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DiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
… ($4.7 million), the Times Square Hotel ($5.7 million), Uptown SROs ($4.9 million) and 350 Lafayette TLC ($5.1 … to provide supportive housing for individuals and families who were recently homeless, hospitalized or incarcerated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… said. “Unfortunately, once again we’ve found another school that failed to spend the money properly and … can recover the misspent funds.” Shared staff at Starting Point Services divided their hours between the school’s … related services program. The state reimburses Starting Point, and other providers, for the cost of their SEIT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli Audit: OGS Veteran-Owned Business Program Off to Good Start
The state Office of General Services has made substantial progress establishing New Yorks ServiceDisabled VeteranOwned Business program in a short time and the program would benefit from the adoption of a comprehensive statewide plan for implementation
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-audit-ogs-veteran-owned-business-program-good-startComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of … as opposed to the required $35.16 rate per person. Hudson River-Black River Regulating District: Financial Management Practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Decline $3.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Year 2018-19 declined $3.7 billion, or 4.7 percent, from the previous year to $75.6 billion, according to the year-end state cash report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The state ended its fiscal year on March 31 with a General … Fiscal Year 201819 declined $37 billion or 47 percent from the previous year to $756 billion according to the yearend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-decline-37-billion-fiscal-year-2018-19Access to Preschool Special Education Services
… in the special education process, these reviews address only 1/6 of the State’s school districts per year, providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesDiNapoli: NYC Finances Continue To Benefit From Better Than Projected Revenue but Spending Pressures Remain
… York City adopted a balanced budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025, totaling $116.8 billion including expense prepayments … the city faces a number of fiscal pressures entering FY 2025, which threaten the budget balance in the coming years. … business growth and enhance its economic and tax revenue base. A key challenge the city has had to contend with is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-finances-continue-benefit-better-projected-revenue-spending-pressures-remainDiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… A new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (H+H) is not fully meeting … A new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli found that the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation H+H is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-servicesState Police Bulletin No. SP-259
… of State Police of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2025 State Police Expertise Pay, and to provide agency … are affected. Background: Chapter 182 of the Laws of 2025 implements the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of … for an annual expertise payment. Effective Dates: The 2025 State Police Expertise Pay is effective on 11/01/2025, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-259-2025-expertise-pay-eligible-employees-state-police-investigators-unitDiNapoli: NYC's Finances Benefiting From Better Than Expected Revenues
… New York City balance its $118 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget, according to a report released today by State … to FY 2025 and another $3.1 billion is forecast for FY 2026. The city’s revenue estimates align with collection … funded nearly $2.7 billion in other new needs in FY 2026, much of which went towards discretionary spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-nycs-finances-benefiting-better-expected-revenuesOpinion 90-28
… 1970, supra , to the effect that section 805-a(1)(c) not only prohibits compensation for services rendered in … before a municipal agency simply because the facts there only involved the representation of a client by a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28Other Bulletin No. 84
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the State University Construction Fund of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 SCF M/C Retroactive Salary Increase and … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the State University Construction Fund of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2025 SCF MC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-84-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scfOpinion 90-14
… board would be free to incur, in the individual case, not only necessary costs but also any which it, in its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
… Mary Rain’s office. In February, the former clerk – Mary Jo Guyette – was charged by the St. Lawrence County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsOpinion 89-15
… owned by the village fire department) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not purchase liability insurance, nor agree to … of a fire district to purchase liability insurance to cover fire company vehicles). In addition, we have previously … Vale Fire Company, Inc. , 141 AD2d 509, 529 NYS2d 132; Cook v City of Geneva , 127 Misc 2d 261, 485 NYS2d 497; Cuddy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Opinion 92-6
… authorized by the highway superintendent may be made only upon the submission to the town board or, if the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Opinion 92-56
… the general municipal law. Thus, pursuant to section 116, only those travel expenses which have actually and … put differently, it includes matters directly affecting only the employer and employee relationship" ( Levitt v Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Opinion 95-20
… v Tomlinson , 106 AD2d 843, 484 NYS2d 242, 243 [3rd Dept., 1984]). In the case just cited, the court concluded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… measures the train's ability to meet goals for the length of time between trains. "The MTA is very clear that it … wait time assessment to be its most important measurement of the reliability of subway service and riders' experience," … Averaging lines like these together results in a rosier image of subway reliability. Also, the MTA's wait assessment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014DiNapoli Audit: State Thruway Authority Has Improved the Accuracy of Toll Collections
The states Thruway Authority Thruway generally bills drivers accurately for tolls according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli The audit identified some exceptions and recommended better monitoring and corrective actions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-audit-state-thruway-authority-has-improved-accuracy-toll-collections