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DiNapoli: No Good Options for MTA to Manage Hole in Capital Funding
… estimates $17 billion in funding will have to be removed from the current $55.4 billion capital plan to meet the loss of congestion pricing revenue, … funding to those projects that will remain in its capital plan and update its agreements on SAS to retain matching …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-no-good-options-mta-manage-hole-capital-fundingDiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… active projects with an aggregate value of $126 billion in 2021, a 10.4%, or $11.9 billion, increase compared to … 76% from $16.5 million per project in 2011 to $29.2 million in 2021. County IDAs were responsible for 61.2% of … created during the life of their projects, with a median salary of $40,000. This is 1.7% (3,942 jobs) lower than in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionDiNapoli: State Missed Out on Over $180 Million in Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health can do more to control costs and save taxpayers money by making sure it gets the drug rebates that it is entitled to under federal regulations, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-state-missed-out-over-180-million-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… calendar year 2022, up 12.7%, or $2.5 billion, from 2021 due to strong sales statewide, especially in New York City, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022DiNapoli: Tax Collections Down $1.3 Billion in First Half of Fiscal Year
… non-capital purposes. Going forward, policy makers should make every effort to ensure that remaining settlement dollars …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-tax-collections-down-13-billion-first-half-fiscal-yearDiNapoli: Daughter Allegedly Stole Over $240K in Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… allegedly stealing more than $240,000 in New York state pension payments made to her deceased father over a 4 ½-year … full restitution and continue to steadfastly guard the pension system from fraud.” “As not only a law enforcement … “Ms. Bertolino knowingly defrauded the New York State pension system by using her deceased father’s pension to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-daughter-allegedly-stole-over-240k-deceased-fathers-nys-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in October Up Nearly 13% From 2020
… consistent growth over the last few months is a positive sign of our economic recovery and life moving forward as we … through December), but for the entire 2021 calendar year. Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-october-nearly-13-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in August Grew More Than 15 Percent
… consecutive month that collections exceeded 2020 results, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. … billion, up nearly $204 million from August of last year. “New York’s local governments continue to see much stronger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-august-grew-more-15-percentChemical Dependency Program Payments to Selected Contractors in New York City (Follow-Up)
… Dependency Program Payments to Selected Contractors in New York City (Report 2007-S-60). Background Our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/chemical-dependency-program-payments-selected-contractors-new-york-city-followDiNapoli: Rise in NYC Metro Area Housing Costs Outpaces Other U.S. Cities
… Housing costs in New York City and the surrounding suburbs have grown more … major metropolitan areas in the U.S., according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-rise-nyc-metro-area-housing-costs-outpaces-other-us-citiesDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… is below: We should be teaching financial literacy in NY's high schools Financial literacy should be taught in all … literacy across academic disciplines throughout a student’s academic career. Students should learn … now. Op-Ed We should be teaching financial literacy in NY's high schools … Newsday on Monday published an oped from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Weaknesses in how the state Department of Labor (DOL) investigates labor law violations in New York City have led to significant delays in holding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycDiNapoli Statement on Guilty Plea in Federal Court of Cancer Care Provider
… for cancer screening support to fund his opulent lifestyle of globe-trotting and gambling. This plea sends a strong message to others who might defraud the state. I commend U.S. Attorney Bharara and his staff for their work to bring Mr. Junkovic to justice, and I will continue to work with United States Attorneys and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-statement-guilty-plea-federal-court-cancer-care-providerLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 3% in July Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by 3% in July compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/local-sales-tax-collections-increased-3-july-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Texas Woman Charged with Stealing Over $65,000 in NYS Pension Payments
… for allegedly stealing more than $65,000 in New York state pension payments meant for a deceased acquaintance. Christy … Walsh died in December 2012 and at the time of death the pension payments should have stopped. Instead, her death was … information indicating that Walsh may have died, and pension payments were halted. In June of that year, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-texas-woman-charged-stealing-over-65000-nys-pension-paymentsDiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Needs to Boost Financial Education in Our Schools
… have already incorporated financial education into the school curriculum, with some starting lessons as early as … students take a personal finance class to graduate high school. New York should get with the program. I issued an … they’d been required to take a personal finance class in school. Also, a study by the Financial Industry Regulatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-needs-boost-financial-education-our-schoolsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New $50 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… of our pension system. But I am equally pleased that we can continue to participate in Northern Ireland’s economic … communities under the MacBride principles, and support the peace process.” Kennedy underscored that, “For years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-50-million-investment-northern-irelandDiNapoli: Huntington Man Charged With Stealing Over $56,000 in State Pension Payments
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Suffolk County … state and country to protect the New York State pension system from fraud.” “The New York State Retirement Fund is funded by the hard work of hundreds of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-huntington-man-charged-stealing-over-56000-state-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… through 2030. HCR acts as the pass through for the money by awarding it, in the form of grants, to local program … which HCR oversees to make sure they use the money in ways that meet federal requirements. Federally … the funding in September 2020, or it risks losing the money. The remaining $122 million must be spent by September …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingDiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… spiked from five reported incidents in 2019 to 140 in 2021. In the last two years, the number of anti-Asian … areas, including education, mental health services, and online safety, where action could be taken to help prevent … antisemitism and islamophobia in the aftermath of October 7 th , attacks against the LGBTQ+ community, and racially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-years