The ongoing threat of COVID during the coming cold months means the city Housing Authority should speed up improvements to ventilation and other projects, city Comptroller Scott Stringer said Monday. He called on NYCHA to expedite “capital projects that address chronic issues across New York City’s 326 public housing developments — from poor ventilation and […]

For Immediate Release October 27, 2020 press@stringerformayor.com RWDSU ENDORSES COMPTROLLER SCOTT STRINGER FOR MAYOR  Retail Workers Union is First Major Union to Endorse in 2021 Mayoral Race  Herald Square – Today, in the first major labor endorsement in the race to be New York City’s next mayor, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) […]

Brooklyn elected officials joined protestors on Monday in opposition to the continued installation of a gas pipeline in East Williamsburg that they say is imperiling communities with ‘fracked gas’ designed to service homes and businesses. … Among the elected officials joining Monday’s protest were Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and a host of local […]

For Immediate Release October 23, 2020 Contact: press@stringerformayor.com COUNCIL MEMBER JIMMY VAN BRAMER ENDORSES COMPTROLLER SCOTT STRINGER FOR MAYOR Woodside – Today, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer endorsed Comptroller Scott Stringer’s campaign for Mayor of the City of New York. Council Member Van Bramer, a longtime organizer for justice and champion for LGBTQ issues, touted […]

For Immediate Release October 21, 2020 Contact: press@stringerformayor.com ASSEMBLYMEMBER MARITZA DAVILA ENDORSES COMPTROLLER SCOTT STRINGER FOR MAYOR Bushwick – Today, Assemblymember Maritza Davila endorsed Comptroller Scott Stringer’s campaign for Mayor of the City of New York. Assemblymember Davila, a longtime community organizer and champion for public education, emphasized Stringer’s commitment to early education and child care expansion, […]

Tuition at CUNY community colleges should be free, says Comptroller Scott Stringer. He proposed the change as part of an “overhaul of New York City’s workforce development” on Wednesday. “The pandemic has upended our economy and displaced thousands of workers,” Stringer, who’s running for mayor, said in a statement. “If we don’t act right now to […]

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer proposed a plan Wednesday to revamp the city’s workforce development strategy, including by making CUNY community colleges tuition-free and expanding job training opportunities for people at career crossroads. The pandemic has decimated jobs in New York City — with unemployment at roughly 16%, though some estimates say the “real” […]

More than 30 major companies — including Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, General Motors and Target — have agreed to publicly share their government diversity reports by early next year. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who advises the city’s public retirement funds, said Monday that 34 companies — some of which had refused to release the same […]

Since 2014, Scott Stringer has served as New York City’s comptroller. Now he’s looking to be the city’s next mayor. He told PIX11 about what he can offer New Yorkers if he was elected mayor. Stringer also weighed in on the city’s financial crisis and whether or not it was a wise move to issue […]