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Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the ten recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/10/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-shelters-followDiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… Much of the growth was led by Asian, Hispanic and Black seniors calling the city home, along with more seniors … from 2000 to 2023 can be attributed to Asian, Hispanic and Black older adults. The population of Asian and Hispanic … adults each more than doubled from 2000 to 2023, while Black older adults increased 68%. New York City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-findsSelected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Environmental … Conservation (Department) has effective systems in place to fully and accurately accumulate State costs related to … To determine whether the Department of Environmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… management advice, meal deliveries or counseling. The provider also decides if the situation is life-threatening, … adults. At a minimum, the state is supposed to review each provider every three to four years. But when auditors looked … information. Of the 20 reviews sampled: 13 didn’t have the number of open referrals being assessed. 10 didn’t list how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsState Agencies Bulletin No. 601
… Purpose To explain how the OSC e-Government and payroll application (PayServ and Control-D) warnings and time-outs work and how to effectively manage multiple windows in PayServ and PS … To explain how the OSC eGovernment and payroll application PayServ and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/601-managing-osc-e-government-sessionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… costs. Department of Health (DOH): Examination of Official Station Designation (2015-BSE1-04) DOH’s designation of the official station for an employee in calendar years 2013 and 2014 was … rules and regulations. As a result of an improper official station designation, DOH paid $16,089.56 and $22,033.71 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 91-58
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (site plan approval) GENERAL CITY LAW, §30-a: In the … of express statutory authority, a city may not conduct an advisory referendum on the question whether to grant site … program. You ask whether a city may conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether to grant site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58DiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… and safety have languished in the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), according to an audit released today … up contaminated sites across the state, the Brownfield Cleanup Program has helped remove environmental threats and … and establish clear policies and criteria to ensure cleanup projects do not languish, are completed timely and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programBrownfield Cleanup Program
… assistance, tax credits, and liability relief to assist developers in cleanup efforts. Prior to the Brownfield … may not be known at the time of acquisition—contributed to developers’ reluctance to purchase even minimally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… the end of 2016, the Corporation has awarded $135 million for 167 selected projects representing every region of the … comply with the requirement to install interpretive signs for the project. Additionally, several grantees did not … 75 percent completion window. Develop and implement a plan for post-construction monitoring of grantees’ compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programSocial Services Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… (DFTA) 9 percent (see Figure 1). FIGURE 1 – SSBG Uses, FY 2026 Preliminary Budget (in millions) SSBG Funds by Services FY 2025 FY 2026 ACS Preventive Services $ 92.7 $ 92.7 Protective … preventative services for FY 2025, and 28 percent for FY 2026. DSS is most dependent on SSBG funding for Adult …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-services-block-grantOversight of Building Construction Site Safety (Follow-Up)
… DOB has the authority to issue Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) Summonses and DOB Violations when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/10/oversight-building-construction-site-safety-followOversight of Adult Protective Services Staffing and Case Management (New York City Human Resources Administration)
… Services (APS) providers have sufficient staffing and case management practices to implement APS requirements and … caseloads may have limited time to thoroughly assess each case, which could result in incomplete assessments or delayed … such as requiring providers to develop a PIP to address case management or staffing shortages, as required. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/20/oversight-adult-protective-services-staffing-and-case-management-new-york-city-humanOpinion 2002-16
Whether a coterminous villagetown may enter into a contract for the payment of monies to a notforprofit corporation for the performance of certain services
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-16Oversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… Objective To determine if the New York City Department of Buildings … monitors New York City (NYC) building construction sites to ensure compliance with applicable codes, laws, and rules … To determine if the New York City Department of Buildings DOB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… of Buildings (DOB) is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit released by New York … to make sure violations are corrected to help prevent construction-related accidents, injuries and fatalities. … Department of Buildings DOB is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli: Gen Z and Young Millennials in New York Struggle With Economic, Affordability Challenges
… In 2023, there were 4.6 million New Yorkers aged 18 to 34 (“young adults”) representing 23.2% of the state’s … of high school graduates nationally. People aged 26 to 34 are more likely to have a bachelor’s degree (31.5%) … food preparation or serving. Young adults aged 26 to 34 have the highest participation rate at 84.7%. Just under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-gen-z-and-young-millennials-new-york-struggle-economic-affordability-challengesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fund balance to exceed the statutory limit. As of June 30, 2015, unrestricted fund balance totaled $3.8 million and … realized in its special education summer school and adult education programs. However, BOCES officials did not … also accumulated and retained operating surpluses from adult education programs in 2013-14 ($1.2 million) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsFocus on Facts
… Accessibility, August 2023 NYC/DPR, Park Accessibility for People with Disabilities, March 2023 Dashboards & … and Opportunities, September 2023 New Federal Dollars for Broadband Deployment, July 2023 Making Strides on … December 2023 “Nation’s Report Card” Underscores NY’s Need for Academic Recovery, March 2023 Environmental Conservation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/focus-onDiNapoli Releases Report on State Spending to Implement Raise the Age Law
… year (SFY) 2025 to help counties implement the provisions of the “Raise the Age” (RTA) law enacted in 2017, with $658.8 … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. RTA changed the age of criminal responsibility as an adult from 16- to … all new and ongoing costs associated with implementation of RTA. To qualify for reimbursement, counties must adhere to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-report-state-spending-implement-raise-age-law