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Local Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… year-over-year growth did not keep pace with inflation for counties and cities outside of New York City. “New York … of the state grew by 5.3% to $2.9 billion. However, when adjusted for inflation, these collections are worth slightly less than the $2.8 billion collected in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022DiNapoli: 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-traffickingDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in … New York City Public Schools NYCPS needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion … from 2022, largely influenced by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Growth in local sales tax collections statewide moderated in 2023, following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. October’s sales tax collections totaled $1.4 billion for counties and … Local government sales tax revenue declined by 52 percent in October compared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… programs such as Social Security, Medicare, benefits for veterans and retired federal employees and food assistance. … Washington for federal employee retirement benefits and veterans’ benefits to New Yorkers were lower than average on … York’s and other states’ balance of payments, in both the near and longer terms, as updated population counts influence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 7.1 percent in November compared to the same month last year, … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. November’s sales tax collections totaled $1.3 billion for local … Local government sales tax collections declined by 71 percent in November …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts statewide were designated in fiscal stress … P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of … uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt school district operations and finances,” DiNapoli said. “I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, or $1.8 billion, compared to the … than the drop during the Great Recession, when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 … Local government sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point between 2019-21, according to a … The report found that the number of households facing food insecurity declined during the COVID-19 pandemic due to federal relief programs and the expansion of federal food assistance programs. DiNapoli raised the concern that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityAdult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… the State Comptroller (OSC) has developed an interactive map (see below) that displays the total amount of AUC tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateCost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… a single court may be initiated by one of the following: Petition of Registered Voters Must be addressed to each town … each of the affected towns; one will receive the original petition, and the other town or towns will each receive a … resolution to the voters of each town at the next general election, provided it occurs more than 60 days after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsLife Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… the Retirement System, and documents for other pensions (TIAA, federal, military or private plans) for which you may … auto, homeowners, property, accident, liability, long-term care and hospitalization policies. Bank accounts — … savings bonds, stocks, bonds and any other securities. Credit cards — account numbers, phone numbers and addresses. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsDiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men
… Women in New York earned 87 cents on the dollar compared to … today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Women would have to work an extra 53 days to make what men in New York earned in 2023. Median earnings in 2023 for women working full-time, year-round in New York were $62,111 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-women-new-york-still-earn-far-less-menDiNapoli 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-populationDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… A 50-year-old Georgia woman, Sandra Smith, was sentenced to over a year in federal prison and ordered to pay full restitution after admitting she stole $459,050 in … pension and federal social security payments from her deceased mother-in-law’s bank account, State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-82
… Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman and the Office of the State Comptroller, a new method for paying Judges was … in 2004. Beginning calendar year 2005, the total amount of regular earnings actually paid during the calendar year will equal the Judge’s full or prorated share of statutory salary, whichever is applicable. New Procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-82-payment-procedures-judges-beginning-calendar-year-2005Boom or Bust? Federal Relief Aid and Local Government Finances in New York State
Boom or Bust? Federal Relief Aid and Local Government Finances in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fiscal-cliffs.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 1.4 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2024
Marks the lowest quarterly year-over-year increase following the pandemic-induced declines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2024-sales-tax-third-quarter.pdf