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DiNapoli: Affordable Housing Developments Need Better Oversight to Address Unsafe Conditions
… its obligations to the tenants at Tivoli Towers, and this investigation confirms that. I hope that HPD will take swift …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-affordable-housing-developments-need-better-oversight-address-unsafe-conditionsHomeownership Rates in New York
… Message from the Comptroller Owning a home has long been described as “The American Dream.” In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large … New York has long trailed the nation in homeownership rates the gap between New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkThe Retail Sector in New York City: Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19
… in New York City, and generates sales tax revenues for the State, the City and the Metropolitan Transportation … shifted discretionary spending toward travel and dining out rather than purchasing goods such as clothing, and some … retailers in other states were required to remit sales taxes beginning June 30, 2019. As a result, as sales from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/retail-sector-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Continuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
… surged to nearly 107,000 nationally and more than 5,800 in New York. At the core of this crisis is a shocking rise in … 2020 to comprise 85 percent of all drug overdose deaths in New York in 2020. In recent years, the increase has been … Summary After trending upwards for over 10 years, New York’s drug overdose deaths and death rates started to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-yorkResources and Responsibilities: New York State’s Environmental Funding
… rose by $342.9 million, allowing new investment in land acquisition, water infrastructure and other long-term … past decade has made possible important new investments in land conservation, such as the 20,758 acre Boreas Pond Tract … Management by 45 FTEs, or 7.9 percent. 15 The Forest and Land Resources program experienced a more modest 6.2 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/resources-and-responsibilities-new-york-states-environmental-fundingOpinion 91-52
… 14: A local government may not adopt a post-1953 local law which provides for an award of a contract after competitive bidding to a bidder which employs a prescribed percentage of local residents even … though that bidder is not the lowest responsible bidder or which restricts competition only to bidders which employ a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Life Changes: What If I Work After Retirement?
… 30, 2027 (May 2025 legislation extended the date from 2025 to 2027). This earnings limit suspension does not apply to retirees who work for a college, university or charter … under the age of 65, the $35,000 limit is in effect and applies to the entire calendar year in 2026 . A Message …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-work-after-retirementRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn
… Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen | 中文 Highlights Brooklyn has the largest population of the five boroughs with … last decade (9.1 percent). Private sector employment in Brooklyn grew by 47.5 percent from 2010 to 2019, faster than … and bars. The pandemic and public health response led Brooklyn private sector employment to decline by 19.3 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-brooklynNew York State Farming and Agriculture – Federal Funding and New York
… and agriculture through policy, regulation, subsidies, insurance and other assistance that affects the pricing of … in direct federal payments (not including federal crop insurance payments). 4 In New York, these payments were … loans from commercial lenders; Dairy Margin Coverage, an insurance product that kicks in when milk prices fall and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-farming-and-agricultureNew York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… Message from the Comptroller A robust labor force is critically important for employers to succeed and … The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the State’s labor force was more severe than in other states: the size of the … as well as a smaller share participating in the labor force. The only group that has realized significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… with loved ones and productive enterprises. Owning one’s home has long been described as “The American Dream.” Yet for … of housing for low-income households and others. 2 The private market produces most of the housing in New York and … other states, with New York ranking 32nd in the nation. Owner-occupied housing grew by 8.3 percent compared to 6.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… even more for whom broadband is unavailable in their home or place of business. Deployment to rural areas has lagged in … Access Grant Program to expand broadband access and be a single point of contact for the state’s broadband development … in the past, the State should leverage public dollars and form public-private partnerships to increase the scale of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-state