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DiNapoli: New York City's Finances on Solid Footing
… efforts to reduce and prevent homelessness; a pilot program to offer free lunch for middle school students; and an expansion of the capital program to fund a new affordable housing program and to reduce school overcrowding. The city forecasts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-citys-finances-solid-footingDiNapoli: January Tax Collections Fall Short
… of the state’s fiscal year rose 1 percent from last year to $58.9 billion, but were $367.3 million below the state’s … expected Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections, according to the January state cash report released today by State … months left in the state’s fiscal year, this is a trend to watch closely.” State tax receipts in January of $9.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-january-tax-collections-fall-shortDiNapoli Releases August Cash Report
… Division of the Budget’s August projections, according to the monthly state cash report issued today by State … 10.5 percent, higher than the same period last year. Year-to-date tax collections were $355.6 million higher than the … from a year earlier. The latter increase was primarily due to a nearly 72 percent jump in estate collections so far this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-releases-august-cash-reportComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident For Stealing $275k in NYS Pension Benefits
… a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty today to the crime of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D … in New York State pension benefits that were issued to his deceased mother. “Mr. Eletz concealed his mother’s death to pocket her pension,” State Comptroller DiNapoli said. “We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-275k-nysDiNapoli Announces Decrease in Pension Contribution Rates for FY 2016-17; Lowers Assumed Rate of Return
… NYSLRS will be lowered from 7.5 percent to 7 percent. The average contribution rate for the Employees' Retirement … of payroll to 15.5 percent, or about 15 percent. While the average contribution rate for the Police and Fire Retirement … "For the third year in a row, there will be a decline in pension contribution rates as a result of solid investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-announces-decrease-pension-contribution-rates-fy-2016-17-lowers-assumed-rate-returnDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… calculated premiums, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors warned that … it is supposed to realize through reforms recommended by the state’s Medicaid Redesign Team. The department also … methodology. Auditors also reviewed the expenses submitted by one MCO to DOH and determined the MCO claimed certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsAuditors Find Safety Hazards at Pre-K Facilities in New York City
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City is leading the way in providing access to Universal Pre-K programs, but some … to comply with applicable fire safety, health and building codes. Equipment and furnishings must be maintained in a … nails and staples. A student was injured when his hand was caught on one of the nails and required stitches, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/auditors-find-safety-hazards-pre-k-facilities-new-york-cityNew York City Construction Industry Booming
… The construction industry in New York state has set employment records for four consecutive years with New York City accounting for half of the state’s construction … the construction jobs it lost during the Great Recession, New York’s construction industry is booming,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-boomingDiNapoli Releases Economic Snapshot of Long Island Highlighting Growth and Challenges
… improvements, but they also contend with high taxes and home prices, and challenging commutes, according to a report … the state overall. The median value of an owner-occupied home in 2017 was $460,700 in Nassau County and $379,400 in … improvements but they also contend with high taxes and home prices and challenging commutes according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-releases-economic-snapshot-long-island-highlighting-growth-and-challengesDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan, Warns of Federal Risks
… and possible federal budget and tax changes, according to a report on the state's Enacted Budget Financial Plan … level of spending," DiNapoli said. "If revenues continue to fall short, projected out-year budget gaps may grow … Currently, the Financial Plan projects federal grants to increase 2.2 percent this year, reaching $56.6 billion and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-plan-warns-federal-risksExecutive Director of Baychester Youth Council Indicted for Stealing More Than $100,000 From Federal Grant
… that she could "make whatever use of [the money]" she saw fit. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/executive-director-baychester-youth-council-indicted-stealing-more-100000-federal-grantStatement from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the Passing of Former Governor Mario Cuomo
… of former Governor Mario Cuomo. I had the privilege to serve in the State Legislature while he was Governor, and … leadership on a national level. My heartfelt condolences to his wife Matilda, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the entire … passing of former Governor Mario Cuomo I had the privilege to serve in the State Legislature while he was Governor and I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-passing-former-governor-mario-cuomoDiNapoli: Medicaid Costs for Diabetes Reach $1.2 Billion
… “Diabetes in New York State,” notes that about 1.6 million adult New Yorkers, or 10.3 percent of the adult population, have been diagnosed with either Type 1 or … three-year nationwide average of 9.6 percent. Type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-medicaid-costs-diabetes-reach-12-billionGingerbread Learning Center Executive Director and Wife Convicted in Nearly $800,000 Theft of Public Funds
… Dennis Mosesman and Elsie Mosesman pleaded guilty today to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing more than … five years of probation. The couple used the stolen funds to landscape their home, fund a Mercedes Benz and a Porsche, … Mosesman and falsifying records. “Stealing funds designed to help special needs children is abhorrent,” State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/gingerbread-learning-center-executive-director-and-wife-convicted-nearly-800000-theft-public-fundsOpinion 91-2
… powers and duties with respect to public corporations" ( Patterson v Carey , 41 NY2d 714, at 724, 395 NYS2d 411, at … in Public Authorities Law, §2503. Therefore, reading Patterson , supra , and Ronan , supra , together, we believe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2DiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Alleged Theft of Nearly $13,000 in Pension Payments
… DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James … is committed to protecting the pension system, its members and their beneficiaries. My thanks to District Attorney Doorley and the New York State Police for their partnership in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-alleged-theft-nearly-13000-pension-paymentsOpinion 89-6
… to section 791, because the statute contains "not a single word with respect to the title" to such moneys. The Court of Appeals, in response, … rarely indicate the governmental body that is to receive title to them or for whose benefit they are to be applied. It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… recipients, New York's highest asthma rates were in the Bronx and four upstate counties, according to DiNapoli's … Recipients Prevalence Rate Schenectady 4,803 131.3 Bronx 103,654 130.2 Clinton 2,349 129.9 Fulton 1,962 129.9 … Hunts Point and Longwood-Morrisania neighborhoods in the Bronx; East Harlem in Manhattan; Carroll Gardens-Red Hook in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingOpinion 91-5
… which was outstanding when the coterminous village was incorporated should be treated as debt of the village for … to have a separate corporate existence (1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-124, unreported; 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-385, … however, Local Finance Law, §106.00(b) provides that "[w]henever the boundaries of any village are the same as those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5Opinion 91-49
… a village board of trustees, upon discontinuing a village street owned by the village, to convey title to a grantee for … authority to dispose of a county highway which it has discontinued pursuant to Highway Law, §131-b. With respect to … by abutting owners injured by a discontinuance of a public street). Although the County Law generally permits a county …
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