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Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… plan for affordable and supportive housing to ensure all New Yorkers have access to safe and secure housing. As part … had critical issues at the housing units, such as water leaks, electrical or lighting issues, and/or lack of … entry door was left unrepaired. While the provider did repair the door, it took 10 months. Only 32 of the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and California Controller Yee Urge S.E.C. to Mandate Climate Change Disclosures
… Yee today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporations disclose the risks that climate change poses to their operations. The full op-ed is below: America Needs Climate Disclosure to Protect Its Economy By Betty T. Yee and Thomas P. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-california-controller-yee-urge-sec-mandate-climate-changeDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… budget, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The city has expanded … funding sources dry up at the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025. If revenues do not trend better than projected, the … created challenges for school districts across the country. The DOE, educators, students, and families have had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and charter school students increased sharply … reason, excused, unexcused, or for disciplinary reasons. New York state excludes suspensions and extended medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolDiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… “Every life lost to suicide is a devastating tragedy for families and communities,” DiNapoli said . “The Office of … York City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who has advocated for LGBTQ+ mental health and suicide prevention and … went on to state, “I thank Council Member Erik Bottcher for requesting that my office examines this serious issue. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) will see pressure on key sources of revenue as Medicaid … reacts — could significantly alter the level of support H+H receives,” DiNapoli said. “Cuts in reimbursement rates … push more patients into its facilities. As that happens, H+H may be forced to revisit its cost-cutting plans, leading …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingDiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… cases, undermining its mission to eliminate injustices and promote equal opportunity, according to an audit released … they can report it to the state Division of Human Rights and that it will be investigated, but the agency often failed … job,” DiNapoli said. “It lost cases due to carelessness and failed to properly or quickly investigate others. Tenants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… The MTA raised fares and tolls by less than the inflation rate between 1996 and 2007, but since then it has raised … and tolls by 33 percent, more than twice the inflation rate. The MTA has adopted a policy of biennial fare and toll … These increases are less than the projected inflation rate for these periods; In the absence of new sources of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $1,858 were not supported with evidence of approval. Deer Park Union Free School District – Fuel and Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2DiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. … public. DOH would not provide auditors with a breakdown by name of the nursing home residents who died from COVID-19, … findings are extremely troubling. The public was misled by those at the highest level of state government through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyUpstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… it is also required to file a Budget Impact Statement (BIS). 3 Collectively, these reports for the year ended March … NFTA suspended the collection of fares on its Metro Rail service. Fare collection resumed in the summer of 2020. … from contracts with businesses and organizations in the service area. (See Figure 5.) NFTA, where charges for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeDiNapoli: Small Business Owners Are Backbone of New York's Economy
… small business firms grew 0.7%, about two-thirds of the rate at which small business firms grew across the rest of … Challenges of Entrepreneurship in New York State In July 2025, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-small-business-owners-are-backbone-new-yorks-economyDiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… for properly maintaining Penn Station and the four East River tunnels that connect Manhattan to Long Island." In … late, canceled or terminated because of problems with the East River underwater rail tunnels between Manhattan and Long … by 72 percent since Superstorm Sandy. Problems with the East River tunnels were responsible for nearly one-fifth of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-shortDiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be … this fall and winter when they complain that they have no heat or hot water.” City code requires landlords to provide heat from Oct. 1 to May 31 – the “Heat Season” – and hot … Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredDiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… and William Glasgall, Senior Director, Public Finance, at the Volcker Alliance , a nonprofit based in New York City. … will state budget practices be transformed along with it? At the core of these questions is one main issue: … total outstanding liabilities of New York state in 2020 at $186.6 billion, almost two times its general obligation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edOpinion 2006-5
… discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Compensation (mid-term decrease for elected town officers) -- Referendum Requirements (mid-term salary decrease for elected town officers) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (mid-term decrease for elected town officers) TOWN BOARD -- Powers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Moriah Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2019M-64)
… all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled for services provided to eligible special education students. … to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed for all eligible services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 517.5 eligible services totaling $21,211 and service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/moriah-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2019m-64Whitehall Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2019M-42)
… all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled for services provided to eligible special education students. … to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed for all eligible services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 628 eligible services totaling $24,179. Had these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/whitehall-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2019m-42Argyle Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-171)
… maximized Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Key Findings The … not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. The District … were submitted and reimbursed. Claims were not submitted for 1,251 eligible services totaling $26,637. Had these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/argyle-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2020m-171Ausable Valley Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2018M-189)
… all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled for services provided to eligible special education students. … to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed for all eligible services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 1,674 eligible services totaling $58,965 and service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/ausable-valley-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2018m-189