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DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… Food insecurity is increasing in New York, with one-in-nine … New York households (800,000 families) experienced food insecurity in 2019 through 2021. Nationally, food insecurity increased for the first time in over a decade to … Food insecurity is increasing in New York with oneinnine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyOversight of the Practice of Funeral Directing
… Objective To determine if the Department of Health is effectively … make the necessary preparations, and move the body to the cemetery or crematory. DOH’s Bureau of Funeral … firms, investigation of consumer complaints related to the practice of funeral directing, and continuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/26/oversight-practice-funeral-directingHousing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls and Maximization of Federal Funding for CDBG and HOME (Follow-Up) (2023-F-42)
To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (Report 2021-S-10).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f42.pdfFederal funds to New York City: National School Lunch, Breakfast Programs
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) (Assistance Listing Number 10.555) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) (Assistance Living Number 10.553) provide low-cost or free breakfast and lunch to students in public and non-profit private schools across the United States.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-national-school-lunch-breakfast-programs.pdfAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents (2023-N-1)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Social Services is administering the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program according to the rules and regulations, thereby assisting Department of Homeless Services shelter residents in securing ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23n1.pdfManagement of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdfTransformation of the MTA (2022-S-5) (180-Day Response)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority established a working plan for implementing Transformation with completion dates and the savings to be achieved. We also determined whether MTA has implemented any aspect of the Transformation Plan that resulted in improved ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-22s5-response.pdfDiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… and up-to-date safety plans in the event of a school shooting or major emergency. "The epidemic of deadly school … at a Santa Fe, Texas, high school. In February, a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, … and uptodate safety plans in the event of a school shooting or major emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetyDiNapoli, Stringer Lead Investors Calling on Olympic Sponsors to End Their Silence, Defend Russian LGBT Rights
… sit idly by and let that happen. Corporate sponsors should stand up for human rights and the respect and equality … pension funds. “It is long past time these sponsors take a stand and condemn these discriminatory laws. We want our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-stringer-lead-investors-calling-olympic-sponsors-end-their-silence-defend-russian-lgbtDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… Do Not Call registry complaints by New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 … and 2017 combined, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Do Not Call … auditors found the number of Do Not Call complaints by state residents more than doubled from 217,031 in 2014 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… for which all public water systems, regardless of size, are required to test at least once every three years. … data about emerging contaminants that are unregulated. A minimum reporting level is established for each substance … contaminants in concentrations equaling or exceeding the minimum reporting level in at least one sample; 10,305 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Dip
… last year and $454.1 million below projections, according to the June state cash report issued today by State … P. DiNapoli. “Personal income tax collections are off to a slower than expected start. The first quarter of the … may improve going forward, the state should be prepared to take action if revenue remains below estimates.” Total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-dipOpinion 89-8
… Law, §6-d authorizes the governing board of any municipal corporation, school district, district corporation or town or county improvement district to … fund. Subdivision 7 also requires that any district corporation or improvement district, situated in whole or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… Authority (MTA) are not identified, the authority may have to raise fares and tolls faster than planned to improve a system that has deteriorated sharply in recent years, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial plan released today by … Authority MTA are not identified the authority may have to raise fares and tolls faster than planned to improve a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesOpinion 95-27
… as added by chapter 82 of the Laws of 1995, provide a "grace period" for submission of claims for adjustments in the … section 3604(5)(b) does not expressly provide for a "grace period", prior to January 1, 1996, there is no … as added by chapter 82 of the Laws of 1995 provide a grace period for submission of claims for adjustments in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-27Opinion 91-9
… class - budget items) CITIES -- City Council (authority to increase budget items) -- Powers and Duties (supersession … has implied authority under Second Class Cities Law, §75 to include in its annual estimate a reasonable amount for … contingent purposes. The city council may be authorized to make such increases, however, by local law subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9DiNapoli: NYC Budget Benefits From Stronger Economy
… with each year,” DiNapoli said. “To his credit, Mayor de Blasio has taken steps to increase the city’s reserves, … in FY 2015 and by a similar amount in FY 2016. Mayor de Blasio has also proposed increasing the city’s ten-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-nyc-budget-benefits-stronger-economyDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Budget Division Projections for 2023-24
… Budget (DOB) in the most recent financial plan, according to the March State Cash Report released today by New York … $5.2 billion lower than the previous year, due, in part, to a decline in Personal Income Tax (PIT) receipts resulting … lower middle-class tax rates and lower payments related to tax year 2022 annual returns. “With an economy that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-budget-division-projections-2023-24DiNapoli, Social Security Administration IG Ennis Announce Guilty Plea of Maryland Man for Stealing Deceased Mother’s Retirement Payments
… of Jamaica, Queens, who moved to Maryland to live with her son, Bump. In 2019, a concerned neighbor reported to the SSA … in order to continue receiving her payments. When her son appeared instead, the SSA questioned him. He stated that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-social-security-administration-ig-ennis-announce-guilty-plea-maryland-man-stealing-deceasedMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA’s) East Side Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road … the MTA has come up short on the goal to deliver the East Side Access project on schedule and within budget,” DiNapoli … as they move forward with their capital program.” East Side Access is the nation’s largest public transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budget