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DiNapoli Audit: Drivers for Disabled New Yorkers Drove with Suspended Licenses; Racked up Hundreds of Violations, Including Speeding Through School Zones
… (OPWDD) has not ensured that the employees who transport clients in NYC drive safely and have valid driver's … steps to more closely monitor its drivers and ensure safe transport of its clients." OPWDD provides significant … how many clients it has. The agency uses the vehicles to transport clients to and from medical appointments and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-drivers-disabled-new-yorkers-drove-suspended-licenses-racked-hundreds-violationsComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman & Acting Tax Commissioner Manion Announce $4.3 Million Settlement With Owners of For-Profit School Network for Overcharging State; Failing To Pay Taxes
… education preschool, Sunshine Development School (“SDS”), for overcharging the State of New York for services rendered by SDS and for failing to pay millions in personal and corporate income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-acting-tax-commissioner-manion-announce-43-million-settlementOpinion 2003-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of for preliminary costs and feasibility studies) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of park trust moneys for … Whether moneys may be expended to pay reasonable and necessary preliminary costs related to a capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7Opinion 2007-4
… amounts “ reserved for stated purposes pursuant to law ” and a “reasonable amount” of unappropriated, unreserved fund … revenues received in one fiscal year may be reserved and carried over into an ensuing fiscal year only “for stated … contains a series of provisions that authorizes villages and certain other local governments to establish reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-4Opinion 2002-14
… Loans (work performed on private property in connection with evaluating appropriateness of settlement) STATE … even though work performed by the village in connection with such an investigation incidentally may benefit a private … village property owners adjacent to the construction site reported that they were experiencing significant water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Opinion 2000-9
… wages and authorized fringe benefits (see, e.g. 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-64, p 126; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-13, p 15; cf. 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-27, p 63; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-8; p 13). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9State Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police Announce Arrest of Former Village of Addison Official for Theft of More Than $1.1 Million
… from her community,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my office and our partnership with District Attorney Baker … 30 years as a Steuben County prosecutor,” Baker said. “The reality is that but for some real heads-up detection work by … with one count each of Grand Larceny in the 1st degree, Money Laundering in the 2nd degree, Corrupting the Government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-new-york-state-police-announceDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Cautions NYC Leaders to Prepare for Challenging Fiscal Times Ahead
… future is problematic. We still don’t know the shape of the economic recovery and what it holds for the city’s … term. Other economic concerns surround the stock market’s resilience amid questions over lingering inflation. COVID-19 … rates have slowed, risking a resurgence of the virus. Our climate is changing, wreaking havoc on our infrastructure and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-cautions-nyc-leaders-prepare-challenging-fiscal-times-aheadComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (2013-S-57) Medicaid made $12,378,309 in overpayments for low birth weight payments that did not meet the necessary … paid one managed care organization $99,044 for a low birth weight payment based on a reported newborn birth weight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsCaucus 2026: Important Information for New Yorkers
… Impact: New York State Farming and Agriculture, January 2026 Federal Impact: Higher Education, October 2025 Tax … Incidents and Bullying in New York Schools, February 2026 School Districts: Lead in Water: Testing and Reporting, … Childcare Services for Children Under Five, January 2026 The Cost of Living in NYC: Food, April 2025 Older Adults …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2026State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… project at Albany International Airport. $4.3 million to EE Cruz & Company Inc. to replace Bronx River Parkway bridge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) can take steps to improve its … of human trafficking receive the services and assistance available to them, according to an audit released today by … staffing shortages. Audit Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Response to Human Trafficking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingDiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) management of the program and found it must be … participants are held accountable. I am encouraged by DEC’s positive response to our audit recommendations.” … administration of the program from January 2019 to January 2025. Remediation Delays While many sites have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… with Hudson Valley Electrical Construction Management Inc. to provide a TV radio system for various buildings at the … in Nassau County. $17.9 million with Mark Cerrone Inc. to reconstruct the central heating plant at Buffalo State … County. $4.6 million with Ingalls Site Development Inc. to reconstruct parking lots at Buffalo State University in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsInvestors Reach Settlement with Wynn Resorts
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. “We filed our lawsuit in response to serious and repeated allegations of … and those undertaken following the initiation of our lawsuit will protect Wynn Resorts’ employees and shareholders … at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, filed a derivative lawsuit, a legal action taken on behalf of a company when it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/investors-reach-settlement-wynn-resortsDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… State University of New York (SUNY), found the state has not developed a coherent strategy or made a concerted effort … made only the minimum monthly payment in some months, 41% did not have savings to cover expenses for three months in an … any financial literacy programs, although DFS did link to its website. Only three — SUNY, DOS and OTDA — make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions For March 2014
… Approved a $2.2 million Office of Mental Health award to South Shore Association for Independent Living to fund repairs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-march-2014State Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Comptroller approved 1,190 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $14.1 billion and more than 4.2 million payments worth nearly $12 billion. The Office rejected 100 contracts and related transactions valued at $291.5 million and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… all non-calendar year local governments and designated one village in “significant fiscal stress,” one in “moderate … stress,” and four as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The Village of Saugerties (Ulster County) was classified in … fiscal stress” are: Chateaugay (Franklin County), Sackets Harbor (Jefferson County), South Dayton (Cattaraugus County), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-cities