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DiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… Ten years after Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York City metropolitan area, killing … not a matter of if, but when, another massive storm like Sandy will hit New York City, potentially crippling its … costly damage and unnecessary harm.” “As a Superstorm Sandy survivor, I know firsthand how critically important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… finds that, in the face of a mental health crisis among youth, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) can do more to … has exacerbated a worsening mental health crisis among youth in New York State, the DOE should step up efforts to … high school student population in 2017, around 17% of youth seriously considered suicide and slightly over 10% made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthDiNapoli: NYC’s Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Continue to Struggle During Pandemic
… of all city restaurants. For example, in Manhattan’s Chinatown and the Lower East Side, only 30% of RRF dollars …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nycs-restaurant-retail-and-recreation-sectors-continue-struggle-during-pandemicSuspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Report 2010-S-64). Background The … Lawrence Bruckner operated two office locations in Brooklyn, NY. Other dentists who reportedly practiced at the offices … Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-followOpinion 2001-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … when assets are sold to town) -- Property (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- … Whether a lighting district comprised wholly of corporate and nonresidentowned property and for which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15DiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… Authority (MTA)'s New York City Transit is taking too long to correct safety-related defects in subway stations, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … in a timely manner. Delays in identifying and responding to unsafe conditions is a risk that can be prevented." The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2016
… and nearly two-thirds were white. More than one-fifth were Asian; 13 percent were Black or Hispanic. One-third were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2016DiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… an audit of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC ) released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … is crucial so the public can avoid exposure. I urge DEC to redouble efforts to make sure all municipal sewer … untreated and partially treated sewage discharges to DEC and the local health department within two hours of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsDiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… the financial stability of school districts. The latest round of scoring designated two school districts in “significant … were found to have experienced stress in all four years of scoring. The scores are based on financial information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stressRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… the period from April 2009 to August 2022. Background In the decade since Superstorm Sandy, weather predicting … that, with rising sea levels, the range and depth of storm surge will increase across New York City. With the sea … services to continue running. Coastal flooding caused by storm surge can cause severe corrosion of Transit’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… October 2011 The MTA first removed trash cans from the 8th Street station on the R line and at Flushing-Main Street on the 7 line in Oct. 2011 and evaluated the … to collect when there were no garbage cans. At Flushing Main Street workers collected 13 trash bags each day, down …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerOpinion 92-6
… OF INTEREST -- Family Relationships (spouse of town highway department clerk repairing highway equipment) -- Powers and Duties (checking accuracy of … MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800[2],[3], 801, 803: A clerk in a town highway superintendent's office, whose duties include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Oversight of Adult Protective Services Staffing and Case Management (New York City Human Resources Administration)
… To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is ensuring that Adult Protective Services (APS) providers have sufficient staffing and case … that end, OCFS oversees APS, a program of State-mandated services for adults (age 18 and older) who, because of mental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/20/oversight-adult-protective-services-staffing-and-case-management-new-york-city-humanOpinion 2000-7
… and stockholder of company performing snow removal and lawn maintenance) -- Exceptions (abstension and competitive … a prohibited interest in a contract for snow plowing and lawn maintenance between the fire district and the … in a contract with a corporation for snow plowing and lawn maintenance service under the following circumstances. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7Sales Tax Vendor Registration Practices
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has taken steps to ensure that persons who are required to … To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance has taken steps to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/14/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practicesOversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… Objectives To determine if the Department of Health (Department) is providing sufficient guidance and oversight to ensure that water system operators have completed and … To determine if the Department of Health Department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansCapital Asset Management
… Statewide Financial System Asset Management Module (SFS AM) to house and maintain capital asset information in a … with generally accepted accounting principles. SFS AM is used by State and agency managers to effectively … bureau to agencies by monitoring and coordinating SFS AM capital asset inputs, assisting agencies in the management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementDiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… set aside to build up reserves, according to an analysis of New York City’s financial plan released today by State … DiNapoli said. “The city must balance the expansion of services now with the ability to fund these services in … Upside Boosts Spending in FY 2022 Since the release of the April financial plan, the city’s short-term financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingDiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Eighty-two school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed … System. The scores are based on the evaluation of 672 school districts with fiscal years ending on June 30, 2015. … office has assessed and scored the financial stability of school districts. The latest round of scoring designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressXII.6.U Payments Pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements – XII. Expenditures
… vouchers for payments pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements. Note: These procedures take effect … is referred to as a “ Contractual Award .” A “Non-Judicial Settlement Agreement” is an agreement requiring payment by … made a final decision (referred to as a “Administrative Settlement Agreement” ); or after a grievance is filed under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6u-payments-pursuant-awards-and-non-judicial-settlement-agreements