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DiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… New York City’s taxable sales grew by 18.1% in the first three quarters of the latest sales tax year (STY, March 2022 to February 2023), with leisure and hospitality sales on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels, according to a … New York Citys taxable sales grew by 181 in the first three quarters of the latest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Union Free School District – Network User Account and Shared Network Folder Access (Orange County) District … adequately secure user account access to the network and shared network folders to help safeguard personal, private … of unauthorized access to the network and PPSI stored on shared network folders. Auditors found that officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit … (Report 2019-S-54 ). About the Program New York State is rich in surface and ground water resources, with … are used for drinking, bathing, and recreation. As the State’s environmental regulatory agency, the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state … between state fiscal year (SFY) 2012-13 and SFY 2020-21 from $665 million to $594 million, a decrease of nearly 11%. In SFY 2020-21, only 17 cents of every dollar spent from DHBTF supported a new capital investment. “New York is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offSelected Performance Measures
… Objectives To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation … are accurate and consistent. In addition, we sought to determine whether the MTA uses relevant metrics to measure … To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-performance-measuresHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools
… (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) is providing a safe and healthy environment that is Americans with Disabilities … students at its more than 1,800 elementary, middle, and high schools, including 202,000 students who receive … services. Students with greater special education needs and challenges, such as autism spectrum disorders, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schoolsDiNapoli: Unemployment Taxes on Employers Poised To Increase To Repay $9B Owed to Federal Government
… pandemic rapidly depleted the New York State Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, resulting in the state borrowing from the federal government to pay claims. State UI tax rates have already risen to the … debt to repay the outstanding balance. Report Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Ahead Track state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-unemployment-taxes-employers-poised-increase-repay-9b-owed-federal-governmentComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… reserves. In addition, the board transferred unavailable funds to its capital reserves, and expended funds from … and reliable accounting records. Rockland County – Sale of Estate Real Property The Office of Public Administrator (PA) guidelines regarding the sale of estate real property state that the PA shall determine fair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… Corporation is either late or not reporting on the results of economic development programs," DiNapoli said. "We … percent, were not finished (see Exhibit A in the report); 17 programs requiring independently prepared evaluations were … other entities throughout New York. For the year ending Dec. 31, 2015, ESD reported there were 217 active projects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsDiNapoli Bolsters State Pension Fund Support of LGBTQIA+ Equity & Inclusion at Portfolio Companies
… whether they collect anonymized sexual orientation and gender identity data to guide talent development, increase … System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-bolsters-state-pension-fund-support-lgbtqia-equity-inclusion-portfolio-companiesXI.8.A Centralized Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… centralized contracts. Process and Document Preparation: Statewide OGS centralized contracts are created by OGS in the … that require a specific mini-bid contract identification number SFS users will create a contract transaction in the … date the purchase order would be dispatched to the vendor. The Expire Date should be the last day of the fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8a-centralized-contractsNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Dutchess … in December 2015. The bill authorized the Office of the State Comptroller to administer NY ABLE. DiNapoli's office … State Comptroller DiNapoli and Dutchess County Executive … Marcus Molinaro urged local residents to sign up for a new savings plan called the New York Achieving a Better Life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-cover-costsDiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Go-Kart Proceeds
… Hannibal Fire Company to pay for construction of a go-kart track on its property. He claimed it would help raise money … dues, concessions, and rentals, were to go toward track operation and maintenance. An audit by DiNapoli’s … that Chris Emmons kept over $9,662 from the go-kart track. Additionally, when questioned, Chris Emmons produced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-indicted-allegedly-stealing-go-kart-proceedsDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over $230,000 from an … Albany woman, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the third degree last year. “Preying on a vulnerable senior … York State Police Superintendent Steven G James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski 33 for stealing over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerOversight of the Early Intervention Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/26/oversight-early-intervention-program-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the district had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network. In addition to sensitive IT … needs indicated the district would need $2.7 million to replace these items over the next five years. Without written … plans, officials did not determine, among other things: how the construction and replacements would be funded long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOversight of the Nourish New York Program (Follow-Up)
… organizations (i.e., regional food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, and community-based organizations hereafter, … effectively together to determine if products purchased with Nourish NY funds were eligible New York food products. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-nourish-new-york-program-followDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, … than the drop during the Great Recession, when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax collections were impacted more severely than those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020Social Media Use Policy
… work of the agency. The content promotes transparency and government accountability and increases the understanding of … orientation, military or veteran status, sex (including gender identity or expression), disability, predisposing genetic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policyTown of Lorraine – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2025M-47)
… the end of the 2020 through 2023 fiscal years. Comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30, which requires the Supervisor to file the Town’s AFR with New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/08/town-lorraine-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-47