Other

2024 Wall Street Bonuses

The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry for 2024 reached $244,700, up 31.5% from last year. The bonus pool for the city’s securities employees reached a record $47.5 billion, its first major increase since the COVID-19 pandemic highs. Wall Street’s profits rose 90% in 2024.

DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonus Pool Reaches Record High of $47.5 Billion in 2024

The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry for 2024 reached $244,700, up 31.5% from last year, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual estimate. The bonus pool for the city’s securities employees reached a record $47.5 billion, its first major increase since the COVID-19 pandemic highs. Wall Street’s profits rose 90% in 2024.

Women and Persistent Pay Gaps in New York

Women in New York working full time earned 87.3 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023, meaning they would have to work an extra 53 days into 2024 to make what New York men made at the close of 2023. The gender pay gap in New York is smaller than the national average of 81 cents on the dollar in 2023.

DiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men

Women in New York earned 87 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023, according to a report on the gender pay gap released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Women would have to work an extra 53 days to make what men in New York earned in 2023.

DiNapoli Announces Sale of $540 Million State of New York General Obligation Bonds

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the sale of New York State General Obligation (GO) Bonds totaling $539.6 million through competitive sale. Despite recent market volatility, strong investor interest in the state’s full-faith-and credit GO bonds resulted in favorable interest rates and produced savings for state taxpayers.

DiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000

A former chief financial officer of the St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. today was charged with stealing over $26,000 from the company, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Montgomery County District Attorney Christina Pearson and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced. The defendant, Shannon Countryman, 46, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree and forgery in the third degree.

Housing Production in New York City

New York City’s efforts to address its housing shortage have led to a growth in supply that outpaced that of the State, but a drop in permits suggests slower growth may be on the horizon. The City gained 307,000 housing units from 2010 through 2023, an increase of 9%, bringing the total to over 3.7 million. Brooklyn gained the most over that time, with 11.4% growth to reach 1.1 million units or 30% of housing citywide.

DiNapoli: NYC’s Solid Housing Growth at Risk As Permits Fall

New York City’s efforts to address its housing shortage have led to a growth in supply that outpaced that of the state, but a drop in permits suggests slower growth may be on the horizon, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report examines where new housing has been concentrated since 2010 and implications for growth in other areas under the “City of Yes” initiative and the creation of the 485-x affordable housing program.