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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 4, 2021)
… A year after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in New York State, the economic disruption caused by the … claiming unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. As shown in the top line of the graph below, the figure remains … before the pandemic hit New York, for weeks ending in late February and early March 2020, statewide UI claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-march-4-2021New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… of Economic Analysis show personal income in New York State has surpassed pre-pandemic levels by 12.8 percent. … billion) of total personal income. FIGURE 1 – New York State Quarterly Personal Income by Component, … of the Budget (DOB) projects personal income in New York State will decline by 0.6 percent over the course of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021DiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
… announced his nomination of Nancy G. Groenwegen to the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. Groenwegen … “New York is facing challenging times and needs an ethics commission that is committed to openness and accountability. … commissioner and president of the New York Civil Service Commission and as an assistant attorney general in the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-governmentDiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… is motivated by a perception or belief about the victim’s race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, … City (59.3%) and more rapidly in the rest of the state (87.5%). In 2023, the New York City Police Department reported … spiked from five reported incidents in 2019 to 140 in 2021. In the last two years, the number of anti-Asian …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-years2021 Year in Review
A look back at some of the major accomplishments of 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/2021-year-in-review.pdfAdvisory Council for the Retirement System
… Fund and the Retirement System. Stephen J. Acquario Executive Director NYS Association of Counties Heather Briccetti Mulligan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/advisory-council-retirement-systemEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… been in ensuring that the resulting Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) clusters operate efficiently and … to March 30, 2016. Background The Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State Information Technology (IT) Transformation to consolidate and merge State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - March 2012
In June 2011, New York City projected a balanced budget for FY 2012 but a large budget gap of $4.6 billion in FY 2013, and even larger gaps in subsequent years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-16-2012.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - July 2010
The recession has been less severe in New York City than in the nation and in other parts of New York State, but the impact has been painful nonetheless.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-4-2011.pdfThe Retail Sector in New York City: Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19
In 2019, New York City’s retail sector comprised 32,600 businesses that provided 344,600 jobs, paid $16 billion in total wages citywide, and contributed $55 billion in taxable sales to the City’s economy.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-8-2021.pdfCompliance With the Clery Act (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Clery Act … To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report Compliance With the Clery Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/compliance-clery-act-followPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth and investments in their formal agreement before receiving tax credits. The audit covers from July 1, 2010 through September 30, … firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth and investments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programOversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
… relationships between schools. The Program is intended to connect schools with local farms and food producers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followDiNapoli: New Yorkers’ Debt on the Rise
… The average household debt in New York climbed to a new high of $53,830 … a stronger financial future.” At the end of 2021, national household debt totaled $15.6 trillion with New York … and the nation, mortgage debt made up the vast majority of household debt, at $601.2 billion (69.2%) and $10.9 trillion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-new-yorkers-debt-riseHomeownership Rates in New York
In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, with only 53.6 percent owning a home in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/homeownership-rates-in-ny.pdfDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… providers. Under the federal 21 st Century Cures Act, in-network managed care providers were required to be enrolled … providers whose IDs did not match with a Medicaid enrolled provider on the date of service. $832.5 million in claims … They submit their contracted providers to DOH’s Provider Network Data System (PNDS) at least quarterly. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programDiNapoli: Bedford-Stuyvesant is on the Rise
… The Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood has experienced strong … in recent years, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … with record numbers of businesses and jobs, but the benefits have not been shared by all residents," DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-bedford-stuyvesant-riseManagement of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… MySchools randomly generates and assigns each student a lottery number. The lottery number as well as how the applicant ranks the school … the number of available seats based on their order (e.g., lottery number) and priority. Every student who is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions (Follow-Up)
… However, we found no evidence that DHCR had approved the residency of these tenants. Key Finding We found that DHCR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisions-followAvoiding the Fiscal Cliff: A Lesson in Budgeting and Financial Condition Analysis
This session will identify those concepts commonly misunderstood by local government managers and governing boards, help explain how to properly implement these concepts and ways to prevent pitfalls in the budgeting process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-cliff-budgeting-041625.pdf