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DiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… an incident at the Little Neck Road Grade Crossing on the Port Washington Branch showed that five steps were not … Port Washington Branch, and 3 delayed trains on the Port Jefferson Branch. Communications to passengers in four … Develop standard alternative service plans for each main line and branch, to be implemented should service be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackDiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach
… in Penn Station, where they sometimes hung a “closed” sign on the door even though outreach workers were inside. … outreach, reduced coverage. At outlying Metro-North Railroad and LIRR stations within New York City, auditors … outreach programs overseen by LIRR and Metro-North Railroad at outlying commuter rail stations. The findings of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-mtas-homeless-outreach-program-didnt-do-much-outreachComptrollers DiNapoli & Stringer Call on Corporations to Protect LGBT Rights Around World
… New York City Employees’ Retirement System: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Representative, Carolyn Wolpert (Chair); New York … Local 237. Teachers’ Retirement System: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Appointee, Carolyn Wolpert; Deputy Chancellor … of Teachers. New York City Police Pension Fund: Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Representative, Carolyn Wolpert; New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptrollers-dinapoli-stringer-call-corporations-protect-lgbt-rights-around-worldState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and effectively.” Village of Alden – Ambulance Service Billing and Collection (Erie County) The board did … not adopted written policies and procedures for ambulance service billing and collection. Town of Bainbridge – … billing adjustments and late fees and penalties added to customer accounts. For access to state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… preschool special education providers claimed nearly $14 million in taxpayer reimbursements for ineligible costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: Too Many New Yorkers Still Without High-Speed Broadband Access
… are not repeated.” The program was created in 2015 to make high-speed (100 megabits per second or Mbps) broadband service … exposed the fact that many New Yorkers lacked access to high-speed broadband or found it too expensive. It also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-too-many-new-yorkers-still-without-high-speed-broadband-accessDiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History
… Financial Plan : $3.4 billion in 2020, $6.3 billion in 2021, $3.8 billion in 2022, $2.8 billion in 2023 and $3.1 … assistance. As Congress negotiates another stimulus package, DiNapoli urged that additional transit assistance be … are details on how it will achieve the $2.2 billion in cost reductions it has identified for 2020-2024. Debt service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-worst-financial-crisis-historyNew York City Tourism Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic, Visitor Spending Drops by 73%
… until visitors return.” DiNapoli said the state and city’s near-term focus remains getting more people vaccinated and … climbed to slightly over 50 percent. Transportation Was at Near Standstill Private tourism-related transportation … to the prior year. New York City airports also came to a near standstill, with only gradual improvements. In August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/new-york-city-tourism-industry-hit-hard-pandemic-visitor-spending-drops-73DiNapoli: Restaurant Industry Critical to New York City's Economy
… New York City’s restaurant industry had 23,650 establishments in 2019, provided 317,800 jobs, paid $10.7 billion in total … report found that in April, restaurant employment in New York City dropped to 91,000 jobs as restrictions were … New York Citys restaurant industry had 23650 establishments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-restaurant-industry-critical-new-york-citys-economyDiNapoli: Despite Labor Force Gains, Disparities Remain for Workers With Disabilities
… with a disability age 16 and over rose by 4.6 percentage points between 2019 and 2024, while it dropped 0.5 percentage points for the state’s nondisabled workforce. Despite this … New York without a disability (69.9%) and 3.5 percentage points below the national rate for people with disabilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-despite-labor-force-gains-disparities-remain-workers-disabilitiesDiNapoli: NYC Metro Transportation Costs Rose 56% Over Past Decade, Slower Than Other Major Areas
… on transportation nationally goes toward purchasing or leasing vehicles, gas, insurance and maintenance. Among city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/draft-dinapoli-nyc-metro-transportation-costs-grew-slower-other-major-cities-still-rose-29-percentSUNY Bulletin No. SU-348
… percent 200 Salary Increase and the 2023 UUP three percent 300 Salary Increase and to provide instructions for payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-348-2022-and-2023-retroactive-salary-increases-professionalOversight of Kendra’s Law (2022-S-43)
To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is effectively monitoring Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) to provide reasonable assurance that existing and potential AOT recipients receive their court-ordered treatment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s43.pdfCommon Reporting Errors: From AUD to AFR
In this session, you will learn about common reporting errors made by local governments when completing annual reports and our staff will explain how to correctly report the underlying transactions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/common-reporting-errors-aud-afr-12-7-22-update.pdfMWBE Report 2022-2023 Fiscal Year
In the 2022-23 fiscal year, the Fund recorded growth in its investments with MWBE managers. Total investments and commitments of Fund capital to MWBE partners for 2022-23 was $31.5 billion.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/mwbe-fiscal-2022-23.pdfThe Critical Role of Nonprofits in New York
This report analyzes the most recent employment and wage data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for charitable organizations identified as 501(c)(3)s for the period 2017 through 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/critical-role-of-nonprofits-in-new-york.pdfOversight of Kendra's Law (2022-S-43) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is effectively monitoring Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) to provide reasonable assurance that existing and potential AOT recipients receive their court-ordered treatment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s43-response.pdfLiberty Resources, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2023-S-22)
To determine whether the costs reported by Liberty Resources, Inc. on its CFRs were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the SED ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s22.pdfProtecting our Elderly Population: Select Elder Care Program Audits (2021-2023)
New York State has the fourth-largest population of older adults in the United States, with over 3.3 million New Yorkers age 65 and older (about 17 percent of the population).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/select-elder-care-program-audits-2021-2023.pdfEco News - April 2024
Over the last year, my office has conducted audits of the State’s air quality monitoring, the MTA’s preparedness for extreme weather events, the security of our water supply and more.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/eco-newsletter-2024.pdf