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Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s controls over the … Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … Yorkers have access to safe and secure housing. As part of this plan, ESSHI’s goal is to develop 20,000 units of …
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
… environment, but the American economy. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research , climate change may … If you question whether this is truly an emergency, look no further than our two states. In recent years, America has … and meet the unprecedented challenges posed by the scope, scale, and impacts of climate change. As statewide elected …
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
… The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the achievement gap that exists for students across the nation. Unprecedented … the city of New York with an opportunity to begin closing that gap for the more than one million students attending New York City’s public schools. That opportunity cannot be squandered. The City should avoid …
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
… new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and … A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism …
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
Counties across New York arent getting the timely data they need to help them prevent suicides according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateDiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… in 47% of cases, DHR officials either did not initiate the investigation or failed to notify the person accused of … 69% of cases reviewed, DHR officials did not complete the investigation or notify the accused of the outcome within 100 … In one case, it took over three years to complete the investigation for determining probable cause. On average, …
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 city to close the remaining $9.8 billion funding gap in its five-year capital program. While we don’t yet know how … would reach $3.5 billion by 2019, $1 billion more than in 2014. Even with planned biennial fare and toll increases … during the financial plan period, compared with 17 percent in 2014. The MTA’s current four-year financial plan extends …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… see pressure on key sources of revenue as Medicaid and lowincome patients that rely on federal support lose health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… assets are adequately accounted for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. Auditors selected 60 IT assets …
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
… The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New … The state Department of Health DOH was unprepared to respond to infectious disease …
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
… by disrupting operations, decreasing ridership, and severely reducing revenues; however, these authorities … pandemic deficits. If ridership continues to languish and does not return to pre-pandemic levels, the authorities … Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeDiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… for properly maintaining Penn Station and the four East River tunnels that connect Manhattan to Long Island." In … canceled or terminated because of problems with the East River underwater rail tunnels between Manhattan and Long … 72 percent since Superstorm Sandy. Problems with the East River tunnels were responsible for nearly one-fifth of the …
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
… hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be addressed in 24 hours, but the city’s Department of Housing Preservation … from Oct. 1 to May 31 – the “Heat Season” – and hot water 24 hours a day. Tenant complaints about lack of adequate heat … made in FY 2018 and 533 complaints made in FY 2019. For 24 of the 25 buildings, the complaints were incorrectly …
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
… The Bond Buyer published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and … City to the precipice of bankruptcy. As the city emerged from its crisis, in part due to the stewardship of a true … This comprehensive accounting forced the city away from the cash basis accounting it had used in budgets to hide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edOpinion 2006-5
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Compensation (mid-term decrease for elected … Duties (mid-term salary decrease for elected officers by local law subject to mandatory referendum) TOWN LAW §27(1); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Whitehall 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-42Moriah 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-64Argyle Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-171)
… services provided. The District lacked adequate procedures to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed. … Had these services been claimed, the District would have realized revenues totaling $13,319, 50 percent of the … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
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-189DiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… I thank State Comptroller DiNapoli and his auditing team for bringing the conditions of these buildings to light. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexes