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… for cable television advertising. SUNY - Upstate Medical University $6.1 with Upstate University Medical … and intersection improvements at various locations in Westchester and Rockland counties. $6.8 million with the city … Benefit Exchange, including insurance enrollment and call center operations. $1.2 million to Kaleida Health Systems for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… with Vector Construction Corp. to rehabilitate Whiskey Hill Road Bridge in Waterloo, Seneca County. Department of … $4.7 million to Buffalo Bills, Inc. for working capital, capital improvements, and game day operations. $3 … Inc. to rehabilitate the Gowanus Expressway from 48th Street to the Hugh Carey Tunnel in Kings County. $2.8 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… nearly $39.6 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information … with Zones LLC for information technology service desk support for NYS agency users and citizens. Office of Parks, … response, including $5.6 million to The Boston Consulting Group Inc. and $2 million to Accenture LLP strategic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business contractors (MWBE) and could not show how it determined the authority’s overall MWBE participation … with the state isn’t about being politically correct, it’s smart business. It’s about creating a more diverse, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationOpinion 95-2
… LAW, §§818, 819: The amount billed by a cable television company to a municipal housing authority as a "pass through" … to the customer of a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city is not a municipal "fee" falling within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… Retired Suffolk County Police Det. Sergeant Terrance Hoffman will repay the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System $465,647, as part of his … Retired Suffolk County Police Det Sergeant Terrance Hoffman will repay the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedAccounts Payable Advisory No. 72
… Subject: Updated Guidance for Land Acquisition Payments Reference: Guide to Financial … XII.6.B – Land Acquisition Payments (formerly “Paying for the Purchase of Land”) informs State agencies how to process vouchers for land acquisition payments. Update: Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/72-land-acquisition-paymentsOpinion 90-2
… in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Contracts (with town library by village) -- Grants (by village to town library) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (contract for library services with, or grant to town library) EDUCATION … Whether a village may contract for library services with a town public library which was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 89-20
… and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a … We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state that copies of this code were sent … by the town in its efforts to implement the town's code of ethics. It appears appropriate, however, to discuss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20County Medicaid Costs
… or more, and some dangerously close to exhausting their property tax margins, counties are being challenged to … of county general fund expenditures and 40.2 percent of property tax levy. By 2003, county Medicaid expenditures … rate experienced in the last ten years continues. If property taxes were raised to fully cover these projected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… The Times Union published an op ed by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the need for … transform how government operates and delivers services. New York state agencies have used AI companions to help … that have to be addressed. If they aren’t, the very New Yorkers they are meant to help could be put in harm’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionOpinion 88-26
… AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, … may issue obligations to finance the construction of a building for use by the State Police on land owned by the … so long as the town retains an ownership interest in the building during the term of the bonds. You ask whether a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Opinion 90-43
… town or village; (ii) a deceased paid member of the police force of the police department of the New York City transit … authority; or (iii) a deceased paid member of the police force of the police department of the New York City housing … 1, 1982) and was "retroactive to and deemed to be in full force and effect from and after September first, nineteen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43XI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… New York State Workers’ Compensation Law (WCL) has specific … coverage requirements for businesses contracting with New York State and additional requirements which provide for the debarment of vendors that violate certain sections of … New York State Workers Compensation Law WCL has specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarmentDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… and for localities through traditional lottery games, video lottery terminals (VLTs), racetrack wagering, casinos, … gambling, which disproportionately occurs among males, African Americans and adults who live in disadvantaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: MTA Weekend Ridership Recovery Outpaces Weekdays Across the Board
… weekdays since the pandemic ended, with average ridership near 2019 levels and even exceeding it at times. The recovery … the city’s main tourist draw, is likely benefiting from a near full return in overall tourists, including local … On-time performance (OTP) on weekends increased to 86.6% in 2025, higher than the 80.5% OTP in 2022 and higher than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-mta-weekend-ridership-recovery-outpaces-weekdays-across-boardOpinion 89-22
… issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Traffic Signals (responsibility of towns to install and … TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (responsibility to install traffic signals) TOWN LAW, §64(16); VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, … hazardous traffic conditions at an intersection of a town highway and a county road located outside a village, the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22Hiring Public Retirees – When Employees Retire
… and after the calendar year in which a retiree turns age 65. Section 212 (RSSL) Under Section 212, there is a … or charter school. For most other retirees under the age of 65, the $35,000 limit is in effect and applies to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/hiring-public-retireesDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… An audit of five counties by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found that hundreds of county jail inmates received inappropriate payments … benefits were caused by deficiencies in how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of jail … An audit of five counties by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapolis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Post-Pandemic Unemployment in NYC Persists for Some Demographic Groups
… education and citizenship status. As of December 2025, leisure and hospitality, wholesale trade, other … still facing higher joblessness than other age groups. In 2025, youth unemployment in the city fell 1.3 points from the … This gap may, in part, be related to age. In 2025, 12.3% of unemployed individuals without children were aged 16 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-post-pandemic-unemployment-nyc-persists-some-demographic-groups