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DiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… New York’s Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $660 … number of IDA-sponsored projects in 2013 were on Long Island (851); Regional data shows IDAs in the Mid-Hudson valley ($180.3 million), Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projectsRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … and Borough Park in Brooklyn. District Attorney Brown said, "The betrayal of the public trust by this … in partnership with Queens County District Attorney Brown, this offender has been brought to justice and millions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeLocal Government – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… State aid remained the second largest source of local government revenue in LFY 2021. School districts were the … for other types of local governments – for social service programs in counties, to support highways (mostly in cities … who received the first of two American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal aid lump sum payments in the summer of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/local-governmentComptroller DiNapoli Statement on 15th Anniversary of 9/11
… terrorist attacks took the lives of more than 2,750 people in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001. New York and the nation have … lives will never end, but there is strength and resilience in knowing that the terrorists failed that day. We remain … terrorist attacks took the lives of more than 2750 people in Lower Manhattan on September 11 2001 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-15th-anniversary-911Opinion 88-29
… a public benefit corporation, is a separate and distinct legal entity from the municipality for whose benefit the IDA … v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521). One such case which is pertinent to the instant situation is Rose v … is not the town and the town is not the county, but our legal inquiry must not end there. In the greater scheme of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29Opinion 95-18
… fee in connection with operation of village-owned cemetery) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (authority to impose … fee in connection with operation of village-owned cemetery) LOCAL LAWS -- Cemeteries (authorizing imposition of … assessment in connection with operation of village-owned cemetery) -- Fees (imposition of one-time maintenance fee in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18DiNapoli Launches New Search Tool During Sunshine Week that Allows Users to Take a Deeper Dive on State Contracts
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced Contracts by the Numbers , a new web page with a dashboard that expands the procurement … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced Contracts by the Numbers a new web page with a dashboard that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-launches-new-search-tool-during-sunshine-week-allows-users-take-deeper-dive-state-contractsNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Budget
… mean that MTA can avoid recovery-damaging service cuts or layoffs in 2022. “Combined with a potential $6.5 billion — if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-budgetControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (Report 2022-S-8 … ). About the Program The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) provides access to tablets and kiosks at no cost to Incarcerated Individuals (or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individuals-followOversight of Kendra’s Law (Follow-Up)
… The Law was named in memory of Kendra Webdale, a young woman who died in January 1999 after being pushed in front of … In January 2022 an incident occurred in which a woman, Michelle Go, was similarly pushed to her death in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/06/oversight-kendras-law-followQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up)
… issues with medical records provided by a physician, Dr. Riaz Ahmad, to support his Medicaid claims. Our review of a sample of Dr. Ahmad’s medical records found they contained inadequate … of care should another physician be required to treat Dr. Ahmad’s patients. Due to the deficiencies in Dr. Ahmad’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining-selectedCost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims (Report 2020-S-65 ). About the Program … Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare and are referred to as “dual-eligibles.” Medicare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claims-followOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Follow-Up)
… adequate oversight to ensure that the contractor or consultant was meeting the deliverables. For the remaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/08/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffing-followAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Follow-Up)
… counties submitted RETT information in hard copy form (vs. electronic submission) at the time of our audit, of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxes-followMaximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, … To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/maximizing-drug-rebates-health-and-recovery-plans-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… EO 95, issued March 11, 2013, established an Open Data Website (Open Data) for the collection and public dissemination of … those headed by individuals appointed by the Executive). Open Data should provide ongoing “one-stop” access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… services to these clients to assist in maintaining their residence. HHAP performs monitoring inspections to ensure the … through State Fiscal Year 2019-20, the State appropriated $1,226,500,000 for the development of 22,128 units of housing. … issued on January 10, 2019 and covering the period April 1, 2015 through September 14, 2018, examined whether HHAP was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenance-followBenefits Advisement Services for Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/benefits-advisement-services-individuals-disabilities-seeking-employment-followPatient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues (Follow-Up)
… for monitoring compliance with applicable federal and State laws and regulations and, through its Bureau of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/patient-safety-center-activities-and-handling-revenues-followAdult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program (Follow-Up)
… Its mission is to assist individuals with a disability to achieve and maintain employment and to support independent … counselor assistants. To help program participants achieve and maintain employment, counselors jointly develop … participant, the services that will be provided to help achieve that goal, and how progress will be measured along …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supported