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Selected Aspects of Subway Station Safety
… Authority’s New York City Transit - Division of Station Environment and Operations has taken appropriate … This is the responsibility of Transit’s Division of Station Environment and Operations (Division) whose stated … a clean, orderly and well-maintained, customer-oriented station environment.” The Division has five operating units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/15/selected-aspects-subway-station-safetyDiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… management." "Too many Bronxites and New Yorkers work hard for their pay check and then work even harder to find a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesDiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… (NYPA) made errors and overrode applicant scores when it distributed low-cost power to companies, according to an … efforts to monitor whether customers met job targets. It allowed 12 customers, who refused to provide payroll … expansion. Overall, NYPA has 910 megawatts (MW) of power it can allocate statewide for economic development. Fifty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… financial data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… The audit found that NYCPS did not always follow required placement policies, which set how certain groups of students … to ensure every student is matched according to the placement rules.” Each year, more than 70,000 eighth graders … for schools with diversity in admissions policies. Manual Placement Problems Auditors found that more than 200 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 1866
… should be provided as a scanned (pdf) attachment. The IRS does not require a corrected Form W-2 for an address change. … date listed in the bulletin board message. If an Agency does not see an NTAX722 report for their agency, there were … office staff. Outdated or incorrect information can cause delays (i.e., payroll processing, returned mail, etc.) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1866-general-tax-tipsDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… be unreliable. Case files for 57 households identified in exit reports as having left the shelter system were reviewed. … and Rehousing Enterprise System (CARES), including exit reports, may limit a shelter resident’s access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingOpinion 92-57
… (by State to village) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval By (for contracts for water and sewer services from village) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (need for contract to provide water and sewer services to State) … Whether the State is responsible for the payment of late charges imposed by the Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57Fire Protection in New York State: How Is It Provided in Your Community?
Fire Protection in New York State: How Is It Provided in Your Community?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fireprotection0317.pdfSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish this mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … of at least $1,639,710 that was discretionary in nature for the two years ended October 2011. Each public authority … and formal approvals that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. In November 2012, the Public Authority Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingOpinion 92-6
… repair of town highway equipment to the clerk's husband who owns a repair shop. The clerk's duties include keeping … the repair of town highway equipment to the clerks husband who owns a repair shop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Health Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to improve its monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to … The state Department of Health DOH needs to improve its monitoring of New Yorks Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDrug Management and Disposal
… to buy them. Key Recommendations Assess additional strategies to continue raising public awareness of proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/27/drug-management-and-disposalCost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… system pump. For this type of fund, the authorization must state the estimated maximum cost of the specific item. Type … a defined "period of probable usefulness" (see New York State Local Finance Law Section 11.00). This type of capital … a town governed by the Suburban Town Law (see New York State Town Law Article 3-a). The fund may be used for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… York City Department of Finance (DOF) Citywide Payments Services and Standards (CPSS) unit has controls in place to … CPSS, a unit within DOF’s Division of Treasury and Payment Services, is to deliver a citywide service for the acceptance … CPSS administers the Citywide Payments and Receivables Services System (System), a centralized payment repository …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsDiNapoli Releases Subway Ridership Dashboard
… that he has launched an interactive online tool using subway ridership data that details where straphangers are, and are not, returning to the subway system, alongside neighborhood and local demographics, … essential workers and families have always relied on the subway system to meet their work and family needs — both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-releases-subway-ridership-dashboardDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… (DED). The law sets the state’s MWBE participation target at 28.92 percent. DASNY set an annual goal in each of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Opinion 2010-1
… Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND … park trust moneys to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) VILLAGE … the dedication of park land constitutes an unauthorized "tax" or an "illegal taking." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Opinion 2010-1
… Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND … park trust moneys to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) VILLAGE … the dedication of park land constitutes an unauthorized "tax" or an "illegal taking." …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1