Federal funds to reimburse the city for costs of the migrant crisis have been withdrawn from city bank accounts, City Comptroller Brad Lander said.

Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate, joins Joy Reid to discuss the controversial resignations of four NYC deputy mayors, and to call for Mayor Eric Adams to prove his competence amid accusations that he is more loyal to President Trump than to the people of New York City.

Brad Lander is threatening to convene a committee declaring the New York City mayor unable to serve. Others want the governor to remove him.

The Trump administration took back $80 million in FEMA grant funds for New York City's migrant shelters, according to City Comptroller Brad Lander.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks with reporters following a meeting with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, not pictured, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/

New York City plans to sue the Trump administration over $80M in FEMA funds. Comptroller Brad Lander urged the Adams administration to file a lawsuit or let him hire his own attorneys.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander wants to bring legal action after Elon Musk's DOGE helped seize $80 million in FEMA funds

In this case that would mean the inability committee would include Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant, Lander, Speaker Adams and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. The deputy mayor who would serve is unclear, especially with four of them on their way out of the Adams administration.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of New York City, the political crisis facing Mayor Eric Adams, the issue around illegal immigration, safety in the city,

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (D) on Monday called on Mayor Eric Adams to prove he can continue to govern amid calls for his resignation after the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped

Millions in FEMA funds sent to New York City last week to help with the migrant crisis were clawed back Wednesday, officials said.

Speaking on "Balance of Power," Lander also comments on President Donald Trump moving to block New York City's congestion pricing program.