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NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits and Bonuses Up Sharply in 2017
… level since 2010, driven by higher revenue. After adding jobs for three consecutive years, employment in New York … assumes that statewide bonuses for the broader finance and insurance sector will increase by 4 percent. The actual … about three-quarters of the statewide pool for finance and insurance. New York City's budget assumes that the bonus pool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-and-bonuses-sharply-2017DiNapoli: Environmental Protection Fund Spending Reflects Historic State Commitment
… funding sources for preserving open space, protecting water quality and improving parks and waterfronts, are at an … Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT); a portion of unclaimed bottle and can deposits; certain penalties collected for … farm, municipal and nonprofit initiatives to reduce water pollution and otherwise improve the quality of water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-environmental-protection-fund-spending-reflects-historic-state-commitmentDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… million at the end of federal fiscal year 2016, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … York's child support program, has made some improvements to the way funds are distributed, DiNapoli's auditors … This is a persistent problem in New York that needs to be fixed," said DiNapoli. "These delays hurt the families …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsDiNapoli Warns Federal Cuts to Health Care Could Hurt Millions of New Yorkers
… New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid and other publicly funded health plans has grown sharply over the past decade, but … for those programs by billions of dollars and jeopardize health care coverage for many residents, according to a … New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid and other publicly funded health plans has grown sharply over the past decade but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-warns-federal-cuts-health-care-could-hurt-millions-new-yorkersDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… since the expansion of cashless tolling by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) and it is likely to … times that of a car. Prior to 2017, only the Henry Hudson Bridge used electronic tolling as the "Open Road Tolling" … in 2016. In monetary terms, in 2016 when the Henry Hudson Bridge was the only facility using cashless tolls, unbilled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… report issued in May 2013 determined OCFS officials were not effectively managing energy consumption and had not achieved the 35 percent energy reduction goals set forth … is about once a year at most. In addition, the bills do not include up-to-date costs, which delays recovery of some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… issues one-year permits to performers under 18 years of age and certificates to employers every three years. From … trust information or other required documentation. At least 133 children were issued multiple temporary permits, … are no longer children, having already attained the age of 18. Some accounts consist of multiple deposits over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… Major changes to the federal tax code being considered by the President and … reported by New Yorkers on their federal taxes, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … stakes are high for New Yorkers if these changes are made to the federal tax code," DiNapoli said. "There is a distinct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersDiNapoli: New York Sending More Tax Dollars to Federal Government Than it Gets Back
… $11,183. Only three states – New Jersey, North Dakota and Connecticut – experienced a more negative balance of payments … York ranked third among the states in this category, with Connecticut first at $9,515. In 2016, the federal government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-york-sending-more-tax-dollars-federal-government-it-gets-backOpinion 88-10
… 912, vacated on other grounds, 455 US 245, 102 S Ct 1047, 71 LEd2d 120, declaring former anti-pass through provision … pursuant to bids submitted prior to that date (1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-353, p 447; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-233, p 293; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-316, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10DiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… compromise subway safety which had not been identified by station supervisors during their inspections," said DiNapoli. … "A" defects at 12 stations that had been inspected by station supervisors. The defects included: loose stairway treads; exposed, sharp metal objects; station platform cracks; and an oil leak on the station …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsOpinion 94-12
… DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire district may, without referendum, negotiate a lease of a portion of its vacant land with a not-for-profit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34DiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… an op-ed on Sunday from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso … picture of what maternal health care looks like. In California, collecting and making maternal morbidity data … published in an online dashboard accessible to the public. California has a maternal mortality rate half that of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingOpinion 2007-5
… COUNTIES -- Fund Transfers (referendum requirements for transfer from capital reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (referendum requirements for transfer in counties) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for transfer of monies from capital reserve fund in county) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5Changes in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… 2021 projects budget gaps of $3.2 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2019, $2.3 billion in FY 2020 and $1.6 billion in FY 2021. … the health insurance mandate under the Affordable Care Act, which could increase the number of uninsured people and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 96-3
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (environmental review by village trustee or firm of the … or employee is a member or employee, and in contracts of a corporation of which the officer or employee is an officer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 92-38
… village) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (approval of nomination for fire chief); (appointment of fire chief) … fire chief and the department fails to submit a new nomination, the village board may not appoint a new chief. In … department has indicated that it will not submit a new nomination and that it is not aware of anyone else willing to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Opinion 98-20
… the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE … of minimum service requirement for appointment to fire police squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-c; TOWN LAW, … otherwise qualified individual may be assigned to a fire police squad immediately upon becoming a member of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 95-9
Concerning a length of service award program established by a fire district
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9