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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… that the charges were for a valid school purpose. In addition, none of the 186 purchases had evidence of … completed the mandatory fiscal oversight training in a timely manner or ensure that the treasurer filed the … report district receipts and disbursements accurately and in a timely manner. The former treasurer inaccurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through July for calendar year 2015, DiNapoli’s office has approved 11,930 … builds on his commitment to added transparency via his Open Book New York website. Major Contracts Approved New York … Behavioral Interventions and Support Technical Assistance Center services. $1 million with the Research Foundation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015DiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… Financial relief has been slow to reach New York’s pandemic-hit renters because of poor management by … Assistance (OTDA) in implementing the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), according to a new report … Financial relief has been slow to reach New Yorks pandemichit renters because of poor management by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… new risks, while failing to address existing risks, in the New York City Department of Education’s (DOE) budget, … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The city has expanded existing programs and implemented new programs to address the … provision of necessary services to students. Report NYC Department of Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… responded to the pandemic by providing significant one-time aid to school districts to support their operations and … set aside 36% and 38%, respectively. The second-largest part of New York City’s allocation, $1.98 billion, or 28.4%, … the pandemic hit. While 3-K expansion may help boost enrollment, attract and retain families with younger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Specifically, officials did not use competition for 18 purchases totaling $543,474 out of a sample of 21 totaling $763,413 required by school policy to be competitively purchased. Credit card charges were not … detailed which water outlets were exempt from sampling and how they would be secured and what remedial actions were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Some Affordable Apartments for Seniors Left Vacant for Years
… The shortage of affordable housing is especially hard on elderly New Yorkers, but many … found. The audit examined whether the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) properly oversee the … The shortage of affordable housing is especially hard on elderly New Yorkers but many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-some-affordable-apartments-seniors-left-vacant-yearsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1129
… purposes of clarity, the terms PayServ or SFS will be used in conjunction with the term Account Code for the remainder … purposes. Critical Date(s) Cost Center updates in SFS must be completed by February 15, 2012, prior to the … to maintain up-to-date information on any CAS Cost Centers in both SFS and PayServ. The link between PayServ and SFS is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1129-updates-cost-centers-statewide-financial-system-sfs-and-payserv-accountDiNapoli Report Identifies Trends in Causes of Subway Delays
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has an opportunity to further improve performance and reduce … This issue arose during the course of the Comptroller analysis, when the MTA informed the office that it revised … the most delays of any line in 2024 (38,898). DiNapoli’s analysis of 311 calls that may correlate to such incidents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-report-identifies-trends-causes-subway-delaysDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Confront Tough Fiscal Outlook as Washington Moves to Cut Health Care Spending
… making it harder for the largest public health system in the country to reach its financial goals, according to a … the level of support H+H receives,” DiNapoli said. “Cuts in reimbursement rates and payment delays across Medicaid, … nursing) facilities and over 30 patient care locations in the city’s five boroughs. It provides health and mental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-confront-tough-fiscal-outlook-washington-moves-cut-health-care-spendingFare Revenue Considerations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
… services to the New York region, faced difficulties in closing its projected budget gaps. These gaps were … billion annually once federal pandemic relief is exhausted in 2025, in addition to $401 million in known budget risks, and other … services to the New York region faced difficulties in closing its projected budget gaps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/fare-revenue-considerations-metropolitan-transportation-authorityChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… look at the data,” said State Sen. Jabari Brisport, 25 th District, Chair of Committee on Children and Families . “New … DiNapoli shows,” said State Sen. Samra G. Brouk, 55 th District . “We know child care costs are increasingly … basic needs,” said Henry Garrido, executive director of District Council 37 AFSCME, AFL-CIO . “The lack of investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsFederal Impact on Higher Education – Federal Funding and New York
… (14.9%) $101,907,280 (12.2%) 9,250 (38.3%) $144,143,631 (26.8%) SUNY 98,086 (85.1%) $731,177,080 (87.8%) 14,915 … at SUNY (6,090 FTEs) and 4,270 at CUNY (about 790 FTEs). 26 Total federally financed R&D expenditures at New York IHEs … Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy 273 $26,651 CUNY, Queens C. 279 $25,492 Clarkson U. 280 $25,399 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-higher-educationOpinion 2009-1
… Ethics (requiring disclosure and recusal by fire district commissioner whose spouse is to be appointed treasurer) -- Family Relationships (spouse of fire district commissioner as appointed treasurer) FIRE DISTRICTS --Treasurer (spouse of fire district commissioner as appointed treasurer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 99-10
… LAW, §11.00(a): The "expected useful life" of energy facilities or equipment subject to an energy performance … the prevailing characteristics of use; the existence of a maintenance policy; and the levels of employee experience in … for which a municipality, school district or district corporation may generally contract indebtedness. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10VII.10.D Cash Advance Payment Types – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… It is in the State’s best interest to use cost effective payment … may be combined with one petty cash check being issued in an amount over $250. Pay for invoices that exceed $250 if … Finance Law. Provide payroll corrections to employees in an amount not to exceed the full amount of their net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10d-cash-advance-payment-typesState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,555 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.7 … payments valued at more than $14.3 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustDiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth
… of incident reports that ACS did provide, auditors found 26%, or 68 of 258 incidents, were not reported to OCFS. These … instance, youth attempted to escape from Crossroads on May 26, 2020, but ACS did not report it until two days later. … suffer from chronic absenteeism. On average, youth missed 26% of the school days for the period from October 1, 2018 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nyc-secure-juvenile-detention-centers-need-improve-safety-and-access-services-youthThe Transportation and Warehousing Sector in New York City
… air transportation is the largest subsector, employing 26,550 workers in 2021 (which is down 5,400 from 2019). … employed the most people among the subsectors at 26,550 (a decline of almost 5,400 from 2019; see Figure 6). … was because support activities employment declined by 26 percent from 2019 and total wages grew 2 percent for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/transportation-and-warehousing-sector-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District To Support Community Banking in South Bronx
… today announced the approval of Community District 9 as a Banking Development District (BDD) and presented $35 million … across the state where there is a demonstrated need for banking services. Bronx Community District 9 (CD 9) is now a … their operations and provide affordable and accessible banking products and services in the community. “We are proud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-new