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DiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… of the COVID-19 pandemic, including ventilators and x-ray machines, that now sits unused in storage facilities across … during COVID-19. DME now in storage includes CPAP/BiPAP machines, ventilators, oxygen tanks, pulse oximeters (which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Much of the growth was led by Asian, Hispanic and Black …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-findsDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… funds are distributed, DiNapoli's auditors identified a number of problems that need correcting. "Child support … families and children that need this money. It's important for state officials to work closely with local social … for two years or more, the district is required to report this to family court. If the court determines the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsPreferred Source Contracting
… Purpose To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are … providers in partnership with private entities to ensure contract requirements are being met; whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… performance.” DiNapoli’s audit highlighted the decline in subway on-time performance during 2013 through 2014. The … arrival and stopped at all of its scheduled stops. In 2013 and 2014, the MTA’s goal for on-time performance was … percent of trains to arrive on time. It fell far short in meeting these targets. On weekdays in 2013, subways were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackDiNapoli: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities
… nine financial indicators and creates a fiscal condition score. Indicators include fund balance, cash-on-hand and … Each municipality receives a separate environmental score. When examining the scoring results, DiNapoli noted 14 … 25 towns. The fiscally stressed governments identified today join the previously announced 115 municipalities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-scores-reveal-fiscal-stress-continues-certain-communitiesDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… and the start of the pandemic that we are still trying to recover from economically and emotionally. Part of that recovery is a reckoning with how we responded to it. My office’s recent audit examines how the state Department of Health (DOH) collected and used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceDiNapoli: New York Power Authority’s Installation of Electric Vehicle Chargers Years Behind Schedule
… in the roll-out should be better prepared with effective strategies for promoting EV usage among New Yorkers, as … didn’t use charging data to determine which locations are popular and might benefit from more ports. NYPA’s own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-new-york-power-authoritys-installation-electric-vehicle-chargers-years-behind-scheduleDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… Homelessness in New York state has grown sharply, more than doubling … just a New York City problem, it is impacting communities all over the state. New York needs to examine how it’s using … who were homeless were disproportionately Hispanic or Black, and 10% suffered from severe mental illness or chronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: Office of General Services … for medical and dental expenses paid to LIAACs related entity and group medical benefits provider, the Long Island … payments had been recovered. Higher Education Services Corporation, Tuition Assistance Program: New York College of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… include the adequacy of statutory language to ensure settlement monies will be spent as intended. The budget also … legal settlements. The Enacted Budget makes some of the settlement dollars available for infrastructure projects, … (DIIF), was created with the expressed intent of using the settlement dollars for capital investments or other one-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improvingDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… in the face of a mental health crisis among youth, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) can do more to ensure that … students’ emotional wellbeing.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rates of childhood mental … had at least one social worker; of those schools, 80% did not meet the recommended social-worker-to-student ratio …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… State Fiscal Year 2021-22 Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reservesDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… begins with “https” (rather than “http”) and a lock icon near your browser’s location field. Report The Increasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020DiNapoli Examines Faltering LinkNYC Program
… distribute them equitably, leaving large sections in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens without a single kiosk. Other … kiosks, by borough: Manhattan, 26%; Brooklyn, 50%; The Bronx, 60%; Queens, 70%; Staten Island, 75%. The consortium … to pay the city each year either a flat annual fee or half of its gross annual revenue, whichever is larger. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-examines-faltering-linknyc-programDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… poor financial decisions like awarding excessive executive pay or failing to document and justify the taxpayer dollars … by “adequate substantiating documentation.” The Manual does not exempt charges related to collaborative school … $8,745 but could not provide itemized invoices to show what services were provided, or when, or the number of hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… had low liquidity, also known as “weak cash position,” meaning less cash on hand to cover operating costs. They also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… CPAs who prepared them that the schools may not be able to pay their bills within the next 12 months. One of them, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleDiNapoli: New York Must Do More To Reduce Maternal Deaths
… The New York State Department of Health (DOH) needs to do more to ensure maternal deaths and morbidity rates … 100,000 babies born. While DOH collects this data, it does little to utilize it. The audit found DOH needs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-new-york-must-do-more-reduce-maternal-deathsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-21) Homes and Community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits