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DiNapoli: NYC Office Market Will Take Years to Recover From Pandemic
… The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out years of growth in New York City’s office sector, erasing … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Midtown and the Financial District are two of the largest business … The COVID19 pandemic wiped out years of growth in New York Citys office sector erasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-nyc-office-market-will-take-years-recover-pandemicState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… addressing the problems identified in the initial audit. Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA): Compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsLead Poisoning Prevention Program
… and behavioral problems, kidney damage, and even death. In New York State, the Department of Health (Department) is … health departments (LHDs). LHDs follow Department guidance in creating programs to address lead-poisoning prevention … frequently for cause. Key Findings While we found that, in general, the LHDs are providing required Program services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/08/lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli Releases Climate Action Plan
… the Decarbonization Advisory Panel , which he created with Gov. Cuomo. The Plan incorporates many of the Panel’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-releases-climate-action-planSUNY Bulletin No. SU-274
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to … To provide agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employees Retirement Plan page due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-274-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planAid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) and Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA)
… AIM In each State fiscal year, the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities … the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority (EFSA), the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority (BFSA) and the Nassau … $5 million. In practice, this only impacts the Cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers – which will receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/aid-and-incentives-municipalities-aim-and-temporary-municipal-assistance-tmaState Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… P. DiNapoli today announced the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) employer contribution rates for … remain the same as the previous year for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) with a small increase in rates for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). DiNapoli is also dropping the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredTransparency and Accountability of Fiscal Activities in Villages (2024-MS-2)
… file by the statutory deadline, or not filing the AFR at all, calls into question the financial standing of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/transparency-and-accountability-fiscal-activities-villages-2024-ms-2Center Moriches Fire District – Fiscal Transparency (2025M-113)
… Comptroller (OSC)? Audit Period December 31, 2019 – June 30, 2025. We extended our audit period forward to November 15, … years. New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30 requires a treasurer to prepare, file with OSC and make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/center-moriches-fire-district-fiscal-transparency-2025m-113DiNapoli: Despite Labor Force Gains, Disparities Remain for Workers With Disabilities
… force participation rate for those with a disability age 16 and over rose by 4.6 percentage points between 2019 and … New York.” In 2024, more than 2.5 million New Yorkers 16 and older had a disability, representing 15% of the … force participation rate for people with a disability age 16 and over rose by five percentage points from 2019-2024, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-despite-labor-force-gains-disparities-remain-workers-disabilitiesDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Decreased 11.6% in 2023, First Decline Since 2016
… and $177.5 million, respectively. In 2023, total state payroll costs were $19.3 billion, with overtime totaling $1.2 billion. Overtime earnings as a share of total payroll grew from 4.3% in 2014 to 6.2% in 2023, as total … average annual increase. In 2023, overtime as a share of payroll was at its second highest rate since 2007. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-decreased-116-2023-first-decline-2016DiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… DiNapoli today released three reports that found more than $100 million in improper payments made by the Department of … DiNapoli today released three reports that found more than $100 million in improper payments made by the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… Thirty local governments in New York State ended 2020 in some form of fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas … operating on a calendar year basis (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31) for 2020 and covers all counties and towns, 44 cities, and 10 … 30 total governments in a fiscal stress designation for 2020, 17 were also in some form of fiscal stress in 2019. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse
… the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development point-in-time count for New York State, for a specific day in January, homeless individuals numbered 92,091 for 2019, … year (CY) 2020, Local Districts submitted $2.1 billion in gross claims, with claims of $1.6 billion for CY 2017, $2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuseControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
… audit covers the period from February 2019 through August 2022. About the Program The Department is responsible for the … material; the ability to purchase Department-approved music, videos, e-books, and other media; and the opportunity … such as educational material, videos, e-books, music, and games. While the static and law library tablets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsDiNapoli Finds Medicaid Billing Errors of Nearly $1 Billion
… in payments to providers, including facilities, for services ordered, prescribed, referred, and attended by … State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to low-income New Yorkers or to those who have … claims processing system, allowed improper payments for services involving ordering, prescribing, referring, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-finds-medicaid-billing-errors-nearly-1-billionControls Over Revocable Consents
… that all structures meet the standards required by the Rules of the City of New York; and whether DOT is monitoring … using criteria delineated in Title 34, Chapter 7 of the Rules of the City of New York (Rules). The Office’s review process is guided by the Rules, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsFare Collection
… service divided into eight fare zones. Two main types of tickets are offered: commutation (unlimited weekly and … weekdays, all day on weekends, and on some holidays. LIRR tickets can be purchased in either hard copy or electronic form. One-way trips range from $1.50 to $29.25. Tickets can be purchased prior to boarding or, for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/fare-collectionControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… of the homeless shelters. Governed by a "right to shelter" mandate, the City provides temporary emergency shelter to every eligible person who requests services. Over … to be finished in December 2022. At Park Slope, a 100-bed women’s shelter also in Brooklyn, the roof replacement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B25-7-3)
… proposed 2025-26 budget. Background The Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/11/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b25-7-3