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Bus Wait Assessment and Other Performance Indicators
… determined, there is a risk that the number of buses may have been inappropriate to meet customer needs. While MTA Bus … numerous assumptions. For instance, because fare card data does not include where the rider boarded and exited the bus, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/07/bus-wait-assessment-and-other-performance-indicatorsNew York City Construction Industry Booming
… is essential to New York and our economy – not only does it generate good-paying jobs and economic development, … there are signs the construction boom in the city may have peaked, such as a small decline in new building permits … in New York City had no college experience, higher than in any other employment sector. These workers earned an average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… (Met Council), has been sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Met Council. The Attorney General’s … $9 million from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit organization in a 20-year grand larceny and kickback scheme. Rapfogel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… and avoid unintended consequences, nor were there any benchmarks for customer service levels and costs … had little data to quantify or measure what benefits, if any, the Transformation has brought about thus far. Moreover, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… examinations have been issued. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD): Purchasing … data analysis testing of monthly transactions, focusing on repeated violations at the same potentially prohibited … for crime victim compensation claims, forensic rape examinations (FRE) and victim assistance program (VAP) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 93-5
… act may not be performed at any other time ( Lancaster Sea Beach Improvement Co. v City of New York , 214 NY 1; Metcalf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 97-3
… village and, in at least some cases, date from the 1930s. For purposes of this opinion, we assume that none of the … of the Real Property Tax Law in relation to the procedures for enforcing delinquent property taxes (see McKinney's 1993 … body of any tax district shall determine that it is for the best interests of the tax district, it shall have the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 97-17
… amended by chapter 813 of the Laws of 1987, provides for a system of annual financial disclosure by localities. Insofar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17DiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… man was sentenced today to up to ten-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims—many of them seniors—between 2015 and 2017. Matthew Eckstein, 52, … defendant preyed upon seniors and hard-working men and women, duping them out of their retirement savings and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeState Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… deserve top-notch services, and these funds should have gone directly to their schools,” said District Attorney … for expenses incurred or services rendered without any NYU oversight. Moreover, TAPPE used the High Galaxy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continues to plan to use borrowing techniques that push difficult financial … decisions into the future and could leave less money to pay for services, according to New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnDiNapoli Analysis Finds Worrisome, Uneven Economic Recovery Among NYC's Labor Force
… New York City lags behind the rest of the state and nation in regaining the jobs lost from the onset of the pandemic in March and April 2020, according to an analysis on the … the shock of the pandemic shutting down many businesses in early 2020, and it has not fully regained these jobs,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-analysis-finds-worrisome-uneven-economic-recovery-among-nycs-labor-forceDiNapoli: SED Oversight of Career Training Programs Falling Short
… and Technical Education (CTE) programs that are supposed to prepare high school students for future employment are often failing to ready students for jobs that are in demand, are fast-growing, or pay higher wages, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-sed-oversight-career-training-programs-falling-shortDiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession
… City’s job gains over the past decade have been lost due to the economic impacts of the coronavirus. The city now … its economy will shrink by 12.9 percent in 2020, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Tax collections are projected to fall next fiscal year for the first time since the Great …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-expected-fall-first-time-great-recessionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… children with disabilities between three and four years of age. Auditors identified $2,509 in other than personal … children with disabilities between three and four years of age. Auditors identified $27,970 in costs reported by MIM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead
… to address potential reductions during the fiscal year, any resulting changes could pose unpredictable challenges for … listing of authorized entities and eligible purposes, but does not specify how funds will be allocated, how recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-aheadDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… 95% of vouchers it funds. The audit also found that the number of areas with low rates of voucher use has increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… officials. Covered employers are those with 50 or more full-time employees in the State or 50 or more employees who, … days prior to the event and are not exempt may be liable for back pay and the value of any benefits that laid-off … 1,887– about 69% – cited the pandemic as the reason for the Notice. Key Findings We found several areas the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actDiNapoli Releases Report on Local Roads
… of 7% since 2010 when adjusted for inflation, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … the pandemic, but an influx of federal money is expected to jump start projects at the same time the Executive is … and budget effects due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have been a factor, as local governments reduced spending or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-releases-report-local-roadsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Calls on Corporations to Address Environmental and Climate Risks
… based on their relative high carbon emissions and all have agreed to DiNapoli’s request that they set targets for … seeking GHG emissions reductions from corporations have resulted in agreements with numerous companies over the … communities and communities of color. 3M and Chemours have since agreed to expand their reporting around …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-calls-corporations-address-environmental-and-climate-risks