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New York City Construction Industry Booming
… the nation has yet to recover all of the construction jobs it lost during the Great Recession, New York’s … twice as fast as job growth in the rest of the state’s private sector. Job growth was strong in the downstate region … capital programs planned by the city, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Port Authority of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingStatement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the Passing of Former Governor Mario Cuomo
… "New York has lost one of its greatest leaders with the passing of former Governor Mario Cuomo. I had the privilege to serve in the … New York has lost one of its greatest leaders with the passing of former Governor Mario Cuomo I had the privilege to serve in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-passing-former-governor-mario-cuomoDiNapoli: Medicaid Costs for Diabetes Reach $1.2 Billion
… “Diabetes in New York State,” notes that about 1.6 million adult New Yorkers, or 10.3 percent of the adult population, have been diagnosed with either Type 1 or … three-year nationwide average of 9.6 percent. Type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-medicaid-costs-diabetes-reach-12-billionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… earners, and broader imposition of the sales tax on online sales. The state Division of the Budget (DOB) … lost payments. Funding of $500,000 for the creation of an online database of economic development projects is provided. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budgetFormer Bronx Youth Director Pleads Guilty
… made cash withdrawals, wrote checks to cash for herself or family, and made wire transfers from the accounts. State … money intended to give children a safe and nurturing place to go after school, but spent it on personal trips and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-bronx-youth-director-pleads-guiltyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … by adding specific language specifying who is responsible for approving bills for payment and reviewing the treasurer’s work. Town of Rush …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 88-24
… -- Interest in Contract (reimbursement to board member for expenses incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL … with the town where she and her husband are reimbursed for expenses incurred in maintaining a private pond on their … reimbursed costs include use of a tractor and compensation for the spouse's labor. This is in reply to your letter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24DiNapoli: Nurse Hiring Improves but Temp Staff Costs Remain Elevated at NYC Health + Hospitals
… hiring over 1,660 new nurses in city fiscal year (CFY) 2024, according to a new report released today by New York … costs rising as high as $660 million in 2020. From 2023 to 2024, H+H worked to increase its staff nurses, hiring over 1,660 new nurses in CFY 2024, and then reducing temporary nurses by 880 positions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-nurse-hiring-improves-temp-staff-costs-remain-elevated-nyc-health-hospitalsDiNapoli: Troy Housing Authority IT Worker Arrested for Secretly Running Private Business on Housing Authority Time
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent … Housing Authority information technology (IT) employee for the alleged theft of $7,089 in wages. Marsden Chen is … Services & Installations, while clocked in at his job for the housing authority. “Public time is for public work, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-troy-housing-authority-it-worker-arrested-secretly-running-private-business-housingOpinion 91-35
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … in a collective bargaining unit (see 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-23, p 39; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-20, p 26). It is clear from the statutory language …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… Transportation Authority’s (NFTA) assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the authority … according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “NFTA has many capital … Transportation Authoritys NFTA assets are not in a state of good repair and it is unclear how the authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 90-62
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of elected official physically unable to perform the duties of office) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Removal (physical inability to perform duties) PUBLIC … office. These include, among other things, resignation or removal of the incumbent; an incumbent's ceasing to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 91-2
… being conducted by the comptroller, and, in a proper case, to bring with him, a book or paper". We believe this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 94-13
… hearing at which the municipality has the burden of proof. You ask whether a city may require disabled firefighters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13DiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Arrested for Stealing Over $100K From Department
… Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-arrested-stealing-over-100k-departmentOpinion 89-63
… Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts outside of the City of New York. Generally, governmental entities are not exempt … Court a County Court the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts outside of the City of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-6
… A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a violation of section 190.60 of the Penal Law belongs to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into … a conviction under section 190.60 of the Penal Law for Scheme to Defraud in the Second Degree would properly be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… the state's overall annual asthma bill topped $1.3 billion for medical costs and lost productivity, according to a … isn't just costly, it can be lethal," DiNapoli said. "For the New Yorkers fighting this chronic disease, a flare-up … emergency room visits. The Medicaid cost to taxpayers for treating asthma has jumped and the prevalence of asthma …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 89-29
… -- Sale (authority of village to exchange property with a federal agency) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-h; VILLAGE LAW, … a parcel of property to exchange for property owned by a federal agency and needed for village road building where the federal agency desires an exchange of property rather than an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 89-25
… Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment plant) -- Financing of (permissible means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts) VILLAGES -- Powers and … means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts); (authority to sell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25