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Opinion 95-20

… the nature of the relief sought. If the court is required to decide separate issues in order to grant relief, then … the petitioner generally will seek the appointment of a trustee as part of the relief requested in the probate or … in a single petition or files a separate petition for each form of relief sought. Rather, as the courts have noted, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20

DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014

… measures the train's ability to meet goals for the length of time between trains. "The MTA is very clear that it … wait time assessment to be its most important measurement of the reliability of subway service and riders' experience," … year-to-date assessment performance was 78.4 percent, or 2.3 percent below its goal. Excluding shuttle lines, among …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014

DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020

… year and more than four times the annual total from a decade earlier, according to a report released today by New … dealt with identity theft last year,” said DiNapoli. “Even when there’s no money stolen, resolving the consequences of … billion in 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice’s data does not break down losses to identity theft by state, but …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020

DiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion

… 2018, to Aug. 31, 2020. According to department officials, many of these cases have been resolved or are currently being …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billion

DiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates

… Limited course offerings and lack of access to advisors may be keeping students at the City University of … path to many who otherwise couldn’t attend college, but limited options may make it harder to graduate or force … recommendations to make earning a degree more attainable. While COVID-19 poses new challenges, I am hopeful that CUNY …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-rates

Medicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection

… of MCO payments attributable to excluded providers because many MCO encounter claims (totaling about $445 million) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detection

Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State

… of the public housing modernization program run by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) have led to … “Our audit found substantial delays in the awarding of construction contracts, questionable contractor selections …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-state

DiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress

… had low liquidity, also known as “weak cash position,” meaning less cash on hand to cover operating costs. They also …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stress

XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… to summarize the Office of the State Comptroller's (OSC) Contract Award Protest Procedure ("Protest Procedure"), found … to OSC that the State Comptroller should not approve a contract award by a public contracting entity 2 . The objective of the State procurement …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-procedures

DiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance

… brought on by the COVID-pandemic, but it is not out of the woods yet, according to a report released today by New … Subway Ridership Dashboard MTA Debt Report Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balance

Death Benefits

… member, your beneficiaries may be entitled to receive a death benefit after you die. When you became a NYSLRS member, you …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/death-benefits

Comptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud

… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Manhattan District … an approximately $3.5 million 6-year fraud relating to two New York University (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her position as the Director of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraud

DiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC

… A report released today found more than one of every 100 resident personal income tax (PIT) filers left … to the prior year. While declining in 2021, the net number of taxpayers leaving remained one-third greater than the … shifted once again. The city experienced a net gain of 2,221 taxpayers. The gain was mostly attributable to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nyc

DiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings

… services that provided $102.7 million in savings in 2022, according to a report released today by State … taxis, and wheelchair accessible vehicles. From 2018 to 2022, the MTA reduced the use of primary carrier service from … to drop from $305 million in 2016 to $176 million in 2022. As of April 2023, the more costly primary carrier …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savings

Opinion 90-23

… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §§6, 12; … $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. This is in reply to your request for our opinion as to the application of article …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… reviewing monthly bills or the treasurer's records. As a result, the treasurer was able to inappropriately make … company approval or detection. The treasurer also wrote $13,756 unauthorized checks that included $6,547 in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … (DYCD): Oversight of Afterschool and Summer Youth Employment Contracts (Follow-Up) (2022-F-11) The initial …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0

XI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… record. The law provides that before a qualifying contract may take effect, the contractor must be in … Finance Law. For purposes of determining whether or not a contract value exceeds $100,000, such that the provisions of … the original contract award value, and any amendments, extensions, or renewals, as they occur, must be considered. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentation