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NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy

… the months preceding the August announcement, however, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and three federal agencies had … the environmental impact review. On August 10, 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe began a blockade to halt …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversy

NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on McDonald's Agreement to Tie Executive Compensation to Diversity, Workforce Management

… McDonald’s decision to disclose workforce diversity data and tie executive compensation to the company’s ability to foster inclusion and ensure improved human capital management. As a result of McDonald’s new policy, DiNapoli and the Fund are withdrawing their shareholder proposal that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mcdonalds-agreement-tie-executive-compensation-diversity

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-track

DiNapoli: 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-outreach

DiNapoli: 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-access

DiNapoli: 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-history

New 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-73

DiNapoli: 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-economy

DiNapoli: 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-percent

DiNapoli: 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-disabilities

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