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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… conditions needed to be improved. These included missing smoke detectors, missing outlet covers, overloaded power strips, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in the Medicaid program and prevent improper payments for services. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care … of Health: Medicaid Program, Managed Long Term Care Premium Rate Setting (2015-S-30) Two managed care … (SED): Brookville Center for Children’s Services Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… York City faces economic uncertainty as it emerges from the pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “The city must balance the … significantly higher than traditional spending increases at this point in the fiscal year. Revenue Upside Boosts … lower pension expenses, which have been fueled by strong market returns in FY 2021 and are expected to offset future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingDiNapoli: NYC Transportation and Warehousing Sector Fares Better Than Other Sectors in Recovery Amid Shift to E-Commerce
… City’s transportation and warehousing sector regained 82% of its pandemic job losses as of April, trailing the nation, … and warehousing workers were members of a labor union, compared to 21% of all public and private workers … commuters to the city, which may remain depressed for the near future amid economic uncertainty, remains critical to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-nyc-transportation-and-warehousing-sector-fares-better-other-sectors-recovery-amid-shift-eState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York City Department of Finance (DOF): Selected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees … Overall, auditors determined that while DOF identifies parking summonses to be processed, its collection of payments … UnitedHealthcare: Reasonable and Customary Reimbursement Rates for Delayed Claims (2018-S-60) United's automated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 complaints filed statewide in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the previous year and … times the annual total from a decade earlier, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… two employees assigned to the program. Rejected License Plate Images Auditors also found fault with the Thruway’s … million in tolls last year based on the number of license plate images that were rejected for reasons, such as being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… pressures from this influx have grown beyond the city’s ability to manage without a comprehensive federal policy … budget shortfall in FY 2025 to reach $7.9 billion in FY 2027, with cumulative gaps for the three-year period adding … risks that could drive these gaps higher through FY 2027. Absent a recession, there is the potential for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… $305 million in 2016 to $176 million in 2022. As of April 2023, the more costly primary carrier service AAR vans … declined from 362,214 in October 2016 to 143,726 in July 2023. The number of trips taken by brokers increased from … All other services made up less than 15% of trips in June 2023. Service Issues Amid Shift to Broker Services DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsDiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… Counties across New York aren’t getting the timely data they need to help … efforts to implement the recommendations made by the New York State Suicide Prevention Task Force to ensure timely … with counties. With stronger monitoring and coordination, New York can save lives and better protect people in crisis.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateDiNapoli: NYC Vehicle Fleet Meeting Goals on Fuel Efficiency but Aging Emergency and Sanitation Trucks Often Sidelined for Repairs
… age is now the highest since 2012, and aging emergency and service vehicles are increasingly sidelined for repairs, … the rising rate of ambulances and sanitation trucks out of service is concerning,” DiNapoli said. “The city needs to be … has contributed to a decline in vehicle readiness, with in-service rates for critical vehicles such as ambulances and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-nyc-vehicle-fleet-meeting-goals-fuel-efficiency-aging-emergency-and-sanitation-trucks-oftenDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves
… and planned cost savings benefited New York City’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, but funding for … revenues and planned savings, but out-year budget gaps are still large and tough choices remain ahead to … immigration reform.” The city’s Preliminary FY 2025 budget and January Financial Plan enabled the city to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improvesDiNapoli: NYC Department for the Aging Faces Challenges Meeting Growing Home Care Needs
… New York City’s Department for the Aging (DFTA) provides home care and case management services to support older New … rising demand for these services. The waitlist for home care continues to expand, while DFTA faces challenges … York City’s older population is growing, and demand for home care and case management is rising rapidly,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-nyc-department-aging-faces-challenges-meeting-growing-home-care-needsDiNapoli Report Examines Post-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
… The long-term decline in the number of individuals in state prisons has led to a demographic shift towards an older incarcerated population, and necessitates increased … risen by four years (40.2 years). One contributing factor is that a greater number of older incarcerated individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-report-examines-post-covid-trends-new-yorks-aging-prison-populationOpinion 90-28
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … member should not participate in the discussion or vote on any such matter. You ask whether a planning board member … their property if the board member abstains from voting on the subdivision applications on which he has performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28State Agencies Bulletin No. 2147
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2023 Retroactive Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2147-april-2023-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonState Agencies Bulletin No. 708
… employees for the Merit Step payment and instructions to add or delete eligible employees. Affected Employees Merit … additional copies are needed.) These forms must be used to add employees who do not appear on the listing and to delete … employees for the Merit Step payment and instructions to add or delet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/708-public-employees-federation-pef-and-rent-regulation-services-unit-rrsuDiNapoli: New York Sends More Money to Washington Than It Gets Back
… New York sent an estimated $24.1 billion more in tax payments to Washington than it got back in federal spending in federal … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In 2017, New York was one of just 11 states that sent more to … New York sent an estimated $241 billion more in tax payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-york-sends-more-money-washington-it-gets-backNew York City Construction Industry Booming
… records for four consecutive years with New York City accounting for half of the state’s construction job gains since 2010, according … earlier. The industry is crucial to both the state and city, creating thousands of good-paying jobs and providing a … records for four consecutive years with New York City accounting for half of the states construction job gains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingOpinion 91-21
… -- Compensation (administrator of estates - county chief fiscal officer's right to fees and commissions); (fees and commissions - right of county chief fiscal officer to remit to county, or to waive) COUNTY … Whether the chief fiscal officer of a county who serves as administrator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21