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DiNapoli: New York State Gets 91 Cents for Every Dollar Sent to Washington
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York ranked 46th in the nation in its balance of payments between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-new-york-state-gets-91-cents-every-dollar-sent-washingtonSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… taken appropriate action to ensure that equipment, such as cameras and "Customer Assistance Intercoms," are working, … and CAIs located in the off-hour waiting areas of each side of the station platform. At St. George and … January 1, 2014 through September 12, 2017, SIR did not have written preventive maintenance procedures for security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… 18 percent (10 of 56 scored) in fiscal stress in FYE 2017. Only seven of 853 towns scored (less than 1 percent) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… which are important to rider safety, had defects in need of repair. While 33 percent of platform edges had a … 2,722 architectural components (13 percent) were in need of repair and 2,031 components (27 percent) needed to be … and 217 elevators are beyond their useful lives and need replacement. More than half of these outdated elevators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… recent year for which DHCR had verified affidavits at the time of our audit in 2017. Background The Mitchell-Lama … based on their actual income. Developments are not charging tenants the maximum allowable surcharges when … self-reported information and their tax records. At the time of our review in 2017, DHCR’s most recent match was for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsAugust 1999: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation State Revolving Loan Funds
… term, interest free financing, clean water project only) Purpose: To provide short term financing for clean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/august-1999-new-york-state-environmental-facilities-corporation-state-revolving-loan-fundsDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2010
… deferred compensation and higher base salaries. Wall Street profits totaled $27.6 billion in 2010, which would be … down, but that's not an indicator of a weakness on Wall Street," DiNapoli said. "Wall Street is changing its … the aftermath of the greatest financial meltdown since the Great Depression. Past practices rewarded short-term gains at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-declined-2010State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $5.6 million which may impair the district’s ability to continue to provide fire protection and emergency services. The board … did not have sufficient supporting documentation attached to the claim but were approved for payment by the board. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… seals on three doors that could potentially allow water to leak through. Auditors visited six bus depots where they also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsState Health Department Slow to Inspect Violations at Adult Care Facilities, Audit Finds
… Department of Health (DOH) is not adequately overseeing adult care facilities, risking the health and safety of … documentation to show critical problems were corrected. “Adult care facilities across the state have a responsibility … then vulnerable residents could be left at risk.” Adult care facilities are primarily home to the elderly who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-health-department-slow-inspect-violations-adult-care-facilities-audit-findsDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… York strengthened its AI governance framework with a new law requiring state agencies to disclose the AI tools they … Services to keep a public inventory of AI systems. The law also includes protections for employees. The state has … ethically and transparently. Times Union Op Ed Commentary: New York Needs Better Oversight of Government AI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… residents paid $2.4 million of the GLWD’s costs that only benefited taxpayers within the water district and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2332
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … effective dates and check dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type 2025 Effective Dates Check Dates Administration 1 Lag …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2332-april-2025-increase-location-pay-and-mid-hudson-location-pay-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2327
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … effective dates and check dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type 2025 Effective Dates Check Dates Administration 1 Lag …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2327-april-2025-increase-location-pay-and-mid-hudson-location-pay-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2326
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 Increases to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … effective dates and check dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type 2025 Effective Dates Check Dates Administration 1 Lag …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2326-april-2025-increase-location-pay-and-mid-hudson-location-pay-employeesOpinion 88-71
… rents in the context of compromising a claim asserted by the property owner relative to the accuracy of his water … of water rents. You indicate that the city's code provides for the imposition of a penalty of 10% on any water bill not … added to the user's city tax bill. Under the city's water rent schedule, most residences, including apartments, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) Vacant apartments at Clinton Towers were often not rented in a … period January 2012 through March 2017, an average of 13 apartments each month had been vacant for over 60 days, … $740,000 in lost rental revenue. On March 31, 2017, 15 apartments at Clinton Towers had been vacant for more than 60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 99-11
… the Local Finance Law contains provisions relative to the cancellation and destruction of obligations. That section … for the State Comptroller to designate the manner of cancellation or destruction of paid obligations. It states as … regulations, set forth in 2 NYCRR, Part 55, for the cancellation and destruction of municipal obligations. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 93-3
… Lynd v Heffernan , 286 AD 597, 146 NYS2d 113 mot for lv to app granted 1 NY2d 641, mot to withdraw app granted 1 NY2d 919, 154 NYS2d 976). The primary rationale … proposals or quotations will not be in the best interest of the political subdivision (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 93-4
… purpose (Local Finance Law, §§10.00[a], 21.00[a]; see also NY Const, art VIII, §2). Clearly, towns are authorized to … Law (see also Real Property Tax Law, §726[4]; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 65 NY2d 92, 490 NYS2d 174; Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-32, p 40). With respect to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4