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DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2016
… nearly 1,000 payments valued at more than $8.2 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through … the playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. These independent audits also help … $498,000 to Metritech Inc. for the NYS English as a second language achievement test program. Empire State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2016Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-143)
… performance and tax exemptions. Officials did not obtain required documentation to support project owners’ … business was overbilled $873. Key Recommendations Obtain required supporting documentation for self-reported job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/17/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148South Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… capital project. They both worked on the project as part of their private employment and the District paid $3.2 … $17,446. Due to deficiencies in the District’s conflict of interest disclosure forms and procedures for consulting … the Board members failed to acknowledge they had conflicts of interest, as required. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3DiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… Terrace area and highest in East New York. As of March 2022, Brooklyn’s cumulative COVID-19 case rate was second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recoveryTown of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)
… reports. The bookkeeper did not record all expenditures in the general and highway funds in a timely manner. The annual update document (AUD) was not filed in a timely manner for the 2017 fiscal year. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213DiNapoli Releases Economic Report on Greater Flushing Area
… grew 81.8% to 9,250, faster than Queens (44%) or NYC (29.6%). In 2019, 87.4% were microbusinesses with fewer … in early 2021. Flushing area businesses received 22.4% of Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grants and 29.5% of RRF … findings: People from China are the largest immigrant group, followed by Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and India. Asian …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-greater-flushing-areaCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectThe Transportation and Warehousing Sector in New York City
… Version Highlights As of April 2022, the transportation and warehousing sector in the City has regained 82 percent of … COVID-19 pandemic, growing visitor numbers and increased demand for the transportation of goods with the rise of … economic disruptions that could further impact the global supply chain system and the sector. Continued growth in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/transportation-and-warehousing-sector-new-york-cityTown of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured … was sentenced in February 2024.He paid full restitution of nearly $11,000 and was barred from seeking public office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2015
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 2,277 contracts valued at $3.7 billion and approved 1.8 million payments worth $13.7 billion in September. His office also rejected 149 contracts and … for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public authorities and audits all state payments. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2015Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… | Kreyòl Ayisyen | 中文 Highlights Brooklyn has the largest population of the five boroughs with 2.7 million … and flowed with the diffusion of new variants. 7 With the development of vaccines and better treatments for the virus, … vaccination rates rose significantly from May 2021, when just 52 percent of the adult population across the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynChenango County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-10)
… agreed upon job creation and retention goals. Track sales tax and mortgage tax exemptions to ensure they were not exceeded. Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/04/22/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringOpinion 90-8
… special laws which amend city charters and those which do not, based solely on form, not substance. Further, such a … Insurance Law, §§9104(g) and 9105(e), on their face, do not purport to repeal or supersede any pre-existing local … the effective date of Chapter 293 of the Laws of 1988. We do not believe that it would be appropriate to infer an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… during the pandemic with more than 67,000 complaints filed statewide in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the … during the pandemic with more than 67000 complaints filed statewide in 2020 which was 85 percent more than the previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020DiNapoli: Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slowed in 2024
… totaled $23.4 billion in calendar year 2024, an increase of 1.6% or $376 million from 2023, according to a report … COVID-19 pandemic decline in 2020, and was less than half of the average pre-pandemic growth rate (3.8%) of 2011 to 2019 following the Great Recession. “New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-slowed-2024Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
… 26 The U.S. Small Business Administration opened the online application portals for the SVOG and the Restaurant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-bronxDiNapoli: Inflation in NYC Metro Area Up 6.1% in March, Growing at Highest Rate in 30 Years
… growth nationally and in other large metro areas, NYC metro area price increases appear poised to outstrip … and public health environment.” Consumer costs in the NYC metro area have grown most steeply for energy, … of transportation, food and housing; Comparisons of the NYC metro area CPI changes to select metro areas across the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-inflation-nyc-metro-area-march-growing-highest-rate-30-yearsDual Membership in NYSLRS – Divorce and Your Benefits
… administers two distinct retirement systems: New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System; and New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. If a … Rev. 2/23 … NYSLRS pensions are considered marital property and may be divided when a marriage ends Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/dual-membership-nyslrs2022 Year in Review
Celebrating the Office of the State Comptrollers Achievements in 2022
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2022-year-review