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DiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades

… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been slow to reverse the deterioration in service and its financial plan entails considerable risk, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller … 2021 and $634 million in 2022. The MTA is asking the state to authorize new sources of funding to close the gaps, but …

DiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It

… from the federal government over the next three years, the weight of closing that gap will fall on the regional economy, …

DiNapoli: MTA's Future Unthinkable Without Aid From Washington

… is considering drastic cuts and fare hikes that won’t come near what it needs, and in fact will extend the problems we …

Management of Capital Projects

… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project … transportation infrastructure, helping to develop the Long Island communities it serves and facilitating economic … branches, stretching from Montauk – on the eastern tip of Long Island – to Penn Station in the heart of Manhattan. …

DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments

… Sandra Smith, for allegedly stealing over $450,000 in New York state pension and Social Security payments made to her deceased mother-in-law over a 16-year period. “The defendant callously took advantage of her mother-in-law’s death to profit at the expense of New York’s …

IX.9 Administrative Recoveries - Transfers to Other Funds – IX. Federal Grants

Selected Travel Expenses

… a public benefit corporation and a component unit of the State of New York, whose mission is to continue develop, and … Findings MTA’s travel policy directive does not clearly state all the requirements or procedures the staff need to …

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1745

… members, mandatory members reported to them by State Payroll and optional members submitted through the Retirement … Registration Unit at (518) 474-3081. OSC Actions State Payroll will provide NYSLRS with job, biographical, and … all NYSLRS Reportable Employees. NYSLRS will provide State Payroll with data to automatically update PayServ for …

Annual Invoice

… is due by February 1, 2026. Since this due date falls on a Sunday, we will consider the following on time : ACH or wire transfer payments received on or before February 2, 2026. Checks sent by certified mail … NYSLRS employers log on to our online programs to view their annual invoice in a …

DiNapoli: New York City Budget Surplus on Pace to Grow Another $2.4 Billion from April Projections

… bargaining round. The city has budgeted $495 million by FY 2026 for the additional anticipated labor costs. The city’s … collectively could exceed $1.8 billion annually by FY 2026, on top of city-identified budget gaps. The city has …

DiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves

… during the financial plan period came from higher tax revenues ($482 million), lower pension contributions … a new record in 2013. Ridership on the Long Island Rail Road is not expected to return to pre-recession levels for …

DiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History

… Authority (MTA) is facing the greatest crisis in its long history, with few viable options without federal funding to avoid cuts in service and staff, additional fare hikes and … that could impair regional transit for decades, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual …

All-Agency Contract Evaluation System

… Capital Construction is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency … project teams broad discretion, introducing the risk that contractors are being treated inconsistently. Although required, evaluations were not done for two contractors. Both contractors went one year without ACEs, …

DiNapoli: MTA'S Homeless Outreach Program Didn't Do Much Outreach

… assistance. Some outreach workers spent more time in the office than reaching out and filed inaccurate and unreliable … they expect BRC workers to spend most of their time — 4-5 hours per 8.5 hour shift — performing outreach services. … Auditors observed a worker leave the outreach office and post a sign saying outreach workers were on the floor in …

DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population

… outreach efforts to the homeless population in the transit system including Long Island Railroad and Metro-North Rail … 2,178, an increase of 18 percent over 2013. Questionable Placement Claims Auditors found the MTA and DHS cannot trust … to place in a family shelter. No further information on placement efforts was listed in DHS’ database. 11 clients …

Publications

…   Below, you’ll find retirement plan publications and general information … retirement plan determine your benefits. The best way to find your specific retirement plan publication is to visit our Find Your NYSLRS Retirement Plan Publication page and follow … Find NYSLRS retirement plans general interest publications …

DiNapoli: MTA Capital Funding Gap May Exceed $12 Billion

… transit assets (e.g. bridges, tunnels, commuter rail cars, subway cars, signals and stations) to determine their … projects, such as future phases of the Second Avenue Subway. Funding the capital program has been an ongoing … estimates that debt service could reach $4.4 billion by 2025 if the MTA borrows to fill the funding gap for the …

DiNapoli Report Tracks MTA's Shifting Revenue Streams

… a new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details. “Understanding how the MTA pays for its day-to-day … 2026. With 4% fare and toll increases planned for August 2025 and March 2027, the MTA projects revenue from those … ridership has exceeded the pre-pandemic level. The report details smaller revenue streams which exceed pre-pandemic …

DiNapoli Report Highlights MTA's Significant Needs

… capital program, which has funding constraints. In its October 2023 Needs Assessment (2025-2044) Report, the MTA's first since 2013, it departed … is urgently needed to restore the MTA’s operating revenue. Subway  One of the most important priorities for improving …

Selected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority

… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) system and taking appropriate action where performance ratings are … whether procurement officials at the agencies reviewed and used the ACE ratings prior to making a contract award. …