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DiNapoli Audit: Next In Line For Mitchell-Lama Apartments Were Skipped

… Applicants who were next in line for coveted Mitchell-Lama apartments were skipped over for people farther down the … agents for Mitchell-Lama buildings who let residents have apartments without the required approval from the New York … (HPD) as well as co-op owners renting out their apartments on Airbnb. “New York is facing a dire shortage of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-next-line-mitchell-lama-apartments-were-skipped

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

… rose by 3.9 percent from the previous year to $37,600 as of June 2020, according to newly available data from the … 8% Tennessee $35,500 13% Texas $32,700 12% Utah $32,100 8% Virginia $38,100 9% Vermont $34,300 6% Washington $35,000 9% Wisconsin $30,700 9% West Virginia $31,800 14% Wyoming $29,700 9% Debt among borrowers …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-7-2021

DiNapoli: Post-Pandemic Unemployment in NYC Persists for Some Demographic Groups

… with significant improvement over 2024. At the same time, female unemployment rose to 5.3% in 2025, up from 4.7% the … the past few years, other industries also dominated by female workers have not fully recovered to pre-pandemic …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-post-pandemic-unemployment-nyc-persists-some-demographic-groups

DiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC

… leaders should focus on measures to improve accessibility for those with the lowest incomes.” Key highlights of the … The Bronx and Brooklyn faced the highest average price for monthly broadband service among the five boroughs as of … suggests local infrastructure is less of an impediment for internet access than in other parts of the state or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nyc

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in First Quarter

… first calendar quarter JanuaryMarch of 2024 an increase of 16 or $873 million compared to the same quarter last year …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-first-quarter

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter

… growth after experiencing significant drops during the early outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,” DiNapoli said. … for the third quarter, especially in sectors such as gas stations (38%), clothing stores (35%), and restaurants and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarter

State Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance

… six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to an audit released today by State … New York State of Health (NYSOH), New York's online health insurance marketplace and the remainder were enrolled through … when they have concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. When the Medicaid managed care provider and the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insurance

DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs

… and policies for agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving it vulnerable to misguided, inaccurate or biased … acts on my office’s recommendations to help ensure the AI being used by the city is not at risk of bias or … with responsibility for the oversight and governance of AI, which in the previous administration had been under an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programs

XII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures

… with Special Use Vendor IDs as well as the Centralized Customer ID for Business Units to use when processing … Billing Business Unit is the agency supplying the good or service and the Customer Business Unit is the agency paying … Business Unit. Process and Document Preparation: Send an email to [email protected] with a request for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agency

DiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals

… Duke Energy Corp. Letters were sent to: Phillips 66 Co. Xcel Energy Inc. Valero Energy Corp. Martin Marietta …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goals

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… for operating the subways and most of the public bus service throughout New York City, and MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) provides bus service in portions of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0

Opinion 90-45

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Concerning the propriety of a proposed resolution to standardize on a particular make and size of loader tires …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45

Location Service Providers

… If you are interested in becoming an “Abandoned Property Location Service Provider” in New York State, or if you have … the Requirements and Procedures for “ Abandoned Property Location Service Providers. ” Location Service Providers can submit claims online by …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/location-service-providers

DiNapoli Calls for Transparency From Companies Regarding Affordability Concerns

… — our identities, interests, locations, credit histories, medical conditions, sexual interests, and religious and … in “phantom debt” that can lead lenders to extend credit without knowledge of borrowers’ full existing liability. Use … Decisions DiNapoli also filed shareholder proposals with insurance companies Humana Inc. and The Cigna Group, calling …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-calls-transparency-companies-regarding-affordability-concerns

Opinion 90-35

… provides that, except as otherwise expressly provided by act of the Legislature or by local law adopted prior to … same or similar commodities will exceed $5,000 over the course of a fiscal year (1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-4, p 6; 23 … of an item will exceed $5,000, in the aggregate, over the course of a fiscal year, the district should carefully …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35

DiNapoli: Audit Finds Poor Financial Management by Central New York Regional Market Authority Board

… position has deteriorated, and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 to FY 2022-23, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … financial position has deteriorated and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year FY 202021 to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-audit-finds-poor-financial-management-central-new-york-regional-market-authority-board

Town of Brant – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-23)

… Did the Town of Brant Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual audit of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/20/town-brant-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-23

Opinion 91-9

… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … items for "miscellaneous" purposes and "contingencies". At the time, former section 112 of the Town Law contained a … fixed in bad faith to effect an illegal purpose. (5 NYS2d at 314). In affirming the Appellate Division's decision, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9