NYC Comptroller Mark Levine Expands Payment Tracking
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NYC Comptroller Mark Levine announces expanded payment tracking through the Late Contract Dashboard, giving the public greater visibility into payment delays affecting City contractors and nonprofit organizations.
New York City contractors and nonprofit organizations now have a new way to examine how long they wait to receive their first payments from the City. Comptroller Mark Levine has expanded the Late Contract Dashboard to provide payment information alongside existing contract registration data, offering a more complete picture of delays affecting service providers. The update comes as thousands of contractors have faced lengthy waits for compensation, potentially disrupting payroll, operations and essential community services. By making payment timelines publicly accessible, the Comptroller's Office aims to increase accountability across City agencies and help vendors better understand the financial challenges associated with government contracting.
Comptroller’s Office Expands Late Contract Dashboard to Track Payment Delays
New feature builds on dashboard launched in July, shedding light on payment delays that strain nonprofits providing vital services for New Yorkers
New York, NY — The Office of New York City Comptroller Mark Levine today announced a new feature of the Late Contract Dashboard that tracks when the City issues first payments to vendors relative to the start of their contracts. The expanded dashboard provides greater transparency into payment delays that can create financial hardship for nonprofits and other service providers. The Late Contract Dashboard was launched in July, after a nonprofit roundtable held earlier this year in which the Comptroller overwhelmingly heard about delays in the contracting process. Tracking late payments to City contractors reflects the Office’s commitment to making government more efficient, especially for those who provide vital services and often grapple with delayed payments.
“Nonprofits are often forced to make ends meet while they wait for their contracts to be processed and submitted for payment,” said City Comptroller Mark Levine. “These providers deliver countless crucial services to millions of New Yorkers, who rely on the City and its partners to be there in times of need. This new addition to the Late Contract Dashboard will provide stakeholders with a clear picture of how long these nonprofits and others wait to get paid.”
“This new transparency initiative shines a light on a longstanding problem: payment delays for social service providers,” said Kristin Miller, Executive Director of Homeless Services United. “We applaud the Comptroller for creating this important tool, which will go far in holding government accountable for paying our dedicated members on time.”
The Late Contracts Dashboard uses live data from Checkbook NYC to help vendors, and the public identify and analyze contracting delays. Users can view data by contract volume, value or average days late; filter results by agency, vendor, minority- and women- owned business enterprise (M/WBE) category, industry, or nonprofit status; and compare trends within and across fiscal years with data dating back to FY 2011. The new feature tracks when contracts’ first payments were made each fiscal year, including the allocations issued within one, six and twelve months after a contract started.
The Comptroller’s Office oversees the final step in the contracting process and is the only agency subject to a mandated 30-day deadline to register contracts, after which vendors can be paid. Delays in submitting contracts for registration can contribute to late payments, but vendors may face additional delays even after registration as they work with City agencies to secure budget and invoice approvals. Throughout this process, vendors may be forced to operate for months without payment, often relying on private financing to meet payroll and sustain operations. The new payment tracking feature captures the full extent of these delays, reflecting how long vendors must wait to get paid for their work.
In Fiscal Year 2026, more than 3,000 contracts received their first payment between one to six months late, while 830 had to wait more than a year after they started work for the City. For nonprofits, nearly a quarter had to wait a year after their contract’s start to receive their first payment, greatly straining their ability to deliver services.
You can view the Late Contract Dashboard here: https://www.checkbooknyc.com/late-contracts
Source: NYC Comptroller's Office
