This Week: Comptroller DiNapoli Reports Record Wall Street Bonus Pool

 

Comptroller DiNapoli Reports Record $49.2B Bonus Pool

Wall Street’s securities industry bonus pool reached a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9% from the previous year, while the average bonus rose 6% to $246,900, according to Comptroller DiNapoli’s annual estimate. The increases reflect a rise of more than 30% in Wall Street’s profits, which totaled $65.1 billion in 2025.

“Wall Street saw strong performance for much of last year, despite all of the ongoing domestic and international upheavals,” DiNapoli said. “When Wall Street does well, it’s good for our state and city budgets, which are reliant on the industry’s significant tax contributions. However, we are seeing slower job growth, and geopolitical conflicts have global repercussions that pose extraordinary risks for the short- and long-term outlook on the financial sector and for broader economic markets.”

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Watch: Comptroller DiNapoli's Annual Estimate of Wall St. Bonuses

Language Services Need to be Readily Accessible at NYC Public Health Clinics and Other Programs

An audit released by Comptroller DiNapoli found that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene does not consistently provide or track required language services across its public health clinics and other public-facing programs for patients and clients who have limited English proficiency, creating barriers to accessing vital services.

“It’s not acceptable that the city’s Department of Health cannot tell whether it’s consistently delivering the language services people need,” DiNapoli said. “Language barriers can delay care and lead to worse outcomes. The department needs to strengthen its oversight and implement our recommendations to ensure better, more accessible health care for all, and I’m pleased to see they have begun making the changes needed.”

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Watch: Audit Finds Language Barriers at Some City Health Clinics

Weekly Recap: Empowering Workers and Supporting Our Neighbors

A L S O   I N   T H E   N E W S

• Wall Street’s 2025 bonuses reached unprecedented levels in a rollicking year for markets
• N.Y. lawmakers call for tax hike on the wealthy as comptroller report reveals record Wall Street bonuses
• Lost in translation: Audit finds language barriers at city health facilities & during restaurant inspections
• Former regional chamber of commerce leader accused of stealing $470K report says
• Ulster County business owner pleads guilty to $1.1 million Medicaid fraud
• TAP college aid grants dropped 21% despite expansion efforts

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