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DiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is making a steady recovery from the pandemic with growing … ridership, increased service routes into the Grand Central Madison terminal and on-time performance in 2023 that was … delays and cancellations, especially from train problems, is troubling, however, because it comes at a time when LIRR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priorityPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth and investments in their formal agreement … (ESD) administers the Program and is responsible for determining whether businesses meet the eligibility … in New York State. Key Findings We sampled 25 companies for which, as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programSocial Adult Day Services
… of Health (DOH), are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services (SADS) programs to ensure that providers comply … of Health are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services prog …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/02/social-adult-day-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 897
… procedures to process Longevity Payments and adjustments for overtime payments. Affected Employees Certain seasonal … Chapter 10 and Chapter 114 of the Laws of 2008 provide for $500.00 Longevity Payments for long-term seasonal employees who meet the eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/897-april-2009-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 976
… Affected Employees Certain seasonal hourly employees in the Department of Environmental Conservation (09180) and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (49xxx) who meet the eligibility criteria and are in Bargaining Units 02, 03, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/976-april-2010-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesEast Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did East Bloomfield Central School District (District) officials … posted the initial testing results on the District’s website within the required time period, officials did not … audit report. The CAP should be posted on the District’s website for public review. 1 Lead Exposure Symptoms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 38 of the 180 (21 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonus Pool Reaches Record High of $47.5 Billion in 2024
… first major increase since the COVID-19 pandemic highs. Wall Street’s profits rose 90% in 2024. “The record high bonus pool reflects Wall Street’s very strong performance in 2024,” DiNapoli … but still more than any other state. DiNapoli estimates 1 in 11 jobs in the city is either directly or indirectly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-wall-street-bonus-pool-reaches-record-high-475-billion-2024Opinion 88-47
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … to the six-year statute of limitations established by section 48 of the former Civil Practice Act for actions on a liability created by statute, and that, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47DiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… honesty,” State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. “I hope her case serves as an example to any public official who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Should Opt Into Public Financing of Elections
… fighting for this change were outraged and encouraged me to reject it. In the end, I agreed with the advocates and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-should-opt-public-financing-electionsTransformation of the MTA
… Objectives To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) established a working plan for implementing Transformation with completion dates and the savings to be achieved. We also … To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority established a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/08/transformation-mtaTupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… the District-contracted Jefferson-Lewis BOCES staff only reported these results through DOH’s Health Electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14DiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… offense,” DiNapoli said . “Diacetis and Zielinski not only allegedly stole over $200,000 from the victim, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… and preparing checks for payment. Pais allegedly not only knew about Hoffman’s continuous theft and did not report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedDiNapoli: NYRA's Future Uncertain
… The New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) traditional racing … profitable, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also noted … rights, titles and interests in racetrack properties to New York state. In return, the state forgave nearly all of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-nyras-future-uncertainDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… stress.” The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) was classified in “moderate fiscal stress.” The four villages classified as “susceptible to fiscal stress” are: Chateaugay … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… SFS for its own purposes. This can be done by creating an amendment transaction in the SFS with a NYS Contract … has occurred. If an agency elects to create such an amendment transaction in the SFS, the agency must select an … and Transaction Preparation: SFS users will create an amendment transaction using the appropriate Audit Type. Users …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… equity securities, or invest through an actively managed account or vehicle, in these restricted companies. Holdings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… at various high schools after regular school hours, from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Students enrolled in the Twilight … but submitted timecards attesting that she worked until 6:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., or 7:00 p.m. Both Murray and Cecile signed their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecards