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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Vertus Charter School – … P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Releases Review of City's Proposed Budget and Financial Plan
… deficits and labor contracts that have remained unsettled for far too long,” DiNapoli said. “The final cost and structure of these agreements may not be known for some time. This plan is a strong starting point for the mayor and I urge him to remain cautious and look at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-review-citys-proposed-budget-and-financial-planOpinion 88-70
… are neither permitted nor required by statute are improper and without effect, and that municipal moneys may not be expended for such … lease of city real property; Municipal Home Rule Law, §§23 and 24, requiring mandatory or permissive referenda, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70DiNapoli: NYC Finances Strong But Slowing Economy Presents Risks
… economy given current developments. To their credit, Mayor de Blasio and the City Council have prudently increased the city’s reserves in recent years.” In January, Mayor de Blasio released his preliminary executive budget for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-nyc-finances-strong-slowing-economy-presents-risksDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… fiscal year. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program is forecast to be fully disbursed in State Fiscal Year 2022-23; … "Citizens Union applauds Comptroller DiNapoli and his team for creating this important tool that will allow New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… $2 million with FFF Enterprises Inc. for the purchase of flu shots. $1 million to Albert Einstein College of Medicine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyDiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy
… New York’s Off-Track Betting (OTB) corporations are at risk … plight. As competition for gambling dollars intensifies in New York, the state must reexamine the roles of OTBs. Some … that has identified major financial issues in all five of New York’s regional OTBs – Capital, Catskill, Nassau, Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-financial-viability-otbs-jeopardyDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… reliance on mutual aid, compliance with licensing and credentialing requirements, and cases where patients refused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… New York State has more than 7 million acres of farmland, and many of its … are to our food supply and environmental health. The state has designed a program to protect their declining … past three decades, the honey bee population in New York has declined drastically, in large part due to invasive pests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… difficulties in measuring student achievement and learning loss, and budgetary risks that arise from the … remain unresolved in the financial plan outyears. Remote Learning, Learning Loss, and the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapCOVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… various entities including the Frick Collection, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and the American Folk Art Museum, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryOpinion 91-51
… a county chief fiscal officer may temporarily utilize for general county purposes moneys collected as user fees and … parcel of land at the time and in the manner ..." provided for the levy of county taxes (County Law, §271[1]). Section … in the same manner and at the same time as taxes levied for general county purposes. The county treasurer, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51State Contract and Payment Actions in June
… Office of General Services $1.4 million with The Wesson Group, LLC to rehabilitate the Stewart Landing Dam in Fulton County. … Division of State Police $5.3 million with Compass Group USA, Inc. for food service at the New York State Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… Message from the Comptroller Having safe and adequate housing is one of the most essential necessities … or even hazardous conditions. The consequences of this housing insecurity are wide-ranging, with economic, social, … This report examines housing insecurity in New York including high cost burdens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisDiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL KLEIN, the former treasurer of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department ("MVFD”), was … today by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 77 months in prison for wire fraud, subscription to false tax returns, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 2,185 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.8 … payments valued at more than $12.8 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… $2.7 million for 7,000 property tax credits. Department of Civil Service $25 million to Beacon Health Options, Inc. for … with preparation and discovery related to a trial in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. State University …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… and Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries DiNapoli’s office rejected tax refunds and credits valued at nearly … through September for calendar year 2023, DiNapoli’s office approved 17,662 contracts valued at $30.6 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… $6.2 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information … at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved Office of Court Administration $44.9 million with Patroon Creek 500 LLC … property tax credits. $13.4 million for 61,537 additional child and earned income tax payments. Department of Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… physical accessibility at selected town facilities. Village of Floral Park – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits