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Investment and Funding Choices Facing the MTA
On June 5, 2024, the Governor of the State of New York paused the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program (colloquially referred to as congestion pricing).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2025.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022
The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdfThe Technology Sector in New York City
The Technology Sector in New York City
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-10-2023.pdfFinancial Outlook for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Over the last year, the fiscal position of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has deteriorated, as the trajectory of ridership has ebbed closer to the low end of the agency’s forecasted range.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-9-2023.pdfLand Banks Enter the Fight Against Blight
This report explains what land banks are, discusses how they can help local governments cope with high concentrations of vacant and abandoned properties
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/landbanks1016.pdfOversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-9)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Report 2020-S-9).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-22f9.pdfChapter 55 of the Laws of 2022
Chapter 55 of the Laws of 2022
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/pdf/chapter-55-of-the-laws-of-2022.pdfThe Office Sector in New York City
New York City’s office sector employed a total of 1.6 million people in 2019, the highest level on record.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-11-2022.pdfChapter 55 of the Laws of 2020
Chapter 55 of the Laws of 2020
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/pdf/chapter-55-of-the-laws-of-2020.pdfFiscal Responsibilities of the Town Clerk Presentation
OSC staff will discuss the collecting and depositing of money, the disbursement of money, maintaining adequate accounting records and reporting.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-responsibility-town-clerks-05-27-20.pdfThe Annual Financial Report (AFR) Modernization Project
The Annual Financial Report (AFR) Modernization Project Presentation
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-moderization-project-06-10-20.pdfChapter 59 of the Laws of 2019
Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2019
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/pdf/chapter-59-of-the-laws-of-2019.pdfThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Rising Debt Burden
Inadequate capital funding and poor management practices have contributed to a marked deterioration in the mass transit system operated by the MTA.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/mta-debt-rpt-13-2020.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, January 2017
New York’s State and local public authorities collectively spent nearly $67 billion in their most recently reported fiscal years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/pub-auth-num-2017.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, March 2013
Public authorities make up an increasingly large and influential sphere of government in New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-btn-2013.pdfPrevention of Domestic Violence, Office for the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/office-prevention-domestic-violence.zipNassau County Public Administrator, Office of the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/office-nassau-county-public-administrator.zipAging, New York City Department for the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/nyc-department-aging.zipUpdate: The NY DREAM Act, January 2014
More than a decade ago, New York became the fourth state in the nation to extend in-state college tuition rates to undocumented immigrant students.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-the-dream-act-nys-2014.pdfCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly (2016-N-5)
To determine whether the New York City Department for the Aging effectively oversees the provision of congregate meals (meals served in a group setting) in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16n5_1.pdf