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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Bellmore Union Free School District , Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida … BOCES , Olean City School District , Port Washington Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… to its system and developed plans to mitigate the effect of extreme weather conditions and flooding. We also … 93 recommendations, including the development of a climate change adaptation master plan and 11 recommendations … of the 2009 Report – the development of the climate change adaptation master plan. Since Superstorm Sandy, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsWall Street Profits Up in 2016
… Securities industry profitability rose sharply in 2016, increasing by 21 percent, while the average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry increased by 1 percent to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/wall-street-profits-2016State Agencies Bulletin No. 171
… rates were increased beginning Period 27, March 23, 2000 for Institution agencies and Period 1, March 30,2000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/171-increase-maintenance-rates-and-rules-determining-taxable-statusDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… when the COVID-19 pandemic reached New York. It didn’t have the controls and procedures in place to stop a viral … they deserved the truth. It is unacceptable that we still don’t know just how many nursing home residents died. Besides … people, including nursing home residents. This is just the latest audit to find shortfalls and problems with these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceDiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… was flat over nearly a decade, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Through 2023, the foreign-born labor market grew 18.5% since 2015 … who come to the U.S. looking for work and a better life. Federal immigration policy must be reformed to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peakDiNapoli Audit: Growing Number of Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers at Risk Due to Staff Shortages
… to be overwhelmed and short-handed, which may account for missed or delayed opportunities to provide care for the physical or mental health issues facing the young … through its Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY), including three secure facilities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-audit-growing-number-youth-juvenile-justice-centers-risk-due-staff-shortagesDiNapoli: New York City Workforce Down Over 19,000, Largest Decline Since Great Recession
… Attrition outpaces hiring among New York City’s municipal workforce, which could have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-city-workforce-down-over-19000-largest-decline-great-recessionDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… fraud or coercion to make someone engage in commercial sex or other forms of forced labor. OTDA’s Response to Human …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… Board of Education (Board) to adopt a budget providing for an additional 4.38 percent increase, or $6.8 million, to … in November 2024, the District’s financial statement audit for the 2023-24 fiscal year revealed $31.3 million in … we conducted a review of the District’s adopted budget for the current 2024-25 fiscal year. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
… of the awards. The audit covered the period from April 2021 through January 2023. About the Program On March 20, … impact on their business as of the first week of March 2021. To assist the over 400,000 small businesses in the State impacted by the pandemic, the 2021-22 State budget established the Program, with $800 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/covid-19-pandemic-small-business-recovery-grant-programOpinion 99-15
… has provided for exemption from taxation (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-106, p 107; 1980 Opns St Comp, No. … property tax exemption to these properties (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-208, p 221; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-147, p 152; 1976 Opns St Comp, No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Opinion 93-24
… Opns St Comp Nos. 92-4, p 9 and 92-41, supra ; see also 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-242, p 302; 1981 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 92-7
… St Comp No. 91-29, p 84; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-11, p 23; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-120, p 151; 1981 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7DiNapoli: New York City's Tech Sector Is Booming
… had surpassed the peak reached in 2000 during the "dot-com" expansion. In 2016, the sector set a new employment … 45 years or younger, and most had at least a bachelor's degree. More than one-third were immigrants; one-quarter were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-new-york-citys-tech-sector-boomingUse of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… audit was to determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) had sufficient policies … and individuals. The Office receives federal funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) … approximately 37 million transactions, totaling about $1.9 billion, were made from January 1, 2014 to March 18, 2016 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsOpinion 2006-3
… town board, after a public hearing, to grant franchises “for the use of the streets, highways, and public places or … thereof or the space above or under them or any of them, for any specific purpose authorized by law upon such terms … rule, unless a statute provides otherwise, and except for revenues received as a result of a part-town function or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3State Contract and Payment Actions in January
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,493 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $3.7 … 850 payments valued at more than $18.5 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryComptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud
… Alvin L. Bragg Jr. today announced the guilty plea of CINDY TAPPE, 57, for orchestrating an approximately $3.5 … (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her position as the Director of Finance and Administration for NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and Transformation of Schools (the “Metro Center”) to divert approximately $3.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraudDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… helped New York City balance its $112.6 billion budget for city fiscal year (FY) 2024, despite $2.9 billion in costs … the city to increase spending at a time when demand for services is on the rise,” DiNapoli said. “Continued … maximum transparency will be key going forward. The costs for skyrocketing shelter demand are not sustainable without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loom