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DiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic that likely … exacerbated pre-existing achievement gaps, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … year’s school reopening plans should be determining how to compensate for the learning losses students suffered and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… New York state’s economic development programs, has failed to fully evaluate most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy and promoting promised job and business growth, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsDiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… New Yorkers, or 13.9% of the state’s population, lived in poverty in 2021, compared to 12.8% of all Americans, … Thomas P. DiNapoli examining “New Yorkers in Need.” While poverty rates in the state declined prior to the pandemic, … 13th among all states and had a higher rate of people in poverty than neighboring states and most large states. “While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-yearsDiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… Labor Force Struggling Related Reports Restaurant Sector Dashboard Retail Sector Dashboard Tourism Sector Dashboard Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Dashboard Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… New York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget is projected to rise to $109.4 billion (adjusted from $104 billion after surplus … and an increase in demand for city services, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s analysis of the … New York Citys fiscal year FY 2023 budget is projected to rise to $1094 billion adjusted from $104 billion after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… collections declined by 7.1 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. November’s sales tax … - November) are down $1.7 billion (10.1 percent) compared to the same period in 2019. “Sales tax collections are a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: Audit Finds State Falling Short in Helping People with Disabilities Find Work
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New Yorkers with disabilities suffer much higher rates of unemployment and poverty than the … would allow individuals with disabilities to better assess how employment will impact their income, health coverage, and … only limited benefits information to customers. OMH is also unable to determine with certainty whether an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-state-falling-short-helping-people-disabilities-find-workDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… collections in New York state totaled $5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2023 (April-June), an increase of 3%, or … 7.1%. “Growth in local sales tax collections slowed in the second quarter, returning closer to pre-pandemic trends, … DiNapoli’s report found: June Collections Drove Growth: Second quarter growth was driven by strong collections in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterDiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… was reduced from 9% in 2010 to just 1% in 2022. “Veterans answered the call to serve our nation and defend our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… severe cost burden of more than 50% of their income going to pay for housing, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is … finding and keeping an adequate and affordable place to live has become more and more difficult,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestDiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… New York State’s Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has provided financing for over 2,000 … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The Environmental Facilities Corporation serves a critical role in financing improvements … of these programs continues.” EFC is a public benefit corporation that provides financing assistance through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterDiNapoli Announces $2B Strategic Partnership With Goldman Sachs Asset Management For Global Equity Investments
… Management (GSAM) to invest in a diverse group of global equity strategies viewed as having strong potential to … Common Retirement Fund full access to world class global equity investment opportunities and the nimbleness to take … in global equities to enhance returns in the Fund’s equity portfolio. GSAM will also provide strategic advice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-2b-strategic-partnership-goldman-sachs-asset-management-global-equity-investmentsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School District to accumulate excessive fund balance as well … A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School District to accumulate excessive fund balance as well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Prohibits New Russian Investments and Directs Investment Review
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has directed staff to prohibit all new investments in Russian companies and to review the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) … restrictions or divestment. He is also reaching out to the Fund’s investment managers to urge them to conduct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-prohibits-new-russian-investments-and-directs-investment-reviewDiNapoli Issues Preliminary Analysis of 2021-22 Executive Budget
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 relies on a range of actions to respond to the pandemic as well as eliminate a looming … the need for significant federal aid, according to an initial analysis by New York State Comptroller Thomas … State Fiscal Year SFY 202122 relies on a range of actions to respond to the pandemic as well as eliminate a looming gap …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-issues-preliminary-analysis-2021-22-executive-budgetDiNapoli: NYC Office Building Market Values Rise Amid Shift in Demand for Space
… buildings in New York City remain a critical contributor to its economy and tax base, as market values reached nearly … year (FY) 2025, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … “The value of office buildings in New York City is tied to demand for space that comes from new and expanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-office-building-market-values-rise-amid-shift-demand-spaceCity of Buffalo – Budget Review (B26-1-5)
… review of the City’s budget. The purpose of our review was to determine the City’s structural budget deficit (budget … gap between recurring revenues and recurring expenditures. To accomplish this objective, we reviewed the proposed … review of the Citys budget The purpose of our review was to determine the Citys structural budget deficit budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/05/08/city-buffalo-budget-review-b26-1-5Opinion 89-16
… must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the department or company. … illegal or improper purposes. Should the members decide to use these moneys to pay for the publication of a fire department or company … Whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be expended to pay for the publication of a fire department newsletter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Opinion 88-66
… Computers (authority to copyright programs); (authority to market programs) -- Disposition of (authority of school … in determining whether a work was made for hire (see, e.g., Town of Clarkstown v Reeder , 566 F Supp 137 [SD NY, … appeal granted 64 NY2d 1039, 489 NYS2d 1029; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-9, p 15; 1974 Opns St Comp No. 74-1321, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-66Opinion 88-65
… p 25, superseded. A municipality may adopt a local law for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to … within the state which receives money from a mortgagor for the purpose of payment of real property taxes on such … provide to the mortgagor any paid bill it has received for the payment of such taxes. Such bill shall be enclosed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65