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Selected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… Objective To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has … for meeting the boarding requirements with all of its airport operators and carriers, as required by … Ensure that passengers with disabilities have access to all gates at PABT. Maintain PATH’s tactile platform-edge tile …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… long and turnover very slow, some developments continued to collect $200 fees from applicants who had virtually no … audits of the Mitchell Lama program and continues to find troubling flaws with its management and oversight,” … found that HPD had not established criteria to decide how many applicants should be selected and placed on waiting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… evidence presented at trial, Porcari misappropriated funds from the City of Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply to pay … of the law firms and the public relations firm was sought from the City’s Board of Estimate and Contract on multiple … was never obtained. Instead, Porcari arranged for payments from the funds from the Board of Water Supply, which consists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… York’s Cyber Incident Response Team plays a vital role in safeguarding our infrastructure and critical data against … DiNapoli said. “There are a lack of forward-thinking strategies, widespread training, and specific and measurable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… One alternative to foster care is direct placement, where a child is placed in the direct custody of a relative or … for the needs of the child. DiNapoli’s auditors found OCFS does not maintain adequate oversight of direct placements to … policies or procedures for the districts to follow when supervising direct placement cases, as it has for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark. Surveillance videos from a local scrap yard showed Foust and Clark cashing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-publicState Agencies Bulletin No. 1812
… Subject Summary of Tax Related Changes for 2020 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform … of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2020 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees … has issued guidance on changes to the following areas for 2020: Withholding Rates and Tax Brackets Additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1812-summary-tax-related-changes-2020Debt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Limit the capacity to finance capital assets and grants. New York State Ranks Second Highest in Outstanding Debt Nationwide At …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… of several process changes to Workers’ Compensation Leave in PayServ, including entering Job Action Requests for … have the ability to correct employees’ historical Job rows in PayServ. Agencies must enter a Job Action Request > Data … first year of leave. Additional documentation is required in PayServ when this change is made. See the Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… Gregory C. Pavlides, Bureau Chief, and Kristen A. Kane and Christina Hanophy, Deputy Bureau Chiefs, and under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s point-in-time count for New York State, there were 92,091 homeless individuals in January 2019 and 91,271 homeless individuals in January 2020. The Office’s funding of shelter services is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… signals and multi-way stop controls. Studies that result in denials may be referred to another Department unit for … and the New York State Department of Transportation, in the Joint Transportation Management Center. Midtown in Motion, a congestion management system used by the TMC, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… James and Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of the former City of Mount Vernon Corporation … transparency, integrity, and respect for the state and all of its people. I thank Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for his … unwavering commitment to rooting out corruption in all its forms.” “Mr. Porcari betrayed the people of Mount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentDiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all local government revenue, according to a … report found that 46 of the 57 counties shared nearly $2 billion in sales tax revenue with other local governments … positive impacts on local sales tax revenue, including a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. Generally, under federal and state law providers … shows payments to providers that are still not enrolled in Medicaid or have been denied,” DiNapoli said. “Medicaid is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programDiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… of funds has been delayed, putting some of the funding at risk. Because there is a deadline on using federal COVID-19 funds, delays in allocating it to specific housing projects or housing … Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) program. $127 million in additional CBDG funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of … the extent to which DOE proactively ensures schools have the mental health supports and services they need, … address mental health needs of its students. DOE schools do not have the recommended number of mental health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… office. Let’s tear down those obstacles and open the path. After years of proposals falling to the wayside, New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openLabor Investigations in New York City
… is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fiscal year 2021, for example, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal stress designation, the same as a year ago, according to a report released today … on a calendar year basis for fiscal year 2023, covering all counties and towns, 44 cities and 13 villages. This round … or Designated Inconclusive Excel Spreadsheet Detailed List of All Municipalities in State and Fiscal Stress Scores …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores