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DiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… for handling unexpected incidents and poor communications to riders, exacerbated the impact of train delays and … LIRR Guideline does not discuss these type of events, or how to provide service when they occur. Of the remaining six … six minutes or more after the scheduled time). To read the report, go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackOpinion 2006-6
… personal reasons in his or her discretion. August 21, 2006 John M. Sipos, Esq., Town Attorney Town of Varick 1 We note … advised that in order to transfer her membership from the New York State and Local Retirement System to the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6DiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… data. When a public employee retires, the individual is often eligible for benefits including a pension and health … Under DiNapoli’s proposal, there is no limit on how much or how little a government can deposit into the … notes that governments with no plan to deal with their large OPEB liabilities could see their bond ratings suffer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careDiNapoli 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 adequate … to act on our recommendations.” OCFS oversees the state’s child welfare system and is responsible for supervising and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… maintaining the quality of service. The audit covered DOE’s procurement of the contracts as well as its efforts to … the Program The New York City Department of Education (DOE), the nation’s largest school system, serves … 1,300 buildings (some buildings house multiple schools). DOE’s Division of School Facilities (DSF) is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … not been implemented. State Education Department (SED): League for the Handicapped, Compliance with the Reimbursable …
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
… New York’s Health Department (DOH) and Division of Homeland … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York has thousands of water systems supplying drinking … to date.” There are nearly 9,000 public water systems in New York, including more than 2,800 community water systems. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health – Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient … Medicaid recipients were discharged within 24 hours of admission, indicating a high risk that a portion of these claims were improper if the services provided should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… New York state bought hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical equipment at the onset of the … (which measure the saturation of oxygen carried in red blood cells), oxygen concentrators, and infusion pumps. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… way funds are distributed, DiNapoli's auditors identified a number of problems that need correcting. "Child support … payments are languishing in government coffers. This is a persistent problem in New York that needs to be fixed," … including: providing clear and measurable guidance for what constitutes diligent efforts and measurable guidelines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsPreferred Source Contracting
… procurement methods. The Office of General Services (OGS) is the State’s central procurement agency and is … agencies and their partners. Key Findings In general, OGS is appropriately fulfilling its current responsibilities … the Program. Nonetheless, we identified opportunities for OGS to improve its effectiveness by more clearly defining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) should do more to fix the underlying causes, many of which are controllable, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … completed. The presentation suggested that riders’ wait times were a better service measurement than on-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackDiNapoli: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities
… , this includes 12 counties, 11 cities and 21 towns. For the third consecutive year DiNapoli’s office has … Colonie, Napoli, Saugerties, Rochester and German Flatts. Another 18 municipalities have been listed in the third … two out of three years and 35 for only one of three years. Most notably, four counties have been in significant stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-scores-reveal-fiscal-stress-continues-certain-communitiesDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… and the start of the pandemic that we are still trying to recover from economically and emotionally. Part of that recovery is a reckoning with how we responded to it. My office’s recent audit … some other states. It had to hire temporary employees to do the surveys because it was understaffed. When DOH did get …
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
… The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has failed to install … putting it on track to finish more than two years behind schedule. NYPA did little to promote EVs and EV chargers to …
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
… be clear, this isn’t just a New York City problem, it is impacting communities all over the state. New York needs to examine how it’s using current housing resources while taking more … number of year-round emergency housing beds at 127,759, far surpassing second place California (76,000 beds), …
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
… and Service Trends Reports & Fiscal Tracking Tools NYC's Shifting Population: The Latest Statistics Identifying …
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
… updated July 23, 2024, at https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Hate-Crimes/bqiq-cu78/about_data . 7 Since … others. See Laws of 2024, chapter 55, Part C (SFY 2025 Public Protection and General Government Art. VII Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… following audits and examinations have been issued: Office of General Services (OGS) and the State Education Department … the issues identified in the initial audit. Department of Health (DOH): Long Island Association for AIDS Care (LIAAC) … had been recovered. Higher Education Services Corporation, Tuition Assistance Program: New York College of Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Financial Condition Improving
… introduced only hours before legislative action, leaving little time for the public and its elected representatives to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-state-financial-condition-improving