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Town of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (2025M-56)
… Audit Objective Did the Town of Lockport (Town) Building Inspector (Inspector) properly manage building permit fee collections? … modifications planned for the property. A board-appointed inspector oversees, administers and enforces building codes, … The Inspector did not properly manage permit fee collections The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-building-permit-fee-collections-2025m-56Great Neck Park District – Capital Assets (2025M-27)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Great Neck Park District (District) officials properly record and … 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A park district’s (district’s) capital assets represent a … Did Great Neck Park District District officials properly record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2025/12/12/great-neck-park-district-capital-assets-2025m-27State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … policy, and the superintendent did not keep up-to-date maintenance logs. City of Corning – Foreign Fire … He was placed on unpaid administrative leave and reached a retirement settlement with the county that deducted 71 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Investors Reach Settlement with Wynn Resorts
… CEO Steve Wynn’s alleged abusive behavior have reached a settlement agreement, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … shareholders from future harm. Pending court approval, the settlement requires Mr. Wynn to personally pay $20 million to … Resorts’ employees, officers and directors. As part of the settlement, liability has not been admitted. The corporate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/investors-reach-settlement-wynn-resortsDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… over the state’s Medicaid program. In recent years, my auditors have identified billions of dollars in waste in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… of Financial Services (DFS), the Department of State (DOS), the NYS Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), the Office of … although DFS did link to its website. Only three — SUNY, DOS and OTDA — make efforts to identify and reach vulnerable … and where improvements are needed. The audit found that DOS, OTDA, and SUNY do not use the information and data they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… legal services, but better monitoring of social services offices and service providers by OTDA, along with better data … victims to local Department of Social Services (DSS) offices for public benefits or providers, often nonprofits, … human trafficking survivors, 64% were referred to DSS offices and 36% were referred to area service providers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been … (Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative) – Jackson Child Development Center, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2022-S-21) Jackson Child Development Center, Inc. (JCDC), a New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… its budget and for localities through traditional lottery games, video lottery terminals (VLTs), racetrack wagering, … and other authorized activities. Traditional lottery games remain the dominant contributor to gaming revenues, … for six months starting in mid-March. While lottery games have been available without interruption, those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… The retail sector, one of New York City’s biggest employers, is … survive into next year and beyond.” In 2019, the city’s retail sector had 32,600 businesses that provided 344,600 … according to DiNapoli’s report. About 44 percent of all retail workers who lived in the city were immigrants. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… and policies for agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving it vulnerable to misguided, inaccurate or biased … acts on my office’s recommendations to help ensure the AI being used by the city is not at risk of bias or … with responsibility for the oversight and governance of AI, which in the previous administration had been under an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsTransforming Into Construction & Development
To determine whether the reorganization of the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys MTA Capital Construction to the renamed MTA Construction Development as part of transforming the MTA resulted in improved service levels for customers process efficiencies and cost reductions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/transforming-construction-developmentDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… 2025, and less than $100 million total during FY 2026 and 2027. The Savings Program reduced the city-funded portion of … could be $2.4 billion in FY 2026 and $2.15 million in FY 2027. Other gap-closing adjustments included downward … June 2020. New York City’s economic growth relies on its ability to provide the public with quality services, while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… data could be released more frequently on the Open Data NY portal, and county or neighborhood level data would … The St of NY Mortgage Agency boosted lending and programs for minority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowDiNapoli: NYC Facing Larger Budget Gaps Amid Slowing Economic Growth and Rising Costs
… gaps may reach as high as $10 billion in FY 2027 and grow to $13.6 billion by FY 2029, based on risks including slowing … federal government, states and their localities, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York City has used better-than-projected revenues to balance its budgets, but this revenue trend may be coming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-facing-larger-budget-gaps-amid-slowing-economic-growth-and-rising-costsDiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Surge Again, Giving New York a Fiscal Boost
… pretax profits of the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms. There are 130 NYSE member firms, down from more than 200 in 2007 before the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-wall-street-profits-surge-again-giving-new-york-fiscal-boostOpinion 88-55
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY- Powers and Duties (submission of books and records … AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (requiring submission of fire company books for audit); (regulating fund raising activities … BOARD -- Powers and Duties (requiring submission of fire company books for audit); (requiring submission of report by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55DiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… apartments. The city’s Housing Development Corporation (HDC) performs physical inspections of the developments, and HPD relies on HDC reports to determine whether developments are being … claimed they never received notice about the issues from HDC or HPD, while managing agents at Arlington Terrace/North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexesPrivacy and Links Policy
… request). We use information you provide, such as your email address, only to send you information that you have … may be obtained through the Internet privacy policy contact listed in this policy. Email If you identify yourself … Comptroller have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of data and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/privacy-and-links-policy30% New York State Initiative (2024-S-13) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets is adequately administering the 30% New York State Initiative to ensure that New York State food products are provided to children as part of their lunch meal in school, while also supporting local farmers and the local economy.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-24s13-response.pdf