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DiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… the Grand Central Madison terminal and on-time performance in 2023 that was better than in 2019. Still, the LIRR had 31% more delays from train car problems last year than in 2019, showing there are still areas that can improve as … the Grand Central Madison terminal and ontime performance in 2023 that was better than in 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priorityDiNapoli Report Highlights Where New Yorkers Work
… 2019 levels. Only New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley had employment above 2019 levels in August 2024. Three … three downstate regions (New York City, Long Island, and Hudson Valley) in 2023, the concentration of industries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-report-highlights-where-new-yorkers-workDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… Development Agencies (IDAs) reported 4,282 active projects with a record high total value of nearly $136 billion in … should closely monitor the costs and benefits associated with these projects to ensure they are yielding the expected … the highest aggregate value of new projects of any region with $2.4 billion, followed by the Finger Lakes ($1.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… York City, facing significant uncertainty in its economic and financial outlook, should develop a comprehensive plan to lay out its options before resorting to long-term … it has after each of the last two recessions. “The scope and devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic has created a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… programs such as Social Security, Medicare, benefits for veterans and retired federal employees and food assistance. … Washington for federal employee retirement benefits and veterans’ benefits to New Yorkers were lower than average on … York’s and other states’ balance of payments, in both the near and longer terms, as updated population counts influence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … served as treasurer for the Essex County Agricultural Society, a non-profit organization that promotes agriculture … of the clerk’s activities at both the town and the society, the clerk was arrested in the summer of 2024 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Companies to Adopt Better Workers' Rights Policies
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a series of shareholder proposals … bargaining rights. The proposals were filed with Walmart Inc., CVS Pharmacy Inc., Netflix Inc., DoorDash Inc. and … and workforce practices, which includes independent contractors who have advocated for better compensation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-companies-adopt-better-workers-rights-policiesDiNapoli: Major Retailers Agree to Report on Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Workplace Safety
… Retirement Fund (Fund) that asked the companies to report on how they monitor their overseas apparel suppliers and … DiNapoli's proposals asked each company to report on the steps they are taking, or plan to take, to monitor the … , wrote letters to selected companies asking them to call on their overseas suppliers to implement the core labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-major-retailers-agree-report-efforts-protect-human-rights-workplace-safetyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Consolidated Fire District – Board Oversight (St. Lawrence County) The board did not provide adequate … surplus of about $308,800 (177% of 2021’s budget). Town of Wolcott – Financial Management (Wayne County) The board did … by not requiring regular financial reporting. Town of Wolcott – Information Technology (Wayne County) The board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office … New Hyde Park Fire District , Town of Red Hook , Rockland County , City of Troy and the Village of Tuxedo Park . "In … effectively." Village of Corfu – Sewer Operations (Genesee County) The board routinely adopted budgets that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… program. The audits identified approximately $790 million in savings from eliminating unnecessary payments and … budget gap of $6 billion for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher Medicaid spending,” DiNapoli said. … on the Medicaid program, uncovering billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse. Our role is to help lower Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueTown of Alexander – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-72)
… Town. The Town Board (Board) did not adequately monitor transfer station punch card purchases or sales, review the … remit all clerk fees and taxes collected. Account for 262 transfer station punch cards totaling $8,500. Annual total … in 2022, a reduction of 21 permits (58 percent). Dog license fees recorded as collected decreased from 634 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/04/17/town-alexander-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-72State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… of Industrial Development Agencies in New York State – 2026 Annual Report IDA Data by Region Industrial Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportThe Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
… The Survivor’s Benefit Program is a financial protection plan that provides a minimum death benefit to the survivors of New York State retired employees. Your … Information about The Survivors Benefit Program which provides minimum death benefit to the survivors of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget is … revenues and savings from the lower cost of services for asylum seekers,” DiNapoli said. “Employment … spending growth, given the systemic restructuring of federal fiscal policy underway and the risk of its lasting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growOpinion 90-57
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is subject to mandatory referendum in one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 2006-11
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (from store at which town board member is employed) -- Exceptions … has an interest in town purchases from an auto parts store solely because the board member is an employee of the store, the interest would not be prohibited if the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 2006-4
… to mean a national banking association (see 12 USC §21 et seq .) or a corporation, other than a trust company, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-4Opinion 89-32
… OF INTEREST -- Approval of Contracts (issuance of check by county treasurer) -- Leases (contract between county and corporation of which county treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (county … Whether a county treasurer would have a conflict of interest by virtue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 92-43
… HIGHWAY LAW, §§140, 142, 284; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §104-b: Procurements made by a town superintendent of highways … by a town board pursuant to General Municipal Law, §104-b. The town board may not, however, in these policies and … by the board. You ask whether General Municipal Law, §104-b authorizes a town board to require, in its procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43