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DiNapoli: MTA’s Subway Station Repair List Is Growing
… The overall number of repairs needed in New York City’s subway stations has increased, leaving fewer stations in good condition as the system has deteriorated faster than … has translated into a longer list of needed repairs in New York City’s subway stations, fewer stations in good …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-mtas-subway-station-repair-list-growingComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Underwood and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Indictment of Former Non-Profit Director Anna Mendez
… Inc., which were stored in a safe in her office. Mendez is charged with taking at least $50,000 from the safe over an … B. Frankel of the Attorney General’s Public Integrity Bureau, under the supervision of Deputy Bureau Chief Stacy … Michael Leahy and Deputy Chief Investigator John McManus. Legal Support Analyst Rachel Demma of the Public Integrity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-underwood-and-doi-commissioner-garnett-announce-indictment-former-non-profitDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… past three fiscal years, dropping from 44 school districts in 2012-13 to only 19 in 2014-15, according to a report issued today by State … Overall, 6.5 percent of districts exceeded the tax cap in 2012-13 (44 districts), 4.7 percent (32) in 2013-14 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capOpinion 91-53
Whether town board members who serve as recreation commissioner and water commissioner may receive compensation in addition to their salaries as town board members and if so whether the additional compensation must be advertised in the notice of public hearing on the towns preliminary budget
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53DiNapoli Releases Year-End and April Cash Reports
… Tax collections in April were more than $1 billion, or 17 percent lower, than … but $86.8 million higher than the projections included in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan released earlier this … decrease, sharper than expected, was primarily in Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections, where a number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-releases-year-end-and-april-cash-reportsFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal … (“IRS-CI”), William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal … the former treasurer of the Patterson Fire Department in Patterson, New York (“PFD”), pled guilty today to wire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… A sample of local governments across New York reported $1.34 billion … on capital projects over a 10-year period, with about 55% of the total in response to climate-related hazards such as … DiNapoli said. “Local governments are shouldering much of the financial burden of climate change as they maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsDiNapoli: Brooklyn is King of NYC Economic Growth
… and social assistance sector was the leading employer, accounting for one-third (160,410) of all Brooklyn jobs in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-king-nyc-economic-growthXIV.4.C Bank Account Reporting and Reconciliations – XIV. Special Procedures
… a detailed statement of all balance(s) on deposit in any bank account under the administrative control of any state … section of the New York State Register to ensure that all bank account and financial institution names are correctly … in recording receipts and disbursements must perform the reconciliation within 5-7 days of each month-end to safeguard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4c-bank-account-reporting-and-reconciliationsXV.13 Federal Funds – Payments – XV. End of Year
… reimbursed for payments made from federal funds by the end of the fiscal year, vouchers and journal transfers including … payments must be paid by the date identified in the Office of Operations Events and Deadlines Calendar . Submission of a transaction after the dates specified may not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv13-federal-funds-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC’s Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Continue to Struggle During Pandemic
… and improve results and ensure the efficient use of funds. Report New York City Restaurant, Retail and Recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nycs-restaurant-retail-and-recreation-sectors-continue-struggle-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Wall St. 2021 Profits near Record Levels
… with Wall Street’s average salary only twice the average pay in the rest of the private sector. The average bonuses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-wall-st-2021-profits-near-record-levelsCompliance With Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services
… IEPs in a timely manner. State Regulations do not define how long this should take. A report issued in August 2019 by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/compliance-special-education-regulations-provision-servicesDiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has identified $32,271 in unallowable expenses and $489,616 in questionable costs that were paid by the state Office of … examined Rehabilitation Support Services Inc. (RSS) which, in 2014, claimed nearly $7.8 million in expenses to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… in 2021 was $516,560, more than five times the average salary in the rest of the private sector. This included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levelsNew York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
The COVID19 pandemic and economic shutdown led to job losses across almost all industries in New York but the agricultural sector proved to be among the most resilient losing just 1 percent of jobs in 2020 compared to a statewide annual employment loss of 87 percent
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… New York’s Clean Energy Fund (CEF), established in 2016 to help New York reach its clean energy goals, has … solar capacity and leveraged funds, but is behind in meeting its energy efficiency targets for 2025, according … has achieved 89.1% of its goals and attracted $20 billion in private investment. Market Development Program (MDP) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsDiNapoli: Safeway Supermarkets Commit to Sustainable Palm Oil
… Inc. (NYSE: SWY) — the second largest grocery chain in the U.S. — has agreed to give preference to suppliers of … palm oil and set a goal of using only sustainable palm oil in all of its Safeway-brand products. As a result of the … DiNapoli said. "Shoppers don’t see where the palm oil used in hundreds of products comes from, but often it’s harvested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-safeway-supermarkets-commit-sustainable-palm-oilSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… Objectives To determine whether the 20% reduction in energy use required by Executive Order 88 was achieved by … required oversight to the Affected State Entities (ASEs) in line with Executive Order 88 Guidelines. The audit covered … On April 1, 2020, New York introduced the BuildSmart 2025 program, which expands upon the original program and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88DiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… Corporation (EFC) under a federal program to help fund its replacement of public and private lead water service lines … the use of public funding to address lead service line replacement as it relates to the funds announced by Governor … immediately seek multiple contractors to accelerate the replacement of lead service lines as quickly as possible. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutional