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Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center … including those that serve the homeless. OTDA’s funding of shelter services is administered through the Local Districts, … operate Coachman Family Center (Coachman) as a certified shelter for families with children. Coachman, with capacity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-center-followDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… each for a single performance. DOL did not conduct any site visits or assess workplace conditions during the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersState Health Department Slow to Inspect Violations at Adult Care Facilities, Audit Finds
… supervise them through regular inspections and complaint investigations. As of 2023, there were 534 adult care … received 7,440 complaints and completed 6,498 complaint investigations from 2018 through 2023. Auditors found DOH … investigate some complaints or adequately document its investigations. In a sample of 130 complaints, 18% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-health-department-slow-inspect-violations-adult-care-facilities-audit-findsAbout an Employer’s Role – What Every Employer Should Know
… What every employer should know about NYSLRS and what it means to participate as an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-employers-roleDiNapoli Finds Opportunities for Improved NYPD Hate Crimes Reporting
… York City is a place that celebrates diversity. A hate crime is an offense against all we stand for as a city – and … statistics on hate crimes to DCJS, which compiles hate crime data in an annual statewide report and submits summary … New York City. DCJS reported a statewide total of 720 hate crime incidents for calendar year 2012, including 374 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-finds-opportunities-improved-nypd-hate-crimes-reportingShareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… will be affected by worldwide efforts to combat climate change, despite the board of directors’ opposition. The … the resolution — a record level of support for a climate change resolution at an Exxon annual meeting — despite the … want the company to step up when it comes to climate change,” said Pete Grannis, First Deputy Comptroller for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeDiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… Snapple Group Noble Energy Inc. 2012 PG&E Corporation Sempra Energy Safeway Inc. Reynolds American Inc. R. R. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingAdult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… and New York City are eligible to receive adult-use cannabis (AUC) tax revenue from the sale of AUC products sold … dispensaries by municipality in that region. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) maintains a list of operational adult use cannabis dispensaries, which is available at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateAccessibility for People With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report , Accessibility for People With Disabilities (Report 2022-S-3 ). About the … and Historic Preservation (Parks) is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the State’s park system, … and enjoyable recreational and informational opportunities for all New York State residents and visitors. Title II of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/accessibility-people-disabilities-followDiNapoli: Systemic Oversight Deficiencies Put Thousands of Mitchell-Lama Affordable Housing Units at Risk
… establishing clear and appropriate timelines for repairs, verification that such fixes were made, and to enforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-systemic-oversight-deficiencies-put-thousands-mitchell-lama-affordable-housing-units-riskDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… DiNapoli . The audit found DOB needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections and use of enforcement powers … safety.” From 2018 through 2020, 26% of all worker deaths in NYC were related to construction. The 2,003 construction … to DOB, between Jan. 1, 2018 and May 15, 2021, resulted in 36 deaths and 2,066 injuries. DiNapoli’s audit found DOB’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli: Too Many New Yorkers Still Without High-Speed Broadband Access
… at once. Although many households were connected, many still were not by the announced 2018 completion deadline, … the pandemic’s impact, nine projects under the program still await completion, including four affecting 12,400 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-too-many-new-yorkers-still-without-high-speed-broadband-accessOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
To assess the extent of implementation as of February 2025 of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report 2018S52
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followThe Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… many plan to go swimming, camping, hiking, hunting or fishing, visit amusements parks, attend outdoor festivals and … Conventional activities such as camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, bicycling, and skiing as well as RVing, … third for camping and hiking; and fourth for boating/fishing and amusement parks. (See Figure 2.) In addition, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoorsChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… our youngest and most vulnerable citizens at risk,” said Dr. Elaine Spaull, executive director of The Center for Youth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… of the homeless shelters. Governed by a "right to shelter" mandate, the City provides temporary emergency … shelters or to other rooms within the shelter: At Brooklyn’s Auburn Family Residence, which housed 172 adult family … 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-sheltersComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audit, please contact Brian Butry at 518-474-4015 or email: [email protected] . Bellmore-Merrick Central High … The board has developed an acceptable-use policy and an email policy. However, the acceptable-use policy does not … or the inappropriate use of IT equipment. In addition, the email policy allows for the use of personal email through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 92-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Whether a town in a county not having a board of supervisors may by the adoption of a single local law increase the terms of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13State Contract and Payment Actions in January
… million with New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc. for printing and mailing of court appearance … with the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County for a landfill closure assistance grant. Office of General … million with Staff Today Inc. and $2.1 million with RCM Technologies USA Inc. $3.4 million with Diskriter Inc. for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… Despite spending about $36 million to reduce the subway homeless population, the homeless … city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has neglected to monitor a non-profit that has repeatedly failed to conduct outreach it was hired for, according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-population