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DiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… young and family-oriented and supports an influx of tourism and shopping, according to an economic snapshot … P. DiNapoli. The neighborhood’s growth shows no sign of slowing as it continues to add new residential units, office space and more than 2 million square feet of new or redeveloped retail space that will be completed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Area #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… and difficult to guess. Schools should be aware that State Education Law and Regulations14 require student PII be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsSubway Wait Assessment
… Objective To determine whether Wait Assessment performance measurements … reported to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board and customers are accurate and consistently … About the Program Under the Public Authorities Law, the MTA is required to issue an annual report on its mission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/subway-wait-assessmentReal Property Dispositions
… AI does not reflect the Port Authority’s current policies for administering property disposals. We interviewed Port … to property. For example, for “Block 734, Lots 18 and 30” (a lot in the Hudson Yards District in Manhattan), three … organizations and government agencies of the disposal. This requirement was not followed for six of the seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/28/real-property-dispositionsCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… freshwater lakes, ponds, and reservoirs that are used for drinking, bathing, and recreation. As the State’s … of Environmental Conservation (Department) is responsible for improving and protecting this vast network of water … billions of gallons of wastewater per day to purify it for reuse. During sewage overflow events, which may result …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantDiNapoli: NYC Office Building Market Values Rise Amid Shift in Demand for Space
… Office buildings in New York City remain a critical contributor to its economy … and tax base, as market values reached nearly $205 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, … and Long Island City. “The value of office buildings in New York City is tied to demand for space that comes from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-office-building-market-values-rise-amid-shift-demand-spaceDiNapoli: New York's Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Fixing
… New York's water systems may require nearly $40 billion in repairs and improvements over the next two decades, … including contamination of water systems that can cause public health emergencies and can come with a large … water runoff. Aging pipes or other structural problems can cause corrosion of materials that can release lead into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-new-yorks-drinking-water-infrastructure-needs-fixingDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… ridership in June 2024 was at about 70% of pre-pandemic numbers, it failed to grow at the expected pace in July and … downward, the MTA’s expenses reflect growing costs for payroll and benefits, debt service, paratransit, and supplies … billion funding shortfall in that capital program, and the 2025-2029 program was approved with $33 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 30, 2021)
… March 30, 2021 Edition While Some New York Industries Are on the Path to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-march-30-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and school audits were issued. Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (Cortland County) The board did not develop and adopt realistic budgets. As a result, unrestricted fund balances increased to levels … which lacked van accessible parking spaces; the senior center; the parks and recreation administration building; the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ends March 31, 2018. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… District Attorney Kristyna S. Mills, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General (HUD OIG), and the New York State Police today announced the arrests of … Hoffman for allegedly stealing over $48,000 in WCHA funds, and Katherine (Katie) Pais, Hoffman’s mother and former WCHA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… The Albany Times Union today, urging the state Legislature to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform in New York, … government groups that had spent decades fighting for this change were outraged and encouraged me to reject it. In the … Board of Elections for making thoughtful suggestions on how to make a new public finance system viable: officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… villages as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) was classified in “moderate … No municipalities were designated in the highest category of “significant fiscal stress” in this round of scoring. “Federal pandemic relief packages provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… that were classified in “significant stress” were: Hempstead Union Free School District (Nassau County); Sachem … (Suffolk); Wyandanch Union Free School District (Suffolk); West Seneca Central School District (Erie); Corinth Central … financial information submitted as part of each district’s ST-3 financial report filed with the State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… because it comes at a time when LIRR needs good service to help convince riders to come back.” LIRR’s 65.2 million riders in 2023 were 23% … also recommends developing an operating metric to measure how often trains are late for their connection with another …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priorityDiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… report: 92 percent who reported a noise complaint said it was recurring. More than half (61 percent) felt noise had … number of noise complaints. The DOB also indicated that it is open to receiving construction noise complaint, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,580 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.3 … 6,200 payments valued at nearly $28.2 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste tire fee collections are being used consistent with the purposes defined in the Environmental Conservation Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees