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Wall Street Bonuses and Profits Decline in 2015
… The securities industry reported that pre-tax profits for the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange … from trading and underwriting. Profits declined for the third consecutive year, reaching the lowest reported … City grew by 2.7 percent in 2015, averaging 172,400 jobs for the year. The industry added 4,500 jobs, compared with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/wall-street-bonuses-and-profits-decline-2015Review of Advance Contract Payments
… performance to ensure they expended the advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. … monitoring to ensure contractors expended advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. … will help determine timely whether funds were expended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsMonitoring of Select Programs
… Objective To determine if the New York State Office for the Aging’s policies and procedures for select programs are adequate to ensure Area Agencies on Aging … to age in their community and avoid higher levels of care and publicly financed care. Programs are administered at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City’s Preliminary Budget
… the devastating economic effects of the pandemic and the long road back to normal. Today, in releasing its preliminary 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-preliminary-budgetOpinion 92-11
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and … SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (no authority to transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 90-46
… the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (refund by State of county's portion of index fees) FEES -- … clerk which should have been retained by the county and not transmitted to the State for the period November, 1987 through November, 1989. Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-46Opinion 88-12
… Bidding (services provided under a municipal cooperation agreement) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Refuse and Garbage (joint … Bidding (need for where one municipality provides a service to another) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of … acting as "lead agency" and contracting to provide the service to the others. You ask whether several villages may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Opinion 88-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Conveyance of (to U.S. Postal Service); … REAL PROPERTY -- Conveyances Generally (of village parking lot) -- Gifts (of parking lot to U.S. Postal Service) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 89-27
… -- "Compensation" (for purposes of County Law, §200) NY STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE I, §11; UNITED STATES … in office prior to such date, as long as the resolution is consistent with equal protection provisions in the State … NYS2d 331, affd 67 NY2d 794, 501 NYS2d 324, 492 NE2d 397). When so applied, the applicable standard, in the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27DiNapoli: NYC Transit Must Ensure Cameras and Security Equipment Are Maintained and in Working Order
… the severity of the problem. Auditors looked at 141 repair tickets and found Transit did not always make repairs within … time set by its own guidelines. Its response to the 141 tickets for repairs (Sept. 1, 2019 through July 21, 2022) … 7, 2023. Auditors looked at 80 alarms and found either no live videos were available or the cameras were not working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-transit-must-ensure-cameras-and-security-equipment-are-maintained-and-working-orderTown of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Sherburne (Town) Board (Board) develop realistic … funds, which are the general fund town-wide (TW), highway fund TW, general fund town-outside-village (TOV) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… government sales tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same … growth in collections during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year (1.9%) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearCOVID-19 Relief Program Tracker
… A quote from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli: "My office … targeted assistance to New Yorkers most severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tracker explains when each funding stream or program was authorized, how it is designed and how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-relief-program-trackerReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - June 2015
On May 7, 2015, the City of New York submitted to the New York State Financial Control Board a revised financial plan covering fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-1-2016.pdfGeneric PINs
The objective of our examination was to determine whether DEC’s use of fuel cards complied with the Office of General Services’ (OGS) Fuel Card Services Contrac
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/bse-2018-03-05.pdfControls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System (Follow-Up) (2023-F-41)
To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System (Report 2021-S-3).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f41.pdfImproper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up) (2023-F-26) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Report 2021-S-8).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f26-response.pdfControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up) (2022-F-28)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Report 2018-N-3).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f28.pdfSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers with Disabilities (Follow-Up) (2022-F-24) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers with Disabilities (2019-S-41).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f24-response.pdfOversight of Shelter Placements (2021-N-5) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services is effectively placing clients into shelters or facilities that have the necessary services and supervision.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n5-response.pdf