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DiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) continues to provide inadequate oversight of homeless shelters, allowing unsafe conditions that pose significant health and safety risks. Out of the 159 shelters DiNapoli’s auditors visited in the spring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersHebrew Academy for Special Children, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… determine whether the costs reported by the Hebrew Academy for Special Children, Inc. (Hebrew Academy) on its … primarily on expenses claimed on Hebrew Academy’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 and included certain expenses claimed on its CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2016. About the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/04/hebrew-academy-special-children-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school … more than 464,400 students in New York public schools, or 18% of the state’s total K-12 enrollment, had a … were often unable to receive IEP-mandated services or received them remotely, potentially limiting the quality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesOmni Childhood Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
To determine whether the costs reported by Omni Childhood Center Inc on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable necessary directly related to the special education program and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Departments Reimbursable Cost Manual and
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/20/omni-childhood-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualFormer Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Sentenced to 8-24 Years for Stealing Nearly $250,000 in State Grant Funds
… Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren County court to 8-24 years in prison after a jury convicted him of 6 … including grand larceny in the second degree, scheme to defraud in the first degree and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, related to his diversion of federal and state grant funds meant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-sentenced-8-24-years-stealing-nearly-250000-stateOversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up)
… and the environment. They provide an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying pests and are a fire hazard with the potential for devastating consequences. In 2003, the Waste Tire … waste tire stockpiles. Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2020, DEC received approximately $192 million in fees. DEC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/oversight-waste-tire-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees-followDiNapoli: NYC Faces Unprecedented Fiscal and Economic Challenges
… York state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority all need additional federal aid to mitigate the impact of the … one-fifth of the jobs in the city and erased nearly all of the gains over the past ten years. In June, the city … York state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority all need additional federal aid to mitigate the impact of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nyc-faces-unprecedented-fiscal-and-economic-challengesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of Village of Alden , Town of Bainbridge , Cortland County , Franklin County , Town of Liberty , Town of … each of the past three years, totaling more than $310,000. Cortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318) County … completed audits of Village of Alden Town of Bainbridge Cortland County Franklin County Town of Liberty Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Announces Staff Appointments
… of New York at Plattsburgh. He lives in Scotia. Please email [email protected] for photos of staff. Find out how … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-announces-staff-appointmentsHazard Mitigation and Coordination (Follow-Up)
… to make landfall in the United States. Over the course of 48 hours, Hurricane Sandy inflicted an estimated $19 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/hazard-mitigation-and-coordination-followOversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in NYC through enforcement of, among other laws and rules, … managers, contractors, and subcontractors engaged in construction or demolition operations to institute and … From 2018 through 2020, 26% of all worker deaths in NYC were construction related. DOB reported that 2,003 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyNew NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, New NY Broadband Program (Report … Yorkers. The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a … Development (ESD)—focused on closing the digital divide in the State. The Program was designed to ensure that every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/25/new-ny-broadband-program-followChild Care and Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… will decline by more than a third from FY 2025 to FY 2026. However, the City will likely incorporate additional CCDBG funds during FY 2026. The FY 2025 Adopted budget assumed CCDBG funds of … of these costs with the balance funded by the State. In FY 2026, CCDBG is currently expected to fund 71 percent of child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/child-care-and-development-block-grantAddiction Support Services During Emergencies (Follow-Up)
… the New York State Evacuation of Facilities in Disasters System (eFINDS), an application managed by the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/addiction-support-services-during-emergencies-followNew York Institute for Special Education – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the costs reported by the New York Institute for Special Education (Institute) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports … reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to … the costs reported by the New York Institute for Special Education Institute on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports CFRs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/18/new-york-institute-special-education-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative ( 2022-S-22 ). About the Program Established in 2016, the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) is part of the … various populations to be served by both OMH and the other State agencies under ESSHI. Each of OMH’s ESSHI contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/19/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiative-followVolunteers of America – Greater New York, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the costs reported by Volunteers of America – Greater New York, Inc. (VOA-GNY) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports … fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background VOA-GNY is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization authorized by … students in its cost-based programs each year. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/10/volunteers-america-greater-new-york-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Guilderland – Information Technology (2025M-61)
… Town officials and employees use Town-owned IT assets (e.g., computers, and laptops) to perform day-to-day … accessed websites for personal use, such as entertainment, news media, personal finance, email, shopping, travel, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-information-technology-2025m-61DiNapoli and Rice Halt Pension Scam
… a piggy bank for those looking to game the system while drawing a higher salary than the law allows,” Rice said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-and-rice-halt-pension-scamState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… period, which consisted of an employee benefit accrued liability, retirement contribution, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation and insurance reserve. As of … a debt reserve and overfunded the employee benefit accrued liability reserve by $220,000 (20 percent). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0