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DiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
A new report by Comptroller DiNapoli examined issues related to broadband availability access and affordability across New York Citys neighborhoods and found that despite high availability one in four households had no cable fiberoptic or digital subscriber line internet subscription as of 2023
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… Population shifts during and after the COVID-19 pandemic are … moving forward, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Ongoing changes to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityDiNapoli: External Risks Threaten NYC Budget
… Slower economic growth and proposed federal and state actions present potential risks to the city's budget, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "While the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-external-risks-threaten-nyc-budgetValue of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… incentives their local IDAs are providing.” IDAs are local public benefit corporations that exist to encourage local … of $75 million, down $21.1 million from 2018. The Erie County IDA had the highest revenues ($4.7 million), followed … contracts at 23 percent of the total, for services such as accounting, legal or marketing. Salaries, wages and benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadeDiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the New York City Department of Education found it did not report hundreds of violent and disruptive incidents to the State Education Department as required under the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-some-nyc-schools-failing-report-violent-disruptive-incidentsDiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… misleading for several reasons. First, Transit uses a score that is an average of averages. It calculates a simple … of all 23 subway lines and shuttles. Transit's wait time score gives a shuttle train the same value as a bigger line. … makes 119 round trips each weekday, received the best score in the 12-months ending August 2014 by meeting its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014DiNapoli: Statewide Foreclosure Activity Still Well Above Prerecession levels
… grew by 47 percent while New York City saw a 10 percent drop over the same two-year period. The state’s courts’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-statewide-foreclosure-activity-still-well-above-prerecession-levelsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… is included in the final report, which can be found online at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismImplications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… the trajectory and pace of the economic recovery and tax revenues and resource levels available to support … care programs. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, tax receipts fell sharply, and the Division of the Budget (DOB) projected that tax revenues would not again reach the SFY 2019-20 level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). From 2016 to 2019, the MTA’s total expenses rose 3.6% annually, while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsWall Street Profits for 2014 May Not Reach 2013 Level
… Wall Street’s profits of $8.7 billion in the first half of 2014 were 13 percent lower than the same … crisis,”DiNapoli said. “While the securities industry in New York City has a smaller employment base than before … and a major contributor to state and city budgets.” In 2013, Wall Street profits declined by 30 percent to $16.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/wall-street-profits-2014-may-not-reach-2013-levelDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… outside of New York City that have reported data. When a public employee retires, the individual is often eligible for … The funding mechanism DiNapoli is proposing would give public employers another option to help fund these benefits … boards as trustee for local governments; and Allow school districts to transfer certain excess reserve balances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careShareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… pensions for service prior to 1998 Running the national payroll for serving and retired clergy A copy of the latest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Leads Coalition of Comptrollers & Treasurers Opposing Trump Repeal of Clean Power Plan
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that a coalition of 11 state and local Comptrollers and Treasurers is calling on the … of the planet. We also must find innovative solutions to fund the clean-energy infrastructure that no longer depends …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-leads-coalition-comptrollers-treasurers-opposing-trump-repeal-clean-powerDiNapoli: NYC Finances Strong But Slowing Economy Presents Risks
… beginning of the fiscal year to $2.3 billion, but the FY 2019 budget gap is unchanged at $2.9 billion. The city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-nyc-finances-strong-slowing-economy-presents-risksDiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… progress in making high-speed connections available to New Yorkers, ranking second in the U.S. in the percentage of … broadband available in their neighborhood, but more than one million, or 13.8%, of households do not have access or a … but there is still a digital divide in rural parts of New York and for low-income New Yorkers who don’t have access or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandVestal Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-91)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … The Vestal Central School District is located in the Towns of Vestal and Binghamton in Broome County and the Town of … expenditures and only budget for the use of fund balance when necessary. Analyze all reserve balances and transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/28/vestal-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-91DiNapoli: Federal Aid, Increasing Tax Revenues and Savings Boost New York City's Surplus
… New York City is expecting to generate a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 due to federal aid, … The city should also look at more ways to generate cost efficiencies and build its reserves to secure a smooth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-federal-aid-increasing-tax-revenues-and-savings-boost-new-york-citys-surplusDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with some exceptions, including a provision that allows … to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capPopulation Data, Resources and Publications
… Environmental Indicator 1 for local governments uses population estimates from the United States Census Bureau. … 2020 Census: Municipal Population Shifts in New York State November 2021 - This report highlights the results of … interactive map that provides census population statistics by age, race and ethnicity, along with housing trends, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/population-data-resources-and-publications