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DiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… activities as everyone else, but the Port Authority is not living up to this promise,” DiNapoli said. “As this … the Rehabilitation Act, auditors identified numerous areas where passengers with disabilities face significant … auditors found four of 13 PATH stations (Christopher Street, 9th Street, 14th Street, and 23rd Street) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actAn Economic Snapshot of the East Harlem Neighborhood - December 2017
East Harlem, located in northeastern Manhattan, has one of the largest Puerto Rican communities in New York City.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-9-2018.pdfAn Economic Snapshot of Flushing, Queens - September 2011
The neighborhood of Flushing, located in northcentral Queens, has a rich history steeped in religious tolerance and cultural diversity.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-10-2012.pdf2025 Gender Pay Gap
Women in New York working full time earned 87.3 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/2025-gender-wage-gap.pdfTown of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
Determine whether the Town billed charges in the Redwood Water and Sewer Districts in accordance with Town ordinances.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/alexandria-2019-90.pdfApplication to Reinstate a Former Membership (RS5506)
To reinstate a former membership in a public retirement system in New York State, NYSLRS members use form RS5506.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5506.pdfTown of Owego Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-26)
… and separate from the Town of Owego and Tioga County, in which it is located. The Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/town-owego-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-26DiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… $1.51 back in federal spending, as compared to a national average of $1.70. DiNapoli’s report found that for the second … reflects short-term measures, however, not enduring policy changes. As the temporary aid winds down, the … were 6.7% of the total federal receipts from social insurance taxes. New York’s per capita contribution for such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-225
… dated 12/24/2015, the Commission recommended that all NYS Judges receive phased-in salary increases over four … of the automatic salary increases.This report identifies all Judges and Justices who receive the salary increase and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-225-april-2016-salary-increase-judges-justices-and-new-york-cityOpinion 96 - 11
… on own motion) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when selling town real property); (on town board motion in lieu of … (see, e.g., Opn No. 81-5, supra), the town board, when selling unneeded real property, has a fiduciary duty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following … government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsHeat and Hot Water Complaints
… Preservation and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and … penalties as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot water complaints received during NYC Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 … which includes the provision of adequate heat and hot water. Insufficient heat can pose safety risks, especially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsOpinion 88-55
… to be "expended for fire department or company purposes only" (see 18 Opns St Comp, 1962, p 101). While the village … board of trustees acts as a board of fire commissioners only when there is no separate board of fire commissioners … under Village Law, §10-1018, the board of trustees may only require the preparation of a financial report of fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Career Plan
… Section 341(j) of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL) provides an … For example, if you have four years and ten months of service credit and you need five to be vested, your sick … benefit calculation. For example, if you have 19½ years of service credit but your pension will improve substantially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jAdditional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Section 341(j) of the Retirement Social Security Law (RSSL) provides an … For example, if you have four years and ten months of service credit and you need five years to be vested, your … benefit calculation. For example, if you have 19½ years of service credit but your pension will improve substantially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jNYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… “no excessive noise,” for 211 of the 250 complaints and only three complaints resulted in violations being issued by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarCost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… system pump. For this type of fund, the authorization must state the estimated maximum cost of the specific item. Type … must have a defined "period of probable usefulness" (see New York State Local Finance Law Section 11.00). This type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsOpinion 89-33
… (see Village Law, §4-412[10]; 5-524[9]; Tillinghast v Merrill , 151 NY 135; Byrd v McGoldrick , 277 NY 492; 4 McQuillin, Municipal Corporation, §12.217). We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33Opinion 92-18
… whether it is permissible to charge the fee to owners of only improved real property. You also ask whether the fee may … to finance these facilities could not be imposed upon only improved properties. With respect to whether the … the fee, the term "improved property" should encompass only properties that may be reasonably expected to generate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-18Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-226)
… funding needed reserves and reducing District property taxes; and ensure that reserve fund balances are … a comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plan that addresses the use of reserves and unrestricted fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-226