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DiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… In 2016, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), the largest commuter railroad in the nation, did not meet on-time performance goals and had … million riders and cost more than an estimated $60 million in lost productivity. "Commuters count on the Long Island …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-shortDiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… flat while they and school districts are coping with tax cap and tax freeze initiatives that limit growth in property … fund increases in local spending. In recent years, the tax cap’s allowable levy growth factor has been less than 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Leaders to Seize This Chance to Improve NY’s Finances
… and using it to pay for critical infrastructure projects. In April, state leaders enacted the largest budget in New York history, more than $208 billion. The spending … pattern among high-income taxpayers, particularly in New York City, which has the highest combined state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-leaders-seize-chance-improve-nys-financesDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… & Tunnels (B&T), NYC Transit Department of Buses (Transit Bus), and MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) need to improve their preparations for extreme weather as an audit released today by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsMTA's Fiscal Challenge: Fill the Gap, But Not at Riders' Expense
… double the 2003 level; Debt service and operating budget funds going to the capital program will reach $3.3 billion by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/mtas-fiscal-challenge-fill-gap-not-riders-expenseOpinion 96-5
… imposed by the state, or by any county, municipality, or local authority or subdivision, except that any real property … the corporation shall be subject to county, municipal or local taxation to the same extent according to its value as … Clerk of the Court Supreme Court of the State of New York … Whether an exemption applies when the counsel for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5DiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be addressed in 24 hours, but the city’s Department of … because it wrongly thought they were duplicates, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … and Development Heat and Hot Water Complaints Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (Follow-Up)
… improper payments. Key Finding Department officials have made progress addressing the problems identified in the … issuance of the follow-up report to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/improper-medicaid-payments-eye-care-providers-followDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… worthy causes through check-offs on their personal income tax forms, but these funds often sit unused, according to a … that New Yorkers can support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and wildlife programs, missing … dedicated fees, interest and other revenues. While the tax check-off funds are subject to the state’s “blanket …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… 2019. One part of the plan was to consolidate procurement for the MTA’s five operating agencies, MTA Construction & … with one Chief Procurement Officer instead of five (one for each agency). However, the actual practice of buying … date of the consolidation, DiNapoli’s audit found. For example: Procurement Operations, which handles direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyXI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… tolerances, if a Business Unit entered a voucher with a price contractually higher than the price on the … Units are required to process PO change orders for POs with match exceptions. If a PO fails matching, the tolerance … . The Business Unit should provide the Director with a detailed reason for requesting the change in tolerance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesDiNapoli: Audits Lead to Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Savings from Drug Rebate Collections
… Auditors also found that more than $78 million in rebates have not been submitted to drug manufacturers, but could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-audits-lead-millions-dollars-medicaid-savings-drug-rebate-collectionsDiNapoli: Service Delivery Critical to Ensure New York City’s Continued Recovery
… (e.g. teaching assistants) who were placed on leave without pay when they did not meet the deadline to show …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-service-delivery-critical-ensure-new-york-citys-continued-recoveryRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… decade since Superstorm Sandy, weather predicting models have indicated that, with rising sea levels, the range and … two of six critical stations that Transit indicated should have been made more watertight and resistant to potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… the subway homeless population, the homeless situation in the subways has grown significantly worse, in part because the city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has neglected to monitor a … its contract has left vulnerable homeless men and women badly served and straphangers fending for themselves in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… that were on dangerously thin ice to continue taking money from students,” DiNapoli said. “This could end up costing … inspections at licensed schools to review records they are required to maintain on site. When SED sees a school is … balance sheets that didn’t match up, and failure to show required minimum $5,000 in available funds. Once SED licensed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleTier 1 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… amount necessary to pay your pension if you had retired on the date of your death. This benefit frequently is larger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-1-death-benefitsDiNapoli: Stable Government Funding Needed for NYC Health + Hospitals to Provide Essential Care
… during the pandemic provided critical financial support to New York City Health and Hospitals (H+H), but reliable … and timely payments from all government sources is needed to keep the largest municipal health system in the country in … with the federal, state and city governments to update how H+H will receive certain supplemental Medicaid payments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-stable-government-funding-needed-nyc-health-hospitals-provide-essential-careTreasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… and a second home in Florida, and then failed to report any of it on his tax returns. Public corruption victimizes … here, the people of Mahopac and its volunteer firefighters have suffered specifically and directly, having lost almost $6 million that could have been used for good, but instead was allegedly squandered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… the MTA needs to address before emergency federal funds dry up in 2025. After that, the MTA faces enormous … savings and revenue measures, it will begin using borrowed funds a year earlier, in 2024. DiNapoli has long cautioned … to cover operational costs runs the risk of reducing funds for the MTA’s badly-needed capital investments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balance