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DiNapoli Op-Ed in Democrat & Chronicle Calls for Swift Action to Address Growing Food Insecurity
… Democrat & Chronicle published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli highlighting the urgent … seeking assistance, many for the first time. Some have run out of supplies and have turned people away. The Food Bank … Op-Ed The need to combat hunger is clear and urgent Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-democrat-chronicle-calls-swift-action-address-growing-food-insecurityDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… initiatives have helped New York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget generate a projected year-end surplus of $3.9 … cuts. As a result, the city has restored $73 million in FY 2024 and an average of more than $200 million annually … had reduced reliance on prior to the pandemic, such as the water board rental payment, which will exceed $300 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsOversight of Shelter Placements
… Services is effectively placing clients into shelters or facilities that have the necessary services and … permanent housing. During the intake/assessment process, clinical providers conduct a comprehensive medical … other factors. DHS does not fully utilize available client data, such as diagnoses, shelter incidents, non-compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/01/oversight-shelter-placementsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Crain's New York Business
… Crain’s New York Business published an op-ed from New York State … on the need for greater transparency and accountability in budgeting for the use of federal relief funds. The full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-op-ed-crains-new-york-businessDiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
The Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys New York City Transit Transit needs to do a better job of maintaining its security and safety equipment including ClosedCircuit Televisions CCTVs in the subway system to avoid future unexpected failures an audit found
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderDiNapoli: NYC Metro Transportation Costs Rose 56% Over Past Decade, Slower Than Other Major Areas
… than in 2012-2013. The MTA anticipates a fare increase in 2025 as ridership continues to recover to pre-pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/draft-dinapoli-nyc-metro-transportation-costs-grew-slower-other-major-cities-still-rose-29-percentDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… according to the placement rules.” Each year, more than 70,000 eighth graders apply to high school, ranking their … were released. In several cases, students were not placed at all, even though rules require NYCPS to place every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processThree 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/three-indicted-multi-state-prescription-fraud-ringBedford Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursement (2025M-43)
… the two-year audit period, District officials did not submit any claims for reimbursement and as a result, … totaling approximately $566,000. The Board did not adopt written policies for Medicaid billing and officials did not establish Medicaid reimbursement filing procedures, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/22/bedford-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursement-2025m-43Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake Central School District (District) officials ensured the … corrective action. … audit school burnt hillsballston lake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planCity of Olean Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-93)
… Appropriations for the operating budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $2.2 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/07/29/city-olean-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-93Hudson Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-302)
… tenants. The operating budget for the low-income housing program for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/10/28/hudson-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-302Equine Health and Safety (Follow-Up)
… adherence to drug testing requirements. The Commission did not provide our office with a required 90-day response … one recommendation was partially implemented and one was not implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/equine-health-and-safety-followHealth and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Follow-Up)
… of foster children. For example, we found that ACS did not have controls to ensure that agencies conducted and recorded visits. Further, it did not ensure that Family Assessment and Service Plans were … We also found that the CONNECTIONS information system did not have sufficient case monitoring tools to allow ACS staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/health-and-safety-children-foster-care-followPort Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… of the District’s total expenditures of $187.3 million for the same period. The District paid 239 clerical, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… finding and keeping an adequate and affordable place to live has become all too difficult — stretching household … Services should grant states wider discretion in the use of Medicaid dollars to support the provision of … Matters,” https://housingmatters.urban.org/articles/how-zoning-shapes-our-lives ; see also NYU Furman Center, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisMedicaid Program – Improper Premium Payments Made on Behalf of Managed Care Members Residing Outside the State
… benefits. Individuals enroll in Medicaid through the NY State of Health (NYSOH, the State’s online health … information. For example, a member appeared on a May 2020 NCOA report with a forwarding address in Florida. The member had no Medicaid services since February 7, 2020, but Medicaid made 45 monthly premium payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/09/medicaid-program-improper-premium-payments-made-behalf-managed-care-members-residingOpinion 89-19
… v Merrill Lynch , 107 AD2d 902, 483 NYS2d 847 [1985]; 3 NY Jur 2d, Agency, §189, p 11). Not considered in Beaudoin , … it noted that a county has its own taxing authority (NY Const, art VIII, §10; County Law, §§233, 233-a[1], [4]), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (2020-S-5)
To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Palladia, Inc. to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s5.pdfClinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
Determine whether Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES officials ensured the third-party administrator returned forfeited funds from the health flexible spending arrangement, dependent care assistance program and health reimbursement arrangement in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/ceww-boces-2022m-31.pdf