achieve
comprehensive,
fair,
and
efficient
property
tax
reform.
This
program
has
long
been
an
obscenely
excessive
giveaway
to
developers
masquerading
as
an
affordable
housing
program.
See
my
full
response
here.
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Attending
my
first
two
official
pension
trustee
meetings
to
discuss
how
we
will
work
together
to
safeguard
the
retirement
security
of
our
teachers
and
police
officers.
*
Meeting
with
nonprofit
and
agency
leaders
to
discuss
how
to
reform
city
contracting
to
get
the
organizations
that
feed
our
seniors,
care
for
our
children,
shelter
our
neighbors,
and
provide
critical
services
paid
on
time.
*
Calling
on
corporations
to
play
their
part
in
defending
our
democracy.
Read
my
response
to
the
anniversary
of
the
January
6
insurrection
here.
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It’s been an incredible first week — getting to know the staff, sinking my teeth into the numbers, and planning some of the critical work ahead to help make city government work better. We have an opportunity to create real, meaningful change through the office of the Comptroller, and I couldn’t be more grateful to be your partner in it.
With hope,
Brad
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