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State Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017

… Most LIRR commuters (87 percent) travel to or from Penn Station in Manhattan’s central business district. Peak trains using Penn Station were 71 percent more likely to be late, canceled … Performance by the Numbers , visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt12-2018-lirr-performance.pdf Find out how your …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017

DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds

… P. DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $25 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds … Another 152,000 refunds totaling $134 million are expected to be paid in the coming days. The average state tax refund … their fellow New Yorkers by filing for refunds they are not entitled to. My office is stopping those suspicious …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-25-million-suspicious-tax-refunds

DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25.3 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds

… million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2015. DiNapoli's office … “Millions of honest New Yorkers are rushing to file their tax returns. My office is watching for those who would con … new or traditional, my auditors work diligently to expose tax cheats.” DiNapoli said. “As refund fraud and identity …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-253-million-suspicious-tax-refunds

Medicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste

… data from MCOs; and Apply financial penalties when MCOs do not comply with DOH requirements. See the complete report: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-waste

DiNapoli: Fire Chief Charged In Alleged $2,700 Gasoline Theft

… Chief Duane Royal was charged with grand larceny Sunday for allegedly stealing gas from the fire association for his private use, according to an audit and investigation … he gassed up at the VFA pump and used his chief’s truck for his personal business as a process server. He was …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-fire-chief-charged-alleged-2700-gasoline-theft

DiNapoli: Alexandria Clerk Charged In Theft of Town Fees

… town clerk of the town of Alexandria was arrested today for grand larceny related to the missing $36,742 in public … funds and allegedly pocketing cash paid by residents for fines, fees and surcharges, according to State … others from such corruption. I thank the State Police for their work on this case.” DiNapoli’s office is currently …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-alexandria-clerk-charged-theft-town-fees

DiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment

… Young men in the city remain the only age and gender group to continue experiencing a high unemployment rate, even … Recovery: Youth Labor Force Struggling Related Reports Restaurant Sector Dashboard Retail Sector Dashboard Tourism …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemployment

XII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures

… POLICIES Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to … 5.E – Processing Payments Against a Purchase Order of this Chapter). using the invoice description field to … Invoice Lines to enter two Invoice Descriptions (i.e., “pens” in the first Invoice Line, “pencils” in the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fields

DiNapoli: Municipalities Facing Slow Growth in Sales Tax Collections

… tax collections showed sluggish growth in 2016 compared to 2015, increasing 2.3 percent last year, according to New … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Sales tax collections are a crucial, yet unstable source of revenue for local … in the Mid-Hudson Valley with a 2.9 percent increase and Long Island with a 1.9 percent increase; Sales tax …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-municipalities-facing-slow-growth-sales-tax-collections

Overtime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020

… Use of Overtime - 2020 Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020

Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care (Follow-Up)

… in Hospice Care ( 2017-S-76 ). About the Program Hospice is a program that provides care to terminally ill … all hospice services. However, if a Medicaid recipient is also enrolled in Medicare, Medicare is the primary payer and Medicaid is the secondary payer. In …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-care-follow

Health and Safety of Children in Foster Care (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six … of foster children. For example, we found that ACS did not have controls to ensure that agencies conducted and recorded …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/health-and-safety-children-foster-care-follow

DiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $767 Million in May

… Report: May Cash Report Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-767-million-may

DiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland

… McGuinness said: “This investment by a major international pension fund is a vote of confidence in the north of Ireland, … State Common Retirement Fund, the third largest public pension plan in the United States with more than one million …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-ireland

DiNapoli: Small Businesses Generate $950 Billion in New York

Small businesses are a vital part of New York states economy supporting nearly 39 million jobs and generating more than $950 billion in annual revenues according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-small-businesses-generate-950-billion-new-york

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Slightly in May

… P. DiNapoli. This is the third consecutive month in 2023 of less than 2% growth. Overall, local collections totaled … York City’s collections totaled $744 million, an increase of 3.3%, or $23.5 million. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $862 million, a decrease of 1.8%. Most …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-slightly-may

DiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments

… Mitchell-Lama developments in New York City – 753 Classon Ave. Housing Co. (Classon), located in Brooklyn, Cathedral … in Manhattan, Findlay House (Findlay), located in the Bronx, and Jamie Towers, also located in the Bronx – between 2019 and January 2023. They found poor …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developments

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 7% in First Quarter

… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $5.5 billion in the … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Sales tax collections were quite strong in the first quarter,” … report found: On a monthly basis, statewide sales tax collections increased by 9.2% in January and 14.1% in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-7-percent-first-quarter