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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… (2015-S-92) CUNY officials provided auditors with a list of 24 bank accounts at Medgar Evers. Fourteen accounts … found an additional two accounts that were not on the list. These findings point to weaknesses in the monitoring of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… their plans need revisions, it does little to follow-up or provide enforcement if systems don’t send revisions or are late submitting them. DOH officials said that an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… Objective To determine whether the selected New York City Department of … DOE’s procurement of the contracts as well as its efforts to assess the quality of those services for the periods both … cost increases, spending would “break even” by 2019 due to savings in procurement. Additionally, the contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… The state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is not doing enough to ensure … a relative or another suitable person. In direct placement cases, courts usually order the local district to supervise … that these conditions had been communicated to the court. In another case, the placement home had garbage and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… and costing taxpayers storage expenses, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York state quickly purchased medical equipment to address the public health crisis,” DiNapoli said. “Now, … unused devices sit idle. I urge the Department of Health to develop and execute a strategic plan for the maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health – Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Follow-Up) (2024-F-26) A recipient’s status in a hospital—inpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsPreferred 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: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities
… over the past three years, and it is looking tougher for New York’s cities,” said DiNapoli. “While it is clear that … with fiscal years ending on Dec. 31, 2014. In New York, all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages … legislative proposal to help local governments across New York improve their long-term budget planning was signed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-scores-reveal-fiscal-stress-continues-certain-communitiesDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time performance has steadily deteriorated … and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) should do more to fix the underlying causes, many of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… the nation's second-highest balance of undistributed child support collections (UDC), totaling approximately $59 million … Assistance (OTDA), which oversees New York's child support program, has made some improvements to the way funds … a number of problems that need correcting. "Child support payments are languishing in government coffers. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… representatives to support this initiative. These funds could significantly help DOH improve its data systems …
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
… electric vehicle (EV) chargers where they are most needed by New York’s nearly 50,000 registered EVs, leaving nearly half of the state’s counties without any NYPA-installed charging … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
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 between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkDiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… by Queens (66%), Brooklyn (62%), the Bronx (60%) and Manhattan (58%). Housing Costs : In 2023, 39.5% of older …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-findsThe Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
… Introduction New York State has seen a concerning surge in reported hate crimes over the last five years, with the number of incidents increasing by 12.7 percent in 2023 alone. As the … if no incidents occurred. Hate crime data for New York City in 2023 (and, therefore, aggregate statewide totals) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-stateOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (2014-S-50), 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (Department) is adequately monitoring and enforcing conditions of Strict and Intens
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2014-14s50-response.pdfDiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… New York state’s short-term financial condition continues to improve and the state has built on its reserves, but the … broad statutory authority on some spending, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … of concern include the adequacy of statutory language to ensure settlement monies will be spent as intended. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improvingDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… not have required performance justification; $132,846 in salary to employees who worked for other programs operated by …
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
… override the cap with 60% voter approval of their budget. List of School Districts in Stress: School Districts in Stress Fiscal Years Ending 2021 Full List and Detailed Information for School District Stress … District All Data Worksheet 2021 School District Summary List Read Report: Fiscal Stress Monitoring System School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested data. … The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reserves