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DiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion

… Over the following decade, the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan and new construction elsewhere in the city replaced … business districts (Midtown, Midtown South, and Downtown Manhattan) together contain 450 million square feet of office … demand for office space has lowered the vacancy rate in Manhattan from 12.8 percent at the end of the recession …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansion

Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Nelson Rivera in Bid-rigging Case

… court proceedings, it is expected that Rivera will be sentenced to five years of probation, may never again serve …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-nelson-rivera-bid-rigging-case

DiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York

… organic sales rose another 35 percent. "Organic farming is not a fad, but a robust sector of our economy," DiNapoli … than doubled from 2008 to 2014, DiNapoli’s report found. Maple syrup drew sales of $2.7 million, ranking New York …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-york

DiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings

… New York state's Medicaid system could have saved up to $13.6 million it spent on patients with severe kidney … been covered by the federal Medicare program, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … The Department of Health should continue its efforts to recoup questionable payments and adjust its systems to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savings

DiNapoli: Monster Beverage Needs To Diversify Board

… board nomination policies shouldn’t be buried somewhere only to collect dust,” said Shadé Brown, Sustainability …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-monster-beverage-needs-diversify-board

DiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages

… and payroll vendor records show this worker was paid for only 22 hours at the prevailing wage rate and 12 hours at the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wages

State Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered

… DiNapoli is also dropping the long-term assumed rate of return on investments from 7 percent to 6.8 percent, … we have kept the state pension fund strong and one of the best funded in the nation. The long-term outlook for … As in years past, we’re taking the responsible action of lowering our assumed rate of return now so we can better …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-lowered

Pension Fund Makes Progress on Board Diversity

… and Governance Committee Charter now states that "on an ongoing basis, the Committee will consider Board … responsibilities." Research shows that the ability to draw on a wide range of viewpoints, backgrounds, skills and … Fund currently has similar proposals requesting reports on efforts to increase board diversity pending at Dentsply …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/pension-fund-makes-progress-board-diversity

DiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap

The percentage of school districts initially planning to override New Yorks property tax cap in 201617 has nearly doubled when compared to last year but still remains relatively small according to preliminary data filed with the office of State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-cap

Opinion 91-14

… opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- Refuse and Garbage (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse for village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to cooperation agreement for refuse collection) … located within the town but excluded from the district for the collection of village refuse …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14

Opinion 91-20

… contract with an ambulance service to provide service to supplement those services provided by the emergency rescue … contract with an ambulance service to provide service to supplement those services provided by the emergency rescue …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20

Churchville-Chili Central School District – Procurement (2025M-18)

… should be made in the taxpayers’ best interest. One method for ensuring that goods and services are acquired in a … with New York State General Municipal Law (GML), requests for proposals, or written and verbal quotes, a well-planned … without favoritism. Specifically, officials responsible for purchasing did not: Advertise in the District’s official …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/churchville-chili-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-18

Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)

… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Village of Herkimer (Village) officials pay salaries, wages and … regular salaries and wages, overtime and payments to employees for unused leave accruals or other benefits upon … other separation-from-service benefits totaling $128,254. While calculations were available for the three employees to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37

DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Investments Return 5.84% for State Fiscal Year 2024-25

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) investment … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-investments-return-584-state-fiscal-year-2024-25

Opinion 90-12

… an attorney, does not apply to court orders submitted to a county treasurer under CPLR 2607 for the payment out of moneys paid into court. CPLR 2607 requires a copy of the court order to be certified by the clerk of … intended for some useful purpose ( Travelers' Ins. Co. v Louis Padula Co. , 224 NY 397, reh den 225 NY 638; Anderson v …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12

DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill

… law to recover all the funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage distributors, according to an … law to recover all the funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage distributors according to an audit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-bill

Opinion 91-58

Whether a city may conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether to grant site plan approval and a favorable determination as to consistency with the local waterfront revitalization program for a tiretoenergy facility sought to be located at a particular site within the city

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58

Three Indicted in Multi-State Prescription Fraud Ring

… Ciera Washington, age 35, of the Bronx, New York; Raven White, age 35, of the Bronx; and Bryan Otero, age 36, of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, have been arrested on an … Ciera Washington age 35 of the Bronx New York Raven White age 35 of the Bronx and Bryan Otero age 36 of WoodRidge New Jersey …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ring