Open Book New York

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli quote: "It's important to have transparency so New Yorkers are empowered with information they need to hold their elected officials accountable."

Open Book New York

Search Millions of State and Local Government Financial Records

As the State's Chief Financial Officer, Comptroller DiNapoli believes New Yorkers deserve to know how their tax dollars are spent. Without transparency in government, there cannot be accountability. His open data initiatives are a commitment to this belief.

If you've ever wondered how much it costs to run your fire department or how much your city spends on education, you can easily track where money is going and how it's being reflected in the State's spending priorities using the Comptroller's Open Book New York.

Also see Additional Financial Information.

State Contracts

Search 240,000 contracts that State agencies have with businesses, not-for-profit organizations and other governmental entities in effect April 1, 2012, or later. Includes both contracts approved by the Office of the State Comptroller and those that don't require approval by the Office.

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Also see State Contracts by the Numbers

State Payments

Search payments made by the state since April 1, 2012, which now includes about 17,000 new payments each day, and contains the agency submitting the payment request, the payment recipient, the payment amount and the date the payment was made.

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Also see Legislative Travel and Per Diem Expenses

Local Government Data

View and download detailed revenue, spending, debt, tax limits, balance sheets, and property tax cap information for 3,100 local governments.

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Also see Fiscal Stress Monitoring System and Local Sales Tax Collections

State Spending

Search by major spending categories for State agencies and some authorities. Provides information on budgetary activities such as payments, journal transfers, appropriated transfers, and so on.

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Also see COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker

Public Authorities Data

View financial information for more than 500 State and local public authorities dating back to 2007.

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Also see State Public Authorities Dashboard

Featured Dashboards

Agency Services Monitoring Tool

MONTHLY UPDATES TRACK PERFORMANCE, STAFFING AND SPENDING

The Office of the New York State Comptroller developed a tool that displays performance indicators, staffing levels and spending commitments assigned to a New York City service since January 2020.

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Asylum Seeker Spending Report

MONTHLY UPDATES TRACK STATE AND CITY SPENDING RELATED TO ASYLUM SEEKERS

The Office of the State Comptroller has created this tool to document State and City emergency spending related to people seeking asylum. The data will be updated monthly and are available for download.

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COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker

BILLIONS IN NEW FEDERAL DOLLARS FLOWING TO NEW YORK

This tracker monitors spending of federal recovery aid and COVID-19 relief programs in the State. The dashboard explains each federal and State program, and how much has been received and spent to date. 

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Identifying Fiscal Cliffs in New York City’s Financial Plan

DROP IN FUNDING COULD IMPACT SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS

This tool identifies sources and uses of funds for New York City programs that are not fully funded during the remaining years of the City’s financial plan.

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Interactive Map of Local Census Results

PROFILES DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES

This tool tracks New York’s local demographic changes based on 2020 Census data and breaks down population statistics by age, race and ethnicity, along with housing trends, in New York’s cities, counties, towns and villages.

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New York City Industry Sector Dashboards

MONTHLY UPDATES TRACK THE CITY’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY

These dashboards follow a series of reports released over the past two years tracking economic data and the effect of the pandemic on these critical sectors and will help identify areas of weakness as well as positive developments.

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State Contracts by the Numbers

VIEW BREAKDOWN OF CONTRACTS BY AGENCY/AUTHORITY OR TYPE

The Office of the New York State Comptroller developed a dashboard that provides users the ability to perform more robust searches on State agency and public authority contracts, including who has the biggest and most contracts with New York.

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State Public Authorities Dashboard

DATA ON DEBT, SPENDING, PROCUREMENT AND EMPLOYEES

This dashboard provides self-reported data by authorities from their most recently reported fiscal year in the Public Authorities Reporting Information System on debt, spending, procurement and employees.

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Additional Financial Information

Budget and Finances

Search for reports and audits related to New York State, New York City, local governments, school districts and public authorities.

Local Sales Tax Collections

Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue

Legislative Travel and Per Diem Expenses

Total Travel and Expenses Paid in Calendar Years 2020 through September 30, 2024.

Casino Gaming Revenue

Casino Gaming License and Revenue Distributions, July 2024