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Accessibility for People With Disabilities
… to the New York State Department of Health, more than one in four New York State adults have a disability. In addition, … Standards, and stated that they receive little guidance from the regional and the central administrative offices on … Office officials were generally committed to making each site as accessible as possible within the constraints of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/accessibility-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… coming years which require fiscal preparation, according to a report on the city’s November financial plan modification … policy shifts have led to a steady reduction in the number of asylum seekers entering and remaining in the city’s care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… also found that some payments were withdrawn directly from the village’s bank account without being audited by the … the 2023 and 2024 Foreign Fire Insurance tax proceeds in accordance with state law and relevant case law. The … maintained the capital reserve fund in a savings account earning 0.02% interest and realized only $125 in earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMeasuring Employment Outcomes of Open Streets in New York City
In each year between 2020 and 2024, Manhattan had the largest share of Open Street locations, ranging from 34.9 percent in 2020 to 44.1 percent in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-20-2026.pdfA Profile of Agriculture in New York State
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2022 farming contributed $2.7 billion to the State’s gross domestic product, and research from Cornell University found that farming and related businesses directly supported 163,148 jobs in New York in 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/profile-of-agriculture-in-nys.pdfDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report released today by New … P. DiNapoli. New York taxpayers paid $23.7 billion more in federal taxes than the state received in federal spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonFederal Employment Loss in NY in 2025 – Federal Funding and New York
… the number of federal government employees has dropped from a high of approximately 147,000 in 2000, the annual average number of federal employees in New York has remained relatively steady between 113,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employment-loss-ny-2025Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in New York City
The shift to work and schooling from home during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted high-speed internet access as a household necessity countrywide, as well as across New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-20-2025.pdfOpinion 92-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Retained Percentages … (collection of interest on securities deposited in lieu of); (mandatory nature of withdrawal provisions); … in connection with withdrawal of amounts retained from payments to contractors: (a) does a municipality have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Revenue Slows in 2016
… collections across New York state only grew 1.7 percent in the first six months of 2016, according to a report … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, growth slowed from 2.6 percent in the first quarter to 0.8 percent in the second quarter. … tax collections across New York state only grew 17 percent in the first six months of 2016 according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-revenue-slows-2016DiNapoli: Investment in Upstate Company Returns $33.8 Million to State Pension Fund
… Retirement Fund (Fund) received a $33.8 million return from its investment in Autotask, an IT company located near Albany, according to … Mark Cattini, CEO and president of Autotask. “We’ve grown from a start up with a few dozen employees to a global force … Common Retirement Fund Fund received a $338 million return from its investment in Autotask an IT company located near …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-investment-upstate-company-returns-338-million-state-pension-fund2313 Conversion from LLS payment to LGS payment Attachment
2313 Conversion from LLS payment to LGS payment Attachment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/2313-Conversion-from-LLS-payment-to-LGS-payment-Attachment.pdfLessons from Past Recessions: Borrowing for Operations, October 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a fiscal emergency for the City of New York, creating significant revenue shortfalls and increased costs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2021.pdfOpinion 95-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Service Award Program … rating the number of points credited for participation in less than the minimum number of calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … Since General Municipal Law, §217(c)(v) authorizes the earning of credit toward a year of firefighting service only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Local Government Workforce Trends in New York State
The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City contracted by 7.9% from 2007 to 2022, largely the result of two defining events – the recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-gov-workforce-trends-ny.pdfOpinion 2000-16
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (beneficiaries under group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in special acts); (use of tax moneys by to purchase group life insurance) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Family" (meaning for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Decline $3.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Fiscal Year 2018-19 declined $3.7 billion, or 4.7 percent, from the previous year to $75.6 billion, according to the … than recent projections but a decline of $2.2 billion from the prior fiscal year. For the month of March, tax … $48.1 billion, a decline of $3.4 billion, or 6.6 percent, from 2017-18, primarily due to a decrease in estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-decline-37-billion-fiscal-year-2018-19Court-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for embezzling approximately $1.4 million from a decedent's estate for which he served as a … Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for embezzling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison for Stealing $700,000 from Medicaid Program
… company today was sentenced to serve three to nine years in state prison and pay restitution of $766,600 for stealing more than $700,000 from New York state’s Medicaid program and over $60,000 from … Medical Transportation, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree in January in connection with his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-sentenced-3-9-years-prison-stealing-700000Oversight of Language Access Services
… of Language Access Services. The audit covered the period from January 2019 through December 2024. About the Program … to DOHMH’s work because hundreds of languages are spoken in NYC. The 2023 American Community Survey conducted by the … Missing website translations. We conducted in-person site visits to 10 DOHMH public-facing facilities and found: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/03/25/oversight-language-access-services