And just like that, Eric Adams’ last PMMR is out

New York City’s latest report on agency performance was quietly released last month – the municipal equivalent of a kid shoving their report card in the bottom of their backpack.

There’s probably good reason for the lack of fanfare. Though the Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report for fiscal year 2026 was released in March, during Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, and carries his name and that of Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson, it doesn’t actually include any data from the mayor’s four-month-old term. The preliminary mayor’s management report covers July through October 2025, the tail end of former Mayor Eric Adams’ term. 

The preliminary Mayor’s Management Report and a full fiscal year Mayor’s Management Report (which usually gets more attention) are both charter mandated to be released every year, and are typically closely covered by publications (like City & State) as they provide the fullest available accounting of agency performance on metrics like how fast the city is processing applications for food and rental assistance programs, how many vacant lots are cleaned, the number of meals served at senior centers and how well the health department is keeping up with restaurant health inspections.

Though the hefty document rarely dives deeply into policy analysis or prescriptions, it does sometimes provide context for decreases in efficiency or any of the identified metrics moving in unfavorable directions. This new report, for example, blamed a shortage of inspectors for a 2% decrease in restaurant health inspections by the health department in the first four months of fiscal year 2026 compared to the first four months of fiscal year 2025. A “significant shortage of staff” at the Taxi and Limousine Commission was identified as the cause of an 18% decline in administrative summonses issued to drivers.

In a bright spot, the Human Resources Administration was faster at processing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and cash assistance applications in this time period compared to the same period last year, both of which are considered “critical indicators” in the report.

Spokespeople for City Hall did not respond to requests for comment on whether they had any takeaways from the report. Presumably they’ll have more to say in September, when the management report for the full fiscal year 2026 – which will cover the first six months of Mamdani’s administration – is due.