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Brad Lander: “More than half of the projects aren't done that way [on time…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Decision NYC Interview: Brad Lander's Vision for New York City Comptroller

Published | Video Starts at 24:02

We talk a lot about the operating budget, but we spend, we commit $10 billion a year on capital projects, and there's no audit team that looks at how do we bring those in on time and on budget. More than half of the projects aren't done that way [on time and on budget]. So we can save hundreds of millions of dollars, but also deliver infrastructure on time, which is critical not only because we love our parks or we need new schools, … (24:02–24:06)

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Asserts that more than half of NYC capital projects are not completed on time and on budget.

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