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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era

… 2, 2020 Edition Selected Economic Trends Statewide, 28% of Lost Jobs Have Been Regained Through July; in NYC, 17% … Through July, the State had regained 548,000 jobs, or 28 percent, as shown below. The COVID-19 recession cost New … on hand for business operations, or only enough for two weeks or less. Another 17 percent reported having enough for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-2-2020

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget

… revenue this year, while providing increased funding for education, health care and mass transit, according to a … congestion tolling program in Manhattan’s Central Business District, no earlier than December 31, 2020, sufficient to … Budget: State aid for public schools for the 2019-20 school year is $27.9 billion, an increase of $1 billion, or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budget

DiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme

… totaling more than $100,000 to Gardner through fraudulent payroll deposits and other payments. To conceal the illegal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-scheme

DiNapoli: NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Balanced, but Out Year Gaps Continue to Grow

… Industry Tracker Asylum Seeker Spending Report Agency Services Monitoring Tool Review of the Financial Plan of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-nyc-fiscal-year-2024-budget-balanced-out-year-gaps-continue-grow

Oversight of the Nourish New York Program

… pandemic revealed weaknesses in the State’s food supply system and caused serious economic hardships for farms and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/21/oversight-nourish-new-york-program

DiNapoli: Convicted Drunk Drivers Not Installing Court-Ordered Ignition Locks

… require them to install Ignition Interlock Devices (IID) in their vehicles, according to an audit released today by … did not install ignition interlocks without penalties or punishment. While efforts were made to strengthen Leandra’s … Act, also known as Leandra’s Law, those sentenced for a DWI on or after Aug. 15, 2010, must install an IID in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locks

State Audit Shows Need to Improve Response to Noise Complaints in NYC

… The growing number of noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City highlights the … the license of an establishment where noise causes it to become a focal point of police attention. According to the … taken by police officers, or the records are unclear as to how their actions addressed the complaints. DiNapoli …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-audit-shows-need-improve-response-noise-complaints-nyc

DiNapoli: MTA Capital Funding Gap May Exceed $12 Billion

… Authority (MTA) has made significant progress in repairing and modernizing the regional transit system, but … the financial burden on riders. This can be achieved only by working closely with the federal government, New York … transit assets (e.g. bridges, tunnels, commuter rail cars, subway cars, signals and stations) to determine their …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-mta-capital-funding-gap-may-exceed-12-billion

DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget

… an optional employment compensation expense tax (or payroll tax) that is intended for employers to use to help …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budget

DiNapoli: NYC's Shelter Repair Process Needs Its Own Fix

… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released an audit of the New York City Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS) efforts to make capital … and the city needs to do a better job protecting them.” As of April 2019, there were 415 homeless shelters in the city, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nycs-shelter-repair-process-needs-its-own-fix

DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget

… General Obligation (GO) Bond Act to the voters that, if approved, would provide funding to restore habitats, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budget

DiNapoli: NYC Office Market Will Take Years to Recover From Pandemic

… The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out years of growth in New York City’s office sector, erasing … securities sector, the average salary was $145,290. This is higher than the citywide average ($110,190) and much … and vacancy rates were at 18.3%, a level not seen in over 30 years. The large volume of vacant office space has revived …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-nyc-office-market-will-take-years-recover-pandemic

DiNapoli: Better Reporting and Monitoring of NYC Capital Projects Needed

… have focused on streamlining the delivery of projects, but little detail is available in public documentation about what …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-better-reporting-and-monitoring-nyc-capital-projects-needed

English Language Learners Programs

… For example: Seven of the nine (78%) school districts we visited that required BE programs did not have a program … levels. Further, 23 of 70 (33%) school districts that we visited or that responded to our survey about BE programs … or retain ELL identification process information, and we found at least one required document missing from 52% of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/18/english-language-learners-programs

DiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation

… District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of a financial advisor from Pennsylvania and the re-arrest of his alleged collaborator, a financial advisor from … allegedly scamming at least 40 people – many seniors – out of more than $10 million in a Ponzi scheme. "These defendants …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigation

DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising

… in New York City, according to the state Department of Health (DOH). Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks had … has increased asthma care for children at school-based health centers, home interventions and Medicaid access to … avoid future visits. But further advancement is essential. Health advocates and policymakers recommend additional steps, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-rising

Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills In Public Corruption Scheme

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman … the money from Micro Targeting to NY 4 Life, a non-profit corporation Wills controlled, while falsely representing to … Degree, Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree and Offering a False …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-councilman-ruben-wills-public

DiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk

… Financial relief has been slow to reach New York’s pandemic-hit renters … from the Emergency Rental Assistance Fund, reflecting payments and support for the program. With unemployment in … don’t get left behind.” DiNapoli’s report found that OTDA received only 168,321 applications as of July 30, reflecting …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-risk