Last year, New York City settled 13,397 claims against it for a total cost of $1.94 billion, the most ever for one fiscal year, up from $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2023, the city’s financial monitor has reported.
Police ($309.56 million), corrections ($252.87 million), education ($128.07 million), transportation ($115.27 million), and health and hospitals ($45.77 million) had the highest tort claim settlement and judgment costs among city agencies, according to a new claims dashboard developed by New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.
The new dashboard replaces the comptroller’s annual report. It offers information on claims