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DiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… enforced by New York City’s Department of Education (DOE), according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found DOE was lax in requiring that safety plans were filed on time … but not to private schools. In an audit of New York City’s DOE, DiNapoli’s auditors examined its efforts to oversee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
… towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 10 villages. "In what is becoming the norm, New York’s local governments … cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate … the tax cap. The 2017 fiscal year is the fourth year in a row that local governments have had their levy growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017DiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s … her criminal behavior. Metz, 55, pleaded guilty today in Wyoming County Court to grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, offering a false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… Homelessness in New York state has grown sharply, more than doubling between … and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homelessness … the rest of the nation. The large spike was driven by New York City and the influx of asylum seekers, but the rest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkState Contract and Payment Actions in July and August
… and Markets $22 million with Romeo Entertainment Group Inc. for entertainment booking and production services for … million with Mental Health Association of New York City Inc. to administer the New York State Problem Gambling and … of Court Administration $2.7 million with Dyntek Services Inc. for CrowdStrike Falcon software support. $2.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-augustDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and … A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.8% in August
… totaled $945 million, an increase of 3.5%. Most (45 of 57) counties experienced year-over-year increases. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-point-8-percent-augustDiNapoli: Small Businesses Generate $950 Billion in New York
… shops to start-up tech firms, small businesses account for more than half of all private-sector employment and … one with fewer than 500 employees. Such businesses account for more than 99 percent of all businesses both nationally … receipts in 2012, the latest figures available, accounting for approximately 43 percent of all business receipts in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-small-businesses-generate-950-billion-new-yorkDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.3% in October
… totaled $884 million, an increase of 0.4%. Over 63% (36 of 57) of counties experienced year-over-year increases. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-23-octoberDiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… Fund (Fund) is investing $7 million (£5 million) in Northern Ireland through the Bank of Ireland Kernel … growth. “We’re pleased to announce another investment in Northern Ireland’s dynamic economy that will provide a … for all communities. We’re proud to be able to play a part in Northern Ireland’s economic resurgence. This partnership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-irelandDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Nearly Flat in July
… the state totaled $946 million, an increase of 1.2%. 40 of 57 counties experienced year-over-year increases. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-flat-julySelected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities
… factors, such as intrusion (a person entering an area where they are not wanted) or cyberattacks, while safety is … The responses to the 141 electronic work orders (tickets) sampled from the period September 1, 2019 through … According to SCC officials, this occurs when employees do not use their access card when entering a subway tunnel. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilitiesDiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… is inaccurate for the necessary follow-up. In a sample of 150 uncollected fines, DiNapoli’s auditors found TAB’s … it could to follow up and collect. For example, 62 of the 150 unpaid summonses reviewed had driver’s licenses or New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… noted total upstate employment reached nearly 3.1 million jobs in mid-2008 and declined over the next 19 months, to a … 2016, upstate had regained 79 percent of a total 128,000 jobs lost during and after the recession. Currently, total … at slightly over 3 million, representing 32 percent of all jobs statewide. From the end of the last recession in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyDiNapoli: Help for Vulnerable Adults in NYC Falls Short
… eligibility decisions and late service plans. The Office of Children and Family Services needs to strengthen its … Administration (HRA) and overseen by the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). APS caseworkers help … who cannot care for themselves or who may be at risk of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation or other harm and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-help-vulnerable-adults-nyc-falls-shortEmployee Statuses and Changing an Employees Status in PayServ – Payroll Manual
… There are six Employee Statuses an employee can have in PayServ. They are A (Active), L (Leave of Absence), P … Pay will either receive their normal pay as if they were in an Active status or receive a reduced rate depending on … date of permanent separation reverts back to the last date in active pay status and is the operative date when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/payroll-manual/employee-statuses-and-changing-employees-status-payservMedicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… P. DiNapoli’s audits identified a total of $513 million in improper Medicaid payments and untapped revenue … released today. Auditors identified another $361 million in questionable transactions that will require further review … have ready access to the MCOs’ financial and program data in order to perform its mandated financial oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25.3 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $25.3 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2015. DiNapoli's office has audited and approved 5.1 … refunds totaling $386.9 million are expected to be paid in the coming days. “Millions of honest New Yorkers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-253-million-suspicious-tax-refundsDiNapoli Releases Guide to Federal Funding in New York
… and other vital programs. “Actions taken in Washington to cut health care, food assistance, infrastructure and other … cannot be replaced by state taxpayers. Understanding how New Yorkers are served by federal dollars will be essential in seeing how future changes to federal spending will impact our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-guide-federal-funding-new-yorkDiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… Young workers in New York City between the ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% unemployment rate in 2024, which was 3.6 points higher than in 2019 and higher than all other age groups, according to a … Young workers in New York City between the ages of 1624 continued to face a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rate