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DiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections Growth Slowed in First Half of 2015
… sales tax collection growth across New York State slowed to 1.6 percent in the first six months of 2015 from 3 percent growth in 2014 and was considerably lower than … average annual growth over the past 15 years, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-sales-tax-collections-growth-slowed-first-half-2015DiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… this complicated case," Warren County Sheriff York said. "My office opened this criminal investigation, like many cases, on a tip from a concerned citizen. We appreciate the … 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. Review prior cases at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations . … Former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction in $130,000 Pension Theft
… announced today the conviction of John H. Eydeler III, 66, a resident of Glendale, Arizona, on his guilty plea to Grand … On October 12, 2016, Eydeler admitted to stealing pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System intended for his mother, Dorothy Eydeler, a retired nurse who died in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-130000-pension-theftAuditors Find Safety Hazards at Pre-K Facilities in New York City
… (UPK) programs found classrooms with potential fire and safety hazards, toxic cleaning supplies and peeling … used for UPK to be safe and to comply with applicable fire safety, health and building codes. Equipment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/auditors-find-safety-hazards-pre-k-facilities-new-york-cityDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General … including a sitting state senator, a current member of the New York City Council, and elected officials from both parties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
… the primary insurer. As a secondary payer, Medicaid may pay a recipient's Medicare premiums, deductibles, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Decline $3.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2018-19
… report, go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/finance/cbr.htm Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-decline-37-billion-fiscal-year-2018-19DiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that SED did not do enough to make certain that the requirements under the … and the Legislature, even though it has been required to do so annually since 2000, auditors discovered. Without those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional … director. DiNapoli’s audit also disallowed excessive 401k contributions given to the executive director and the … fiscal years that ended June 30, 2014. DiNapoli’s audit found that Aim High claimed $616,906 in costs that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as reserve funds that surpassed board-approved amounts and have gone … board resolutions allowing them to establish five reserve funds totaling $36 million. Nor could they provide a clear … than it actually is. As a result, the district withheld funds from being used. As part of the audit, DiNapoli made a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… structure is the Worker Cooperative, which are businesses 100% owned and governed by their employees, and emphasize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… services are provided in a cost-effective manner without excessive use of overtime.” Most of the state’s overtime in … new hiring between Jan. 1, 2012, and Jan. 1, 2021. After a low for this period of roughly 5,700 in 2012, new hires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021DiNapoli: New York City's Immigrant Population Playing Increased Role in Economy
… accounted for $257 billion in economic activity in New York City in 2013, nearly one-third of the city’s total … contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-immigrant-population-playing-increased-role-economyDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… At that time, Eckstein claimed that Conmac Funding was an insurance company, and her money had to be paid back in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… sales tax collections grew by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, mostly driven by double digit growth in New York City. Total sales tax collections reached nearly $5.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022Life Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… at home listing all your records, certificates, names and phone numbers of helpful contacts and other important … New York State employee), deferred compensation, the name, number and address of the Retirement System, and documents … System, call us at 1-866-805-0990, or 518-474-7736 in the Albany, New York area. We will ask you for his/her Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Events in Charlottesville, Va.
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement in response to events in Charlottesville. "The chaos and tragic loss of … terrorism and white supremacist hatred by name. Failure to confront and condemn the disease only helps it grow." … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-events-charlottesville-vaDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… and services in the state,” DiNapoli said. “My office is closely monitoring New York’s economy, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… statewide moderated in 2023, following two years of double-digit increases,” DiNapoli said. “The fluctuations … rates.” Local sales tax collections in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 3.1% compared to the same quarter of 2022, similar to the 3% and 3.6% year-over-year growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food … of food insecurity were highest for households headed by single mothers at 24.3%, as well as households headed by … of New York City families with children experience some form of food insecurity," said Richard R. Buery Jr., CEO of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurity