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DiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… is clearer. Gaps are forecast at $2.5 billion in 2025 and 2026 as spending outpaces inflation projections, but could be as high as $4.6 billion in 2026 if the MTA’s unspecified gap-closing program falls short … or significant fare and toll increases that could hurt regional economic growth. To ease its debt burden, reflecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… Ten years after Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York City metropolitan area, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared for another catastrophic event, … Ten years after Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York City metropolitan area killing dozens of people …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli: Homeless New Yorkers Relying on CityFHEPS Face Significant Delays for Permanent Housing
… City rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and … who are potentially eligible for CityFHEPS. Eligibility Delays Auditors reviewed 52 cases of households approved for CityFHEPS and found significant delays in determining eligibility. For the cases sampled, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-homeless-new-yorkers-relying-cityfheps-face-significant-delays-permanent-housingDiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… Facilities Corporation (EFC) has provided financing for over 2,000 essential local water infrastructure projects … since 1990, but the estimated capital improvement needs for water and sewer projects far exceeds this amount, and … to provide subsidized loans and grants to municipalities for drinking water, wastewater treatment, and other projects, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterDiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York To Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
… which may drive clean energy demand and supply up, like electric vehicles, new green buildings, or electric cooling and heating. PSC also did not fully account … to achieve the 2040 goal of 100% renewable statewide electric generation. The audit found that the PSC did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-improved-planning-needed-new-york-achieve-its-clean-energy-goalsDiNapoli: NYC Office Building Market Values Rise Amid Shift in Demand for Space
… office districts in this area, including parts of Midtown East, are still more than 10% below their pre-pandemic market … of office-sector businesses. Office buildings in the South and Central Bronx, Northern and Southwestern Brooklyn … fate of the market remaining closely tied to the business environment and talent pool in the city. The city’s budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-office-building-market-values-rise-amid-shift-demand-spaceDiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession
… even when the economy fully reopens. In April, Mayor de Blasio released his executive budget for FY 2021 and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-expected-fall-first-time-great-recessionDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 3.9 Percent for First Quarter of 2021
… seen from April to June 2020, when many businesses were shut down during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and … Soften While the Rest of the State Sees Growth Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-3-point-9-percent-first-quarter-2021RFP0003 – Banking Services for the New York State & Local Employees’ Retirement System
… Request for Proposals Issued by the Office of the State Comptroller … the State Comptroller (“OSC”) is seeking Banking Services for the New York State & Local Employees’ Retirement System … other information as it becomes available, is available for download through the following links: Request for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfp0003DiNapoli: State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification
… of dollars have been spent on Medicaid home care services for New Yorkers without the required verification that the … and New York state are getting the services that were paid for. This audit found a disturbing lack of oversight and … the Medicaid program, paid providers more than $31 billion for personal care and home health care services including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-paid-145-billion-medicaid-home-care-services-lacked-verificationDiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… lower costs to consumers during New York’s transition to clean energy. DiNapoli warns there is now significant … additional funding for critical environmental and clean energy projects.” IRA Grants Energy, clean air and conservation programs funded through the IRA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkersDiNapoli: NYC Department for the Aging Faces Challenges Meeting Growing Home Care Needs
… New York City’s Department for the Aging (DFTA) provides home care and case management services to support older New … rising demand for these services. The waitlist for home care continues to expand, while DFTA faces challenges … social isolation and loneliness. For fiscal year (FY) 2026, DFTA’s total budget is $618 million, of which 13% is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-nyc-department-aging-faces-challenges-meeting-growing-home-care-needsAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… ago, home internet access was a cutting-edge innovation for many New York households. Today, reliable high-speed … broadband infrastructure and ranks second in the country for the share of population with access to basic broadband … speeds. However, there are still over 250,000 New Yorkers for whom broadband service is unavailable in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateNew York State Health Insurance Program: Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (2021-S-18) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Beacon Health Options paid mental health and substance abuse (MHSA) claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s18-response2.pdfNew York State Health Insurance Program: Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (2021-S-18) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Beacon Health Options paid mental health and substance abuse (MHSA) claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s18-response1.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System – Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2022 Results
This snapshot highlights the results for counties, cities, towns and villages that reported for local fiscal years ending (FYE) 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2022-fsms-munis.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - December 2003
One year ago, the City projected a $6.4 billion budget gap for FY 2004 and even larger gaps for subsequent years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-11-2004.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System – Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2021 Results
This snapshot highlights the results for counties, cities, towns and villages that reported for local fiscal years ending (FYE) 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2022/pdf/Fiscal-Stress-Monitoring-System-Municipalities-Fiscal-Year-2021-Results.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2019 Results; Fiscal Year 2020 Risks
This snapshot highlights the results for counties, cities, towns and villages that reporting for local fiscal years ending (FYE) 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/munis-fiscal-year-2019-results-fiscal-year-2020-risks.pdfLimnes Contract Rejection Letter
Comptroller's rejection letter of Department of Transportation (DOT) contract with Whitestone, N.Y.-based Limnes Corp. for $4.7 million for painting bridges.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/limnes-contract-rejection.pdf