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DiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… contracts at around 20 percent, lower than the target set in statute and did not give rationale for the lower target, according to an … public authorities to promote the participation of MWBEs in their contracts. The agencies and authorities are supposed … contracts at around 20 percent lower than the target set in statute and did not give rationale for the lower target …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… pandemic has caused property tax disparity to worsen in New York City, driving housing costs higher for many, … to rise. The State Comptroller determined this was due in part to market volatility and aspects of how the city … single or multifamily homes with more than three units. In addition, co-ops and condos are generally not assessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… she unlawfully took $85,000 in state pension benefits on top of her six figure salary," State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: LIRR On-Time Performance Falls Short
… trains that were late, canceled or terminated, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … "Commuters count on the Long Island Rail Road to get them to their jobs on time and back home again," DiNapoli said. … trains that were late canceled or terminated according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-lirr-time-performance-falls-shortDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Leaders to Seize This Chance to Improve NY’s Finances
… leaders to take steps that can help protect and strengthen the state's finances. The full op-ed is below: New York State continues to mount a steady recovery from the depths of the pandemic’s devastation, regaining 50% of … leaders to take steps that can help protect and strengthen the states finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-leaders-seize-chance-improve-nys-financesDiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… of New York’s local governments are coping with slow or no revenue growth, making it difficult for them to maintain … fixed costs such as health care, according to the 2016 annual report on the state’s local governments released today … “New York’s municipal governments are seeing sales tax revenue growth slow and state aid remain essentially flat …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… Bus Company (MTA Bus) need to improve their preparations for extreme weather as an audit released today by New York State … weather, and developed plans and procedures to activate for extreme weather-related conditions, these plans are only … MTA Bus Company MTA Bus need to improve their preparations for extreme weather …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsOpinion 96-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees … Corporation (MVAIC) represents an appellant on behalf of MVAIC, the exemption from fees granted by … is in reply to your correspondence requesting an opinion on the applicability of the fee provision of CPLR, §8022(b), …
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 … and winter when they complain that they have no heat or hot water.” City code requires landlords to provide heat from Oct. 1 to May 31 – the “Heat Season” – and hot water 24 hours a day. Tenant complaints about lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredMTA's Fiscal Challenge: Fill the Gap, But Not at Riders' Expense
… challenges remain, in particular closing the unprecedented funding gap in its proposed five-year capital program. “The … coming months, the MTA will have to work closely with its funding partners to close the $15 billion gap in its capital … revenues. The authority’s most immediate challenge is funding its next capital program without putting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/mtas-fiscal-challenge-fill-gap-not-riders-expenseImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (Follow-Up)
… numbers without disclosing all of their apparent affiliations. We recommended that the Department: review the …
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
… have contributed more than $51 million for worthy causes through check-offs on their personal income tax forms, but these funds often sit unused, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … There are eight causes that New Yorkers can support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and …
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
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA faces continued pressure to implement its capital … to coordinate purchasing among its agencies instead of the status quo of having them procure their needs …
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
… the purchase order line(s). These select items typically have contractually volatile prices, such as fuel and milk … between the (i) invoice/voucher unit price per line item and the PO unit price per line item; or (ii) the total … fails matching. In these instances, the Business Unit must resolve the match exception. For more information about …
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
… The state collected over $160 million in drug rebates under the state's Medicaid Drug Rebate Program after correcting problems identified by … The state collected over $160 million in drug rebates under the states Medicaid Drug Rebate Program …
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
… on the impact of the pandemic on the city’s workforce, an online tool identifying key programs that face funding risks, … city budget, shows the areas where the city plans to spend millions of dollars for programs that are not funded in … State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, …
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
… and developed plans to mitigate the effect of extreme weather conditions and flooding. We also determined whether … 2022. Background In the decade since Superstorm Sandy, weather predicting models have indicated that, with rising … to prepare for rising sea levels, storms, and severe weather events. According to the MTA’s website, the …
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
… Despite spending about $36 million to reduce the subway homeless population, the homeless … city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has neglected to monitor a non-profit that has repeatedly failed to conduct outreach it was hired for, according to an audit …
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
… The State Education Department’s (SED) weak enforcement of licensing requirements for non-degree proprietary schools let many continue to operate and collect tuition even … are stretched, but it must ensure these schools are worthy of a license and are not going to rip off vulnerable New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleDiNapoli: 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 good fiscal health, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-stable-government-funding-needed-nyc-health-hospitals-provide-essential-care