City Comptroller Candidate David Weprin Vows to Cut Out Inefficiencies in Outside Contracting By Faraz Toor New York City PUBLISHED 9:23 PM ET Feb. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:23 PM EST Feb. 09, 2021 SHARE NEW YORK — Amid a city budget soaking in red ink, City Comptroller candidate David Weprin vows to save money by targeting the city's outside contracting budget. Weprin — a state Assemblyman for Queens whose district includes Jamaica Hills, Richmond Hill, and parts of Briarwood — criticized the size of the city’s outside contracting budget ($17 billion), arguing it’s an unnecessary large chunk of the city’s overall $92 billion budget. He promised that he would cut out inefficiencies to save money if elected.