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Life Changes: How Do I Prepare to Retire?
… a third of our lives in retirement, it’s important to consider how you can enjoy financial security in your … the first step. Here you’ll find essential information to help you understand your options as you plan for retirement, including: A step-by-step guide to the retirement process; A list of available resources; Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-how-do-i-prepare-retireCost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs
… from your host utility. The utility continues to deliver electricity and natural gas but energy service companies (ESCOs) can sell you electricity or natural gas. You can find the lowest cost ESCO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-how-reduce-energy-costsDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… help the state and local governments fund retiree health insurance and other post employment benefits (OPEB). DiNapoli … often eligible for benefits including a pension and health insurance. While pension costs are pre-funded and invested to … New York state, do not set aside funds for retiree health insurance and instead fund it on a “pay-as-you-go” basis or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… of the money to family members. In addition to the prison term, Bayard, 59, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, was sentenced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementProtect Yourself from Scams
… actual organization. Some can even make a real agency’s phone number appear on caller ID (known as spoofing). Usually, once … you forgot your user ID or password, don’t worry—from the customer login page, you can: Click the Forgot ID link to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/resources/protect-yourself-scamsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports First Quarter Results
… 2017 data, with New York ranked fourth behind Wisconsin, South Dakota and Tennessee. DiNapoli initiated quarterly investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-first-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: Tax Breaks From IDAs Continue to Climb
… 2015, IDA projects reported a total of 608,825 full-time jobs, with an increase of 224,734 jobs over the life of these projects, at a median cost of … the largest job gains in 2015 were: New York City (33,956 jobs at a net cost of $2,522 per job gained); Monroe County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-tax-breaks-idas-continue-climbAction Needed on New York's Long-Delayed Adoption of Crucial Next Generation 911
… communications system that would allow photos, voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county … communications system that would allow photos voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/action-needed-new-yorks-long-delayed-adoption-crucial-next-generation-911DiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief
… so far during the COVID-19 pandemic, largely as a result of tax revenue from the financial services sector, but the … by leaning on one-time measures, but a prolonged period of economic weakness would require recurring, and more … 0.2 percent, an improvement from its previous projection of negative 12.9 percent. The city estimates a $632 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-reliefHow to Create a Report of Unclaimed Funds
How to Create a Report of Unclaimed Funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/complete-report-handbook.pdfLife Changes: How Do I Prepare to Retire?
Essential information to help NYSLRS members understand their options as they plan for financial security in retirement.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1709-prepare-to-retire.pdfHow to Use the Audit Search Tool
How to Use the Audit Search Tool
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/auditsearchtoolinstructions.pdfDiNapoli: Environmental Protection Fund Spending Reflects Historic State Commitment
… charges associated with conservation-themed license plates. The RETT, comprising nearly 79 percent of total EPF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-environmental-protection-fund-spending-reflects-historic-state-commitmentDiNapoli: Some Bright Spots for NYC Finances in FY21, but Long-Term Challenges Looming
… from lower interest rates and a deferral of labor costs to FY 2022, but the city will have to overcome major fiscal challenges in the years ahead as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-some-bright-spots-nyc-finances-fy21-long-term-challenges-loomingDiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… Sales of organic farm products rose 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 … in sales that year, as New York ranked third nationwide in the number of certified organic farms, according to a report … second nationally in both sales, at $93.6 million, and in the number of farms, at 402, according to the U.S. Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkOvertime Temporarily Excluded from Tier 6 Contribution Rates
… 2024 from the calculation of Tier 6 member contribution rates. NYSLRS reviewed earnings breakdowns provided by … employers and lowered affected Tier 6 members contribution rates for State Fiscal Year 2024-25 (April 1, 2024–March 31, … Update As a result of lowering Tier 6 member contribution rates, some members are due a refund for contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/overtime-temporarily-excluded-tier-6-contribution-ratesDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… Health (DOH) over a period of more than six years resulted in over $700 million in overpayments for ineligible members and $2.8 billion for … led to unsatisfactory long-term care for eligible patients in need,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli. “I urge DOH to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsDiNapoli: Bedford-Stuyvesant is on the Rise
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Bedford-Stuyvesant is undergoing an economic resurgence, with record numbers of … our long-term vision for a prosperous Bedford Stuyvesant is coming to fruition. It has required collaboration and … Economic Snapshot of Bedford-Stuyvesant confirms what local residents and business owners have been witnessing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-bedford-stuyvesant-riseDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved New York’s per capita ranking in the federal balance of payments from 49 th in 2019 to 30 … The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID19 pandemic significantly improved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… Thomas P. DiNapoli questions whether $74 million in savings even happened. A prior DiNapoli audit released in … contract failed to clearly define how PMA would measure savings or delineate its responsibilities, nor did it include … more than $74 million of the $85 million in purported savings reviewed. The flawed methodologies and magnitude of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultant