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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 18, 2021)

… One year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York’s small businesses continue to suffer, even as the … surveyed reported an overall negative impact in their business in the first week of March 2021, according to the … sales or receipts, not including financial assistance or loans, at the end of April 2020. While few small businesses …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-march-18-2021

Opinion 99-15

… PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Exemptions (authority to provide solely because property not served by water or … SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Financing of (authority to provide real property tax exemptions when property not … or sewer system) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (authority to provide real property tax exemptions when property not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15

Opinion 93-25

… the right-of-way was a village street may not continue to provide such lighting unless the lighting primarily … the private property. The village also may continue to pay the cost of lighting the private right-of-way if the … has been making payments for a number of years for dusk-to-dawn lighting along a private right-of-way under the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25

Opinion 93-2

… in village) VILLAGES -- Fiscal Year (timing of proposition to change) ELECTION LAW, §15-104; VILLAGE LAW, §§9-908, … Law, §9-912 authorizes a village board, on its own motion, to hold a referendum on a proposition to change the month of … referendum but which the village board chooses to submit to voters on its motion. This statute does not pertain …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2015

… $1.6 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2015

Opinion 97-17

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … subject to financial disclosure requirements applicable to State officers. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§800 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17

Opinion 92-40

… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40

DiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back

… of over $1 billion annually from an increase in the Payroll Mobility Tax on large New York City employers, the … and retirees. As in past years, personnel costs, including payroll, health, and other benefit costs, are the greatest …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-back

Selected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities

To determine whether New York City Transit has taken steps to implement safety and security in all its subway facilities and whether safety and security equipment such as cameras help point intercoms and customer assistance intercoms is maintained working and tested

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilities

DiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019

… mandated special education services (Carter Cases) rose. Between FY 2010 and FY 2014, growth was $718 million, … $353 million in contract costs by 2019. Contract spending rose by more than $3.2 billion from FY 2019 to FY 2023, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019

DiNapoli: SED Needs To Improve Oversight of School Districts' English Language Learners Programs

… are providing the required services for students learning English, according to an audit released today by State … have a program or an exemption from BE requirements for all required languages and grade levels. These nine school …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programs

Program Oversight and Monitoring of the Maximus Contract for the New York State of Health (Insurance Marketplace) Customer Service Center (2015-S-80), 90-Day Response

The objective of our audit was to determine whether the Department is providing sufficient oversight to ensure that Maximus is implementing the contract as inte

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s80-response.pdf

DiNapoli: MTA Capital Funding Gap May Exceed $12 Billion

… to fill the funding gap for the 2015-2019 program. The full report is available here: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-mta-capital-funding-gap-may-exceed-12-billion

DiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short

… trains that were late, canceled or terminated, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … "Commuters count on the Long Island Rail Road to get them to their jobs on time and back home again," DiNapoli said. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-short

DiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back

… being asked to pay more for service, should be clear on how these funds will be used to build on recent steps to make … If the authority can assure safe and reliable service, it could improve upon its projection of reaching 80% of … However, when there are delays on Metro-North and Long Island Railroad they tend to be longer than they were. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-back

DiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery

… P. DiNapoli said today in remarks to the Association for a Better New York (ABNY). Sharp declines in the city’s … to respond to demands for critical services just as it is trying to ensure a robust and broad recovery, DiNapoli said. In conjunction …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recovery

DiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species

… kills North American ash species including green, white, black, and blue ash. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-species

Opinion 95-12

… DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to deposit or invest funds with a State or federally … MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to deposit or invest with a State or federally chartered … For this purpose, a local government is defined to include municipal corporations, school districts, BOCES, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12