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Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… While the provider did repair the door, it took 10 months. Only 32 of the required monitoring visits (once during the …
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
… Expectations are that the impact of these events will only get worse. We are encouraged by the Biden …
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
… and in the spring of 2021, particularly among remote-only students, suggest these impacts disproportionately … and enrollment fell significantly. In spring 2020, only 85.2% of students attended online classes, compared to … 4.9% in school year 2020-2021, and the city expects only half of students to return. DiNapoli made several …
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: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… H+H finalized revenue and expenses for FY 2024, it had only achieved $170 million of what it anticipated receiving … efficient lab practices. But those initiatives generated only $45 million in savings, 4% of the total savings achieved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingDiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… urgency to this issue year after year. His audits have not only identified gaps in our systems, they have forced …
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
… to properly or quickly investigate others. Tenants whose complaints were mishandled may have been left to face … It is encouraging that the agency is taking steps to address the issues raised by this audit.” DHR’s Housing … DHR’s complicated and poorly managed intake system for housing discrimination complaints resulted in lost, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… $155 million annually during the financial plan period, only 1 percent of expenditures; The MTA’s cost-containment …
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
… found. DiNapoli said that a persistent lack of funding for public health over the last decade forced DOH to operate … for New Yorkers living in nursing homes. Families have a right to know if their loved one’s COVID-19 death was … Homes Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open …
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
… more than 65 million across all four authorities in 2020. (See Figures 1 and 2.) Figure 1: State Regional … contracts with businesses and organizations in the service area. (See Figure 5.) NFTA, where charges for services … Commuter Transportation District in the New York City area. 2 Public authority data are self-reported and not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeDiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… home again," DiNapoli said. "While the LIRR reports that only a relatively small percentage of trains were late or …
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 addressed in 24 … 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 water 24 hours a day. Tenant complaints about lack of …
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
… accounting standards; auditing local governments and school districts to highlight areas of fiscal improvement; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edOpinion 2006-5
… other than a town justice, during a term of office only by local law subject to mandatory referendum. Prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Whitehall Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2019M-42)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the District claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was … to eligible special education students. Key Findings The District lacked adequate procedures to ensure Medicaid claims … Had these services been appropriately claimed, the District could have realized revenues totaling $12,090. Key …
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)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the District claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was … to eligible special education students. Key Findings The District lacked adequate procedures to ensure Medicaid claims … services been appropriately claimed and documented, the District could have realized potential revenues totaling …
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)
… 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-189DiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… housing complexes show a need for greater oversight of the Mitchell-Lama program by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and … safe and clean affordable housing,” DiNapoli said. “The conditions identified in this audit are unacceptable. The … housing complexes show a need for greater oversight of the MitchellLama program by the New York City Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexes