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DiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves

Despite a now decadelong economic expansion in the country New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reserves

Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative

… oversight of the ESSHI program, including insufficient monitoring of contract requirements, inadequate conditions at … the door, it took 10 months. Only 32 of the required monitoring visits (once during the 5-year contract term) were … expectations. Increase the frequency of provider monitoring visits to ensure the ESSHI program achieves its …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiative

New York State Comptroller DiNapoli and California Controller Yee Urge S.E.C. to Mandate Climate Change Disclosures

… In an op-ed on Politico.com, New York State Comptroller … truly an emergency, look no further than our two states. In recent years, America has seen the most active and most … and hurricane seasons. Last year’s wildfire season in California was the worst on record and burned over 4 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-california-controller-yee-urge-sec-mandate-climate-change

DiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap

… on federal aid. The DOE is set to receive more than $8 billion in emergency federal funding between fiscal years … Amid Sagging Enrollment The DOE’s FY 2022 budget reached $37.7 billion and accounts for more than 38% of the city’s total …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gap

DiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School

… reasons. New York state excludes suspensions and extended medical absences from the state’s chronic absenteeism … public and charter schools were forced to quickly shift to remote learning when the pandemic affected daily life in … these school districts continued to utilize a mixture of remote, in-person and hybrid formats: 61% of students were …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-school

DiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending

… support lose health insurance, while reimbursement rates for health care programs are cut by Washington, making it harder for the largest public health system in the country to reach … Plan, the New York state free or low-cost insurance plan for adults with low incomes who do not qualify for federal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spending

DiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate

… With stronger monitoring and coordination, New York can save lives and better protect people in crisis.” The … mental health resources. DiNapoli went on to state, “I thank Council Member Erik Bottcher for requesting that my … counties may miss disparities and fail to target resources where they are needed most. Between 2018 and 2021, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rate

DiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints

… to properly or quickly investigate others. Tenants whose complaints were mishandled may have been left to face … The agency should establish new procedures that ensure complaints are handled with the attention and respect they … Auditors reviewed 306 of 2,236 housing discrimination complaints made to DHR from April 2019 to October 2023. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaints

DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall

… and toll increases to 4 percent as planned will depend on the amount of capital funding made available by New York … As a result, it is not yet possible to assess the impact on the MTA’s finances, its fare and toll-paying customers, or … DiNapoli’s report also found that: Subway ridership is on track to reach 1.77 billion riders in 2015, the most since …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfall

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… a cost of approximately $20,000), or 9.4 million gallons, is considered unauthorized non-revenue water or lost water. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2

DiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency

… to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an … and helped limit the spread of COVID-19 at nursing homes. State auditors also found that DOH did not provide the … significantly trailed other states in surveying nursing homes and developing strategies to stop infections from …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agency

Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge

… August 24, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the State’s … year that ended March 31, 2020 (FY 2020), before COVID-19 affected operations. Figure 3: Authority Revenues by … of total revenue for all four authorities, compared with 19.6 percent of total revenue in FY 2020. Federal aid …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plunge

DiNapoli: Small Business Owners Are Backbone of New York's Economy

… are to New York’s economy, generating nearly $1 trillion in sales and revenues with more than 3.7 million employees at over 422,000 establishments in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available. … rest of the country in some key metrics, including small business creation and employment. “Small businesses are the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-small-business-owners-are-backbone-new-yorks-economy

DiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short

… during the first quarter of 2017. Recent derailments at Penn Station have brought attention to the role played by … of 247,000 trains were scheduled, but 17,951 were canceled at the terminal before departing, terminated en route or were late arriving at their final destination. A train is considered on time by …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-short

DiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored

… – in expectation of an inspection. Lack of access to apartments to conduct the inspections may also contribute to … violations. Per HPD records, in FY 2018 and 2019, Housing Court imposed $18 million in penalties on 5,763 cases. By … penalties were still in litigation. In many Housing Court cases, the audit found HPD settled with owners for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignored

DiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed

… The Bond Buyer published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and William … Finance, at the Volcker Alliance , a nonprofit based in New York City. The full op-ed is below: In 2020 and 2021, the … and other COVID-19 pandemic-related challenges. The New York State Comptroller's office issued a report showing …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-ed

Opinion 2006-5

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- … of the amounts so specified in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget, except by local law subject to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5

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