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DiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… finances are stable this year, but just around the corner it faces growing budget gaps with no solution to close them … pandemic hurt fare and tax revenue collections, the MTA’s bad financial situation became a dire problem. It is relying on more than $14 billion in one-time federal aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Robert Wiesner in Bid-Rigging Case
… ROCHESTER – Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Robert Wiesner, the former Security Director for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-robert-wiesner-bid-riggingDiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… were electronically deposited into a checking account in the name of his father. Christopher Bunn, 49, is scheduled … to his arrest. “Mr. Bunn left his deceased father’s body unclaimed at the Nassau County morgue for more than a year so … partnership and continued commitment to protecting public funds.” “My office is committed to investigating this type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… by filing a complaint online at, investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000Tax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real … Citizen exemptions. … Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2019/09/20/tax-exemption-administration-towns-babylon-brookhaven-huntington-islipPayments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members
… the period from January 2015 through December 2020. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program … is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. Civil Service contracts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-services-ineligibleTown of Inlet – Capital Project Accounting and Internal Controls Over Cottage Rental Receipts (2015M-16)
… if the accounting for capital projects was accurate and complete and if internal controls over cottage rental collections were adequate and operating effectively for the period January 1, 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-inlet-capital-project-accounting-and-internal-controls-over-cottage-rentalThe Retail Sector in New York City: Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19
… in those areas. Retail Work Force Where Retail Workers Live In 2019, 214,600 residents (both employed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/retail-sector-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Town of Petersburgh – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations and the Justice Court (2015M-169)
… of Berlin to the number of tickets and permits sold and on hand. Reconcile all of the Justice Court’s bank accounts on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/24/town-petersburgh-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-andWestern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Transfers and Confirming Purchase Orders (2016M-218)
… in the western area of Suffolk County. BOCES is governed by a seven-member Board of Education elected by the boards of its component districts. Budgeted … are presented to the Board for approval as required by the budget transfer policy. Only use miscellaneous codes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-budget-transfers-andComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the guilty plea today of former New York City Councilman Ruben Wills. Wills pleaded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsDiNapoli: LIRR Must Better Prepare for Severe Weather to Prevent Service Disruptions and Costly Damages
… on Long Island to Penn Station and Grand Central in Manhattan to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn and Hunters Point … in the field but there was no documentation to show their location. Auditors also found equipment to remove snow and … procedures to account for the supply, maintenance and location of equipment, and locate missing equipment items; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-lirr-must-better-prepare-severe-weather-prevent-service-disruptions-and-costly-damagesDiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… Council, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today issued an advisory opinion finding that the city could … line replacement as it relates to the funds announced by Governor Hochul earlier this year and supported in the state budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalDiNapoli: City of Corning's Economic Development and Smart Growth Initiatives Build on Stable Fiscal Picture
… projects, and projects to support small businesses. In 2021, the Gaffer District was awarded a $300,000 New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-city-cornings-economic-development-and-smart-growth-initiatives-build-stable-fiscal-pictureDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… in FY 2025, and less than $100 million total during FY 2026 and 2027. The Savings Program reduced the city-funded … education and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, now stand at an average of $6.4 billion, down from the $10.4 … to be used to fund new costs. Funds in the Rainy-Day Fund now equal 1.6% of total planned spending in FY 2025 (adjusted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueDiNapoli: New York's Higher Education Sector Boosts State and Local Economies, but Job Recovery Lags
… over 296,000 people, paying wages of around $26.5 billion in 2023, but the sector still has over 13,000 fewer jobs … of our economy.” Consumer spending on higher education in the state totaled $15.7 billion and spending on research … (R&D) by colleges and universities totaled $8.3 billion in 2022. New York ranks third nationally for consumer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-new-yorks-higher-education-sector-boosts-state-and-local-economies-job-recovery-lagsRensselaer County Capital Resource Corporation (RCCRC) – Establishment of RCCRC and Sale of Property (2021M-71)
… of property and transferred proceeds totaling $420,713 to the County. There were no recommendations as a result of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/03/07/rensselaer-county-capital-resource-corporation-rccrc-establishment-rccrc-and-saleDiNapoli: More New Yorkers Facing Food Insecurity, Tariffs and Federal Funding Cuts Could Worsen Problem
… household, or about $9,664, in 2022-23, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor … is food deserts, where areas including Coney Island, West and Central Harlem and the outer reaches of Queens and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsenDiNapoli: People With Disabilities in New York City Have Higher Unemployment Rates and Lower Incomes
… and look forward to a continuing partnership." “I lost my leg to bone cancer at age 12. Since then, I have fought, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-people-disabilities-new-york-city-have-higher-unemployment-rates-and-lower-incomesThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… often inaccurate, records from ITSM and stockrooms didn’t match, devices like laptops were missing, and security was … Auditors found that stockrooms around the state could not match their records with ITSM data, with some devices listed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-security