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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Selected Economic Trends Shrinking Labor Force Drives New York State’s Unemployment Rate Below 10% New York State’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in … Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals troubling context: New York State’s workforce declined by nearly 363,000 last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-28-2020New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… this fall have been canceled or changed significantly. Layoffs and Discharges in the Northeast Are at Pre-Pandemic … era. The Northeast Region suffered more than 3.8 million layoffs and discharges in March and April, on a seasonally … level.) Figures for May, June and July (including 295,000 layoffs and discharges in the latest month) were more in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-16-2020NYC Surplus Projected to Reach $550 Million in FY 2020
… “New York City’s economy is thriving with historically low unemployment, strong Wall Street profits and record … in FY 2022 and $3.2 billion in FY 2023. Despite concerns that job growth would slow in 2019, the city’s economy was on … three quarters of the year. Stronger Wall Street profits are likely to yield additional tax revenue for the city. City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/nyc-surplus-projected-reach-550-million-fy-2020New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… of Job Gains, State Takes Initial Steps Toward Recovery New York State’s total employment count hit an all-time high … the State’s largest monthly loss of jobs on record. New York City lost 944,000 jobs from February to April, and … July employment figures for states, including those for New York, are scheduled to be reported by the Bureau of Labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 8.2 percent compared to the same period last … since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect sales tax collections. Nearly every county in every region of … Sales tax revenue for local governments in July fell 82 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… programs, together known as Temporary Assistance (TA), served 497,420 individuals in May, up by 8.3 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Payments Balloon During COVID-19 Approved payments to New York recipients for Unemployment Insurance totaled $32.1 … billion from March 1 through July 17, with steep increases in payments following the onset of the pandemic. In the most … have been a financial lifeline for households all across New York. But the flow of support to the unemployed is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-22-2020New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… of lost jobs. 53% of New York adults age 18 and over live in households that have lost employment income since … Data For example, while 10 percent of all U.S. adults live in households reporting not having enough to eat in the … In the wake of COVID19 more than half of adult New Yorkers live in households that have lost employment income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020DiNapoli: Ex-Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Convicted in Grant Scheme
… David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was convicted today in Warren County Court of two … David Decker former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition was convicted in Warren County Court of two counts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-ex-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-convicted-grant-schemeDiNapoli, James and Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme
… of non-profit executive Anna Mendez for the misuse of nonprofit funds to fund straw political donations to former … system by misappropriating monies from a City-funded nonprofit and using them to support straw campaign donations. … Nonprofit executive Anna Mendez was sentenced for the misuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-james-and-garnett-announce-sentencing-straw-donation-schemeDiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown, to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
… Bronx were more severe, with the highest hospitalization and death rates. By the second quarter of 2020, employment … in the borough include Fordham Road, Bay Plaza in Co-op City, the Hub (where East 149th Street and Willis, … an association with more severe health impacts. 10 In general, throughout the pandemic, the six neighborhoods with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-bronxNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Jobs Have Been Regained Through July; in NYC, 17% While New York State has regained more than one in four of the jobs … to climb back to pre-recession employment levels. For New York City, the picture is even more troubling. New York State’s job count fell by more than 1.9 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-2-2020Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… for two consecutive years are designated persistently dangerous and are, by definition, unsafe. The Department … posts incident data and the list of persistently dangerous schools on its website, and provides assistance to … for Department consideration as potentially persistently dangerous or persistently dangerous. The Department did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actMinds in Motion, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… with disabilities who are between three and four years of age. MIM is reimbursed for these services through rates … for compensation to an executive that exceeded 1.0 full-time equivalent, and $3,024 in salaries and $391 in … and communicate with SED to obtain clarification as needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/minds-motion-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency in State Buildings
… Objectives To determine if the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has developed targets and plans to effectively meet its contributions toward Executive Order 88 (EO 88) and complied with EO 88 Guidelines. The audit covered the … To determine if the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision DOCCS has developed targets and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildingsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… 1, 2013 through December 3, 2017. Background Hospice is a program that provides care to terminally ill individuals, … Medicaid reimburses hospice organizations an all-inclusive daily rate that covers all hospice services. From January 1, … nursing, that were not allowed in combination with the daily hospice rate; $2.4 million was paid to non-hospice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homes-followHomeless Outreach Services in the New York City Subway System
… levels: The homeless census count at the 2017 contract milestone was 1,812 – a decrease of only 29 from the 2013 … sometimes with significant discrepancies. For example, in one case, a client was not placed until over one year after … in a shelter – as the general public would expect it to mean – but also potential placements, where homeless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/16/homeless-outreach-services-new-york-city-subway-systemNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… percent in calendar year 2021 after an estimated decline of 3.4 percent in 2020, according to the Division of the Budget (DOB). While the State has regained close to half of the 1.9 million jobs lost in March and April of 2020, a … rose by 39 percent from the previous year to $37600 as of June 2020 according to newly available data from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-21-2021