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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collection Growth Highest Since 2013
… as local revenues have been under significant pressure in recent years," DiNapoli said. "As 2018 unfolds, local … report include: Factors that may have influenced the recent increase in collections include improved consumer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collection-growth-highest-2013DiNapoli: One of the Nation's Largest Energy Suppliers Agrees to Report on Climate Change Risk
… equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-one-nations-largest-energy-suppliers-agrees-report-climate-change-riskMohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist
… region's population declined 7.7 percent over the 30-year period from a high of 478,654 residents. From 2000 to 2010, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-existDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… Recruitment and Retention, and Prostate Cancer Research. Two funds had slower spending during the more recent period – … modest decline when compared to the previous year. All but two of the funds had higher balances than the prior year. The … years, annual contributions have not. In SFY 1988-89, the one check-off in existence, Return a Gift to Wildlife, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsNew York City Construction Industry Booming
… The construction industry in New York state has set employment … with New York City accounting for half of the state’s construction job gains since 2010, according to a report … DiNapoli. “While the nation has yet to recover all of the construction jobs it lost during the Great Recession, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingStatement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the Passing of Former Governor Mario Cuomo
… of former Governor Mario Cuomo. I had the privilege to serve in the State Legislature while he was Governor, and I admired his love of public policy, politics and people. He was tenacious … leadership on a national level. My heartfelt condolences to his wife Matilda, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the entire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-passing-former-governor-mario-cuomoDiNapoli: Medicaid Costs for Diabetes Reach $1.2 Billion
… The state Department of Health (DOH) deserves credit for openly acknowledging the ongoing challenge of diabetes prevention and the need for more progress in meeting this major health issue. … of 9.6 percent. Type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases in New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-medicaid-costs-diabetes-reach-12-billionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). On-budget revenue actions include extension for five years of … on upper-income earners, and broader imposition of the sales tax on online sales. The state Division of the Budget … budget creates a Public Campaign Financing and Election Commission that is charged with establishing publicly funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetFormer Bronx Youth Director Pleads Guilty
… Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced the guilty plea of Earnestine Russell to grand larceny in the third degree … federally-funded grant to support after-school programs for middle school children. Russell was … has now been held accountable for her actions.” For a copy of the audit, go to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-bronx-youth-director-pleads-guiltyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … by adding specific language specifying who is responsible for approving bills for payment and reviewing the treasurer’s … CPS program improvement plans to reduce recurrence rates of child abuse and neglect. For access to state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes (Follow-Up)
… Objective The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of October 2024, of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Determination of Residency for … Policy also establishes proof of residency requirements. To be considered a State resident and receive in-state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/11/determination-residency-tuition-purposes-followDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s maximum allowed incomes and pay a modest … today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and … apartments in New York City make far more than the programs maximum allowed incomes and pay a modest monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, … DiNapoli said. “The housing affordability crisis in New York City underscores the importance of an effective … rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingDiNapoli: Nurse Hiring Improves but Temp Staff Costs Remain Elevated at NYC Health + Hospitals
… on temporary staff, despite hiring over 1,660 new nurses in city fiscal year (CFY) 2024, according to a new report … pandemic led to a major nursing shortage nationwide and in New York City, but Health + Hospitals has taken important … COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all H+H hospitals saw a decline in nurses between February 2020 and June 2023. Woodhull …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-nurse-hiring-improves-temp-staff-costs-remain-elevated-nyc-health-hospitalsReal Property Portfolio
… Objectives To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) fully and accurately accounted for and reported on its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of … efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. ESD, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s controls over the … Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … Yorkers have access to safe and secure housing. As part of this plan, ESSHI’s goal is to develop 20,000 units of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeDiNapoli: Troy Housing Authority IT Worker Arrested for Secretly Running Private Business on Housing Authority Time
… Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James … clients. My thanks to Rensselaer County DA Donnelly and State Police Superintendent James for their partnership … earning income from a private business is theft, plain and simple. I am grateful to the New York State Police and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-troy-housing-authority-it-worker-arrested-secretly-running-private-business-housingOpinion 91-35
… -- Police Chief (amount of salary increase pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: … unit is entitled to a salary increase in at least the same dollar amount as that received by the highest ranking … police department shall be increased by at least the same dollar amount of the increase received by such next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… the authority prioritizes capital improvements, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … that the authority prioritize its most pressing needs to ensure it will be able to meet the growing demand for public transportation across … the authority prioritizes capital improvements according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 90-62
… duly elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62